The standard treatment of endometrial cancer or atypical hyperplasia is surgical removal of the uterus and ovaries. In early stage disease this has an excellent chance of cure but results in infertility. Although the ...The standard treatment of endometrial cancer or atypical hyperplasia is surgical removal of the uterus and ovaries. In early stage disease this has an excellent chance of cure but results in infertility. Although the majority of patients are postmenopausal an increasing number of patients with atypical hyperplasia or endometrial cancer are presenting with a desire to retain their fertile potential. In the last 8 years a number of studies have been published involving 403 patients with endometrial cancer and 151 patients with Atypical hyperplasia treated with high dose progestagens. The response rate is 76.2% and 85.6% respectively with endometrial cancer having a recurrence rate of 40.6%. There is a 26% recurrence rate in atypical hyperplasia. Overall 26.3% of those wishing to conceive had a live baby. Although concerns exist about the risks of medical treatment, those that fail this treatment do not appear to have a significantly poorer prognosis although 20 patients(3.6%) had either ovarian cancer or metastatic disease discovered during treatment or follow up.展开更多
Objective To explore if the addition of adjuvant chemotherapy with paclitaxel and carboplatin to radiotherapy confers an advantage for overall survival (OAS), and progression free survival (PFS); to assess the inc...Objective To explore if the addition of adjuvant chemotherapy with paclitaxel and carboplatin to radiotherapy confers an advantage for overall survival (OAS), and progression free survival (PFS); to assess the incidence of relapses over standard pelvic radiotherapy; and to evaluate the related toxicity in high-risk stage I-II endometrial carcinoma Methods Medical records were reviewed to identify high-risk stage I-1I endometrial carcinoma cases treated in the Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine department between 2002 and 2008 with adjuvant radiotherapy alone (arm Ⅰ)(57 patients) or with sequential carboplatin (AUCS-6) and paclitaxel (135-175 mg/m^2) with radiotherapy (arm Ⅱ) (51 patients). Radiotherapy was performed through the four-field box technique at doses of 45-50 Gy (1.8 Gy/day × 5 days/week). Results The toxicity was manageable and predominantly hematologic with a grade 3 neutropenia and thrombocytopenia in 9.8% and 6% of the patients in arm Ⅰ and arm Ⅱ, respectively, without febrile neutropenia. All patients experienced hair loss. Chernoradiotherapy arm was associated with a lower incidence rate of relapse (9.8% vs. 22.7%). After a median follow-up period of 48 months, the 5-year OAS and PFS rates for chemoradiotherapy-treated patients were significantly more favorable than those who did not receive chemotherapy (P=0.02 and 0.03, respectively). In arm I, the OAS and PFS rates were 73.7% and 66.7% compared with those in arm II, whose rates were 90.2% and 84.3%. Conclusions Adjuvant chemoradiation with paclitaxel and carboplatin improved the survival rates and decreased the recurrence rates in patients with high-risk stage Ⅰ-Ⅱ endometrial carcinoma. Chemotherapy was associated with an acceptable rate of toxicity. However, a prospective study with a larger number of patients is needed to define a standard adjuvant treatment for high-risk stage Ⅰ-Ⅱ endometrial carcinoma.展开更多
Objective: To investigate the relative factors in the prognosis of endometrial cancer. Methods: From 1991 to 1999, 125 patients with endometrial cancer were treated in our hospital. Among them, 96 cases were received ...Objective: To investigate the relative factors in the prognosis of endometrial cancer. Methods: From 1991 to 1999, 125 patients with endometrial cancer were treated in our hospital. Among them, 96 cases were received operation. Their clinical and pathological data were analyzed retrospectively. Results: The overall survival rate at 5-year were 77.6%, stage I to stage IV were 85.9%, 68.8%, 53.8% and 0%, respectively. The survival rates at 5-year in histological grade 1, grade 2 and grade 3 were 100%, 77.1% and 38.1% respectively. There’s no significant difference between grade 1 and grade 2 (P > 0.05). As to grade 1 and grade 3, grade 2 and grade 3, there were significant differences (P < 0.05). The survival rate was 100% in patients with endometrium or superficial myometrial invasion and 35.3% in cases of deeper invasion (P < 0.01). Conclusion: Therapy based on operation is presently accepted as the first line management of endometrial cancer. Clinical stage, histo- logical grade, depth of myometrial invasion and lymph node metastasis are relative factors of prognosis.展开更多
Objective:The purpose of our study was to investigate the feasibility and short-term therapeutic effects of laparoscopic staging operation in women with endometrial carcinoma.Methods:We analyzed 86 patients with endom...Objective:The purpose of our study was to investigate the feasibility and short-term therapeutic effects of laparoscopic staging operation in women with endometrial carcinoma.Methods:We analyzed 86 patients with endometrial carcinoma in PLA general hospital between 2006 and 2009 retrospectively.Thirty-nine patients were performed laparoscopic modified radical hysterectomy plus systemic retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy.Forty-seven patients received traditional abdominal radical hysterectomy plus systemic retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy.We compared the operation time,blood loss,number of lymph nodes retrieved,time for restoration of gastrointestinal function,postoperative complications and morbidity,the incidence of wound infection,the length of hospital stay,and hospital charges.Results:There was no significant deviation between the two groups in age,clinical stage,and pathology.We found that there was no significant deviation between the two groups in the number of lymph nodes retrieved,postoperative complications,the rate of wound infection or hospital charge(P > 0.05).The laparoscopic group had an advantage in blood loss,time for restoration of gastrointestinal function,time for postoperative hospital stay(P < 0.05).Conclusion:Laparoscopic surgery,as a primary surgical intervention,seems to be a safe and feasible option especially in patients with early endometrial cancer.展开更多
