1.Japan Society of Gynecologic Oncology 2022 guidelines for uterine cervical neoplasm treatment
Manabu SEINO ; Satoru NAGASE ; Hideki TOKUNAGA ; Wataru YAMAGAMI ; Yoichi KOBAYASHI ; Tsutomu TABATA ; Masanori KANEUCHI ; Yasuyuki HIRASHIMA ; Hitoshi NIIKURA ; Kiyoshi YOSHINO ; Kazuhiro TAKEHARA ; Tsukasa BABA ; Hidetaka KATABUCHI ; Mikio MIKAMI
Journal of Gynecologic Oncology 2024;35(1):e15-
The Japan Society of Gynecologic Oncology (JSGO) Guidelines 2022 for the Treatment of Uterine Cervical Cancer are revised from the 2017 guideline. This guideline aimed to provide standard care for cervical cancer, indicate appropriate current treatment methods for cervical cancer, minimize variances in treatment methods among institutions, improve disease prognosis and treatment safety, reduce the economic and psychosomatic burden of patients by promoting the performance of appropriate treatment, and enhance mutual understanding between patients and healthcare professionals. The guidelines were prepared through the consensus of the JSGO Guideline Committee, based on a careful review of evidence gathered through the literature searches and the medical health insurance system and actual clinical practice situations in Japan. The guidelines comprise seven chapters and 5 algorithms.The main features of the 2022 revision are as follows: 1) added discussed points at the final consensus meeting; 2) revised the treatment methods based on the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2018 staging system; 3) examined minimally invasive surgery based on Laparoscopic Approach to Cervical Cancer trial; 4) added clinical question (CQ) for treatments of rare histological types, gastric type, and small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma; 5) added CQ for intensity-modulated radiation therapy; 6) added CQ for cancer genomic profiling test; and 7) added CQ for cancer survivorship. Each recommendation is accompanied by a classification of recommendation categories based on the consensus reached by the Guideline Committee members. Here, we present the English version of the JSGO Guidelines 2022 for the Treatment of Uterine Cervical Cancer.
2.Detailed report on the clinicopathological factors of patients with endometrial cancer in Japan: a JSOG gynecologic tumor registry-based study
Takeshi MAKABE ; Wataru YAMAGAMI ; Fumiaki TAKAHASHI ; Hideki TOKUNAGA ; Eiko YAMAMOTO ; Yoshihito YOKOYAMA ; Kiyoshi YOSHINO ; Kei KAWANA ; Satoru NAGASE
Journal of Gynecologic Oncology 2024;35(4):e54-
Objective:
In this study, we collected data over 8 years (2012–2019) from the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (JSOG) tumor registry to determine the status of endometrial cancer in Japan, and analyzed detailed clinicopathological factors.
Methods:
The JSOG maintains a tumor registry that gathers information on endometrial cancer treated at the JSOG-registered institutions. Data from the patients whose endometrial cancer treatment was initiated from 2012 to 2019 were analyzed retrospectively.
Results:
A total of 82,969 patients with endometrial cancer underwent treatment from 2012 to 2019. Chemotherapy alone or in combination with hormonal therapy is more common among endometrial cancer patients under 40 years compared with those over 40 years. The number of patients with endometrial cancer, treated with laparoscopic or robot-assisted surgery was observed to have increased yearly. Small cell carcinomas and undifferentiated carcinomas were more likely to be diagnosed at an advanced stage. Lymphadenectomy was most commonly performed for stage IIIC2 disease, whereas positive peritoneal washing cytology was most common for stage IVB and serous carcinoma.
Conclusion
Multi-year summary reports provided detailed clinicopathological information regarding endometrial cancer that could not be obtained in a single year. These reports were useful in understanding treatment strategies and trends over time based on age, histology, and stage.
