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- 50 Big Debates in Gynecologic Oncology
- 50 Big Debates in Gynecologic Oncology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Section I Perioperative Management
- Section II Screening, Prevention, and Early Diagnosis
- Section III Ovarian Cancer
- Section IV Endometrial Cancer
- Debate 28A Fertility-sparing Surgery in Early-stage Endometrial Cancer is Safe and Does not Compromise Oncological Outcome
- Debate 28B Fertility-sparing Treatment for Early-stage Endometrial Cancer is Safe and Does Not Compromise Oncological Outcome
- Debate 29A Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping Should be the Standard for Staging Patients with High-grade Endometrial Cancers
- Debate 29B Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping Should be the Standard for Staging Patients with High-grade Endometrial Cancers
- Debate 30A Molecular Profiling Should be Done to Guide the Management of Endometrial Cancer?
- Debate 30B Molecular Profiling Should be Done to Guide the Management of Endometrial Cancer?
- Debate 31A What is the Best Adjuvant Therapy for Management of Stage III Endometrial Cancer?
- Debate 31B What is the Best Adjuvant Therapy for Management of Stage III Endometrial Cancer?
- Debate 32A How Should Stage IA Serous Papillary Endometrial Cancer Confined to a Polyp or the Endometrial Lining be Managed?
- Debate 32B How Should Stage IA Serous Papillary Endometrial Cancer Confined to a Polyp or the Endometrial Lining be Managed?
- Debate 33A What is the Optimal Sequence of Therapy for Patients with Stage IIIC Endometrial Carcinoma Treated with Multimodal Therapy?
- Debate 33B What is the Optimal Sequence of Therapy for Patients with Stage IIIC Endometrial Carcinoma Treated with Multimodal Therapy?
- Debate 34A Should an Attempt at Debulking Grossly Metastatic Endometrial Cancer be Undertaken?
- Debate 34B Should an Attempt at Debulking Grossly Metastatic Endometrial Cancer be Undertaken?
- Debate 35A Should Secondary Cytoreduction be Performed for Recurrent Endometrial Cancer?
- Debate 35B Should Secondary Cytoreduction be Performed for Recurrent Endometrial Cancer?
- Debate 36A Is Hormonal Therapy the Best Therapy for Chemo-resistant Endometrial Cancer?
- Debate 36B Is Hormonal Therapy the Best Therapy for Chemo-resistant Endometrial Cancer?
- Debate 37A Is there a Role for Using Immunotherapy in Endometrial Cancer?
- Debate 37B Is there a Role for Using Immunotherapy in Endometrial Cancer?
- Debate 38A What is the Best Chemotherapy Regimen for Uterine Carcinosarcoma?
- Debate 38B What is the Best Chemotherapy Regimen for Uterine Carcinosarcoma?
- Debate 39A What is the Best Management for Premenopausal Women with Early-stage Uterine Leiomyosarcoma Status Post Hysterectomy for Presumed Uterine Leiomyomas?
- Debate 39B What is the Best Management for Premenopausal Women with Early-stage Uterine Leiomyosarcoma Status Post Hysterectomy for Presumed Uterine Leiomyomas?
- Debate 40A Should Primary Debulking Surgery be Performed for Metastatic Leiomyosarcoma?
- Debate 40B Should Primary Debulking Surgery be Performed for Metastatic Leiomyosarcoma?
- Debate 41A Should Secondary Cytoreductive Surgery be Offered to all Patients that are Surgical Candidates with Optimally Resectable Recurrent Uterine Leiomyosarcoma?
- Debate 41B Should Secondary Cytoreductive Surgery be Offered to all Patients that are Surgical Candidates with Optimally Resectable Recurrent Uterine Leiomyosarcoma?
- Section V Cervical Cancer
- Section VI Vaginal and Vulvar Cancer
- Index
- References
Debate 34A - Should an Attempt at Debulking Grossly Metastatic Endometrial Cancer be Undertaken?
Yes
from Section IV - Endometrial Cancer
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 July 2023
- 50 Big Debates in Gynecologic Oncology
- 50 Big Debates in Gynecologic Oncology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Section I Perioperative Management
- Section II Screening, Prevention, and Early Diagnosis
- Section III Ovarian Cancer
- Section IV Endometrial Cancer
- Debate 28A Fertility-sparing Surgery in Early-stage Endometrial Cancer is Safe and Does not Compromise Oncological Outcome
- Debate 28B Fertility-sparing Treatment for Early-stage Endometrial Cancer is Safe and Does Not Compromise Oncological Outcome
- Debate 29A Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping Should be the Standard for Staging Patients with High-grade Endometrial Cancers
- Debate 29B Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping Should be the Standard for Staging Patients with High-grade Endometrial Cancers
- Debate 30A Molecular Profiling Should be Done to Guide the Management of Endometrial Cancer?
