Radiation-induced vaginal stenosis: current perspectives

References

• BakkerRMter KuileMMVermeerWMSexual rehabilitation after pelvic radiotherapy and vaginal dilator use: consensus using the Delphi methodInt J Gynecol Cancer20142481499150625248115
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• LancasterLPreventing vaginal stenosis after brachytherapy for gynaecological cancer: an overview of Australian practicesEur J Oncol Nurs200481303915003742
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• EltabbakhGHPiverMSHemplingREShinKHExcellent long-term survival and absence of vaginal recurrences in 332 patients with low-risk stage I endometrial adenocarcinoma treated with hysterectomy and vaginal brachytherapy without formal staging lymph node sampling: report of a prospective trialInt J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys19973823733809226326
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• HartmanPDiddleAWVaginal stenosis following irradiation therapy for carcinoma of the cervix uteriCancer19723024264295051667
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mirabeau-BealeKHongTSNiemierkoAClinical and treatment factors associated with vaginal stenosis after definitive chemoradiation for anal canal cancerPract Radiat Oncol201553e113e11825424587
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• DentonASMaherEJInterventions for the physical aspects of sexual dysfunction in women following pelvic radiotherapyCochrane Database Syst Rev20031CD003750
   Google Scholar
• BrandAHBullCACakirBVaginal stenosis in patients treated with radiotherapy for carcinoma of the cervixInt J Gynecol Cancer200616128829316445647
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• YoshidaKYamazakiHNakamuraSRole of vaginal pallor reaction in predicting late vaginal stenosis after high-dose-rate brachytherapy in treatment-naive patients with cervical cancerJ Gynecol Oncol201526317918425925294
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• KirchheinerKNoutRALindegaardJCDose-effect relationship and risk factors for vaginal stenosis after definitive radio(chemo)therapy with image-guided brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer in the EMBRACE studyRadiother Oncol2016118116016626780997
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• JensenPTGroenvoldMKleeMCThranovIPetersenMAMachinDLongitudinal study of sexual function and vaginal changes after radiotherapy for cervical cancerInt J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys200356493794912829128
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cancer Therapy Evaluation ProgramCommon Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 3.0DCTD, NCI, NIH, DHHS2006 Available from: https://ctep.cancer.gov/protocolDevelopment/electronic_applications/docs/ctcaev3.pdfAccessed February 11, 2017
   Google Scholar
• TownamchaiKLeeLViswanathanANA novel low dose fractionation regimen for adjuvant vaginal brachytherapy in early stage endometrioid endometrial cancerGynecol Oncol2012127235135522850411
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• BrandAHDoVStenlakeACan an educational intervention improve compliance with vaginal dilator use in patients treated with radiation for a gynecological malignancy?Int J Gynecol Cancer201222589790422552831
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• SonCHLawEOhJHDosimetric predictors of radiation-induced vaginal stenosis after pelvic radiation therapy for rectal and anal cancerInt J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys201592354855425936810
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• GrigsbyPWRussellABrunerDLate injury of cancer therapy on the female reproductive tractInt J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys1995315128112997713788
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• KirchheinerKFidarovaENoutRARadiation-induced morphological changes in the vaginaStrahlenther Onkol2012188111010101723053157
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• FajardoLFThe pathology of ionizing radiation as defined by morphologic patternsActa Oncol2005441132215848902
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Abbott-AndersonKKwekkeboomKLA systematic review of sexual concerns reported by gynecological cancer survivorsGynecol Oncol2012124347748922134375
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• LindauSTGavrilovaNAndersonDSexual morbidity in very long term survivors of vaginal and cervical cancer: a comparison to national normsGynecol Oncol2007106241341817582473
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• DentonASBondSJMatthewsSBentzenSMMaherEJUK Link Gynaecology-Oncology GroupNational audit of the management and outcome of carcinoma of the cervix treated with radiotherapy in 1993Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol)200012634735311202086
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• JuraskovaIButowPRobertsonRSharpeLMcLeodCHackerNPost-treatment sexual adjustment following cervical and endometrial cancer: a qualitative insightPsychooncology200312326727912673810
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• MilesTJohnsonNVaginal dilator therapy for women receiving pelvic radiotherapyCochrane Database Syst Rev20149CD007291
   Google Scholar
• Cancer Therapy Evaluation ProgramCommon Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 4.3DCTC, NCI, NIH, DHHS2009 Available from: https://evs.nci.nih.gov/ftp1/CTCAE/CTCAE_4.03_2010-06-14_QuickReference_8.5x11.pdfAccessed February 11, 2017
   Google Scholar
• LENT SOMA tablesRadiother Oncol199535117607569012
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• LENT SOMA scales for all anatomic sitesInt J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys1995315104910917713776
