Pregnancy associated XXXX : A retrospective case-control analysis of maternal survival outcomes.

@entity1 @entity189
BACKGROUND: Pregnancy-associated @entity189 (PANPC) has been associated with poor survival. Recent advances in radiation technology and imaging techniques, and the introduction of chemotherapy have improved survival in @entity189 ( @entity189 ); however, it is not clear whether these changes have improved survival in PANPC. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare five-year maternal survival in @entity1 with PANPC and non-pregnant @entity1 with @entity189 . METHODS: After adjusting for age, stage and chemotherapy mode, we conducted a retrospective case-control study among 36 non-metastatic PANPC @entity1 and 36 non-pregnant @entity189 @entity1 (control group) who were treated at our institution between 2000 and 2010. RESULTS: The median age of both groups was 30years (range, 23-35years); median follow-up for all @entity1 was 70months. Locoregionally-advanced disease accounted for 83.3% of all @entity1 with PANPC and 92.9% of @entity1 who developed @entity189 during pregnancy. In both the PANPC and control groups, 31 @entity1 (86.1%) received chemotherapy and all @entity1 received definitive radiotherapy. The five-year rates for overall survival (70% vs. 78%, p=0.72), distant metastasis-free survival (79% vs. 76%, p=0.77), loco-regional relapse-free survival (97% vs. 91%, p=0.69) and disease-free survival (69% vs. 74%, p=0.98) were not significantly different between the PANPC and control groups. Multivariate analysis using a Cox proportional hazards model revealed that only N-classification was significantly associated with five-year OS. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that, in the modern treatment era, pregnancy itself may not negatively influence survival outcomes in @entity1 with @entity189 ; however, pregnancy may delay the diagnosis of @entity189 .
