2016
Efficacy and tolerability of combination cisplatin and ifosfamide chemotherapy with vaginal cuff brachytherapy in the first line treatment of uterine carcinosarcoma.
Abu-Khalaf MM, Raza MA, Hatzis C, Wang H, Lin K, Higgins S, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Rutherford TJ, Santin AD, Schwartz PE. Efficacy and tolerability of combination cisplatin and ifosfamide chemotherapy with vaginal cuff brachytherapy in the first line treatment of uterine carcinosarcoma. European Journal Of Gynaecological Oncology 2016, 37: 199-203. PMID: 27172745.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnemiaAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBrachytherapyCarcinosarcomaChemoradiotherapyCisplatinDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansIfosfamideMesnaMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNeutropeniaProtective AgentsRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUterine NeoplasmsConceptsVaginal cuff brachytherapyProgression-free survivalFirst-line treatmentOverall survivalUterine carcinosarcomaStage ILine treatmentStage IIIDay 1Anemia grade 1Most common toxicitiesNeutropenia grade 3Cycles of cisplatinMedian overall survivalStage IV diseaseCommon toxicitiesMedian followTreatment discontinuationFree survivalPatient withdrawalCombination cisplatinDose modificationMedian ageRetrospective studyGrade 3
2012
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) is an effective way of managing elderly women with advanced stage ovarian cancer (FIGO Stage IIIC and IV)
Glasgow MA, Yu H, Rutherford TJ, Azodi M, Silasi D, Santin AD, Schwartz PE. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) is an effective way of managing elderly women with advanced stage ovarian cancer (FIGO Stage IIIC and IV). Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 107: 195-200. PMID: 22648987, DOI: 10.1002/jso.23171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarboplatinCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialChemotherapy, AdjuvantCohort StudiesDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialOvarian NeoplasmsPaclitaxelRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerAdvanced stage ovarian cancerUpfront cytoreductive surgeryNeoadjuvant chemotherapyStage ovarian cancerCytoreductive surgeryOvarian cancerNACT patientsAge 70Stage IV epithelial ovarian cancerAdvanced epithelial ovarian cancerImproved progression-free survivalRetrospective cohort studyShorter ICU stayStage IV diseaseProgression-free survivalLess blood lossSmall bowel resectionOverall survival analysisICU staySame chemotherapyUpfront surgeryMacroscopic diseasePerioperative morbidityStage IIIC
2007
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy lessens surgical morbidity in advanced ovarian cancer and leads to improved survival in stage IV disease
Hou JY, Kelly MG, Yu H, McAlpine JN, Azodi M, Rutherford TJ, Schwartz PE. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy lessens surgical morbidity in advanced ovarian cancer and leads to improved survival in stage IV disease. Gynecologic Oncology 2007, 105: 211-217. PMID: 17239941, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2006.11.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalExtra-abdominal diseasePeri-operative morbidityStage IV diseaseOverall survivalPDS groupNAC patientsAggressive surgeryNeoadjuvant chemotherapyNAC groupOvarian cancerAdjuvant platinum-based chemotherapyAdvanced epithelial ovarian cancerImproved progression-free survivalIntra-operative blood lossFurther aggressive surgeryUnits of transfusionAdvanced ovarian cancerShorter hospital stayPlatinum-based chemotherapyTreatment of choiceEpithelial ovarian cancerAdvanced EOCOptimal cytoreductionCytoreductive surgery