Clinical efficacy of combination of oxaliplatin and vascular intervention in treatment of advanced cervical cancer and related prognostic factors

Purpose: To investigate the therapeutic effect of combination of oxaliplatin and vascular intervention in patients with advanced cervical cancer (ACC), and its influence on the prognosis of patients. Methods: One hundred ACC patients were selected and equally assigned to control (oxaliplatin) and combination or study (oxaliplatin plus vascular intervention) groups. The patients in control group received oxaliplatin, while those in study group were treated with oxaliplatin combined with vascular intervention. Clinical efficacy, levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2), fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2), BFGF and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) before and after therapy, and survival rate at 3, 6, 12 and 18 months after therapy were determined compared between the two groups. The prognostic factors were analyzed with logistic factor analysis. Results: The clinical efficacy and survival rate at 3, 6, 12 and 18 months after therapy in the combination group were higher when compared with those of the control group (p < 0.05). After therapy, the levels of VEGF, VEGFR-2, FGF-2, BFGF and PDGF were lower in the combination group than in control group. Age, short-term efficacy and basic diseases were identified as the influencing factors for the prognosis of patients with advanced cervical cancer (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The combination of oxaliplatin and vascular intervention significantly improved clinical treatment efficacy and survival rate in ACC patients. Age, short-term efficacy and basic diseases affected the prognosis of patients.