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Kalogera E, Nevala WK, Finnes HD, Suman VJ, Schimke JM, Strand CA, Kottschade LA, Kudgus RA, Buhrow SA, Becher LR, Geng L, Glaser GE, Grudem ME, Jatoi A, Klampe CM, Kumar A, Langstraat CL, McWilliams RR, Wahner Hendrickson AE, Weroha SJ, Yan Y, Reid JM, Markovic SN, Block MS. A Phase I Trial of Nab-Paclitaxel/Bevacizumab (AB160) Nano-Immunoconjugate Therapy for Gynecologic Malignancies. Clin Cancer Res 2024; 30:2623-2635. [PMID: 38530846 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-23-3196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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PURPOSE AB160 is a 160-nm nano-immunoconjugate consisting of nab-paclitaxel (ABX) nanoparticles noncovalently coated with bevacizumab (BEV) for targeted delivery into tissues expressing high levels of VEGF. Preclinical data showed that AB160 resulted in greater tumor targeting and tumor inhibition compared with sequential treatment with ABX then BEV. Given individual drug activity, we investigated the safety and toxicity of AB160 in patients with gynecologic cancers. PATIENTS AND METHODS A 3+3 phase I trial was conducted with three potential dose levels in patients with previously treated endometrial, cervical, and platinum-resistant ovarian cancer to ascertain the recommended phase II dose (RP2D). AB160 was administered intravenously on days 1, 8, and 15 of a 28-day cycle (ABX 75-175 mg/m2, BEV 30-70 mg/m2). Pharmacokinetic analyses were performed. RESULTS No dose-limiting toxicities (DLT) were seen among the three dose levels tested. Grade 3/4 toxicities included neutropenia, thromboembolic events, and leukopenia. DL2 (ABX 150 mg/m2, BEV 60 mg/m2) was chosen as the RP2D. Seven of the 19 patients with measurable disease (36.8%) had confirmed partial responses (95% confidence interval, 16.3%-61.6%). Pharmacokinetic analyses demonstrated that AB160 allowed 50% higher paclitaxel dosing and that paclitaxel clearance mirrored that of therapeutic antibodies. CONCLUSIONS The safety profile and clinical activity of AB160 supports further clinical testing in patients with gynecologic cancers; the RP2D is DL2 (ABX 150 mg/m2, BEV 60 mg/m2).
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- Eleftheria Kalogera
- Division of Gynecologic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Bioinformatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Bioinformatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gynecologic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gynecologic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gynecologic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Komatsu H, Matsumoto K, Morita M, Nagasawa T, Nishio H, Suzuki J, Nishio S, Kobara H, Yunokawa M, Ariyoshi K, Hirayama T, Tokunaga H, Ukita M, Yoriki K, Mori‐Uchino M, Furusawa A, Togami S, Nakamura H, Ishikawa M, Satoh T. A survey of carboplatin desensitization therapy in Japan: A multicenter retrospective study. Cancer Med 2024; 13:e6968. [PMID: 38491829 PMCID: PMC10943373 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs) to chemotherapy are serious adverse events associated with cancer drug therapy and can occur with any antitumor drug. This study investigated the safety and efficacy of carboplatin desensitization therapy in Japan and established a method for treating carboplatin HSRs. METHODS Patients diagnosed with gynecological (ovarian, endometrial, or cervical) cancers who underwent carboplatin desensitization therapy between 2016 and 2020 at the Gynecologic Cancer Study Group of Japan Clinical Oncology Group were included. The carboplatin desensitization therapy at each institution and the implementation cases were registered in an online case report form. RESULTS This retrospective study enrolled 136 patients (ovarian, 108; endometrial, 17; and cervical cancer, 11). Pre-existing allergies were present in 37 (27.2%) patients, and 32 (23.5%) patients exhibited prodromal symptoms during treatment before HSR onset. Erythema was the most common symptom at HSR onset, affecting 93 (68.4%) patients, followed by itching in 72 (52.9%) patients and decreased oxygen saturation in 43 (31.6%) patients. Loss of consciousness occurred in three (2.2%) patients. The most common timing of HSR onset was during the first recurrence treatment (47%). The mean total carboplatin dose until HSR onset was 7331 (2620-18,282) mg, and the mean number of doses was 14 (4-63). Desensitization treatment was completed in 75% of cases, and breakthrough HSRs occurred in 25% (34/136). No deaths occurred in the study cohort. The risk factors for HSRs were not identified. CONCLUSION Although carboplatin desensitization therapy has high success rates in Japan, erythema and pruritus are important HSRs to consider.
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- Hiroaki Komatsu
- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyTottori University School of MedicineYonagoTottoriJapan
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- Department of Medical OncologyHyogo Cancer CenterAkashiHyogoJapan
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- Department of Medical OncologyHyogo Cancer CenterAkashiHyogoJapan
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyIwate Medical University School of MedicineMoriokaIwateJapan
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyKeio University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyThe Jikei University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyKurume University School of MedicineKurumeJapan
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyShinshu UniversityNaganoJapan
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- Department of GynecologyThe Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCRTokyoJapan
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- Department of Gynecology ServiceNational Kyushu Cancer CenterFukuokaJapan
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyJuntendo University HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of GynecologyTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendaiJapan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Graduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical ScienceKyoto Prefectural University of MedicineKyotoJapan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of MedicineThe University of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Department of GynecologyTokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of MedicineKagoshima UniversityKagoshimaJapan
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyNational Hospital Organization Kure Medical Center and Chugoku Cancer CenterKureJapan
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- Department of Gynecology, National Cancer Center HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaJapan
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Kim J, Lim J, Lee SW, Park JY, Suh DS, Kim JH, Kim YM, Kim DY. Immune checkpoint inhibitors with chemotherapy for primary advanced mismatch repair-deficient endometrial cancer: A cost-effectiveness analysis. Gynecol Oncol 2023; 179:106-114. [PMID: 37976756 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2023.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The addition of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), pembrolizumab or dostarlimab, to paclitaxel and carboplatin (TC) has shown better response rates and survival outcomes for patients with primary advanced mismatch repair-deficient (MMRd) endometrial cancer (EC) in NRG-GY018 and RUBY, respectively. Nonetheless, the high cost of ICIs remains a major concern when implementing this strategy in the real world. This study aimed to determine the cost-effectiveness of pembrolizumab and dostarlimab with chemotherapy compared to TC for primary advanced MMRd EC. METHODS We developed a Markov model including 6600 patients with primary advanced MMRd EC to simulate treatment outcomes. The initial decision points in the model were treatment with pembrolizumab with TC (PEM-TC), dostarlimab with TC (DOS-TC), and TC. Model probabilities, costs, and health utility values were derived with assumptions from published literature. Effectiveness was determined as average quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) gained. The primary outcome was the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER). RESULTS TC was the least costly strategy, whereas PEM-TC was the most effective strategy for primary advanced MMRd EC. TC was cost-effective based on a willingness-to-pay (WTP) threshold of $100,000/QALY compared with PEM-TC (ICER, $377,718/QALY), and DOS-TC exhibited absolute dominance (ICER, $401,859/QALY). PEM-TC was cost-effective when the cost of pembrolizumab 200 mg was reduced to $4361 (61% reduction). PEM-TC was selected in 16.5% with a WTP threshold of $300,000/QALY, but in <1% with a WTP threshold range of $100,000-200,000/QALY. CONCLUSION PEM-TC can become cost-effective for primary advanced MMRd EC when the cost of pembrolizumab substantially decreases.
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- Junhwan Kim
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea
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- International Healthcare Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea.
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Datta A, Thomas V, Sebastian A, George R, Thomas A, Ram TS, Daniel S, Reka K, Peedicayil A. The clinico pathological features and survival in serous endometrial cancers. Gynecol Oncol Rep 2023; 47:101194. [PMID: 37234700 PMCID: PMC10206430 DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2023.101194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Background & Introduction Serous cancers are a biologically aggressive variety of endometrial cancer (EC) with a high rate of recurrence and mortality among all the subtypes. Herein we describe our experience with serous endometrial cancer. Objective This study was conducted to identify the clinicopathological characteristics, treatment modalities and survival outcomes in women diagnosed with serous endometrial malignancies. Methods This was a retrospective descriptive analysis of data on patients diagnosed with serous endometrial tumours between January 2010 to September 2019 in our institute collected from electronic medical records. Descriptive statistics such as proportions, means and standard deviations and Cox regression hazards model on risk factors were performed. Survival was plotted by Kaplan-Meier curves. Results During the study period, 32 (5.7%) patients out of 564 diagnosed cases of endometrial cancer had serous histology. The mean age at diagnosis was 62.5 years (SD 7.6) while mean BMI was 26.4 kg/m2 (SD 4.6). Staging laparotomy was done in 27(84%) of the patients. Advanced stages (III and IV) were detected in 16 patients (50%) at primary surgery.Adjuvant chemo therapy and radiation was received by 21(65.6%) patients therapy. Out of 32 patients, 13 (40%) developed recurrence while another 13 expired. Stage at diagnosis and type of adjuvant therapy were important factors in determining the outcome. Median recurrence free and overall survival was 22(95% CI 1.4-42) and 36 months (95% CI 10.1-61.8) respectively. Conclusion Serous endometrial cancers are an intrusive subtype of EC. Comprehensive surgical staging with optimal cytoreduction should be aimed at. Adequate upfront molecular categorization of these tumors is mandated. Adjuvant therapy with chemotherapy and radiation is given in postoperative setting. Targeted therapies and immunotherapy could be considered in recurrences.
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- Amrita Datta
- Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biostatistics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Kucera C, Chappell N, Wang S. Severe thrombocytopenia after trastuzumab in a patient with HER2-positive serous endometrial cancer. BMJ Case Rep 2023; 16:e255181. [PMID: 37263678 PMCID: PMC10255019 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2023-255181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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Trastuzumab is a humanised, monoclonal antibody that interferes with the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)/neu receptor and binds selectively to the HERB2 protein. It has been shown to prolong survival of patients with HER2-positive advanced uterine serous carcinoma.We report the case of a woman in her 70s with HER2-positive metastatic papillary serous endometrial adenocarcinoma, who experienced severe thrombocytopenia related to trastuzumab administration. One week after the first dose of carboplatin/paclitaxel/trastuzumab combination chemotherapy, the patient was admitted to the hospital with vaginal bleeding, melena, petechiae and platelet counts of 0×109/L. The patient was suspected to have a severe trastuzumab-induced thrombocytopenia. A rapid and complete recovery was observed after multiple platelet transfusions, high-dose IV corticosteroids and immunoglobulin.Among the 13 reported cases of trastuzumab-induced thrombocytopenia, this is the first case reported in the literature occurring in a patient with a gynecologic malignancy.
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- Celia Kucera
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Sulaiman R, De P, Aske JC, Lin X, Dale A, Gaster K, Espaillat LR, Starks D, Dey N. A CAF-Based Two-Cell Hybrid Co-Culture Model to Test Drug Resistance in Endometrial Cancers. Biomedicines 2023; 11:biomedicines11051326. [PMID: 37238998 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11051326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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The management of advanced or recurrent endometrial cancers presents a challenge due to the development of resistance to treatments. The knowledge regarding the role of the tumor microenvironment (TME) in determining the disease's progression and treatment outcome has evolved in recent years. As a TME component, cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are essential in developing drug-induced resistance in various solid tumors, including endometrial cancers. Hence, an unmet need exists to test the role of endometrial CAF in overcoming the roadblock of resistance in endometrial cancers. We present a novel tumor-TME two-cell ex vivo model to test CAF's role in resisting the anti-tumor drug, paclitaxel. Endometrial CAFs, both NCAFs (tumor-adjacent normal-tissue-derived CAFs) and TCAFs (tumor-tissue-derived CAFs) were validated by their expression markers. Both TCAFs and NCAFs expressed positive markers of CAF, including SMA, FAP, and S100A4, in varying degrees depending on the patients, while they consistently lacked the negative marker of CAF, EpCAM, as tested via flow cytometry and ICC. CAFs expressed TE-7 and immune marker, PD-L1, via ICC. CAFs better resisted the growth inhibitory effect of paclitaxel on endometrial tumor cells in 2D and 3D formats compared to the resistance of the tumoricidal effect of paclitaxel in the absence of CAFs. TCAF resisted the growth inhibitory effect of paclitaxel on endometrial AN3CA and RL-95-2 cells in an HyCC 3D format. Since NCAF similarly resisted the growth inhibitor action of paclitaxel, we tested NCAF and TCAF from the same patient to demonstrate the protective action of NCAF and TCAF in resisting the tumoricidal effect of paclitaxel in AN3CA in both 2D and 3D matrigel formats. Using this hybrid co-culture CAF and tumor cells, we established a patient-specific, laboratory-friendly, cost-effective, and time-sensitive model system to test drug resistance. The model will help test the role of CAFs in developing drug resistance and contribute to understanding tumor cell-CAF dialogue in gynecological cancers and beyond.
