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Table 2 Comparison of clinical indices, histopathologic factors and imaging indices among three different neoadjuvant therapy modalities followed by radical hysterectomy

From: MRI outcome evaluation in patients with IB2 and IIA2 squamous cervical cancer stages: preliminary results

Index

NAC + RH group (n = 31)

NAR + RH group (n = 28)

NACR + RH group (n = 27)

p value

Age

49.0 ± 9.1

51.1 ± 8.5

50.8 ± 8.6

0.601

FIGO

   

0.359

  IB2

11

15

11

 

  IIA2

20

13

16

 

Pretreatment hemoglobin

   

0.965

  Normal

24

21

21

 

  Abnormal

7

7

6

 

SCC-Ag

3.8 (1.3, 9.3)

3.1 (2.5, 4.9)

2.5 (1.1, 8.8)

0.766

ADCmax

1.102 ± 0.114

1.099 ± 0.145

1.097 ± 0.143

0.954

ADCmean

0.926 ± 0.123

0.897 ± 0.139

0.900 ± 0.141

0.622

ADCmin

0.783 ± 0.111

0.761 ± 0.112

0.760 ± 0.123

0.575

LNM

   

0.077

  Positive

5

4

10

 

  Negative

26

24

17

 

Vascular invasion

   

0.745

  Positive

7

5

4

 

  Negative

24

23

23

 

Deep stromal invasion

   

0.765

  Positive

12

10

8

 

  Negative

19

18

19

 

Operation method

   

0.460

  Pelvic lymphadenectomy

21

21

16

 

  Pelvic + para-aortic lymphadenectomy

10

7

11

 
  1. NAC + RH neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical hysterectomy; NAR + RH neoadjuvant radiotherapy followed by radical hysterectomy; NACR + RH neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by radical hysterectomy; MDT maximum tumor diameter; SCC-Ag squamous cell carcinoma antigen