OK to Skip Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Cervical Cancer?

Results from the PHENIX-I trial support skipping pelvic lymphadenectomy in women with early cervical cancer who have a negative sentinel lymph node biopsy. Omitting pelvic lymphadenectomy in these patients “did not compromise disease-free survival and potentially [led to] improved overall survival,” reported lead investigator Jihong Liu…