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- Raed Sulaiman
- Department of Pathology, Avera Research Institute, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA
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- Translational Oncology Laboratory, Avera Research Institute, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Dakota SSOM, USD, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA
- Viecure, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, USA
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- Translational Oncology Laboratory, Avera Research Institute, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA
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- Translational Oncology Laboratory, Avera Research Institute, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA
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- Translational Oncology Laboratory, Avera Research Institute, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA
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- Assistant VP Outpatient Cancer Clinics, Avera Cancer Institute, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Avera Research Institute, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Avera Research Institute, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA
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- Translational Oncology Laboratory, Avera Research Institute, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Dakota SSOM, USD, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA
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Patel C, Shukla T, Thakkar H. Carboplatin-loaded ultradeformable vesicles for the management of endometrial cancer: in vitro and in vivo evaluation. Ther Deliv 2023; 14:105-119. [PMID: 37125431 DOI: 10.4155/tde-2022-0039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Aim: Present research work aimed to explore intravaginal route for the drug delivery for treatment of endometrial cancer (EC). Material & methods: Carboplatin (CBP)-loaded ultradeformable vesicle (CBP-UDV) was prepared and characterized for in vitro quality attributes and evaluated for its efficacy in rabbits using ultrasound imaging after intravaginal administration. Results & conclusion: The results showed that the formulation capable of carrying and localizing drug in uterus for prolonged period assisted by first uterine pass effect. Ultrasound imaging of the EC-induced rabbit model before and after treatment with CBP-UDV showed considerable regression in the EC tumor mass. The findings serve as the basis of successful utilization of the intravaginal route for management of EC by designing the formulation which can improve patient compliance.
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- Chintankumar Patel
- The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Centre for Relevance & Excellence in Novel Drug Delivery Systems, Shri G. H. Patel Building, Donor's Plaza, Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Fatehgunj, Vadodara, Gujarat, 390002, India
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- Veterinary Polyclinic, Opp. Jyoti Circle, Pandya Bridge, Alkapuri, Vadodara, Gujarat, 390020, India
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- The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Centre for Relevance & Excellence in Novel Drug Delivery Systems, Shri G. H. Patel Building, Donor's Plaza, Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Fatehgunj, Vadodara, Gujarat, 390002, India
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Targeted Therapies in the Treatment of Uterine Serous Carcinoma. Curr Treat Options Oncol 2022; 23:1804-1817. [PMID: 36447064 DOI: 10.1007/s11864-022-01030-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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OPINION STATEMENT Despite the dismal prognosis of uterine serous carcinoma (USC), recent advances in molecular classification and targeted treatments have demonstrated improvements in survival outcomes for patients both in the upfront and recurrent treatment settings. After appropriate surgical staging and surgical cytoreduction as indicated, correct pathologic and molecular classification of USC is important to provide the most appropriate systemic adjuvant treatment. HER2-targeted agents are one of the most important advances in the treatment of USC in decades. Thus, for HER2-positive tumors, the addition of trastuzumab to conventional chemotherapy is indicated in those with advanced stage and/or recurrent disease. Treatment with pembrolizumab and lenvatinib suggests a 50% response rate in women with recurrent disease which serves as a promising targeted treatment strategy. Overall, emerging targeted therapeutic options with antibody-drug conjugates (i.e. targeting HER2, folic acid receptor alpha, or Trop-2), combinations of immunotherapies and tyrosine kinase inhibitors, PARP inhibitors, WEE1 inhibitors, and AKT inhibitors shed further promise in advancements of effective disease-modifying treatments for this unmet medical need for patients with USC. Several trials evaluating these targeted agents are ongoing, and those results are eagerly awaited. As such, enrollment of patients in clinical trials is highly recommended as it will provide patients with a higher level of personalized cancer care.
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Bruce SF, Cho K, Noia H, Lomonosova E, Stock EC, Oplt A, Blachut B, Mullen MM, Kuroki LM, Hagemann AR, McCourt CK, Thaker PH, Khabele D, Powell MA, Mutch DG, Shriver LP, Patti GJ, Fuh KC. GAS6-AXL Inhibition by AVB-500 Overcomes Resistance to Paclitaxel in Endometrial Cancer by Decreasing Tumor Cell Glycolysis. Mol Cancer Ther 2022; 21:1348-1359. [PMID: 35588308 PMCID: PMC9370070 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-21-0704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Chemotherapy is often ineffective in advanced-stage and aggressive histologic subtypes of endometrial cancer. Overexpression of the receptor tyrosine kinase AXL has been found to be associated with therapeutic resistance, metastasis, and poor prognosis. However, the mechanism of how inhibition of AXL improves response to chemotherapy is still largely unknown. Thus, we aimed to determine whether treatment with AVB-500, a selective inhibitor of GAS6-AXL, improves endometrial cancer cell sensitivity to chemotherapy particularly through metabolic changes. We found that both GAS6 and AXL expression were higher by immunohistochemistry in patient tumors with a poor response to chemotherapy compared with tumors with a good response to chemotherapy. We showed that chemotherapy-resistant endometrial cancer cells (ARK1, uterine serous carcinoma and PUC198, grade 3 endometrioid adenocarcinoma) had improved sensitivity and synergy with paclitaxel and carboplatin when treated in combination with AVB-500. We also found that in vivo intraperitoneal models with ARK1 and PUC198 cells had decreased tumor burden when treated with AVB-500 + paclitaxel compared with paclitaxel alone. Treatment with AVB-500 + paclitaxel decreased AKT signaling, which resulted in a decrease in basal glycolysis. Finally, multiple glycolytic metabolites were lower in the tumors treated with AVB-500 + paclitaxel than in tumors treated with paclitaxel alone. Our study provides strong preclinical rationale for combining AVB-500 with paclitaxel in aggressive endometrial cancer models.
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- Shaina F. Bruce
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Center for Metabolomics and Isotope Tracing, Department of Chemistry, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Center for Metabolomics and Isotope Tracing, Department of Chemistry, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Center for Metabolomics and Isotope Tracing, Department of Chemistry, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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Wu X, Zhong X, Huo X, Zhang J, Yang X, Zhang Y. The Clinicopathological Significance and Prognostic Value of Androgen Receptor in Endometrial Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis. Front Oncol 2022; 12:905809. [PMID: 35814433 PMCID: PMC9257049 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.905809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Background The role of androgen receptor (AR) in evaluating the prognosis of patients with endometrial cancer (EC) remains controversial. Here, we performed a meta-analysis to assess whether AR expression improves EC survival outcomes. Methods We searched related articles published before August 2021 in PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science. The association between AR expression and patient prognosis was estimated with hazard ratios (HRs) and odds ratios (ORs) with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs). The review is registered on PROSPERO, registration number: CRD42021268591. Results Ten studies including 1,485 patients were enrolled in the meta-analysis. The results showed that AR expression in EC tissues was associated with a better survival in crude analyses (HR = 1.63, 95% CI = 1.32–2.02, P < 0.001). However, no significant relation was found after the adjustment of the confounding factors (HR = 1.68, 95% CI = 0.75–3.75, P = 0.205). In subgroup analyses, grade 1–2 disease, stage I–II disease, negative lymph node status, and lack of the lymphovascular invasion were more common in AR-positive groups (OR = 0.47, 0.48, 0.37, and 0.57; 95% CI = 0.45–0.62, 0.35–0.65, 0.24–0.56, and 0.37–0.89). Furthermore, AR expression was more common in endometrioid cancers (OR = 2.39, 95% CI = 1.79–3.20). Conclusions AR expression is significantly associated favorable characteristics including low-grade disease, early-stage disease, negative lymph node status, and lack of the lymphovascular invasion and a specific histology—endometrioid cancer. However, AR is not an independent prognostic factor.
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Kojima M, Soeda S, Okabe C, Sato T, Kamo N, Ueda M, Endo Y, Nomura S, Tokuda E, Furukawa S, Kataoka M, Fujita S, Saji S, Watanabe T, Fujimori K. Successful management of pelvic recurrence of MSI-High endometrial cancer by total pelvic exenteration followed by administration of pembrolizumab:A case report. Fukushima J Med Sci 2022; 68:191-195. [PMID: 36351631 PMCID: PMC9840885 DOI: 10.5387/fms.2022-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Surgery can be curative treatment for pelvic locoregional recurrence of endometrial cancer; however, a cure is contingent on complete resection. Here, we report the case of a patient in whom recurrent endometrial tumor remained in the pelvis after resection; long-term control was achieved with postoperative administration of pembrolizumab.The patient had recurrent endometrial cancer of stage IA and was treated with chemotherapy and radiation, but tumor persisted in the pelvic cavity. We therefore attempted total pelvic exenteration, but the tumor was adherent to the pelvic wall and complete resection could not be achieved. However, postoperative administration of pembrolizumab controlled the residual tumor for more than two years without regrowth. We believe that since the resected tumor was MSI-High, the residual tumor responded well to pembrolizumab. It is not known whether cytoreductive surgery contributes to a long-term response to pembrolizumab, but at least in our patient, pembrolizumab appeared to be a very effective drug therapy for MSI-High endometrial cancer that was refractory to chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
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- Manabu Kojima
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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Toboni MD, Lomonosova E, Bruce SF, Tankou JI, Mullen MM, Schab A, Oplt A, Noia H, Wilke D, Kuroki LM, Hagemann AR, McCourt CK, Thaker PH, Powell MA, Khabele D, Mutch DG, Fuh KC. Inhibition of AXL and VEGF-A Has Improved Therapeutic Efficacy in Uterine Serous Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:5877. [PMID: 34884986 PMCID: PMC8656641 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13235877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Endometrial cancer remains the most prevalent gynecologic cancer with continued rising incidence. A less common form of this cancer is uterine serous cancer, which represents 10% of endometrial cancer cases. However, this is the most aggressive cancer. The objective was to assess whether inhibiting the receptor tyrosine kinase AXL with AVB-500 in combination with bevacizumab would improve response in uterine serous cancer. To prove this, we conducted multiple angiogenesis assays including tube formation assays and angiogenesis invasion assays. In addition, we utilized mouse models with multiple cells lines and subsequently analyzed harvested tissue through immunohistochemistry CD31 staining to assess microvessel density. The combination treatment arms demonstrated decreased angiogenic potential in each assay. In addition, intraperitoneal mouse models demonstrated a significant decrease in tumor burden in two cell lines. The combination of AVB-500 and bevacizumab reduced tumor burden in vivo and reduced morphogenesis and migration in vitro which are vital to the process of angiogenesis.
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- Michael D. Toboni
- Barnes Jewish Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; (M.D.T.); (E.L.); (S.F.B.); (J.I.T.); (M.M.M.); (A.S.); (A.O.); (H.N.); (D.W.); (L.M.K.); (A.R.H.); (C.K.M.); (P.H.T.); (M.A.P.); (D.K.); (D.G.M.)
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- Barnes Jewish Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; (M.D.T.); (E.L.); (S.F.B.); (J.I.T.); (M.M.M.); (A.S.); (A.O.); (H.N.); (D.W.); (L.M.K.); (A.R.H.); (C.K.M.); (P.H.T.); (M.A.P.); (D.K.); (D.G.M.)
- Center for Reproductive Health Sciences, Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Barnes Jewish Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; (M.D.T.); (E.L.); (S.F.B.); (J.I.T.); (M.M.M.); (A.S.); (A.O.); (H.N.); (D.W.); (L.M.K.); (A.R.H.); (C.K.M.); (P.H.T.); (M.A.P.); (D.K.); (D.G.M.)
