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ArticleJournal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA2022

Comparing paclitaxel-platinum with ifosfamide-platinum as the front-line chemotherapy for patients with advanced-stage uterine carcinosarcoma.

Ming-Hsuan Su, Hua-Hsi Wu, Hsin-Yi Huang, Na-Rong Lee, Wen-Hsun Chang, Shih-Chieh Lin, Yi-Jen Chen, Peng-Hui Wang

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Article in Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ming-Hsuan SuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Hua-Hsi WuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Hsin-Yi HuangBiostatics Task Force, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Na-Rong LeeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Wen-Hsun ChangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Shih-Chieh LinInstitute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Yi-Jen ChenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Peng-Hui WangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Taipei Veterans General Hospital · TWNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUterine carcinosarcoma (UCS) is a rare but highly lethal disease. Adjuvant chemotherapy is highly recommended for advanced UCS. To date, the standard chemotherapy regimen is still uncertain, although two regimens as paclitaxel-platinum (PP) and ifosfamide-platinum (IP) regimens are most commonly used. The aims of the current study attempt to compare both regimens in the management of advanced UCS patients.

methodsWe evaluated advanced UCS patients who were treated either with PP or with IP after primary cytoreductive surgery in single institute retrospectively. The clinical-pathological parameters, recurrence, and survival were recorded.

resultsA total of 16 patients were analyzed. Twelve patients received adjuvant PP therapy, and the remaining four patients received IP therapy. The median follow-up time was 28 months, ranging from 3.8 months to 121 months. Disease-related death occurred in 10 patients (62.5%). The median progression-free survival was 4.9 months, ranging from 3.8 months to 36.5 months in IP, and 23.1 months, ranging from 9.3 months to 121 months in PP, with statistically significant difference (p = 0.04). The median overall survival was 9.5 months (ranging from 3.8 months to 36.5 months) and 28.7 months (ranging from 10.3 months to 121 months) in IP and PP, respectively, without statistically significant difference (p = 0.06). Presence of pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenopathy and deep myometrial invasion (>1/2) were associated with worse prognosis by univariate analysis. No prognostic factor could be identified using multivariate analysis model.

conclusionIn the current study, due to extremely little number of subjects enrolled, the advantage of using paclitaxel-platinum regimen in the management of advanced UCS was still unclear, although a certain trend of favoring was supposed. We are looking forward to seeing more studies to identify the approximate regimen in the management of this highly lethal disease.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicFemaleHumansIfosfamideMiddle AgedPaclitaxelPlatinumPostoperative PeriodRetrospective StudiesUterine NeoplasmsAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicIfosfamidePaclitaxelPlatinum

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