The exponential slope from absolute lymphocyte counts during radiochemotherapy can predict an aggressive course of cervical cancer.
We sequenced plasma exosomal RNA obtained from 24 blood samples from 12 cervical cancer patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) followed by intracavitary brachytherapy. The patients with 2018 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics [FIGO] stage IB-3C2 at diagnosis were included. The 12 cervical cancer patients had two blood samples for each patient drawn before and after CCRT. Next generation sequencing data from plasma exosome included small RNAs, long non-coding RNAs, and mRNAs, of which miRNAs and mRNAs were used for analysis. The log2 fold change values were calculated between the two samples from each patient to detect mRNAs as predictors of slope of function estimated from ALCs and survival. We selected several potential exosomal mRNAs associated with clinical results.