Radiation Oncology/Cervix/Guidelines

Cervical Cancer Guidelines

Screening

• ACS: Cervical Cancer: Prevention and Early Detection
  • Guideline link

Target Volume Delineation

• Gyn IMRT Consortium / RTOG:
  • 2011 PMID 20472347 -- "Consensus guidelines for delineation of clinical target volume for intensity-modulated pelvic radiotherapy for the definitive treatment of cervix cancer." (Lim K, Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Feb 1;79(2):348-55. Epub 2010 May 14.)
• Gyn IMRT Consortium: Postoperative Treatment; 2008 PMID 18037584 -- "Consensus guidelines for delineation of clinical target volume for intensity-modulated pelvic radiotherapy in postoperative treatment of endometrial and cervical cancer." (Small W, Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 Jun 1;71(2):428-34. Epub 2007 Nov 26.)
  • RTOG Atlas
• Image-guided brachytherapy working group
  • 2004 PMID 15519788 — "Proposed guidelines for image-based intracavitary brachytherapy for cervical carcinoma: Report from Image-Guided Brachytherapy Working Group." Nag et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Nov 15;60(4):1160-72.
• Japan Clinical Oncology Group, JCOG
  • 2016 PMID 26767622 -- "Proposed definition of the vaginal cuff and paracolpium clinical target volume in postoperative uterine cervical cancer." (Murakami N, Pract Radiat Oncol. 2016 Jan-Feb;6(1):5-11.)

Brachytherapy

• ABS: Cervical Cancer Brachytherapy Task Group
  • Guideline link (may be out of date)
  • 2012: General Principles PMID 22265436 -- "American Brachytherapy Society consensus guidelines for locally advanced carcinoma of the cervix. Part I: general principles."
  • 2012: HDR PMID 22265437 -- "American Brachytherapy Society consensus guidelines for locally advanced carcinoma of the cervix. Part II: high-dose-rate brachytherapy."
  • 2012: LDR PMID 22265438 -- "American Brachytherapy Society consensus guidelines for locally advanced carcinoma of the cervix. Part III: low-dose-rate and pulsed-dose-rate brachytherapy."
  • Note: for vaginal cuff irradiation in cervical cancer, refer to the Endometrial cancer guidelines page

• Image-Guided Brachytherapy Working Group:
  • 2004 PMID 15519788 -- "Proposed guidelines for image-based intracavitary brachytherapy for cervical carcinoma: report from Image-Guided Brachytherapy Working Group." (Nag S, Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Nov 15;60(4):1160-72.)