Nationwide Survival Impact of Bevacizumab Under National Reimbursement for Advanced Cervical Cancer in South Korea
Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Background
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Eligibility of Study Subjects
2.3. Operational Definitions of Cancer Stage and Cancer Treatment
2.4. Outcome Measures
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Baseline Characteristics
3.2. Comparison of Survival Before and After Bevacizumab Implementation
3.3. Effectiveness of Bevacizumab After Its Implementation Under National Reimbursement
3.4. Effectiveness of Bevacizumab According to Clinical Characteristics
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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| Characteristics | Bevacizumab Combination Treatment | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No n (%) | Yes n (%) | ||
| Age | |||
| <70 years | 905 (90.1) | 1620 (90.7) | 0.60 |
| ≥70 years | 100 (9.9) | 167 (9.3) | |
| Income | |||
| <Median | 517 (51.4) | 947 (53.0) | 0.43 |
| ≥Median | 488 (48.6) | 840 (47.0) | |
| Histology | |||
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 608 (60.5) | 1208 (67.6) | <0.001 |
| Nonsquamous cell carcinoma * | 397 (39.5) | 579 (32.4) | |
| CCRT | |||
| No | 474 (47.2) | 718 (40.2) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 531 (52.8) | 1069 (59.8) | |
| Stage | |||
| Locoregional | 688 (68.4) | 1161 (65.0) | 0.06 |
| Distant | 317 (31.5) | 626 (35.0) | |
| Disease status | |||
| Primary metastatic | 179 (17.8) | 385 (21.5) | 0.02 |
| Recurrent or persistent | 826 (82.2) | 1402 (78.5) | |
| Clinical Characteristics | Bevacizumab | Median (Year) | 5-Year OS Rate % (95% CI) | Person-Year | Number of Surviving Patients n (%) | Number of Deaths n (%) | Weighted HR * (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Without bevacizumab | 2.2 (2.0–2.8) | 40.2 (36.5–43.8) | 2163 | 484 (48.2) | 521 (51.8) | 1.00 |
| With bevacizumab | 2.6 (2.3–3.2) | 42.0 (39.0–45.1) | 3740 | 953 (53.3) | 834 (46.7) | 0.84 (0.78–0.90) | |
| Stage | Locoregional disease | ||||||
| Without bevacizumab | 4.5 (2.8–NR) | 48.4 (43.8–52.8) | 1580 | 388 (56.4) | 300 (43.6) | 1.00 | |
| With bevacizumab | 4.0 (3.3–NR) | 47.1 (43.0–51.0) | 2478 | 705 (60.7) | 456 (39.3) | 0.83 (0.76–0.92) | |
| Distant disease | |||||||
| Without bevacizumab | 1.5 (1.3–1.8) | 23.6 (18.2–29.4) | 384 | 96 (30.3) | 221 (69.7) | 1.00 | |
| With bevacizumab | 1.7 (1.6–1.9) | 31.9 (26.6–37.3) | 1263 | 248 (39.6) | 378 (60.4) | 0.80 (0.72–0.90) | |
| CCRT | No Prior CCRT | ||||||
| Without bevacizumab | 4.0 (2.7–NR) | 48.6 (43.5–53.5) | 1121 | 251 (53.0) | 223 (47.0) | 1.00 | |
| With bevacizumab | 2.4 (2.1–2.8) | 40.7 (36.3–45.0) | 1567 | 350 (48.8) | 368 (51.2) | 1.05 (0.94–1.18) | |
| Prior CCRT | |||||||
| Without bevacizumab | 1.8 (1.5–2.0) | 31.0 (25.8–36.5) | 943 | 233 (43.9) | 298 (56.1) | 1.00 | |
| With bevacizumab | 3.1 (2.4–3.8) | 43.0 (38.9–47.1) | 2174 | 603 (56.4) | 466 (43.6) | 0.67 (0.61–0.75) | |
| Histology | SCC | ||||||
| Without bevacizumab | 2.2 (1.9–2.9) | 39.6 (35.0–44.3) | 1322 | 288 (31.0) | 320 (36.1) | 1.00 | |
| With bevacizumab | 2.7 (2.3–3.6) | 42.6 (39.0–46.2) | 2581 | 642 (69.0) | 566 (63.9) | 0.84 (0.77–0.92) | |
| Non-SCC | |||||||
| Without bevacizumab | 2.4 (1.9–3.0) | 41.1 (35.3–46.7) | 841 | 196 (38.7) | 201 (42.9) | 1.00 | |
| With bevacizumab | 2.5 (2.1–3.3) | 40.5 (34.9–46.0) | 1159 | 311 (61.3) | 268 (57.1) | 0.93 (0.82–1.05) | |
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Kim, J.; Jang, J.; Tewari, K.S.; Kim, K.S.; Kang, H.-C.; Kang, S. Nationwide Survival Impact of Bevacizumab Under National Reimbursement for Advanced Cervical Cancer in South Korea. Cancers 2026, 18, 346. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers18020346
Kim J, Jang J, Tewari KS, Kim KS, Kang H-C, Kang S. Nationwide Survival Impact of Bevacizumab Under National Reimbursement for Advanced Cervical Cancer in South Korea. Cancers. 2026; 18(2):346. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers18020346
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Junhwan, Jieun Jang, Krishnansu S. Tewari, Kyung Su Kim, Hyun-Cheol Kang, and Sokbom Kang. 2026. "Nationwide Survival Impact of Bevacizumab Under National Reimbursement for Advanced Cervical Cancer in South Korea" Cancers 18, no. 2: 346. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers18020346
APA StyleKim, J., Jang, J., Tewari, K. S., Kim, K. S., Kang, H.-C., & Kang, S. (2026). Nationwide Survival Impact of Bevacizumab Under National Reimbursement for Advanced Cervical Cancer in South Korea. Cancers, 18(2), 346. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers18020346