3.Cost-effectiveness analysis of hospital treatment volume and survival outcomes in endometrial cancer in Japan
Hiroko MACHIDA ; Koji MATSUO ; Takahiro HIGASHI ; Daisuke AOKI ; Takayuki ENOMOTO ; Aikou OKAMOTO ; Hidetaka KATABUCHI ; Satoru NAGASE ; Masaki MANDAI ; Nobuo YAEGASHI ; Wataru YAMAGAMI ; Mikio MIKAMI
Journal of Gynecologic Oncology 2024;35(5):e61-
Objective:
Hospital treatment volume affects survival in patients with endometrial cancer;notably, initial treatment at high-volume centers improves survival outcomes. Our study assessed the effect of hospital treatment volume on cost-effectiveness and survival outcomes in patients with endometrial cancer in Japan.
Methods:
A decision-analytic model was evaluated using the following variables and their impact on cost-effectiveness: 1) hospital treatment volume (low-, intermediate-, and highvolume centers) and 2) postoperative recurrent risk factors based on pathological findings (high- and intermediate-risk or low-risk). Data were obtained from the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology database, systematic literature searches, and the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database. Quality-adjusted life years (QALY) was used as a measure of effectiveness. The model was built from a public healthcare perspective and the impact of uncertainty was assessed using sensitivity analyses.
Results:
A base-case analysis showed that the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio at high-volume centers was below a willingness-to-pay (WTP) threshold of ¥5,000,000with a maximum of ¥3,777,830/4.28 QALY for the high- and intermediate-risk group, and ¥2,316,695/4.57 QALY for the low-risk group. Treatment at the high-volume centers showed better efficiency and cost-effectiveness in both strategies compared to intermediate- or lowvolume centers. Sensitivity analyses showed that the model outcome was robust to changes in input values. With the WTP threshold, treatment at high-volume centers remained cost-effective in at least 73.6% and 78.2% of iterations for high- and intermediate-risk, and lowrisk groups, respectively.
Conclusion
Treatment at high-volume centers is the most cost-effective strategy for guiding treatment centralization in patients with endometrial cancer.
4.Japan Society of Gynecologic Oncology 2022 guidelines for uterine cervical neoplasm treatment
Manabu SEINO ; Satoru NAGASE ; Hideki TOKUNAGA ; Wataru YAMAGAMI ; Yoichi KOBAYASHI ; Tsutomu TABATA ; Masanori KANEUCHI ; Yasuyuki HIRASHIMA ; Hitoshi NIIKURA ; Kiyoshi YOSHINO ; Kazuhiro TAKEHARA ; Tsukasa BABA ; Hidetaka KATABUCHI ; Mikio MIKAMI
Journal of Gynecologic Oncology 2024;35(1):e15-
The Japan Society of Gynecologic Oncology (JSGO) Guidelines 2022 for the Treatment of Uterine Cervical Cancer are revised from the 2017 guideline. This guideline aimed to provide standard care for cervical cancer, indicate appropriate current treatment methods for cervical cancer, minimize variances in treatment methods among institutions, improve disease prognosis and treatment safety, reduce the economic and psychosomatic burden of patients by promoting the performance of appropriate treatment, and enhance mutual understanding between patients and healthcare professionals. The guidelines were prepared through the consensus of the JSGO Guideline Committee, based on a careful review of evidence gathered through the literature searches and the medical health insurance system and actual clinical practice situations in Japan. The guidelines comprise seven chapters and 5 algorithms.The main features of the 2022 revision are as follows: 1) added discussed points at the final consensus meeting; 2) revised the treatment methods based on the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2018 staging system; 3) examined minimally invasive surgery based on Laparoscopic Approach to Cervical Cancer trial; 4) added clinical question (CQ) for treatments of rare histological types, gastric type, and small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma; 5) added CQ for intensity-modulated radiation therapy; 6) added CQ for cancer genomic profiling test; and 7) added CQ for cancer survivorship. Each recommendation is accompanied by a classification of recommendation categories based on the consensus reached by the Guideline Committee members. Here, we present the English version of the JSGO Guidelines 2022 for the Treatment of Uterine Cervical Cancer.
