Carcinoma of the cervix is frequently diagnosed in the department of Radiation Oncology in Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital(CMJAH). It is therefore is a condition of priority and there is scarce literature in the management of HIV positive patients.
OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of the research is to determine the overall survival of 2yrs and more, as well as to determine acute and late toxicity for patients completing prescribed radiation treatment. The secondary objective was to determine the impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on survival and toxicity. The study is limited to HIV positive women presenting with cervical cancer.
DESIGN & METHOD: The study is a retrospective study of patients treated at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital between 2008-2009. Inclusion criteria: Females between the ages of 18 and 70, Stages IB2 – Stage IIIB carcinoma of the cervix who have completed planned radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy. The sample size was 151 patients.
RESULTS: The mean age was 42.7yrs. The median CD4 count was 309 and 26.2% had CD4 counts below 200.The majority of patients had either Stage IIB (55.0%) or IIIB (31.8%). The total dose to Point A was a median dose of 74Gy. The majority of patients had either Grade II (38.4%) or III (31.1%) toxicity. Significant association between these adverse events and HAART status was rated as p=0.0008. The most common late complication was cystitis (15.9%). Overall survival at 2 years was 100% for Stage I, 92.8% for Stage II and 96% for Stage III. CONCLUSION: The median age was lower than in the HIV negative patients. The acute complications for those not on HAART, were higher in comparison to patients on HAART. The overall survival at 2 yrs. was above 90% for all stages in this study / GR2018
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/24656 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Creators | Ndamase, Sibahle Nozuko Portia |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | Online resource (36 leaves), application/pdf |
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