Francesco Cracco

Dr. Francesco Cracco

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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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14 April 2025 in Cancers
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CRChiara Ripepi
Chiara Ripepi
FCFrancesco Cracco
Francesco Cracco
Giuseppe RicciGiuseppe Ricci
Giuseppe Ricci
LNLuigi Nappi
Luigi Nappi
Stefano RestainoStefano Restaino
Stefano Restaino
Guglielmo StabileGuglielmo Stabile
Guglielmo Stabile
International guidelines do not take a clear position regarding the management of patients with “intermediate-risk” cervical cancer, and they remain noncommittal on the necessity of adjuvant therapy following radical hysterectomy. To determine if adjuvant therapy after surgery adds benefit in “intermediate-risk” cervical cancer patients in terms of recurrence rate and mortality rate, we performed a systematic review with meta-analysis on Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scopus. The inclusion criteria were studies with >100 patients with intermediate-risk cervical cancer according to the Sedlis criteria, RCTs, or propensity score-matched cohort studies reporting oncological outcomes and treatment-related toxicity, comparing a surgery-only cohort with an adjuvant therapy cohort. We found 11 studies that met our inclusion criteria, comprising a total of 4011 patients. The mean follow-up was 80.7 months. No statistically significant differences were found for both outcomes, respectively, recurrence rate OR 0.92 (95% CI 0.70–1.20, I2 38%) and mortality rate OR 1.05 (95% CI 0.77–1.46, I2 41%). However, a statistically significant difference was found in the site of recurrence–pelvic OR 0.48 (95% CI 0.23–0.98, p < 0.001, I2 42%) or distant OR 2.10 (95% CI 1.02–4.33, p < 0.001 I2 42%). Treatment-related risk of Grade 3 or 4 toxicity was statistically significant. Our meta-analysis shows that oncological outcomes in this class of patients are similar between the two groups. However, while awaiting the results of new RCTs, it is crucial to define a personalized diagnostic and therapeutic strategy for each patient.