Approximately 6000 endometrial cancer death occurs annually worldwide, predominantly noticed in postmenopausal women. The current diagnostic and therapeutic research tnals for endometrial carcinoma are giving new clue...Approximately 6000 endometrial cancer death occurs annually worldwide, predominantly noticed in postmenopausal women. The current diagnostic and therapeutic research tnals for endometrial carcinoma are giving new clues to select best postoperative adjuvant treatment especially in high risk disease. Transvaginal ultrasound and hysteroscepy endometrial biopsies are tending to replace the dilation and curettage in establishing a diagnosis. The standard primary treatment of endometrial carcinoma is surgery but to select best adjuvant therapy, the risk of disease recurrence is determined by certain pathological factors and also by surgical stage. The most commonly used adjuvant therapy is radiation therapy but satisfactory results have not been noticed in high-risk endometrial carcinoma. On the basis of review of current research guidelines it is indicated that hormonal or chemotherapeutic agents must be added with radiation therapy to improve prognosis and efficacy in endometrial carcinoma after surgery.展开更多
Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical value of preoperative intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy and embolization in treating the aggressive subtype of endometrial carcinoma with hysterectomy. M...Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical value of preoperative intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy and embolization in treating the aggressive subtype of endometrial carcinoma with hysterectomy. Methods: Fifteen cases of endometrial carcinoma were performed intra-arterial chemotherapy and embolization before operation with carboplatin or cisplatin, epirubicin or ADM, and all the cases were performed the arterial chemoembolization with KMG or gel-foam particles mixed with 1/3 total drug dose after 2/3 total drug dose perfusion through the bilateral feeding arteries. Of 15 cases, there were 5 cases with uterine papillary serous carcinoma, 3 cases with endometrial clear cell carcinoma, and 7 cases with endometrial adenosquamous carcinoma. Results: Fifteen cases of endometrial carcinoma were performed operations after 3–4 weeks of intra-arterial chemotherapy and embolization. In these cases, 3 were found mass necrosis and lymphocyte cells infiltration in the tumor tissues but no carcinoma cells, which was noted as histological complete remission (HCR). After intra-arterial chemotherapy and embolization 3–4 weeks, the expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) was obviously reduced (P < 0.001). Conclusion: The preoperative intra-arterial chemotherapy and embolization can improve the operability of resection in patients with aggressive subtype of endometrial carcinoma, reduce the expression of PCNA, adjust malignancy of endometrial carcinoma, and improve prognosis.展开更多
文摘The standard treatment of endometrial cancer or atypical hyperplasia is surgical removal of the uterus and ovaries. In early stage disease this has an excellent chance of cure but results in infertility. Although the majority of patients are postmenopausal an increasing number of patients with atypical hyperplasia or endometrial cancer are presenting with a desire to retain their fertile potential. In the last 8 years a number of studies have been published involving 403 patients with endometrial cancer and 151 patients with Atypical hyperplasia treated with high dose progestagens. The response rate is 76.2% and 85.6% respectively with endometrial cancer having a recurrence rate of 40.6%. There is a 26% recurrence rate in atypical hyperplasia. Overall 26.3% of those wishing to conceive had a live baby. Although concerns exist about the risks of medical treatment, those that fail this treatment do not appear to have a significantly poorer prognosis although 20 patients(3.6%) had either ovarian cancer or metastatic disease discovered during treatment or follow up.
文摘Objective To explore if the addition of adjuvant chemotherapy with paclitaxel and carboplatin to radiotherapy confers an advantage for overall survival (OAS), and progression free survival (PFS); to assess the incidence of relapses over standard pelvic radiotherapy; and to evaluate the related toxicity in high-risk stage I-II endometrial carcinoma Methods Medical records were reviewed to identify high-risk stage I-1I endometrial carcinoma cases treated in the Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine department between 2002 and 2008 with adjuvant radiotherapy alone (arm Ⅰ)(57 patients) or with sequential carboplatin (AUCS-6) and paclitaxel (135-175 mg/m^2) with radiotherapy (arm Ⅱ) (51 patients). Radiotherapy was performed through the four-field box technique at doses of 45-50 Gy (1.8 Gy/day × 5 days/week). Results The toxicity was manageable and predominantly hematologic with a grade 3 neutropenia and thrombocytopenia in 9.8% and 6% of the patients in arm Ⅰ and arm Ⅱ, respectively, without febrile neutropenia. All patients experienced hair loss. Chernoradiotherapy arm was associated with a lower incidence rate of relapse (9.8% vs. 22.7%). After a median follow-up period of 48 months, the 5-year OAS and PFS rates for chemoradiotherapy-treated patients were significantly more favorable than those who did not receive chemotherapy (P=0.02 and 0.03, respectively). In arm I, the OAS and PFS rates were 73.7% and 66.7% compared with those in arm II, whose rates were 90.2% and 84.3%. Conclusions Adjuvant chemoradiation with paclitaxel and carboplatin improved the survival rates and decreased the recurrence rates in patients with high-risk stage Ⅰ-Ⅱ endometrial carcinoma. Chemotherapy was associated with an acceptable rate of toxicity. However, a prospective study with a larger number of patients is needed to define a standard adjuvant treatment for high-risk stage Ⅰ-Ⅱ endometrial carcinoma.