5.Detailed report on the clinicopathological factors of patients with endometrial cancer in Japan: a JSOG gynecologic tumor registry-based study
Takeshi MAKABE ; Wataru YAMAGAMI ; Fumiaki TAKAHASHI ; Hideki TOKUNAGA ; Eiko YAMAMOTO ; Yoshihito YOKOYAMA ; Kiyoshi YOSHINO ; Kei KAWANA ; Satoru NAGASE
Journal of Gynecologic Oncology 2024;35(4):e54-
Objective:
In this study, we collected data over 8 years (2012–2019) from the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (JSOG) tumor registry to determine the status of endometrial cancer in Japan, and analyzed detailed clinicopathological factors.
Methods:
The JSOG maintains a tumor registry that gathers information on endometrial cancer treated at the JSOG-registered institutions. Data from the patients whose endometrial cancer treatment was initiated from 2012 to 2019 were analyzed retrospectively.
Results:
A total of 82,969 patients with endometrial cancer underwent treatment from 2012 to 2019. Chemotherapy alone or in combination with hormonal therapy is more common among endometrial cancer patients under 40 years compared with those over 40 years. The number of patients with endometrial cancer, treated with laparoscopic or robot-assisted surgery was observed to have increased yearly. Small cell carcinomas and undifferentiated carcinomas were more likely to be diagnosed at an advanced stage. Lymphadenectomy was most commonly performed for stage IIIC2 disease, whereas positive peritoneal washing cytology was most common for stage IVB and serous carcinoma.
Conclusion
Multi-year summary reports provided detailed clinicopathological information regarding endometrial cancer that could not be obtained in a single year. These reports were useful in understanding treatment strategies and trends over time based on age, histology, and stage.
6.Cost-effectiveness analysis of hospital treatment volume and survival outcomes in endometrial cancer in Japan
Hiroko MACHIDA ; Koji MATSUO ; Takahiro HIGASHI ; Daisuke AOKI ; Takayuki ENOMOTO ; Aikou OKAMOTO ; Hidetaka KATABUCHI ; Satoru NAGASE ; Masaki MANDAI ; Nobuo YAEGASHI ; Wataru YAMAGAMI ; Mikio MIKAMI
Journal of Gynecologic Oncology 2024;35(5):e61-
Objective:
Hospital treatment volume affects survival in patients with endometrial cancer;notably, initial treatment at high-volume centers improves survival outcomes. Our study assessed the effect of hospital treatment volume on cost-effectiveness and survival outcomes in patients with endometrial cancer in Japan.
Methods:
A decision-analytic model was evaluated using the following variables and their impact on cost-effectiveness: 1) hospital treatment volume (low-, intermediate-, and highvolume centers) and 2) postoperative recurrent risk factors based on pathological findings (high- and intermediate-risk or low-risk). Data were obtained from the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology database, systematic literature searches, and the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database. Quality-adjusted life years (QALY) was used as a measure of effectiveness. The model was built from a public healthcare perspective and the impact of uncertainty was assessed using sensitivity analyses.
Results:
A base-case analysis showed that the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio at high-volume centers was below a willingness-to-pay (WTP) threshold of ¥5,000,000with a maximum of ¥3,777,830/4.28 QALY for the high- and intermediate-risk group, and ¥2,316,695/4.57 QALY for the low-risk group. Treatment at the high-volume centers showed better efficiency and cost-effectiveness in both strategies compared to intermediate- or lowvolume centers. Sensitivity analyses showed that the model outcome was robust to changes in input values. With the WTP threshold, treatment at high-volume centers remained cost-effective in at least 73.6% and 78.2% of iterations for high- and intermediate-risk, and lowrisk groups, respectively.
