This study protocol has been published in BMJ Open. 2019;9(7):e029055.
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Title
The efficacy of different surgical approaches in the clinical and survival outcomes of patients with early-stage cervical cancer: The protocol of a phase 3 multicenter randomized controlled trial in China
Short title
Surgical approaches to the survival from early-stage cervical cancer
Authors
Xiaopei Chao, M.D.,1 xy7cxp@163.com
Lei Li, M.D.,1* lileigh@163.com
Ming Wu, M.D.,1 wuming@pumch.cn
Shuiqing Ma, M.D.,1 mashuiqing1964@163.com
Xianjie Tan, M.D.,1 tanxj_pumch@163.com
Sen Zhong, M.D.,1 pumchzhongsen@163.com
Jinghe Lang, M.D.,1 langjh@hotmail.com
Aoshuang Cheng, M.D.,1 371471648@qq.com
Wenhui Li, M.D.,1 liwenhui1025@163.com
Affiliations
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing 100730, China
*Corresponding authors
Lei Li, M.D.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Science
Address: Shuaifuyuan No. 1, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China
Email: lileigh@163.com (LL)
Phone: 86-139-1198-8831
ABSTRACT
Introduction
In the last three decades, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for radical hysterectomy (RH) has become a popular treatment option for early-stage cervical cancer. However, a recently published randomized controlled trial (LACC trial) and an epidemiological study in the United States revealed strong evidence against the survival advantage of MIS for RH. However, the influencing factors of research centers and the learning curves of surgeons in these studies lacked sufficient evaluation. The efficacy of different surgical approaches for early-stage cervical cancer in the clinical and survival outcomes remains to be validated.
Methods and analysis
Patients diagnosed with FIGO (2009) stage IA1 (with lymphovascular space invasion), IA2 or IB1 cervical cancer with histological subtype of squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, or adenosquamous carcinoma will be recruited in this multicenter randomized controlled study. Patients will be randomly assigned to undergo MIS (robot-assisted or laparoscopic RH) or abdominal RH. Within two years, 1448 patients in 28 centers in China will be recruited to meet the criteria of a non-inferiority threshold of hazard ratio of 1.6 with bilateral nominal α <0.05 and power of 0.8. All surgeries will be performed by the indicated experienced surgeons. At least 100 RH cases in the individual past one decade of practice will be analyzed as proof of learning curves. The primary objective of this study is 5-year disease-free survival. The secondary objectives include the overall survival rate, progression-free survival rate, disease-free survival rate, cost-effectiveness, and quality of life.
Ethics and dissemination
This study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board of Peking Union Medical College Hospital and is filed on record by all other centers. The registration number is NCT03739944. Written informed consent will be obtained from all eligible participants before enrollment. The results will be disseminated through community events, academic conferences, student theses, and peer-reviewed journals.
Trial registration number
NCT03739944.
Key words
cervical cancer; laparoscopy; abdominal surgery; disease-free survival; learning curve; radical hysterectomy