文摘Objective: To investigate the relative factors in the prognosis of endometrial cancer. Methods: From 1991 to 1999, 125 patients with endometrial cancer were treated in our hospital. Among them, 96 cases were received operation. Their clinical and pathological data were analyzed retrospectively. Results: The overall survival rate at 5-year were 77.6%, stage I to stage IV were 85.9%, 68.8%, 53.8% and 0%, respectively. The survival rates at 5-year in histological grade 1, grade 2 and grade 3 were 100%, 77.1% and 38.1% respectively. There’s no significant difference between grade 1 and grade 2 (P > 0.05). As to grade 1 and grade 3, grade 2 and grade 3, there were significant differences (P < 0.05). The survival rate was 100% in patients with endometrium or superficial myometrial invasion and 35.3% in cases of deeper invasion (P < 0.01). Conclusion: Therapy based on operation is presently accepted as the first line management of endometrial cancer. Clinical stage, histo- logical grade, depth of myometrial invasion and lymph node metastasis are relative factors of prognosis.
文摘Objective:The purpose of our study was to investigate the feasibility and short-term therapeutic effects of laparoscopic staging operation in women with endometrial carcinoma.Methods:We analyzed 86 patients with endometrial carcinoma in PLA general hospital between 2006 and 2009 retrospectively.Thirty-nine patients were performed laparoscopic modified radical hysterectomy plus systemic retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy.Forty-seven patients received traditional abdominal radical hysterectomy plus systemic retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy.We compared the operation time,blood loss,number of lymph nodes retrieved,time for restoration of gastrointestinal function,postoperative complications and morbidity,the incidence of wound infection,the length of hospital stay,and hospital charges.Results:There was no significant deviation between the two groups in age,clinical stage,and pathology.We found that there was no significant deviation between the two groups in the number of lymph nodes retrieved,postoperative complications,the rate of wound infection or hospital charge(P > 0.05).The laparoscopic group had an advantage in blood loss,time for restoration of gastrointestinal function,time for postoperative hospital stay(P < 0.05).Conclusion:Laparoscopic surgery,as a primary surgical intervention,seems to be a safe and feasible option especially in patients with early endometrial cancer.
文摘Approximately 6000 endometrial cancer death occurs annually worldwide, predominantly noticed in postmenopausal women. The current diagnostic and therapeutic research tnals for endometrial carcinoma are giving new clues to select best postoperative adjuvant treatment especially in high risk disease. Transvaginal ultrasound and hysteroscepy endometrial biopsies are tending to replace the dilation and curettage in establishing a diagnosis. The standard primary treatment of endometrial carcinoma is surgery but to select best adjuvant therapy, the risk of disease recurrence is determined by certain pathological factors and also by surgical stage. The most commonly used adjuvant therapy is radiation therapy but satisfactory results have not been noticed in high-risk endometrial carcinoma. On the basis of review of current research guidelines it is indicated that hormonal or chemotherapeutic agents must be added with radiation therapy to improve prognosis and efficacy in endometrial carcinoma after surgery.
文摘Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical value of preoperative intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy and embolization in treating the aggressive subtype of endometrial carcinoma with hysterectomy. Methods: Fifteen cases of endometrial carcinoma were performed intra-arterial chemotherapy and embolization before operation with carboplatin or cisplatin, epirubicin or ADM, and all the cases were performed the arterial chemoembolization with KMG or gel-foam particles mixed with 1/3 total drug dose after 2/3 total drug dose perfusion through the bilateral feeding arteries. Of 15 cases, there were 5 cases with uterine papillary serous carcinoma, 3 cases with endometrial clear cell carcinoma, and 7 cases with endometrial adenosquamous carcinoma. Results: Fifteen cases of endometrial carcinoma were performed operations after 3–4 weeks of intra-arterial chemotherapy and embolization. In these cases, 3 were found mass necrosis and lymphocyte cells infiltration in the tumor tissues but no carcinoma cells, which was noted as histological complete remission (HCR). After intra-arterial chemotherapy and embolization 3–4 weeks, the expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) was obviously reduced (P < 0.001). Conclusion: The preoperative intra-arterial chemotherapy and embolization can improve the operability of resection in patients with aggressive subtype of endometrial carcinoma, reduce the expression of PCNA, adjust malignancy of endometrial carcinoma, and improve prognosis.