Conclusion
Treatment at high-volume centers is the most cost-effective strategy for guiding treatment centralization in patients with endometrial cancer.
7.Japan Society of Gynecologic Oncology 2022 guidelines for uterine cervical neoplasm treatment
Manabu SEINO ; Satoru NAGASE ; Hideki TOKUNAGA ; Wataru YAMAGAMI ; Yoichi KOBAYASHI ; Tsutomu TABATA ; Masanori KANEUCHI ; Yasuyuki HIRASHIMA ; Hitoshi NIIKURA ; Kiyoshi YOSHINO ; Kazuhiro TAKEHARA ; Tsukasa BABA ; Hidetaka KATABUCHI ; Mikio MIKAMI
Journal of Gynecologic Oncology 2024;35(1):e15-
The Japan Society of Gynecologic Oncology (JSGO) Guidelines 2022 for the Treatment of Uterine Cervical Cancer are revised from the 2017 guideline. This guideline aimed to provide standard care for cervical cancer, indicate appropriate current treatment methods for cervical cancer, minimize variances in treatment methods among institutions, improve disease prognosis and treatment safety, reduce the economic and psychosomatic burden of patients by promoting the performance of appropriate treatment, and enhance mutual understanding between patients and healthcare professionals. The guidelines were prepared through the consensus of the JSGO Guideline Committee, based on a careful review of evidence gathered through the literature searches and the medical health insurance system and actual clinical practice situations in Japan. The guidelines comprise seven chapters and 5 algorithms.The main features of the 2022 revision are as follows: 1) added discussed points at the final consensus meeting; 2) revised the treatment methods based on the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2018 staging system; 3) examined minimally invasive surgery based on Laparoscopic Approach to Cervical Cancer trial; 4) added clinical question (CQ) for treatments of rare histological types, gastric type, and small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma; 5) added CQ for intensity-modulated radiation therapy; 6) added CQ for cancer genomic profiling test; and 7) added CQ for cancer survivorship. Each recommendation is accompanied by a classification of recommendation categories based on the consensus reached by the Guideline Committee members. Here, we present the English version of the JSGO Guidelines 2022 for the Treatment of Uterine Cervical Cancer.
8.Detailed report on the clinicopathological factors of patients with endometrial cancer in Japan: a JSOG gynecologic tumor registry-based study
Takeshi MAKABE ; Wataru YAMAGAMI ; Fumiaki TAKAHASHI ; Hideki TOKUNAGA ; Eiko YAMAMOTO ; Yoshihito YOKOYAMA ; Kiyoshi YOSHINO ; Kei KAWANA ; Satoru NAGASE
Journal of Gynecologic Oncology 2024;35(4):e54-
Objective:
In this study, we collected data over 8 years (2012–2019) from the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (JSOG) tumor registry to determine the status of endometrial cancer in Japan, and analyzed detailed clinicopathological factors.
Methods:
The JSOG maintains a tumor registry that gathers information on endometrial cancer treated at the JSOG-registered institutions. Data from the patients whose endometrial cancer treatment was initiated from 2012 to 2019 were analyzed retrospectively.
Results:
A total of 82,969 patients with endometrial cancer underwent treatment from 2012 to 2019. Chemotherapy alone or in combination with hormonal therapy is more common among endometrial cancer patients under 40 years compared with those over 40 years. The number of patients with endometrial cancer, treated with laparoscopic or robot-assisted surgery was observed to have increased yearly. Small cell carcinomas and undifferentiated carcinomas were more likely to be diagnosed at an advanced stage. Lymphadenectomy was most commonly performed for stage IIIC2 disease, whereas positive peritoneal washing cytology was most common for stage IVB and serous carcinoma.
Conclusion
Multi-year summary reports provided detailed clinicopathological information regarding endometrial cancer that could not be obtained in a single year. These reports were useful in understanding treatment strategies and trends over time based on age, histology, and stage.
