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
Adjuvant Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, and Vaginal Cuff Brachytherapy for Stage III Endometrial Cancer: Analysis of Outcomes and Patterns of Recurrence Based on Pathologic Characteristics
Young MR, Higgins SA, Ratner E, Yu JB, Mani S, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Rutherford T, Schwartz PE, Damast S. Adjuvant Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, and Vaginal Cuff Brachytherapy for Stage III Endometrial Cancer: Analysis of Outcomes and Patterns of Recurrence Based on Pathologic Characteristics. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2014, 25: 431. PMID: 25621409, PMCID: PMC5603450, DOI: 10.1097/igc.0000000000000376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBrachytherapyCarboplatinChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantDisease-Free SurvivalEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleHumansHysterectomyLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPaclitaxelRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateTreatment FailureConceptsDisease-free survivalVaginal cuff brachytherapyStage III endometrial adenocarcinomaStage III endometrial cancerNode-negative diseaseOverall survivalAdjuvant chemotherapyEndometrial cancerEndometrial adenocarcinomaType IComprehensive surgical stagingLow-risk histologyNode-positive diseaseOutcomes of patientsHigh-risk histologyNode-positive ratePatterns of recurrenceAnalysis of outcomesType II diseaseAdjuvant carboplatinVaginal failuresSurgical stagingAdjuvant therapyNode negativeNode positive