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Original Research
Efficacy and tolerability of combination cisplatin and ifosfamide chemotherapy with vaginal cuff brachytherapy in the first line treatment of uterine carcinosarcoma
M.M. Abu-Khalaf1,*, M.A. Raza2, C. Hatzis1, H. Wang3, K. Lin4, S. Higgins5, E. Ratner6, D.A. Silasi6, M. Azodi6, T.J. Rutherford6, A.D. Santin6, P.E. Schwartz6
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Section of Medical Oncology, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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Regional Cancer Center, ProHealth Care Medical Associates, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Department of Hematology and Oncology, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Boston, MA, USA
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Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology &, Reproductive Sciences. Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA
Eur. J. Gynaecol. Oncol. 2016, 37(2), 199–203;
https://doi.org/10.12892/ejgo2798.2016
Published: 10 April 2016
Abstract
Purpose of investigation: Aretrospective study to evaluate six cycles of cisplatin 40 mg/m2 on day 1 and ifosfamide 1,200 mg/m2 daily on days 1 to 4 with Mesna every four weeks as first line treatment for 29 patients with a diagnosis of uterine carcinosarcoma. Materials and Methods: A total of 23 of 29 patients received high dose rate intracavitary vaginal cuff brachytherapy (VCBT) with two fractions of seven Gy each. Median age was 65 years (range 40-82); 13 (44.8%) had Stage Ⅰ disease, three (10.3%) had Stage Ⅱ, eight (27.6%) had Stage Ⅲ, and five (17.2%) patients had Stage Ⅳ disease. Results: Most common toxicities were anemia grade 1 (35%)/grade 2 (45%), and neutropenia grade 3 (17%)/grade 4 (6.9%). Eleven dose modifications, four treatment discontinuations, and one patient withdrawal occurred. At a median follow up of 45 months (range 9 to 144 ), Progression free survival (PFS) was 20% and overall survival (OS) was 40% for Stage Ⅳ, PFS 75% and OS 62.5% for Stage Ⅲ, compared to a PFS 75 % and OS 72.2% for Stages Ⅰ- Ⅱ. Median OS for the entire group was 12.43 years (95% CI 3.69 to inf); for Stage Ⅰ-Ⅲ 12.4 years (6.1 to inf), and for Stage Ⅳ 15.6 months (95% CI 9.4 to inf). Conclusions: Cisplatin and ifosfamide chemotherapy with VCBT was well tolerated and has promising activity in uterine carcinosarcoma.
Keywords
Cisplatin
Ifosfamide
Vaginal brachytherapy
Uterine carcinosarcoma