- Debate 30B Molecular Profiling Should be Done to Guide the Management of Endometrial Cancer?
- Debate 31A What is the Best Adjuvant Therapy for Management of Stage III Endometrial Cancer?
- Debate 31B What is the Best Adjuvant Therapy for Management of Stage III Endometrial Cancer?
- Debate 32A How Should Stage IA Serous Papillary Endometrial Cancer Confined to a Polyp or the Endometrial Lining be Managed?
- Debate 32B How Should Stage IA Serous Papillary Endometrial Cancer Confined to a Polyp or the Endometrial Lining be Managed?
- Debate 33A What is the Optimal Sequence of Therapy for Patients with Stage IIIC Endometrial Carcinoma Treated with Multimodal Therapy?
- Debate 33B What is the Optimal Sequence of Therapy for Patients with Stage IIIC Endometrial Carcinoma Treated with Multimodal Therapy?
- Debate 34A Should an Attempt at Debulking Grossly Metastatic Endometrial Cancer be Undertaken?
- Debate 34B Should an Attempt at Debulking Grossly Metastatic Endometrial Cancer be Undertaken?
- Debate 35A Should Secondary Cytoreduction be Performed for Recurrent Endometrial Cancer?
- Debate 35B Should Secondary Cytoreduction be Performed for Recurrent Endometrial Cancer?
- Debate 36A Is Hormonal Therapy the Best Therapy for Chemo-resistant Endometrial Cancer?
- Debate 36B Is Hormonal Therapy the Best Therapy for Chemo-resistant Endometrial Cancer?
- Debate 37A Is there a Role for Using Immunotherapy in Endometrial Cancer?
- Debate 37B Is there a Role for Using Immunotherapy in Endometrial Cancer?
- Debate 38A What is the Best Chemotherapy Regimen for Uterine Carcinosarcoma?
- Debate 38B What is the Best Chemotherapy Regimen for Uterine Carcinosarcoma?
- Debate 39A What is the Best Management for Premenopausal Women with Early-stage Uterine Leiomyosarcoma Status Post Hysterectomy for Presumed Uterine Leiomyomas?
- Debate 39B What is the Best Management for Premenopausal Women with Early-stage Uterine Leiomyosarcoma Status Post Hysterectomy for Presumed Uterine Leiomyomas?
- Debate 40A Should Primary Debulking Surgery be Performed for Metastatic Leiomyosarcoma?
- Debate 40B Should Primary Debulking Surgery be Performed for Metastatic Leiomyosarcoma?
- Debate 41A Should Secondary Cytoreductive Surgery be Offered to all Patients that are Surgical Candidates with Optimally Resectable Recurrent Uterine Leiomyosarcoma?
- Debate 41B Should Secondary Cytoreductive Surgery be Offered to all Patients that are Surgical Candidates with Optimally Resectable Recurrent Uterine Leiomyosarcoma?
- Section V Cervical Cancer
- Section VI Vaginal and Vulvar Cancer
- Index
- References
Summary
Five to 10 percent of endometrial cancer (EC) patients are presented at advanced stage with a poor prognosis. There is no optimal treatment for stage III–IV EC. Combination of chemotherapy and radiation improved survival compared to monotherapy. Although the effect of combination treatment proves to be effective, optimal sequence of treatment is not clear. One approach is the sandwich method (three cycles of chemotherapy followed by radiation and then three more cycles of chemotherapy), other regimes are six cycles of chemotherapy followed by radiation (sequential treatment) or concomitant chemoradiotherapy. There are no randomized trials comparing these regimes but each has its own advantages and also some drawbacks. Either sandwich therapy or sequential regime seems to be reasonable approaches with similar oncologic outcome but sequential regime, particularly for stage IIIC2, is well tolerated with less toxicity and treatment breaks. Despite well-established combination therapies, prognosis of stage IIIC disease is still poor with a high rate of distant recurrences pointing out need for a better systemic therapy.
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- 50 Big Debates in Gynecologic Oncology , pp. 205 - 207Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023