9.Cost-effectiveness analysis of hospital treatment volume and survival outcomes in endometrial cancer in Japan
Hiroko MACHIDA ; Koji MATSUO ; Takahiro HIGASHI ; Daisuke AOKI ; Takayuki ENOMOTO ; Aikou OKAMOTO ; Hidetaka KATABUCHI ; Satoru NAGASE ; Masaki MANDAI ; Nobuo YAEGASHI ; Wataru YAMAGAMI ; Mikio MIKAMI
Journal of Gynecologic Oncology 2024;35(5):e61-
Objective:
Hospital treatment volume affects survival in patients with endometrial cancer;notably, initial treatment at high-volume centers improves survival outcomes. Our study assessed the effect of hospital treatment volume on cost-effectiveness and survival outcomes in patients with endometrial cancer in Japan.
Methods:
A decision-analytic model was evaluated using the following variables and their impact on cost-effectiveness: 1) hospital treatment volume (low-, intermediate-, and highvolume centers) and 2) postoperative recurrent risk factors based on pathological findings (high- and intermediate-risk or low-risk). Data were obtained from the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology database, systematic literature searches, and the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database. Quality-adjusted life years (QALY) was used as a measure of effectiveness. The model was built from a public healthcare perspective and the impact of uncertainty was assessed using sensitivity analyses.
Results:
A base-case analysis showed that the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio at high-volume centers was below a willingness-to-pay (WTP) threshold of ¥5,000,000with a maximum of ¥3,777,830/4.28 QALY for the high- and intermediate-risk group, and ¥2,316,695/4.57 QALY for the low-risk group. Treatment at the high-volume centers showed better efficiency and cost-effectiveness in both strategies compared to intermediate- or lowvolume centers. Sensitivity analyses showed that the model outcome was robust to changes in input values. With the WTP threshold, treatment at high-volume centers remained cost-effective in at least 73.6% and 78.2% of iterations for high- and intermediate-risk, and lowrisk groups, respectively.
Conclusion
Treatment at high-volume centers is the most cost-effective strategy for guiding treatment centralization in patients with endometrial cancer.
10.Impact of adjuvant chemotherapy on the overall survival of patients with resectable bulky small cell neuroendocrine cervical cancer: a JSGO-JSOG joint study
Manabu SEINO ; Satoru NAGASE ; Tsuyoshi OHTA ; Wataru YAMAGAMI ; Yasuhiko EBINA ; Yoichi KOBAYASHI ; Tsutomu TABATA ; Masanori KANEUCHI ; Takayuki ENOMOTO ; Mikio MIKAMI
Journal of Gynecologic Oncology 2023;34(1):e4-
Objective:
The aim of this study was to review the clinicopathological characteristics of small cell neuroendocrine cervical cancer (SCNEC) and to identify the optimal treatment.
Methods:
The Japanese Society of Gynecologic Oncology conducted a retrospective cohort study of SCNECs enrolled in the Gynecological Tumor Registry of the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology between 2004 and 2015. All cases were modified and unified by International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2008 (Union for International Cancer Control 7th edition).
Results:
There were 822 registered patients diagnosed with SCNEC from 2004 to 2015 which comprised 1.1% (822/73,698) of all uterine cervical cancer cases. Rates of lymph-node and distant metastasis were significantly higher in T1b2 (38.9% and 13.7%, respectively) than T1b1 (14.2% and 4.4%, respectively) (p<0.01). In IB2 and T1bN1M0 SCNEC, the 5-year survival rate with surgery followed by chemotherapy was significantly higher than that with surgery followed by radiation therapy/concurrent chemoradiation therapy (p<0.01).
Conclusion
SNCEC tumors >4 cm in size had greater rates of lymph-node and distant metastasis when compared with tumors ≤4 cm. Adjuvant chemotherapy, rather than radiotherapy, may improve prognosis after surgery in T1bN1M0 SCNEC.

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