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- Barnes Jewish Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; (M.D.T.); (E.L.); (S.F.B.); (J.I.T.); (M.M.M.); (A.S.); (A.O.); (H.N.); (D.W.); (L.M.K.); (A.R.H.); (C.K.M.); (P.H.T.); (M.A.P.); (D.K.); (D.G.M.)
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- Barnes Jewish Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; (M.D.T.); (E.L.); (S.F.B.); (J.I.T.); (M.M.M.); (A.S.); (A.O.); (H.N.); (D.W.); (L.M.K.); (A.R.H.); (C.K.M.); (P.H.T.); (M.A.P.); (D.K.); (D.G.M.)
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- Barnes Jewish Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; (M.D.T.); (E.L.); (S.F.B.); (J.I.T.); (M.M.M.); (A.S.); (A.O.); (H.N.); (D.W.); (L.M.K.); (A.R.H.); (C.K.M.); (P.H.T.); (M.A.P.); (D.K.); (D.G.M.)
- Center for Reproductive Health Sciences, Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Barnes Jewish Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; (M.D.T.); (E.L.); (S.F.B.); (J.I.T.); (M.M.M.); (A.S.); (A.O.); (H.N.); (D.W.); (L.M.K.); (A.R.H.); (C.K.M.); (P.H.T.); (M.A.P.); (D.K.); (D.G.M.)
- Center for Reproductive Health Sciences, Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Barnes Jewish Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; (M.D.T.); (E.L.); (S.F.B.); (J.I.T.); (M.M.M.); (A.S.); (A.O.); (H.N.); (D.W.); (L.M.K.); (A.R.H.); (C.K.M.); (P.H.T.); (M.A.P.); (D.K.); (D.G.M.)
- Center for Reproductive Health Sciences, Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Barnes Jewish Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; (M.D.T.); (E.L.); (S.F.B.); (J.I.T.); (M.M.M.); (A.S.); (A.O.); (H.N.); (D.W.); (L.M.K.); (A.R.H.); (C.K.M.); (P.H.T.); (M.A.P.); (D.K.); (D.G.M.)
- Center for Reproductive Health Sciences, Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Barnes Jewish Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; (M.D.T.); (E.L.); (S.F.B.); (J.I.T.); (M.M.M.); (A.S.); (A.O.); (H.N.); (D.W.); (L.M.K.); (A.R.H.); (C.K.M.); (P.H.T.); (M.A.P.); (D.K.); (D.G.M.)
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- Barnes Jewish Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; (M.D.T.); (E.L.); (S.F.B.); (J.I.T.); (M.M.M.); (A.S.); (A.O.); (H.N.); (D.W.); (L.M.K.); (A.R.H.); (C.K.M.); (P.H.T.); (M.A.P.); (D.K.); (D.G.M.)
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- Barnes Jewish Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; (M.D.T.); (E.L.); (S.F.B.); (J.I.T.); (M.M.M.); (A.S.); (A.O.); (H.N.); (D.W.); (L.M.K.); (A.R.H.); (C.K.M.); (P.H.T.); (M.A.P.); (D.K.); (D.G.M.)
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- Barnes Jewish Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; (M.D.T.); (E.L.); (S.F.B.); (J.I.T.); (M.M.M.); (A.S.); (A.O.); (H.N.); (D.W.); (L.M.K.); (A.R.H.); (C.K.M.); (P.H.T.); (M.A.P.); (D.K.); (D.G.M.)
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- Barnes Jewish Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; (M.D.T.); (E.L.); (S.F.B.); (J.I.T.); (M.M.M.); (A.S.); (A.O.); (H.N.); (D.W.); (L.M.K.); (A.R.H.); (C.K.M.); (P.H.T.); (M.A.P.); (D.K.); (D.G.M.)
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- Barnes Jewish Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; (M.D.T.); (E.L.); (S.F.B.); (J.I.T.); (M.M.M.); (A.S.); (A.O.); (H.N.); (D.W.); (L.M.K.); (A.R.H.); (C.K.M.); (P.H.T.); (M.A.P.); (D.K.); (D.G.M.)
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- Barnes Jewish Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; (M.D.T.); (E.L.); (S.F.B.); (J.I.T.); (M.M.M.); (A.S.); (A.O.); (H.N.); (D.W.); (L.M.K.); (A.R.H.); (C.K.M.); (P.H.T.); (M.A.P.); (D.K.); (D.G.M.)
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- Barnes Jewish Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; (M.D.T.); (E.L.); (S.F.B.); (J.I.T.); (M.M.M.); (A.S.); (A.O.); (H.N.); (D.W.); (L.M.K.); (A.R.H.); (C.K.M.); (P.H.T.); (M.A.P.); (D.K.); (D.G.M.)
- Center for Reproductive Health Sciences, Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Koskas M, Amant F, Mirza MR, Creutzberg CL. Cancer of the corpus uteri: 2021 update. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2021; 155 Suppl 1:45-60. [PMID: 34669196 PMCID: PMC9297903 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.13866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological malignancy in high‐ and middle‐income countries. Although the overall prognosis is relatively good, high‐grade endometrial cancers have a tendency to recur. Recurrence needs to be prevented since the prognosis for recurrent endometrial cancer is dismal. Treatment tailored to tumor biology is the optimal strategy to balance treatment efficacy against toxicity. Since The Cancer Genome Atlas defined four molecular subgroups of endometrial cancers, the molecular factors are increasingly used to define prognosis and treatment. Standard treatment consists of hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo‐oophorectomy. Lymphadenectomy (and increasingly sentinel node biopsy) enables identification of lymph node‐positive patients who need adjuvant treatment, including radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Adjuvant therapy is used for Stage I–II patients with high‐risk factors and Stage III patients; chemotherapy is especially used in non‐endometrioid cancers and those in the copy‐number high molecular group characterized by TP53 mutation. In advanced disease, a combination of surgery to no residual disease and chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy results in the best outcome. Surgery for recurrent disease is only advocated in patients with a good performance status with a relatively long disease‐free interval. The latest state‐of‐the‐art treatment for endometrial cancer is described, incorporating the most recent new data that influence its clinical management.
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- Martin Koskas
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Gynecologic Oncology Amsterdam, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Center for Gynecologic Oncology Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Oncology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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van Weelden WJ, Lalisang RI, Bulten J, Lindemann K, van Beekhuizen HJ, Trum H, Boll D, Werner HM, van Lonkhuijzen LR, Yigit R, Forsse D, Witteveen PO, Galaal K, van Ginkel A, Bignotti E, Weinberger V, Sweegers S, Kroep JR, Cabrera S, Snijders MP, Inda MA, Eriksson AGZ, Krakstad C, Romano A, van de Stolpe A, Pijnenborg JM, Pijnenborg JMA. Impact of hormonal biomarkers on response to hormonal therapy in advanced and recurrent endometrial cancer. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2021; 225:407.e1-407.e16. [PMID: 34019887 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Approximately 20% of women with endometrial cancer have advanced-stage disease or suffer from a recurrence. For these women, prognosis is poor, and palliative treatment options include hormonal therapy and chemotherapy. Lack of predictive biomarkers and suboptimal use of existing markers for response to hormonal therapy have resulted in overall limited efficacy. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to improve the efficacy of hormonal therapy by relating immunohistochemical expression of estrogen and progesterone receptors and estrogen receptor pathway activity scores to response to hormonal therapy. STUDY DESIGN Patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer and available biopsies taken before the start of hormonal therapy were identified in 16 centers within the European Network for Individualized Treatment in Endometrial Cancer and the Dutch Gynecologic Oncology Group. Tumor tissue was analyzed for estrogen and progesterone receptor expressions and estrogen receptor pathway activity using a quantitative polymerase chain reaction-based messenger RNA model to measure the activity of estrogen receptor-related target genes in tumor RNA. The primary endpoint was response rate defined as complete and partial response using the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors. The secondary endpoints were clinical benefit rate and progression-free survival. RESULTS Pretreatment biopsies with sufficient endometrial cancer tissue and complete response evaluation were available in 81 of 105 eligible cases. Here, 22 of 81 patients (27.2%) with a response had estrogen and progesterone receptor expressions of >50%, resulting in a response rate of 32.3% (95% confidence interval, 20.9-43.7) for an estrogen receptor expression of >50% and 50.0% (95% confidence interval, 35.2-64.8) for a progesterone receptor expression of >50%. Clinical benefit rate was 56.9% for an estrogen receptor expression of >50% (95% confidence interval, 44.9-68.9) and 75.0% (95% confidence interval, 62.2-87.8) for a progesterone receptor expression of >50%. The application of the estrogen receptor pathway test to cases with a progesterone receptor expression of >50% resulted in a response rate of 57.6% (95% confidence interval, 42.1-73.1). After 2 years of follow-up, 34.3% of cases (95% confidence interval, 20-48) with a progesterone receptor expression of >50% and 35.8% of cases (95% confidence interval, 20-52) with an estrogen receptor pathway activity score of >15 had not progressed. CONCLUSION The prediction of response to hormonal treatment in endometrial cancer improves substantially with a 50% cutoff level for progesterone receptor immunohistochemical expression and by applying a sequential test algorithm using progesterone receptor immunohistochemical expression and estrogen receptor pathway activity scores. However, results need to be validated in the prospective Prediction of Response to Hormonal Therapy in Advanced and Recurrent Endometrial Cancer (PROMOTE) study.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud Institute of Health Sciences, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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McEachron J, Zhou N, Spencer C, Shanahan L, Chatterton C, Singhal P, Lee YC. Evaluation of the optimal sequence of adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy in the treatment of advanced endometrial cancer. J Gynecol Oncol 2021; 31:e90. [PMID: 33078595 PMCID: PMC7593219 DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2020.31.e90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The optimal sequence of adjuvant chemoradiation in the treatment of advanced endometrial carcinoma (EC) remains unclear. We sought to evaluate the outcomes of patients treated with chemoradiation in sandwich fashion (chemotherapy-radiotherapy-chemotherapy; CRC), versus those treated sequentially (chemotherapy-radiotherapy; CR) (radiotherapy-chemotherapy; RC), to determine if there is a survival advantaged associated with a particular treatment sequence. METHODS A multicenter retrospective analysis of patients with stage III and IV EC from 2000-2018 was conducted. Inclusion criteria were patients who had undergone comprehensive surgical staging/tumor debulking; followed by adjuvant chemoradiation. Differences in the frequencies of adverse events were evaluated using Pearson's χ² test. Progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) rates were calculated using Kaplan-Meier estimates. RESULTS Final analysis included 152 patients; 36.8% (n=56) CRC, 28.9% (n=44) CR, and 34.2% (n=52) RC. Histology included 44.0% endometrioid, 47.5% serous and 8.5% clear cell tumors. There was no difference in the frequency of histology (p=0.973), stage (p=0.143), cytoreduction status (p=0.932), or treatment delays (p=0.571) between adjuvant therapy sequences. The most frequent location of disease recurrence was abdomen. The median PFS favored CRC versus CR or RC (36-months vs. 22-months and 24-months, respectively) (p=0.038), as did the median OS (48-months vs. 28-months and 34-months, respectively) (p=0.003). CRC demonstrated superiority over CR and RC sequencing in terms 3-year PFS (55% vs. 34% and 37%, respectively) and 3-year OS (71% vs. 50% and 52%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Adjuvant chemoradiation delivered in CRC sequence was associated with improvements in both PFS and OS compared to alternant therapy sequencing.
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- Jennifer McEachron
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, West Islip, NY, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, West Islip, NY, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, West Islip, NY, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, West Islip, NY, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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Tymon-Rosario J, Siegel ER, Bellone S, Harold J, Adjei N, Zeybek B, Mauricio D, Altwerger G, Menderes G, Ratner E, Clark M, Andikyan V, Huang GS, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Fader AN, Santin AD. Trastuzumab tolerability in the treatment of advanced (stage III-IV) or recurrent uterine serous carcinomas that overexpress HER2/neu. Gynecol Oncol 2021; 163:93-99. [PMID: 34372971 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Due to previously reported trastuzumab safety concerns and the scant data available in endometrial cancer patients, we sought to assess the safety, tolerability and toxicity profile of trastuzumab in patients with advanced/recurrent uterine serous carcinoma (USC) that overexpress HER2/neu in our multicenter randomized phase II trial. METHODS Patients were randomized 1:1 to receive carboplatin/paclitaxel (C/P) for 6 cycles ± trastuzumab (T) with the experimental arm continuing to receive single agent trastuzumab maintenance treatment until disease progression/toxicity. Progression-free-survival was the primary endpoint; overall-survival and toxicity were secondary endpoints. Adverse events (AEs) were compared between treatment arms. RESULTS There were 28 patients in the C/P arm and 32 patients in the experimental (C/P + T) arm. Fifty-eight patients (97%) experienced 977 treatment-related AEs of which 875 (89.6%) were low-grade (grade 1-2) and 102 (10.4%) were high-grade (grade 3-5). The mean ± standard deviation of AEs per patient was 15.5 ± 16.3 in the C/P arm and 17.0 ± 16.0 in the C/P + T arm. Gastrointestinal AEs were the most common in both arms (n = 155, 15.7%) of which 94.2% were low-grade (n = 146). Importantly, no significant difference between treatment arms was detected in any system-organ class of AE including cardiac AE. Five (17%) of 29 patients who received prolonged trastuzumab maintenance therapy had no sign of cumulative toxicity after an average (range) of 5.1 (4.2-6.3) years. CONCLUSIONS Trastuzumab appears to be safe and has a manageable toxicity profile both when used in combination with chemotherapy and when used for single agent maintenance in patients with HER2/neu positive USC. This safety profile is reassuring given the proven efficacy of trastuzumab in advanced/recurrent HER2/neu positive USC.
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- Joan Tymon-Rosario
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, CT 06520, USA.
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Yan X, Sheng X, Chi Z, Si L, Cui C, Kong Y, Tang B, Mao L, Wang X, Lian B, Li S, Bai X, Zhou L, Dai J, Yao H, Guo J. Randomized Phase II Study of Bevacizumab in Combination With Carboplatin Plus Paclitaxel in Patients With Previously Untreated Advanced Mucosal Melanoma. J Clin Oncol 2021; 39:881-889. [PMID: 33444116 DOI: 10.1200/jco.20.00902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Mucosal melanoma (MM) is a highly vascularized tumor with an extremely poor prognosis. In this randomized, open-label, phase II study, we characterized the efficacy and safety of bevacizumab in combination with carboplatin plus paclitaxel (CPB) in patients with previously untreated advanced MM. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients were randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to receive carboplatin (area under the curve, 5) plus paclitaxel (175 mg/m2) once every 4 weeks in combination with (CPB arm, 5 mg/kg) or without (CP arm) bevacizumab once every 2 weeks. Progression-free survival (PFS) was the primary end point. Secondary end points included overall survival (OS), objective response rate, and adverse events. RESULTS We recruited 114 patients to our study. The median PFS was significantly longer in the CPB arm (4.8 months; 95% CI, 3.6 to 6.0 months) than in the CP arm (3.0 months; 95% CI, 1.7 to 4.3 months) (hazard ratio, 0.461; 95% CI, 0.306 to 0.695; P < .001). Objective response rates were 19.7% and 13.2%, respectively (P = .384). The median OS was also significantly longer in the CPB arm than in the CP arm (13.6 v 9.0 months; hazard ratio, 0.611; 95% CI, 0.407 to 0.917; P = .017). No new safety signals were observed. CONCLUSION PFS and OS were significantly better in patients with metastatic MM who received bevacizumab in addition to CPB than in those who received CPB alone. A phase III study should be performed to confirm these benefits (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02023710).
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- Xieqiao Yan
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Renal Cancer and Melanoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Renal Cancer and Melanoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Renal Cancer and Melanoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Renal Cancer and Melanoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Renal Cancer and Melanoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Renal Cancer and Melanoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Renal Cancer and Melanoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Renal Cancer and Melanoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Renal Cancer and Melanoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Renal Cancer and Melanoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Renal Cancer and Melanoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Renal Cancer and Melanoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Renal Cancer and Melanoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Renal Cancer and Melanoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cancer Biotherapy, Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming School of Medicine, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Renal Cancer and Melanoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China
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The role of lymphadenectomy in patients with stage III&IV uterine serous carcinoma: Results of multicentric Turkish study. J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod 2021; 50:102063. [PMID: 33453448 DOI: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2021.102063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate clinicopathological features, oncological outcome and prognostic factors for recurrence in advanced stage uterine serous carcinoma (USC) patients. METHODS Patients with 2009 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage III&IV uterine serous carcinoma were enrolled from 4 gynecologic oncology centers and a study group was created. Response to therapy was evaluated according to the WHO criteria. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) estimates were determinated by using the Kaplan-Meier method. Survival curves were compared with the log-rank test. Multivariate analysis was performed using the Cox proportional hazards model. RESULTS Entire cohort included 63 patients. Median age of cohort was 64 years. Thirty-five (55.6 %) patients were stage IV. Lymphadenectomy was performed in 57 (90.5 %) patients and lymph node metastasis was positive in 45 (71.4 %) patients. Maximal cytoreduction (no residue tumor) was achieved in 53 (84.1 %) patients. However, optimal cytoreduction (residue tumor ≤1 cm) was achieved in 6 (9.5 %) patients and suboptimal cytoreduction (residue tumor >1 cm) was achieved in 3 (4.8 %) patients. Median follow-up time was 19 (range;1-152) months. Complete clinical response was obtained in 58 (92.1 %) patients after standard adjuvant therapy. Disease failure was detected in 25 patients. Study group had a 2-year PFS of 51 % and 2-year OS of 80 %. On multivariate analysis, performing lymphadenectomy was an independent prognostic factor for PFS (Odds ratio: 24.794, 95 % Confidence Interval: 4.214-145.869; p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Lymphadenectomy should be a part of the standard surgical therapy in advanced stage USC.
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Conley BA, Staudt L, Takebe N, Wheeler DA, Wang L, Cardenas MF, Korchina V, Zenklusen JC, McShane LM, Tricoli JV, Williams PM, Lubensky I, O’Sullivan-Coyne G, Kohn E, Little RF, White J, Malik S, Harris LN, Mann B, Weil C, Tarnuzzer R, Karlovich C, Rodgers B, Shankar L, Jacobs PM, Nolan T, Berryman SM, Gastier-Foster J, Bowen J, Leraas K, Shen H, Laird PW, Esteller M, Miller V, Johnson A, Edmondson EF, Giordano TJ, Kim B, Ivy SP. The Exceptional Responders Initiative: Feasibility of a National Cancer Institute Pilot Study. J Natl Cancer Inst 2021; 113:27-37. [PMID: 32339229 PMCID: PMC7781457 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaa061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Tumor molecular profiling from patients experiencing exceptional responses to systemic therapy may provide insights into cancer biology and improve treatment tailoring. This pilot study evaluates the feasibility of identifying exceptional responders retrospectively, obtaining pre-exceptional response treatment tumor tissues, and analyzing them with state-of-the-art molecular analysis tools to identify potential molecular explanations for responses. METHODS Exceptional response was defined as partial (PR) or complete (CR) response to a systemic treatment with population PR or CR rate less than 10% or an unusually long response (eg, duration >3 times published median). Cases proposed by patients' clinicians were reviewed by clinical and translational experts. Tumor and normal tissue (if possible) were profiled with whole exome sequencing and, if possible, targeted deep sequencing, RNA sequencing, methylation arrays, and immunohistochemistry. Potential germline mutations were tracked for relevance to disease. RESULTS Cases reflected a variety of tumors and standard and investigational treatments. Of 520 cases, 476 (91.5%) were accepted for further review, and 222 of 476 (46.6%) proposed cases met requirements as exceptional responders. Clinical data were obtained from 168 of 222 cases (75.7%). Tumor was provided from 130 of 168 cases (77.4%). Of 117 of the 130 (90.0%) cases with sufficient nucleic acids, 109 (93.2%) were successfully analyzed; 6 patients had potentially actionable germline mutations. CONCLUSION Exceptional responses occur with standard and investigational treatment. Retrospective identification of exceptional responders, accessioning, and sequencing of pretreatment archived tissue is feasible. Data from molecular analyses of tumors, particularly when combining results from patients who received similar treatments, may elucidate molecular bases for exceptional responses.
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- Barbara A Conley
- Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Center for Cancer Genomics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Clinic, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Center for Cancer Genomics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA; Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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- Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA; Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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- Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA; Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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- Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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- Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Pathology and Histology Laboratory, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Rubinstein MM, Grisham RN, Cadoo K, Kyi C, Tew WP, Friedman CF, O'Cearbhaill RE, Zamarin D, Zhou Q, Iasonos A, Nikolovski I, Xu H, Soldan KN, Caird I, Martin M, Guillen J, Eid KT, Aghajanian C, Makker V. A phase I open-label study of selinexor with paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with advanced ovarian or endometrial cancers. Gynecol Oncol 2021; 160:71-76. [PMID: 33139041 PMCID: PMC7779742 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE Selinexor, a selective inhibitor of nuclear export, monotherapy causes nuclear accumulation of tumor-suppressor proteins and has anti-tumor activity in ovarian and endometrial cancers. The safety and tolerability of oral selinexor plus intravenous carboplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy (selinexor + CP) was evaluated in this population. PATIENTS AND METHODS This phase I, 3 + 3 dose-escalation study assessed 4 selinexor + CP regimens. Patients in cohorts of 3, regardless of disease type, were administered 1 of 4 alternating regimens (selinexor at 30 mg/m2 or 60 mg plus CP at AUC 5 and 175 mg/m2 or 80 mg/m2, respectively) for 6-10 cycles (1 cycle = 21 days), followed by selinexor maintenance. Enrolled patients with ovarian cancer had received 1 prior platinum-based therapy. Patients with endometrial cancer were chemotherapy-naive or had received 1 prior platinum-based therapy. Response was evaluated every 9 weeks. RESULTS Twenty-three patients were treated (5 serous ovarian cancer; 18 endometrial cancer, including 6 carcinosarcomas). The most common treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) were thrombocytopenia (100%), leukopenia (91%), and hyperglycemia (87%). The most common grade 3/4 TRAEs were leukopenia (70%), neutropenia (70%), lymphopenia (61%), anemia (57%), and alanine transaminase increase (43%). One treatment-related dose-limiting toxicity (grade 3 syncope) occurred. Twelve patients achieved a partial response and 1 achieved a complete response. Responses to all four regimens were observed in ovarian and endometrial cancers. CONCLUSIONS Combination selinexor + CP was safe and tolerated in advanced ovarian and endometrial cancers.
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- Maria M Rubinstein
- Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States of America; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States of America; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States of America; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States of America; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States of America; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States of America; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States of America; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc., Newton, MA, United States of America
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- Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States of America.
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Hori K, Nishio S, Ushijima K, Kasamatsu Y, Kondo E, Takehara K, Ito K. A phase II, open-labeled, single-arm study of dose-dense paclitaxel plus carboplatin in advanced or recurrent uterine endometrial cancer treatment: a KCOG-G1303, DOENCA trial. J Gynecol Oncol 2021; 32:e64. [PMID: 34085798 PMCID: PMC8192238 DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2021.32.e64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objective To determine the safety and efficacy of dose-dense (dd) paclitaxel (PTX) and carboplatin (CBDCA) in treating advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer. Methods Women aged 20–75 years with histologically confirmed endometrial cancer, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage III disease with some residual tumor, FIGO stage IV disease, recurrence after front-line curative treatment, or recurrence after second-line chemotherapy or radiotherapy were enrolled in this study. PTX (80 mg/m2) was administered intravenously (IV) to every participant on days 1, 8, and 15, and CBDCA (area under the curve of 5) was administered IV on day 1 once every 3 weeks until the disease progressed, unacceptable adverse events occurred, or consent was withdrawn. The primary endpoint was the response rate (RR), while the secondary endpoints were progression-free survival, overall survival, and adverse effects. Results Forty-eight participants were enrolled, and 46 were eligible to receive treatment. The patients' median age was 61 years (range, 43–76 years). Twenty-two participants had experienced recurrence, and the remaining patients had primary advanced endometrial cancer. There were 10 cases of serous carcinoma, 3 cases of endometrioid carcinoma G3, 2 cases of carcinosarcoma, and 2 cases of clear-cell carcinoma according to histology. Twenty-nine participants (63.0%) received ≥6 cycles of chemotherapy. The RR (complete, 13 cases; partial, 20 cases) was 71.3% (95% confidence interval: 59.0%–84.5%). Conclusion The dd PTX with CBDCA is feasible and available as a treatment option for advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer. Trial Registration UMIN Clinical Trials Registry Identifier: UMIN000017138
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- Kensuke Hori
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Amagasaki, Japan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shizuoka Cancer Center, Nagaizumi, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Amagasaki, Japan
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Trastuzumab with carboplatin/paclitaxel for treatment of advanced stage and recurrent uterine papillary serous carcinoma: A cost-effectiveness analysis. Gynecol Oncol 2020; 160:214-218. [PMID: 33393480 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Uterine papillary serous carcinoma (UPSC) is a variant of endometrial cancer that is aggressive and associated with poor outcomes. We sought to evaluate the cost effectiveness of carboplatin/paclitaxel alone versus carboplatin/paclitaxel with trastuzumab among patients with Her2/neu-positive advanced or recurrent UPSC. METHODS We designed a Markov model in TreeAge Pro 2019 software to simulate management of a theoretical cohort of 4000 patients with Her2/neu-positive advanced or recurrent uterine papillary serous carcinoma (UPSC) followed for four years. In the carboplatin/paclitaxel with trastuzumab strategy, we included the cost of testing for Her2/neu status. We obtained all model inputs from the literature and a societal perspective was assumed. Outcomes included progression-free survival, progression, UPSC-specific mortality, cost, and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). The intervention was considered cost effective if the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) was below the willingness-to-pay threshold of $100,000 per QALY. Sensitivity analyses were used to determine the robustness of the results. RESULTS In our theoretical cohort of 4000 women, treatment with the addition of trastuzumab resulted in 637 fewer deaths and 627 fewer cases of progression compared with treatment with carboplatin/paclitaxel alone. Treatment with trastuzumab was associated with an additional cost of $144,335,895, but was associated with an increase of 2065 QALYs. The ICER was $69,903 per QALY, which was below our willingness-to-pay threshold. Sensitivity analysis demonstrated that this treatment strategy was cost-effective until the cost of 6 months of treatment surpassed $38,505 (baseline input: $27,562). CONCLUSION We found that the addition of trastuzumab to carboplatin/paclitaxel was a cost-effective treatment strategy for patients with advanced/recurrent Her2/neu-positive UPSC.
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Miller DS, Filiaci VL, Mannel RS, Cohn DE, Matsumoto T, Tewari KS, DiSilvestro P, Pearl ML, Argenta PA, Powell MA, Zweizig SL, Warshal DP, Hanjani P, Carney ME, Huang H, Cella D, Zaino R, Fleming GF. Carboplatin and Paclitaxel for Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Final Overall Survival and Adverse Event Analysis of a Phase III Trial (NRG Oncology/GOG0209). J Clin Oncol 2020; 38:3841-3850. [PMID: 33078978 DOI: 10.1200/jco.20.01076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Limitations of the paclitaxel-doxorubicin-cisplatin (TAP) regimen in the treatment of endometrial cancer include tolerability and cumbersome scheduling. The Gynecologic Oncology Group studied carboplatin plus paclitaxel (TC) as a noninferior alternative to TAP. METHODS GOG0209 was a phase III, randomized, noninferiority, open-label trial. Inclusion criteria were stage III, stage IV, and recurrent endometrial cancers; performance status 0-2; and adequate renal, hepatic, and marrow function. Prior radiotherapy and/or hormonal therapy were permitted, but chemotherapy, including radiosensitization, was not. Patients were treated with doxorubicin 45 mg/m2 and cisplatin 50 mg/m2 (day 1), followed by paclitaxel 160 mg/m2 (day 2) with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor or paclitaxel 175 mg/m2 and carboplatin area under the curve 6 (day 1) every 21 days for seven cycles. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS; modified intention to treat). Progression-free survival (PFS), health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and toxicity were secondary endpoints. RESULTS From 2003 to 2009, 1,381 women were enrolled. Noninferiority of TC to TAP was concluded for OS (median, 37 v 41 months, respectively; hazard ratio [HR], 1.002; 90% CI, 0.9 to 1.12), and PFS (median, 13 v 14 months; HR, 1.032; 90% CI, 0.93 to 1.15). Neutropenic fever was reported in 7% of patients receiving TAP and 6% of those receiving TC. Grade > 2 sensory neuropathy was recorded in 26% of patients receiving TAP and 20% receiving TC (P = .40). More grade ≥ 3 thrombocytopenia (23% v 12%), vomiting (7% v 4%), diarrhea (6% v 2%), and metabolic (14% v 8%) toxicities were reported with TAP. Neutropenia (52% v 80%) was more common with TC. Small HRQoL differences favored TC. CONCLUSION With demonstrated noninferiority to TAP, TC is the global first-line standard for advanced endometrial cancer.
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- David S Miller
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- NRG Oncology, Clinical Trial Development Division, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- The Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
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- Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA
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- Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
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- University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA
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- Hanjani Institute for Gynecologic Oncology, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA
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- John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI
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- NRG Oncology, Clinical Trial Development Division, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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McEachron J, Zhou N, Spencer C, Chatterton C, Shanahan L, Katz J, Naegele S, Singhal PK, Lee YC. Adjuvant chemoradiation associated with improved outcomes in patients with microsatellite instability-high advanced endometrial carcinoma. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2020; 31:203-208. [PMID: 32817172 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2020-001709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Jennifer McEachron
- Gynecologic Oncology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, West Islip, New York, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, West Islip, New York, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, West Islip, New York, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, West Islip, New York, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Randomized Phase II Trial of Carboplatin–Paclitaxel Compared with Carboplatin–Paclitaxel–Trastuzumab in Advanced (Stage III–IV) or Recurrent Uterine Serous Carcinomas that Overexpress Her2/Neu (NCT01367002): Updated Overall Survival Analysis. Clin Cancer Res 2020; 26:3928-3935. [DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-20-0953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Nomura H, Aoki D, Michimae H, Mizuno M, Nakai H, Arai M, Sasagawa M, Ushijima K, Sugiyama T, Saito M, Tokunaga H, Matoda M, Nakanishi T, Watanabe Y, Takahashi F, Saito T, Yaegashi N. Effect of Taxane Plus Platinum Regimens vs Doxorubicin Plus Cisplatin as Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Endometrial Cancer at a High Risk of Progression: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol 2020; 5:833-840. [PMID: 30896757 DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Importance The efficacy of taxane plus platinum regimens has been demonstrated for advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer; however, it has not been assessed in postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for endometrial cancer. Objective To evaluate the clinical benefit of taxane plus platinum compared with standard doxorubicin plus cisplatin as postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy in endometrial cancer. Design, Setting, and Participants In this multicenter, open-label, phase 3 randomized clinical trial, patients with endometrial cancer at high-risk stage I or II or stage III or IV that did not extend beyond the abdominal cavity and had 2 cm or greater residual tumor were included from 118 institutions in Japan from November 24, 2006, to January 7, 2011. Data was analyzed from March 15, 2017, to June 30, 2017. Interventions Eligible patients were randomly assigned (1:1:1) to receive 6 cycles of doxorubicin, 60 mg/m2, plus cisplatin, 50 mg/m2, on day 1; docetaxel, 70 mg/m2, plus cisplatin, 60 mg/m2, on day 1; or paclitaxel, 180 mg/m2, plus carboplatin (area under the curve, 6.0 mg/mL × min) on day 1 every 3 weeks. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary end point was progression-free survival. Secondary end points were overall survival, occurrence of adverse events, tolerability, and status of lymph node dissection. Results Among 788 eligible patients, the median (SD) age was 59 (22-74) years; 263 patients were assigned to doxorubicin plus cisplatin treatment, 263 patients to docetaxel plus cisplatin treatment, and 262 patients to paclitaxel plus carboplatin treatment. The number of patients who did not complete 6 cycles was 53 (20.1%) for the doxorubicin plus cisplatin group, 45 (17.1%) for the docetaxel plus cisplatin group, and 63 (24.0%) for the paclitaxel plus carboplatin group. Tolerability of these regimens were not statistically different. After a median follow-up period of 7 years, there was no statistical difference of progression-free survival (doxorubicin plus cisplatin, 191; docetaxel plus cisplatin, 208; paclitaxel plus carboplatin, 187; P = .12) or overall survival (doxorubicin plus cisplatin, 217; docetaxel plus cisplatin, 223; paclitaxel plus carboplatin, 215; P = .67) among the 3 groups. The 5-year progression-free survival rate was 73.3% for the doxorubicin plus cisplatin group, 79.0% for the docetaxel plus cisplatin group, and 73.9% for the paclitaxel plus carboplatin group, while the 5-year overall survival rates were 82.7%, 88.1%, and 86.1%, respectively. Conclusions and Relevance There was no significant difference of survival among patients receiving doxorubicin plus cisplatin, docetaxel plus cisplatin, or paclitaxel plus carboplatin as postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for endometrial cancer. Because each regimen showed adequate tolerability but different toxic effects, taxane plus platinum regimens may be a reasonable alternative to treatment with doxorubicin plus cisplatin. Trial Registration UMIN-CTR identifier: UMIN000000522.
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- Hiroyuki Nomura
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Clinical Medicine, Kitasato University School of Pharmacy, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology, Tohoku University Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Miyagi, Japan
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Miyagi, Japan
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- Clinical Research, Innovation and Education Center, Tohoku University Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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- Gynecology Service, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan
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Verrengia A, Sigismondi C, Iannacone E, Bellia A, Busci L, Trezzi G, Malandrino C, Gianatti A, Frigerio L. Does cytoreductive surgery followed by adjuvant chemo-radiotherapy decrease the risk of recurrence and death in stage III endometrial cancer? TUMORI JOURNAL 2020; 106:319-324. [PMID: 32008470 DOI: 10.1177/0300891619900676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The optimal postoperative adjuvant treatment for stage III endometrial cancer (EC) is controversial. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and adjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) on relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) in stage III EC. METHODS Data on 36 patients with stage III EC were reviewed. A review of the literature was performed. RESULTS Median follow-up was 31 months (range 3-195). All patients underwent radical surgery with lymph nodes assessment in 29 (80.6%). The histologic specimen revealed 27 (75%) type I and 9 (25%) type II cancers staged IIIA, IIIB, IIIC1, and IIIC2 in 9 (25%), 3 (8.3%), 17 (47.2%), and 7 (19.5%) patients, respectively. At the end of surgery, 32 (88.9%) had no residual tumor. Eighteen (50%) patients were treated with CRT (50% with sandwich approach, 50% with concurrent chemotherapy [CT]), 4 (11.1%) patients received radiotherapy (RT), and 14 (38.9%) had multiagent CT. Four patients (11.1%) with a residual tumor larger than 1 centimeter after surgery died of disease. The 5-year median recurrent free survival (RFS) for CRT, RT, and CT was 69.1%, 37.5%, and 23.8%, respectively (p = 0.05); the 5-year OS for CRT, RT, and CT was 83%, 35.7%, and 25%, respectively (p = 0.023). Multivariate analyses showed residual tumor as independent predictor for recurrence and death. CRT showed a borderline significance on OS. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrated that optimal cytoreduction is the most significant prognostic factor and adjuvant CRT seems to be associated with a significant decreased risk of recurrence in stage III EC.
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- Apollonia Verrengia
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Radiotherapy, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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Miller DS, Randall ME, Filiaci V. Progress in endometrial cancer: Contributions of the former Gynecologic Oncology Group. Gynecol Oncol 2020; 157:312-322. [PMID: 32014330 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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For over forty years, the Gynecologic Oncology Group drove progress in treating endometrial cancer. The first decades of investigation began with a meticulous prospective, surgicopathologic staging study that was the platform for development of all subsequent trials. The resultant statistical model of low risk, intermediate risk, and high-risk groups of patients led to trials where therapeutic modalities were best targeted at disease spread. A clear role for chemotherapy was established. It was realized that greater advances might be achieved with the advent of newer anti-neoplastic agents and these agents were subjected to extensive phase II testing. These agents later were integrated into comparison trials for advanced endometrial cancer. Multimodality therapy continues to show promise. Hormonal therapy was thoroughly investigated and led to combination hormonal therapy trials. Newer agents, including biologics are under active study, as well as the potential contribution of modern imaging techniques. Finally, GOG0210 established a repository of clinical specimens with detailed clinical and epidemiologic data from patients with surgically staged endometrial carcinoma. This should provide for a much greater understanding of molecular characteristics associated with risk of endometrial cancer recurrence, clinical and histological characteristics, and epidemiologic factors.
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- David Scott Miller
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Dallas, TX, United States of America.
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- University of Kentucky, Department of Radiation Medicine, 800 Rose Street, Rm. C114D, Lexington, KY 40536 0293, United States of America
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- NRG Oncology Statistical and Data Center, Buffalo, NY, United States of America
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Dhani NC, Hirte HW, Wang L, Burnier JV, Jain A, Butler MO, Welch S, Fleming GF, Hurteau J, Matsuo K, Matei D, Jimenez W, Johnston C, Cristea M, Tonkin K, Ghatage P, Lheureux S, Mehta A, Quintos J, Tan Q, Kamel-Reid S, Ludkovski O, Tsao MS, Wright JJ, Oza AM. Phase II Trial of Cabozantinib in Recurrent/Metastatic Endometrial Cancer: A Study of the Princess Margaret, Chicago, and California Consortia (NCI9322/PHL86). Clin Cancer Res 2020; 26:2477-2486. [PMID: 31992589 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-2576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2019] [Revised: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE The relevance of the MET/hepatocyte growth factor pathway in endometrial cancer tumor biology supports the clinical evaluation of cabozantinib in this disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS PHL86/NCI#9322 (NCT01935934) is a single arm study that evaluated cabozantinib (60 mg once daily) in women with endometrial cancer with progression after chemotherapy. Coprimary endpoints were response rate and 12-week progression-free-survival (PFS). Patients with uncommon histology endometrial cancer (eg, carcinosarcoma and clear cell) were enrolled in a parallel exploratory cohort. RESULTS A total of 102 patients were accrued. Among 36 endometrioid histology patients, response rate was 14%, 12-week PFS rate was 67%, and median PFS was 4.8 months. In serous cohort of 34 patients, response rate was 12%, 12-week PFS was 56%, and median PFS was 4.0 months. In a separate cohort of 32 patients with uncommon histology endometrial cancer (including carcinosarcoma), response rate was 6% and 12-week PFS was 47%. Six patients were on treatment for >12 months, including two for >30 months. Common cabozantinib-related toxicities (>30% patients) included hypertension, fatigue, diarrhea, nausea, and hand-foot syndrome. Gastrointestinal fistula/perforation occurred in four of 70 (6%) patients with serous/endometrioid cancer and five of 32 (16%) patients in exploratory cohort. We observed increased frequency of responses with somatic CTNNB1 mutation [four partial responses (PRs) in 10 patients, median PFS 7.6 months] and concurrent KRAS and PTEN/PIK3CA mutations (three PRs in 12 patients, median PFS 5.9 months). CONCLUSIONS Cabozantinib has activity in serous and endometrioid histology endometrial cancer. These results support further evaluation in genomically characterized patient cohorts.
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- Neesha C Dhani
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ontario, Canada
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- North Shore University Health System Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois
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- University of Southern California/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Los Angeles, California
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- City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California
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- The Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- NCI Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP), Bethesda, Maryland
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Neri M, Peiretti M, Melis GB, Piras B, Vallerino V, Paoletti AM, Madeddu C, Scartozzi M, Mais V. Systemic therapy for the treatment of endometrial cancer. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2019; 20:2019-2032. [PMID: 31451034 DOI: 10.1080/14656566.2019.1654996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Introduction: Endometrial cancer (EC) is one of the most frequent gynecological cancers worldwide. The gold standard treatment of EC is most certainly surgery and may very well be the only therapy in the early stages of disease. To improve outcomes in non-early EC, adjuvant therapy is often employed but this is not standardized. Adjuvant options can include radiotherapy, chemotherapy or a combination of both. Adjuvant chemotherapy could be indicated in high-risk stage I and II or advanced stage EC. Several clinical trials are ongoing in an attempt to define the optimal adjuvant treatment. Furthermore, chemotherapy is the front-line therapy in advanced unresectable, metastatic or recurrent endometrial cancer. Areas covered: Herein, the authors review the first-line chemotherapy for the treatment of endometrial cancer and provide their expert perspectives on these therapies. Expert opinion: Chemotherapy is fundamental in advanced/recurrent EC. Further evidence is needed to characterize the role of adjuvant chemotherapy. Future studies should consider genomic and molecular heterogeneities to identify even more efficient tailored therapies.
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- Manuela Neri
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari , Monserrato , Italy.,Maternal Child Department, University Hospital of Cagliari , Monserrato , Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari , Monserrato , Italy.,Maternal Child Department, University Hospital of Cagliari , Monserrato , Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari , Monserrato , Italy.,Maternal Child Department, University Hospital of Cagliari , Monserrato , Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari , Monserrato , Italy.,Maternal Child Department, University Hospital of Cagliari , Monserrato , Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari , Monserrato , Italy.,Maternal Child Department, University Hospital of Cagliari , Monserrato , Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari , Monserrato , Italy.,Maternal Child Department, University Hospital of Cagliari , Monserrato , Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cagliari , Monserrato , Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cagliari , Monserrato , Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari , Monserrato , Italy.,Maternal Child Department, University Hospital of Cagliari , Monserrato , Italy
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Adjuvant External Radiation Impacts Outcome of Pelvis-limited Stage III Endometrial Carcinoma: A Multi-institutional Study. Am J Clin Oncol 2019; 41:792-796. [PMID: 28225446 DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Adjuvant therapy choice for women with FIGO stage III endometrial carcinoma (EC) is controversial. We investigate the comparative benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy (CT) alone, radiation therapy alone (RT) or in combination (chemotherapy and radiation therapy [CRT]) with respect to recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) in women with pelvis-limited (PL) EC (stage IIIA, IIIB, and IIIC1). MATERIALS AND METHODS A multi-institutional database of 270 surgically staged women with PLEC was analyzed. Univariate log-rank analyses and Cox regression multivariate analyses (MVA) were performed to identify factors associated with RFS and OS. RESULTS Median RFS and OS were 112 and 130 months, respectively, for the full cohort. Adjuvant treatment was CT in 21%, RT in 27%, and CRT in 47%. Age, year of treatment, grade, histology, and adjuvant treatment were significantly associated with RFS and OS on univariate analysis. PLEC patients receiving CT alone fared worse in terms of RFS (P=0.07 relative to RT and <0.01 relative to CRT). On MVA, CRT retained significantly improved RFS relative to CT (hazard ratio for recurrence 0.38, P<0.01). PLEC patients receiving RT or CRT had improved OS compared with CT, P<0.01 and 0.03, respectively. On MVA, both RT only and CRT retained association with improved OS relative to CT alone (hazard ratio for death, 0.43, P=0.02 and 0.40, P<0.01, respectively). CONCLUSIONS For surgically staged PL stage III EC, treatment regimens incorporating RT were associated with improved survival endpoints relative to CT alone. As such, RT should be considered an important component in the adjuvant management of stage III PLEC.
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Jones NL, Huang Y, Chatterjee S, Tergas AI, Burke WM, Hou JY, Deutsch I, Ananth CV, Neugut AI, Hershman DL, Wright JD. Patterns of care and outcomes for women with uterine cancer and ovarian metastases. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2019; 29:365-376. [PMID: 30718315 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2018-000047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Revised: 12/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE For women with uterine cancer with metastases isolated to the adnexa (stage IIIA) optimal adjuvant therapy is unknown. We performed a population-based analysis to examine the use of chemotherapy, vaginal brachytherapy, and external beam therapy (in women with stage IIIA uterine cancer. METHODS The National Cancer Database was used to identify women with stage IIIA uterine cancer with ovarian metastasis from 2004 to 2012. We explored the use of chemotherapy, vaginal brachytherapy, and external beam therapy over time. Multivariable models were developed to examine factors associated with survival. RESULTS We identified 4088 women with uterine cancer and ovarian metastases. Overall, 56.2% of women received chemotherapy. Vaginal brachytherapy was used in 11.1%, while 36.6% received external beam therapy. Five-year survival was 64.7 % (95% CI, 62.9% to 66.5%). In a multivariable model, chemotherapy was associated with a 38% decrease in mortality (HR = 0.62; 95% CI, 0.54 to 0.71). Similarly, both external beam therapy (HR = 0.74; 95% CI, 0.65 to 0.85) and vaginal brachytherapy (HR = 0.67; 95% CI, 0.53 to 0.85) were associated with improved survival. When the cohort was limited to women who received chemotherapy, radiation was associated with improved overall survival (HR 0.74, 95% CI 0.61 to 0.90). There was no difference in survival between the use of external beam therapy and vaginal brachytherapy. CONCLUSIONS Chemotherapy was associated with a decrease in mortality in women with endometrial cancer and ovarian metastases. The addition of radiation therapy was associated with improved overall survival, although there was no difference between external beam therapy and vaginal brachytherapy.
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- Nathaniel L Jones
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA.,New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, New York, USA
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA.,New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, New York, USA
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA.,New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, New York, USA.,Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, New York, USA.,Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA.,New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, New York, USA.,Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA.,New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, New York, USA.,Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA.,New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, New York, USA.,Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA.,Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, New York, USA
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA.,New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, New York, USA.,Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, New York, USA.,Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA.,New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, New York, USA.,Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, New York, USA.,Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA .,New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, New York, USA.,Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA
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Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological malignancy in high-income countries. Although the overall prognosis is relatively good, high-grade endometrial cancers have a tendency to recur. Recurrence needs to be prevented since the prognosis for recurrent endometrial cancer is dismal. Treatment tailored to tumor biology is the optimal strategy to balance treatment efficacy against toxicity. Standard treatment consists of hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Lymphadenectomy (with ongoing studies of sentinel node biopsy) enables identification of lymph node positive patients who need adjuvant treatment, including radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Adjuvant radiotherapy is used for Stage I-II patients with high-risk factors and Stage III lymph node negative patients. In advanced disease, a combination of surgery to no residual disease and chemotherapy results in the best outcome. Surgery for recurrent disease is only advocated in patients with a good performance status with a relatively long disease-free interval.
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- Frédéric Amant
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Gynecologic Oncology Amsterdam, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Center for Gynecologic Oncology Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Oncology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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Wakahashi S, Kawakami F, Wakahashi K, Minagawa K, Matsuo K, Katayama Y, Yamada H, Matsui T, Sudo T. Transformed Follicular Lymphoma (TFL) Predicts Outcome in Advanced Endometrial Cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2018; 27:963-969. [PMID: 29784731 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-17-0762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Revised: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Transformed follicular lymphoma (TFL, ZC3H12D) was identified as a candidate tumor suppressor gene that contributes to cell-cycle arrest through regulation of Rb phosphorylation, but the clinical impact of TFL is unknown. The goal of this study was to evaluate the prognostic significance of TFL expression in advanced endometrial cancer.Methods: Tissue samples were obtained from 103 patients with Federation Internationale des Gynaecologistes et Obstetristes stage III-IV endometrial cancer. Associations between TFL expression and outcomes were evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression models.Results: There were 24 TFL-low cases (23.3%) and the 10-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in these cases were lower than those for patients with normal TFL expression in univariate analysis (PFS, P = 0.003; OS, P = 0.106). In multivariate analysis, TFL status was a significant predictor for PFS [HR = 2.76; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.45-5.28; P = 0.002] and OS (HR = 1.94; 95% CI, 0.91-4.11; P = 0.085), adjusted for covariates. The TFL gene maps to human chromosome 6q25.1, where estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) gene ESR1 is also located. Lack of ERα expression is a poor prognostic factor in early endometrial cancer. Among 41 ERα-low patients, 10-year PFS was significantly lower in 15 TFL-low cases (univariate analysis, P = 0.055; multivariate analysis, HR = 4.70; 95% CI, 1.68-13.20; P = 0.003).Conclusions: We identified TFL as a strong independent prognostic factor, regardless of ERα status.Impact: An investigation of the mechanism underlying tumor suppression by TFL may lead to new therapies for patients with advanced endometrial cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 27(8); 963-9. ©2018 AACR.
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- Senn Wakahashi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Hematology, Department of Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
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- Hematology, Department of Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Nishiwaki Municipal Hospital, Nishiwaki, Hyogo, Japan
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- Section of Translational Research, Hyogo Cancer Center, Akashi, Japan
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Fader AN, Roque DM, Siegel E, Buza N, Hui P, Abdelghany O, Chambers SK, Secord AA, Havrilesky L, O'Malley DM, Backes F, Nevadunsky N, Edraki B, Pikaart D, Lowery W, ElSahwi KS, Celano P, Bellone S, Azodi M, Litkouhi B, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Schwartz PE, Santin AD. Randomized Phase II Trial of Carboplatin-Paclitaxel Versus Carboplatin-Paclitaxel-Trastuzumab in Uterine Serous Carcinomas That Overexpress Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2/neu. J Clin Oncol 2018; 36:2044-2051. [PMID: 29584549 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.76.5966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 268] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Purpose Uterine serous carcinoma is a rare, aggressive variant of endometrial cancer. Trastuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that targets human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)/neu, a receptor overexpressed in 30% of uterine serous carcinoma. This multicenter, randomized phase II trial compared carboplatin-paclitaxel with and without trastuzumab in patients with advanced or recurrent uterine serous carcinoma who overexpress HER2/neu. Methods Eligible patients had primary stage III or IV or recurrent HER2/neu-positive disease. Participants were randomly assigned to receive carboplatin-paclitaxel (control arm) for six cycles with or without intravenous trastuzumab (experimental arm) until progression or unacceptable toxicity. The primary end point was progression-free survival, which was assessed for differences between treatment arms via one-sided log-rank tests. Results From August 2011 to March 2017, 61 patients were randomly assigned. Forty progression-free survival-related events occurred among 58 evaluable participants. Among all patients, median progression-free survival was 8.0 months (control) versus 12.6 months (experimental; P = .005; hazard ratio [HR], 0.44; 90% CI, 0.26 to 0.76). Similarly, median progression-free survival was 9.3 (control) versus 17.9 (experimental) months among 41 patients with stage III or IV disease undergoing primary treatment ( P = .013; HR, 0.40; 90% CI, 0.20 to 0.80) and 6.0 (control) versus 9.2 months (experimental), respectively, among 17 patients with recurrent disease ( P = .003; HR, 0.14; 90% CI, 0.04 to 0.53). Toxicity was not different between treatment arms, and no unexpected safety signals emerged. Conclusion Addition of trastuzumab to carboplatin-paclitaxel was well tolerated and increased progression-free survival. These encouraging results deserve further investigation to determine their impact on overall survival in patients with advanced or recurrent uterine serous carcinoma who overexpress HER2/neu.
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- Amanda N Fader
- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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- Amanda N. Fader, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Dana M. Roque, University of Maryland; Paul Celano, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore; William Lowery, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Eric Siegel, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Natalia Buza, Pei Hui, Osama Abdelghany, Stefania Bellone, Masoud Azodi, Babak Litkouhi, Elena Ratner, Dan-Arin Silasi, Peter E. Schwartz, and Alessandro D. Santin, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Setsuko K. Chambers, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Angeles Alvarez Secord and Laura Havrilesky, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; David M. O'Malley and Floor Backes, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Nicole Nevadunsky, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Babak Edraki, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA; Dirk Pikaart, Penrose Cancer Center-St Francis, Colorado Springs, CO; and Karim S. ElSahwi, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
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Adjuvant chemoradiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone in high-risk endometrial cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Gynecol Oncol 2018. [PMID: 29530332 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The benefits of adjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for high-risk endometrial cancer (HREC) in International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stages I-III remain controversial. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and safety of postoperative CRT over radiotherapy (RT) alone, exclusively for patients with HREC for the following key endpoints: overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), the local recurrence rate, the distant metastasis rate, cancer-specific survival (CSS), grade III/IV acute and late toxicities, and the small bowel obstruction rate. METHODS Five databases, namely, PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and ClinicalTrials.gov, were systematically explored and supplemented by manual searching to identify relevant studies published before Dec 9, 2017. Only prospective randomized controlled trials (RCTs) conducted for HREC comparing CRT and RT alone after surgery were included. All statistical analyses were performed using RevMan Version 5.3 software. RESULTS Six eligible trials involving 2105 patients were identified for the final meta-analysis (CRT: n = 1064; RT: n = 1041). No statistically significant differences were evident between the CRT and RT groups regarding OS (n = 2105, RR = 1.02, 95% CI 0.98-1.06, P = 0.40). Additionally, no differences were apparent in terms of the local recurrence rate (n = 690, RR = 0.48, 95% CI 0.19-1.18, P = 0.11) or distant metastasis rate (n = 1445, RR = 0.94, 95% CI 0.72-1.23, P = 0.67). However, CRT significantly prolonged overall five-year PFS (80.2% vs. 74.5%, +5.7%; RR = 1.08, P = 0.005) and five-year CSS (86.1% vs. 79.0%, +7.1%; RR = 1.09, P = 0.03). A higher incidence of grade III/IV toxicities (P < 0.00001) was evident with CRT, while grade III/IV late toxicities and the small bowel obstruction rate were not significantly different between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS For patients with endometrial cancers with stage I-III risk factors, adjuvant CRT can significantly improve PFS and CSS compared with RT. With the exception of increased acute toxicities, CRT is well accepted and tolerated in HREC patients.
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Yamashita H, Nakayama K, Ishikawa M, Nakamura K, Ishibashi T, Sanuki K, Ono R, Sasamori H, Minamoto T, Iida K, Sultana R, Ishikawa N, Kyo S. Microsatellite instability is a biomarker for immune checkpoint inhibitors in endometrial cancer. Oncotarget 2018; 9:5652-5664. [PMID: 29464025 PMCID: PMC5814165 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.23790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 10/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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In recent years, it has become evident that tumor cells have immune escape mechanisms, and immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy (anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibody) has shown benefit in various cancers. In endometrial tumors with microsatellite-instability (MSI), somatic mutations have the potential to encode ''non-self'' immunogenic antigens, and lymphocytes have been shown to infiltrate the tumor. Therefore, immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy might be effective in endometrial cancers with MSI. Expression of mismatch repair (MMR) proteins (MLH1, PMS2, MSH2, and MSH6), the presence of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (CD8+), and PD-1/PD-L1 expression were assessed by immunohistochemistry in 149 patients with endometrial cancer. We examined whether tumors with MSI had an enhanced immune microenvironment and whether MSI could be a predictor of the therapeutic effect of PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy in endometrial cancer. Loss of MMR protein expression was identified in 42 (28.2%) of 149 patients (MSI group) with endometrial cancer. There was no significant relationship between MSI status and age (p = 0.193), histological grade (p = 0.097), FIGO stage (p = 0.508), pelvic lymph node metastasis (p = 0.139), or depth of myometrial invasion (p = 0.494). However, the presence of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (CD8+) and PD-L1/PD-1 expression were significantly higher in the MSI group compared to the microsatellite-stable group (p = 0.002, p = 0.001, and p = 0.008, respectively). These results suggest that immune checkpoint inhibitors (anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibody) could be effective in endometrial cancers with MSI. The presence of MSI may be a biomarker for good response to PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy in endometrial cancer.
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- Hitomi Yamashita
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Organ Pathology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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Benefit of combination chemotherapy and radiation stratified by grade of stage IIIC endometrial cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2017; 147:309-314. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2017] [Revised: 08/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Kogan L, Laskov I, Amajoud Z, Abitbol J, Yasmeen A, Octeau D, Fatnassi A, Kessous R, Eisenberg N, Lau S, Gotlieb WH, Salvador S. Dose dense carboplatin paclitaxel improves progression free survival in patients with endometrial cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2017; 147:30-35. [PMID: 28735629 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.07.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Revised: 07/16/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Pilot study to assess the value of weekly paclitaxel plus carboplatin every 3weeks (dose dense regimen, DD) compared to the standard 3-weekly protocol in the adjuvant setting for endometrial cancer. METHODS Retrospective cohort study comparing consecutive patients with high and intermediate-high risk endometrial cancer, undergoing DD protocol (from 2011 to 2015) to a non-overlapping historical cohort with similar characteristics who received treatment every three weeks (2008-2011). RESULTS 122 patients with endometrial cancer were included in the study, of these, 61 patients received the dose dense protocol and 61 were treated with the standard 3-weekly protocol. After a median follow-up of 61.6months in the 3-weekly cohort, compared with 41.6months in the DD cohort, 40 progressions were recorded. 29 progressions were observed in women treated in the standard protocol, with a three years progression free survival (PFS) of 57.4%, compared to 11 progressions observed in patients in the DD schedule, with a three years PFS of 79.5% (P=0.03). Patients who were treated with the DD protocol were less likely to have progression events compared to the standard cohort with a hazard ratio of 0.4 on multivariate analysis (CI 95%, 0.2-0.8, P=0.01), had significantly less distant metastases (P=0.01), and had improved overall survival when diagnosed with advanced stage disease (P=0.02). Complaints of musculoskeletal pain were more frequent in the standard cohort (n=17, 27.9%) compared to the dose dense cohort (n=4, 6.6%), P=0.005. CONCLUSION Preliminary data suggests that dose dense chemotherapy might be a reasonable and superior option for adjuvant treatment of endometrial cancer, compared to standard chemotherapy.
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- Liron Kogan
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Segal Cancer Center, Lady Davis Institute of Medical Research, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Segal Cancer Center, Lady Davis Institute of Medical Research, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Segal Cancer Center, Lady Davis Institute of Medical Research, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Segal Cancer Center, Lady Davis Institute of Medical Research, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Segal Cancer Center, Lady Davis Institute of Medical Research, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Segal Cancer Center, Lady Davis Institute of Medical Research, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rabin Medical Center, Tel-Aviv university, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Segal Cancer Center, Lady Davis Institute of Medical Research, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Segal Cancer Center, Lady Davis Institute of Medical Research, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Segal Cancer Center, Lady Davis Institute of Medical Research, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Kupets R, Le T. Rôle du traitement adjuvant en matière de cancer de l'endomètre. JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY CANADA 2017; 38:S208-S219. [PMID: 28063536 DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2016.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lee SW, Lee TS, Hong DG, No JH, Park DC, Bae JM, Seong SJ, Shin SJ, Ju W, Lee KH, Lee YK, Cho H, Lee C, Paek J, Kim HJ, Lee JW, Kim JW, Bae DS. Practice guidelines for management of uterine corpus cancer in Korea: a Korean Society of Gynecologic Oncology Consensus Statement. J Gynecol Oncol 2016; 28:e12. [PMID: 27894165 PMCID: PMC5165063 DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2017.28.e12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Clinical practice guidelines for gynecologic cancers have been developed by many organizations. Although these guidelines have much in common in terms of the practice of standard of care for uterine corpus cancer, practice guidelines that reflect the characteristics of patients and healthcare and insurance systems are needed for each country. The Korean Society of Gynecologic Oncology (KSGO) published the first edition of practice guidelines for gynecologic cancer treatment in late 2006; the second edition was released in July 2010 as an evidence-based recommendation. The Guidelines Revision Committee was established in 2015 and decided to produce the third edition of the guidelines as an advanced form based on evidence-based medicine, considering up-to-date clinical trials and abundant qualified Korean data. These guidelines cover screening, surgery, adjuvant treatment, and advanced and recurrent disease with respect to endometrial carcinoma and uterine sarcoma. The committee members and many gynecologic oncologists derived key questions from the discussion, and a number of relevant scientific literatures were reviewed in advance. Recommendations for each specific question were developed by the consensus conference, and they are summarized here, together with other details. The objective of these practice guidelines is to establish standard policies on issues in clinical areas related to the management of uterine corpus cancer based on the findings in published papers to date and the consensus of experts as a KSGO Consensus Statement.
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- Shin Wha Lee
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyungpook National University Medical Center, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHA Gangnam Medical Center, CHA University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital & Women's Healthcare Center, Dankook University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Bestvina CM, Fleming GF. Chemotherapy for Endometrial Cancer in Adjuvant and Advanced Disease Settings. Oncologist 2016; 21:1250-1259. [PMID: 27412393 PMCID: PMC5061541 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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: Level I evidence exists for use of adjuvant chemotherapy in stage IIIC endometrial cancer (positive lymph nodes), although results of randomized trials have varied. Chemotherapy is also often recommended for high-risk subsets of stage I disease, such as serous carcinomas, although prospective trial data to validate this practice are lacking. Carboplatin plus paclitaxel is the current standard regimen, based on extrapolation of data from the metastatic setting. Several clinical trials have compared adjuvant pelvic radiotherapy alone to a combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy with mixed results. One of the largest of these trials, Postoperative Radiation Therapy in Endometrial Carcinoma 3 (PORTEC-3), has completed accrual and is awaiting data maturation. Metastatic disease is not curable. For tumors of low-grade endometrioid histology with a prolonged time to recurrence, endocrine therapy with a progestin-based regimen is appropriate. Chemotherapy will be used in most other cases, and the standard first-line regimen is carboplatin and paclitaxel. Few chemotherapy agents have been shown to produce meaningful response rates in the second-line setting. Molecularly targeted therapies such as mTOR inhibitors and antiangiogenic agents including bevacizumab have been studied but their role in the armamentarium remains uncertain. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Following surgical resection and staging for endometrial cancer, adjuvant chemotherapy with carboplatin and paclitaxel can be administered to patients with a high risk for recurrence. This includes patients with stage IIIC disease with positive lymph nodes, and high-risk subsets of stage I disease such as serous carcinomas. In the metastatic setting, endocrine therapy can be considered, particularly for patients with lower-grade disease and a prolonged time to recurrence. Combined therapy with carboplatin and paclitaxel is the standard of care used for front-line chemotherapy. Antiangiogenic agents are clearly active, but how they should be integrated into treatment is not yet determined. Immunotherapy is a promising direction for patients with mismatch repair-deficient or polymerase ε-mutated tumors.
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Takeshita S, Todo Y, Okamoto K, Minobe S, Kato H. Thoracic laminectomy with spinal fixation in a nonambulatory patient with metastatic vertebral tumor from endometrial carcinoma. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2016; 42:1395-1399. [PMID: 27277163 DOI: 10.1111/jog.13054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2015] [Revised: 03/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Vertebral metastasis from endometrial cancer is a rare event and requires emergency treatment at the onset of neurologic symptoms caused by spinal cord compression. We report a case of a metastatic vertebral tumor, according to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics classification, of stage IVb endometrial cancer with multiple lung metastases. Emergency irradiation to the spinal tumor was conducted as a result of a loss of ambulation. Thoracic laminectomy with spinal fixation was subsequently performed because the patient remained nonambulatory and her neurological function deteriorated. Spinal decompression surgery enabled her to regain the ability to walk. Complete remission was achieved by subsequent pelvic surgery followed by combined chemotherapy consisting of docetaxel and carboplatin. Finally, the patient had no evidence of disease 45 months after the initial treatment. Early recognition and expeditious treatment is crucial for neurological recovery from metastatic spinal cord compression.
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- Sho Takeshita
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, National Hospital Organization, Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, National Hospital Organization, Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, National Hospital Organization, Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, National Hospital Organization, Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, National Hospital Organization, Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Japan
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Singh Lubana S, Singh N, Tuli SS, Seligman B. Adrenal Metastasis from Uterine Papillary Serous Carcinoma. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CASE REPORTS 2016; 17:289-94. [PMID: 27117594 PMCID: PMC4912349 DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.895143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Patient: Female, 60 Final Diagnosis: UPSC with adrenal metastasis Symptoms: Post menopausal bleeding Medication: — Clinical Procedure: Adrenalectomy Specialty: Oncology
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- Sandeep Singh Lubana
- Department of Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Queens Hospital Center, Queens, NY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Queens Hospital Center, Queens, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Queens Hospital Center, Queens, NY, USA
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- Department of Medical Hematology-Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Queens Hospital Center, Queens, NY, USA
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Chemotherapy Response Rates Among Patients With Endometrial Cancer Who Have Elevated Serum Platelets. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2016; 25:1015-22. [PMID: 26098089 DOI: 10.1097/igc.0000000000000453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This retrospective study evaluates the influence of serum platelet count on chemotherapy response rates among women with endometrial cancer. METHODS From 3 separate cancer centers, a total of 318 patients with endometrial cancer who received postoperative chemotherapy between June 1999 and October 2009 were retrospectively identified. Endometrioid, serous, clear cell, and carcinosarcoma histologies were included. Patients were classified as having an elevated platelet count if their serum platelet count was greater than 400 × 10⁹/L at the time of initial diagnosis. Primary outcome was chemotherapy response, classified as either complete or partial/refractory. Secondary outcomes were disease-free and disease-specific survival. χ² Test and Student t test were performed as appropriate. Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards models were used to assess serum platelet effect on survival. RESULTS There were 125 deaths, 76 recurrences, and 48 disease progressions. Of the total group, 53 (16.7%) were categorized as having an elevated platelet count. An elevated platelet count was associated with a lower chemotherapy response rate in univariate analysis (hazard ratio [HR], 2.8; 95% 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.46-5.38; P < 0.01). Multivariate analysis showed elevated platelets to be independently associated with decreased disease-free survival (HR, 2.24; 95% CI, 1.26-3.98; P < 0.01) but not disease-specific survival (HR, 1.03; 95% CI, 0.56-1.88, P = 0.93). CONCLUSIONS Patients with endometrial cancer who have an elevated serum platelet count greater than 400 × 10⁹/L may have lower chemotherapy response rates and are at increased risk for recurrence when compared with patients with a count within the reference range.
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OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were to evaluate the rates of chemotherapy and radiotherapy delivery in the treatment of uterine serous carcinoma in the Medicare population and to compare clinical outcomes in treated and untreated patients. METHODS The linked Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results and Medicare databases were queried to identify patients with a diagnosis of uterine serous carcinoma between 1992 and 2009. The impact of chemotherapy on survival was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method. Factors predictive of outcome were compared using the Cox proportional hazards model. RESULTS A total of 2188 patients met study eligibility criteria. Stages I, II, III, and IV diseases accounted for 890 (41%), 174 (8%), 470 (21%), and 654 (30%) of the study population, respectively. Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, both, or none, were administered as adjuvant therapy in 635 (29%), 536 (24%), 308 (14%), and 709 (32%) of the study population, respectively. Use of chemotherapy became more frequent over time. Over the study period, and after adjusting for race, time of diagnosis, SEER registry, marital status, stage, age, surgery, lymph node dissection, socioeconomic status, and comorbidity index, there was an association between receipt of radiotherapy alone (hazard ratio [HR], 1.3; 95% CI, 1.04-1.67) and not receiving any treatment (HR, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.2-2.01) and worst survival. Survival was not improved over time. CONCLUSION Although adjuvant chemotherapy and combination treatment with chemotherapy and radiation were associated with improved survival in our model, there was no significant improvement in survival over time.
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Ren Y, Huang X, Shan B, Wu X, Huang X, Shi D, Wang H. Adjuvant concurrent chemoradiation followed by chemotherapy for high-risk endometrial cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2015; 140:58-63. [PMID: 26607778 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Revised: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The adjuvant treatment of high-risk endometrial cancer (HREC) remains controversial. This prospective phase-II clinical trial was conducted to evaluate the adjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy followed by chemotherapy in patients with HREC. METHODS Altogether 122 patients were enrolled between January 2007 and January 2013, in which 112 were analyzable. The inclusion criteria included endometrioid endometrial cancer of histological grade 3 and with greater than 50% myometrial invasion, cervical stromal invasion, pelvic and/or para-aortic lymph node metastases; non-endometrioid endometrial cancer; no residual disease and distant metastases. Pelvic radiation was administered with cisplatin on days 1 and 28. Para-aortic radiation was administered with confirmed para-aortic lymph node metastases, and vaginal afterloading brachytherapy with cervical stromal invasion after total hysterectomy. Four courses of paclitaxel and carboplatin (PC) or cisplatin, cyclophosphamide and epirubicin (CEP) were administered at three-week interval after radiation. RESULTS Ninety-six patients (85.7%) completed the planned treatment. Treatment discontinuation was the result of toxicity (5/112, 4.5%), disease progression (8/112, 7.1%), and patients refusal (3/112, 2.7%). There was no life-threatening toxicity. Twenty-five (22.3%) patients recurred, in which 4 cases recurred in the field of radiation, and 13 (11.6%) patients died of endometrial cancer during follow-up. The estimated five-year progression-free survival and overall survival were 73% and 84%, respectively. Adverse effects were less common in patients who received PC than CEP (p=0.001). CONCLUSIONS This regimen demonstrated acceptable toxicity and good survival outcomes despite a preponderance (62.5%) of late stage disease. PC showed less adverse effects than CEP. A well designed randomized trial is under development. CLINICAL TRIAL ID https://clinicaltrials.gov/: 070148-7.
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- Yulan Ren
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, China; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, China; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, China; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, China; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, China; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, China; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
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Amant F, Mirza MR, Koskas M, Creutzberg CL. Cancer of the corpus uteri. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2015; 131 Suppl 2:S96-104. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Jones NL, Xiu J, Reddy SK, Burke WM, Tergas AI, Wright JD, Hou JY. Identification of potential therapeutic targets by molecular profiling of 628 cases of uterine serous carcinoma. Gynecol Oncol 2015; 138:620-6. [PMID: 26123645 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.06.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2015] [Revised: 06/17/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Therapeutic options are limited for uterine serous carcinoma (USC). TP53, PIK3CA, FBXW7, and ERBB mutations, as well as HER2 and EGFR overexpression have been reported. We aim to evaluate patterns of molecular, genomic and protein changes in 628USC tumors. METHODS 628 consecutive cases of USC submitted to Caris Life Sciences from Mar, 2011 to July, 2014 were reviewed. These were analyzed using the Illumina TruSeq Amplcon Cancer panel to search for sequenced variants in 47 genes commonly implicated in carcinomatosis. In situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry were also used to assess copy number and protein expression, respectively, of selected genes. RESULTS 31 out of 47 genes of interest harbored mutations, including TP53 (76%), PIK3CA (29%), FBXW7 (12%) and KRAS (9.3%). BRCA1 and BRCA2 were mutated in 9.1% and 6.3%, respectively. ERCC1 and MGMT were absent in 81% and 46% of tumors analyzed, respectively, suggesting potential benefit from platinum and alkylating agents. While not traditionally considered hormone-dependent, our cohort showed high ERα (60%), PR (32%), and AR (27%) expression. HER2 overexpression was 10% via IHC, amplification was 17% via CISH/FISH and mutation was 2% via NGS. While low in PTEN mutation frequency (7%), 45% of USC showed PTEN loss on IHC, and 29% harbored PIK3A mutation, suggesting deregulation of P13K/AKT pathway in a subset of patients. 11% expressed PDL1 and 67% expressed PD1. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest hormonal receptors, as well as genes implicated in DNA repair, cell proliferation and cell cycle pathways are of interest in USC.
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- Nathaniel L Jones
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York Presbyterian Hospital, United States
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York Presbyterian Hospital, United States
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York Presbyterian Hospital, United States
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York Presbyterian Hospital, United States
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York Presbyterian Hospital, United States.
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Gao H, Zhang Z. Sequential chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the sandwich method for advanced endometrial cancer: a meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2015; 94:e672. [PMID: 25906095 PMCID: PMC4602698 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000000672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Endometrial cancer is one of the most common gynecological malignancies and the standard treatment modality has not been established.To assess the efficacy and tolerability of a sandwich method consisted of chemotherapy followed by involved field irradiation and additional chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced endometrial cancer.The Medline, Embase, Cochrane, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) Library were searched to identify the relevant literature published between 1970 and September 2014. A meta-analysis was performed to evaluate progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and toxicity.A total of 5 articles were subjected to this meta-analysis. The pooled 3-year PFS and OS of patients with advanced endometrial cancer treated with the "sandwich" method was 68% (95% CI: 0.60-0.77) with no heterogeneity (I = 0.00%, P = 0.77) among the studies and 75% (95% CI: 0.61-0.89) with significant heterogeneity (I = 71.8%, P = 0.01), respectively. Pooled analysis of toxicity was not performed because of the substantial heterogeneity.Sequential chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the sandwich method is both efficacious and well tolerated. Large-scale randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are necessary in the future.
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- Huiqiao Gao
- From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University
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