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ArticleJournal of gynecologic oncology2025

Platinum free interval and clinical benefit of the second-line chemotherapy in recurrent uterine and ovarian carcinosarcoma: a retrospective cohort analysis.

Julie Berthet, Amel Kime, Bruno Borghese, Sixtine De Percin, Antoine Gaudet-Chardonnet, Jerome Alexandre, Guillaume Beinse

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Julie BerthetDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hopital Cochin, Sorbonne Université, Institut du Cancer Paris CARPEM, AP-HP, Paris, France.ORCID 0009-0001-6535-9415
Amel KimeDepartment of Pathology, Hopital Cochin, Institut du Cancer Paris CARPEM, AP-HP, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0001-6754-9661
Bruno BorgheseCentre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Equipe labélisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, CNRS SNC 5096, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, INSERM, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0002-6385-5829
Sixtine De PercinDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hopital Cochin, Sorbonne Université, Institut du Cancer Paris CARPEM, AP-HP, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0001-5773-0205
Antoine Gaudet-ChardonnetCentre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Equipe labélisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, CNRS SNC 5096, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, INSERM, Paris, France.ORCID 0009-0005-0774-4517
Jerome AlexandreDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hopital Cochin, Sorbonne Université, Institut du Cancer Paris CARPEM, AP-HP, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0001-5252-5800
Guillaume BeinseDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hopital Cochin, Sorbonne Université, Institut du Cancer Paris CARPEM, AP-HP, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0003-2731-6462

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Institut du Cancer Paris CARPEM
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveUterine and ovarian carcinosarcomas (OCSs) are rare and aggressive neoplasms. We assessed whether progression free survival after initial treatment (PFS1) was associated with the clinical benefit of chemotherapy after progression, estimated as overall survival (OS) after progression/relapse.

methodsAll consecutive patients treated with chemotherapy for stage I-IV uterine/OCS in Cochin University Hospital between 2010 and 2022 were included in this retrospective cohort. Association between PFS1 and OS after progressive disease (PD) was determined by Cox regression. Optimal PFS1 threshold for OS after PD prediction was determined by a time-dependent receiver operating characteristic-curve analysis.

resultsForty patients treated for endometrial (n=32) or OCS (n=8) were included. Median PFS1 and OS after PD were 16 months 95% confidence interval (95% CI=11-not available [NA]) and 6 months (95% CI=2-15). In patients who relapsed/progressed (n=20), OS after PD was anticipated by PFS1 (Pearson r=0.61; area under the curve=0.79; 95% CI=0.6-1). At the threshold of PFS1 ≤/>9 months (n=6/n=7), median OS post PD were 2 months (0.1-NA) and 15 months (6-NA), for patients treated with platinum/anthracycline based chemotherapy in second line. Patients receiving best supportive care alone (n=7) had a median OS post PD of 8 months (1.3-NA).

conclusionOur results highlight that a subgroup of carcinosarcomas patients exhibits a durable benefit from chemotherapy in the relapse settings, and suggest the use of PFS1, as a proxy of platinum-sensitivity, to select patients who might derive higher clinical benefit of a 2nd line of chemotherapy.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinosarcomaNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOvarian NeoplasmsUterine NeoplasmsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMiddle AgedProgression-Free SurvivalRetrospective StudiesCarboplatinCarcinosarcomaHomologous RecombinationPalliative CareRetrospective Study

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PMCPMC12226323

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