Abstract:BackgroundNeoadjuvant chemotherapy(NACT) is a widely used strategy in the treatment of locally advanced cancers. NACT followed by radical surgery for patients in FIGO stages IB2-IIB has proven to reduce tumor volume and numbers. Under certain conditions, however, NACT followed by radical surgery has not been found to improve overall survival, but rather to accelerate cancer growth and metastasis in current studies.MethodsIn this study, 35 paired pre/post-NACT cervical cancer tissues and 167 cervical cancer sam… Show more
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