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What is the optimal duration of human chorionic gonadotrophin surveillance following evacuation of a molar pregnancy? A retrospective analysis on over 20,000 consecutive patients

Coyle, C; Short, D; Jackson, L; Sebire, NJ; Kaur, B; Harvey, R; Savage, PM; (2018) What is the optimal duration of human chorionic gonadotrophin surveillance following evacuation of a molar pregnancy? A retrospective analysis on over 20,000 consecutive patients. Gynecologic Oncology , 148 (2) pp. 254-257. 10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.12.008. Green open access

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the risk of developing post-molar gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (pGTN) beyond the first normal Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG) in women who have had a complete (CHM) or partial molar pregnancy (PHM) and to re-evaluate the current UK Hydatidiform mole hCG surveillance guidelines. METHODS: The Charing Cross Hospital Trophoblast Disease Centre database was screened to identify all registered cases of hydatidiform mole (HM) between 1980 and 2009. RESULTS: We identified 20,144 cases of HM, comprising 8,400 CHM, 9,586 PHM, and 2,158 cases of unclassified hydatidiform mole (UHM). Twenty-nine cases (20 CHM, 3 PHM and 6 UHM) developed pGTN after the first normal hCG. For CHM the risk of pGTN at the point of hCG normalisation was 1 in 406, and fell rapidly in the first six months of monitoring. For PHM the risk of pGTN at the point of hCG normalisation was 1 in 3,195. Women with CHM where hCG normalisation occurred beyond 56 days after uterine evacuation of molar tissue were found to have a 3.8-fold higher risk of pGTN. CONCLUSIONS: Our results show that pGTN can occur after hCG normalisation following PHM but the risk is extremely low. Women with CHM have a comparatively higher risk of pGTN after hCG normalisation. Those with CHM where hCG normalises within 56 days represent a group with a lower risk of pGTN. We have revised the current UK hCG surveillance protocol for PHM to a single additional confirmatory normal urine hCG measurement one month after first normalisation. The protocol for CHM remains unchanged.

Type: Article
Title: What is the optimal duration of human chorionic gonadotrophin surveillance following evacuation of a molar pregnancy? A retrospective analysis on over 20,000 consecutive patients
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.12.008
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.12.008
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Molar pregnancy, complete hydatidiform mole, partial hydatidiform mole, gestational trophoblastic disease, post-molar gestational trophoblastic neoplasia, human chorionic gonadotrophin.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10065680
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