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• SuskoMCraciunescuOMeltsnerSVaginal dose is associated with toxicity in image guided tandem ring or ovoid-based brachytherapyInt J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys20169451099110526883564
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• ParkHSRatnerESLucarelliLPolizziSHigginsSADamastSPredictors of vaginal stenosis after intravaginal high-dose-rate brachytherapy for endometrial carcinomaBrachytherapy201514446447025887343
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• ICRU report 89, prescribing, recording, and reporting brachytherapy for cancer of the cervix2016 Available from: http://www.icru.org/content/reports/prescribing-recording-and-reporting-brachytherapy-for-cancer-of-the-cervix-report-no-89Accessed February 11, 2017
   Google Scholar
• YoshidaKYamazakiHNakamuraSComparisons of late vaginal mucosal reactions between interstitial and conventional intracavitary brachytherapy in patients with gynecological cancer: speculation on the relation between pallor reaction and stenosisAnticancer Res20133393963396824023335
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• EifelPJJhingranABodurkaDCLevenbackCThamesHCorrelation of smoking history and other patient characteristics with major complications of pelvic radiation therapy for cervical cancerJ Clin Oncol200220173651365712202666
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• VideticGMStittLWDarARContinued cigarette smoking by patients receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy for limited-stage small-cell lung cancer is associated with decreased survivalJ Clin Oncol20032181544154912697879
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• BrowmanGPWongGHodsonIInfluence of cigarette smoking on the efficacy of radiation therapy in head and neck cancerN Engl J Med199332831591638417381
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• International Clinical Guideline Group, National Forum of Gynaecological Oncology Nurses, UKInternational Guidelines on Vaginal Dilation After Pelvic RadiotherapyOxonOwen Mumford2012
   Google Scholar
• LawEKelvinJFThomBProspective study of vaginal dilator use adherence and efficacy following radiotherapyRadiother Oncol2015116114915526164775
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• GondiVBentzenSMSklenarKLSevere late toxicities following concomitant chemoradiotherapy compared to radiotherapy alone in cervical cancer: an interera analysisInt J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys201284497398222898381
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• BahngAYDaganABrunerDWLinLLDetermination of prognostic factors for vaginal mucosal toxicity associated with intravaginal high-dose rate brachytherapy in patients with endometrial cancerInt J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys201282266767321300451
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• WhiteIDFaithfullSVaginal dilation associated with pelvic radiotherapy: a UK survey of current practiceInt J Gynecol Cancer20061631140114616803497
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sydney Gynaecological Oncology GroupVaginal dilator therapy: guidelines for the use of vaginal dilators in women receiving pelvic radiotherapy and brachytherapy treatmentsSydney Local Health District2012 Available from: http://www.slhd.nsw.gov.au/services/sgog/VD_Therapy.htmlAccessed February 11, 2017
   Google Scholar
• Cancer Institute NSW. EviQSupporting document – management of radiation induced vaginal stenosis2016 Available from: https://www.eviq.org.au/Protocol/tabid/66/categoryid/180/id/1867/Supporting+Document+-+Management+of+Radiation+Induced+Vaginal+Stenosis.aspxAccessed February 11, 2017
   Google Scholar
• WilmothMCSpinelliASexual implications of gynecologic cancer treatmentsJ Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs2000294413421
   Google Scholar
• CullenKFergusKDasguptaTFitchMDoyleCAdamsLFrom “sex toy” to intrusive imposition: a qualitative examination of women’s experiences with vaginal dilator use following treatment for gynecological cancerJ Sex Med2012941162117322304701
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• PitkinRMBradburyJTThe effect of topical estrogen on irradiated vaginal epitheliumAm J Obstet Gynecol19659217518214281825
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• PitkinRMVanVoorhisLWPostirradiation vaginitis. An evaluation of prophylaxis with topical estrogenRadiology19719924174215553582
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• HintzBLKaganARGilbertHARaoARChanPNussbaumHSystemic absorption of conjugated estrogenic cream by the irradiated vaginaGynecol Oncol198112175826268486
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• PomaPAPostirradiation vaginal occlusion: nonoperative managementInt J Gynaecol Obstet198018290926108259
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• GaluppiAPerroneAMLa MacchiaMLocal alpha-tocopherol for acute and short-term vaginal toxicity prevention in patients treated with radiotherapy for gynecologic tumorsInt J Gynecol Cancer20112191708171121795984
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• MohamedSLindegaardJCde LeeuwAAVaginal dose deescalation in image guided adaptive brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancerRadiother Oncol2016120348048527267048
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• ZavitsanosPJLeonardKLPatterns of care in women with high-intermediate risk endometrioid adenocarcinoma in the PORTEC-2 era: a SEER database analysisBrachytherapy201716110911527780688
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• ThomasGMA role for adjuvant radiation in clinically early carcinoma of the endometrium?Int J Gynecol Cancer20102011 Suppl 2S64S6620975365
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar