Article ; Online: Evaluation of adjuvant therapy in women with uterine papillary serous cancer
Annals of Saudi Medicine, Vol 32, Iss 1, Pp 27-
2012 Volume 31
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Uterine papillary serous cancer (UPSC) represents only 10% of all uterine cancers and is associated with a significantly worse prognosis compared with other histological types of endometrial cancers. It closely resembles the ... ...
| Abstract | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Uterine papillary serous cancer (UPSC) represents only 10% of all uterine cancers and is associated with a significantly worse prognosis compared with other histological types of endometrial cancers. It closely resembles the behavior of ovarian carcinoma. DESIGN AND SETTING: Retrospective study in a referral center covering period from February 1989 to January 2009. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eighteen patients who underwent definitive surgery followed by adjuvant therapy—platinum-based chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or both—were reviewed. Median age was 62 years (range, 52–76 years). All patients underwent total abdominal hysterectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy. Positive lymph nodes were found in 4 of 7 patients who underwent lymph node sampling/dissection. Seven patients had stage I/II disease, whereas 11 patients had stage III disease. Six patients received chemotherapy, 5 patients received radiation therapy, while 7 patients received both chemotherapy and radiation therapy. RESULT: Median follow-up was 27 months. The median survival and relapse-free survival were 33 and 23 months, respectively. Eight patients were alive and free of disease, of whom 5 patients were stage I/II and 4 patients were stage III. Distant metastasis was the most common site of relapse. Early stage (I/II) was associated with significant improvement in relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) (P=.004 and P=.05, respectively). The combined-modality treatment including chemotherapy-radiotherapy showed statistically significant improvement in RFS (P=.012), while the improvement in OS did not reach statistical significance (P=.12). CONCLUSION: This study indicates that postoperative combined treatment with chemotherapy and radiation therapy plays a role in the management of UPSC by improving RFS. Distant metastasis remains the major site of relapse. Future studies using combined-modality therapy are needed to improve the outcome in patients with UPSC. |
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| Keywords | Medicine ; R |
| Subject code | 610 ; 616 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher | King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre |
| Document type | Article ; Online |
| Database | BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection) |
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