Synopsis Radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy remains the standard recommendation for patients with early-stage cervical cancer. The present study aims to hypothesize that minimally invasive radical hysterectomy is not inferior to open radical hysterectomy in terms of the disease-free survival rate. This week’s “ MED FACT ” discusses a clinical study from The New England Journal of Medicine, “ Minimally Invasive versus Abdominal Radical Hysterectomy for Cervical Cancer ”. Nov 2018.
Authors : Pedro T. Ramirez et.al. Key Takeaways : Minimally invasive radical hysterectomy was associated with a higher rate of recurrence and a lower rate of disease-free survival than the open approach. Objective: To determine the hypothesis that minimally invasive surgery is not inferior to open abdominal radical hysterectomy Study Type: Phase 3, multicenter, randomized trial Participants: 631 …
