Abstract Pelvic insufficiency fracture (PIF) is a late complication which is not fully understood after radiotherapy and chemotherapy for cervical cancer and is easily misdiagnosed as bone metastasis. Previous clinical trials focused on the incidence, time and location of PIF, while the analysis of potential risk factors mainly emphasized the clinical characteristics of patients. There were few studies analyzing the correlation between treatment factors and the incidence. The damage of pelvis bone, especially the sacrum, after radiotherapy is mainly related to irradiation mode and dose. In this article, the radiotherapy technology, the formulation of bone‐conserving radiotherapy plan, the dose‐volume parameters of external irradiation and intracavitary brachytherapy, and the correlation between chemotherapy and this disease were reviewed. In the future, according to the advantages of precision radiotherapy technology, it is necessary to optimize the bone preservation plan, reduce the irradiation range and dose of sacrum and pelvis, and then reduce the incidence of PIF, which needs further clinical trials and practice to verify.
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Sun Yunchuan, Email: 13932719095@163.com
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Hu Tingting,Yang Hongjuan,Sun Yunchuan. Research progress on pelvic insufficiency fracture (PIF) caused by radiotherapy and chemotherapy of cervical cancer[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, 2022, 31(9): 858-862.
Hu Tingting,Yang Hongjuan,Sun Yunchuan. Research progress on pelvic insufficiency fracture (PIF) caused by radiotherapy and chemotherapy of cervical cancer[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, 2022, 31(9): 858-862.
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