2015
High-dose-rate vaginal brachytherapy with chemotherapy for surgically staged localized uterine serous carcinoma
Damast S, Higgins SA, Ratner E, De Leon MC, Mani S, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Santin A, Rutherford T, Schwartz PE. High-dose-rate vaginal brachytherapy with chemotherapy for surgically staged localized uterine serous carcinoma. Journal Of Contemporary Brachytherapy 2015, 7: 35-40. PMID: 25829935, PMCID: PMC4371058, DOI: 10.5114/jcb.2015.48539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrence-free survivalUterine serous carcinomaComprehensive surgical stagingOverall survivalSurgical stagingSerous carcinomaPara-aortic lymph node dissectionFIGO 2009 stage ICarboplatin-paclitaxel chemotherapyInstitutional chart reviewIsolated vaginal recurrencesSimultaneous lung metastasisLymph node dissectionPelvic control rateKaplan-Meier methodRate vaginal brachytherapyCases of recurrenceMedian followNode dissectionPeritoneal cytologyVaginal brachytherapyVaginal recurrenceTotal hysterectomyChart reviewBrachytherapy dose
2014
Targeted Therapy in Uterine Serous Carcinoma: An Aggressive Variant of Endometrial Cancer
Black JD, English DP, Roque DM, Santin AD. Targeted Therapy in Uterine Serous Carcinoma: An Aggressive Variant of Endometrial Cancer. Women's Health 2014, 10: 45-57. PMID: 24328598, PMCID: PMC3984476, DOI: 10.2217/whe.13.72.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesCyclin ECystadenocarcinoma, SerousDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleGenes, erbB-2HumansMolecular Targeted TherapyMutationNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicUterine NeoplasmsConceptsUterine serous carcinomaEndometrial cancerAggressive variantSerous carcinomaRecurrent uterine serous carcinomaPIK3CA/AKT/mTORComprehensive surgical stagingRecent whole-exome sequencing studiesHER2/neu geneVaginal cuff brachytherapyNovel therapeutic targetAkt/mTORUSC therapyPaclitaxel chemotherapySurgical stagingBiologic therapyTargeted therapyWhole-exome sequencing studiesTherapeutic targetDriver mutationsTherapyNeu geneCancerGain of functionCarcinoma