Bevacizumab-associated events in Japanese women with cervical cancer: a multi-institutional survey of Obstetrical Gynecological Society of Kinki district, Japan
- 1 March 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in International Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Vol. 26 (3), 598-605
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10147-020-01826-3
Abstract
Background The development of perforations or fistulas in the Gastrointestinal (GI) tract or genitourinary (GU) system is a serious adverse effect of bevacizumab. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidences of these GI/GU events as well as their association with previous radiotherapy (RT) in Japanese women with cervical cancer. Methods We conducted a written questionnaire survey among 14 gynecological institutions belonging to the Oncology Research Committee of the Obstetrical and Gynecological Society of Kinki District, Japan. The severity of GI/GU events was classified according to the National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0. All data were extracted from survey responses and maintained in an Excel spreadsheet and summarized using descriptive statistics. Results The information of 224 Japanese women with cervical cancer (152 recurrent and 72 advanced) who were treated with bevacizumab-containing chemotherapy was collected from 14 institutions. Of these, 65% had been previously treated with RT. GI/GU events of any grade developed in 25 (11.2%) patients, leading directly to death in 3 (1.3%) patients. When compared, the incidence of GI/GU events was higher in recurrent disease patients than in advanced disease patients (13.8% vs 5.6%, p = 0.0728). When examined according to the history of RT, the incidence of GI/GU events was greater in patients with a history of RT than in those without (14.5% vs 5.1%, p = 0.044). Conclusion More than 10% of patients experience GI/GU events during or after receiving bevacizumab-containing chemotherapies. Prior RT is a risk factor for bevacizumab-associated GI/GU events.This publication has 37 references indexed in Scilit:
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