Risultati a lungo termine della chemioterapia adiuvante con Cisplatino e Methotrexate nel carcinoma infiltrante della vescica dopo cistectomia

1994 ◽  
Vol 61 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 37-40
Author(s):  
V. Scattoni ◽  
P. Rovellini ◽  
A. Bottanelli ◽  
G. Pavia ◽  
G.P. Baroni ◽  
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From January 1985, 28 patients affected by locally advanced bladder cancer (pT2-pT4a, pNx-N0-N1-2, MO) underwent 4 planned cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin (70 mg/m2 on day 1) and methotrexate (40 mg/m2 on days 8 and 15) after cystectomy. Gastrointestinal toxicity and agranulocytosis were so severe that only 50% of the patients completed the four planned cycles. After a median follow-up of 36 months (range 9-89 months), the overall 5-year disease-free survival rate of 26 evaluable patients was 32%. None of the patients with pathological evidence of lymph node metastases survived longer than 5 years, while the 5-year disease-free survival rate of the patients without nodal involvement was 55%. Seventy-five percent of progressions (12/16) were identified within 24 months. Only 28% of the patients submitted to salvage chemotherapy with an M-VAC regimen after progression showed a partial response of short duration to chemotherapy.

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-20
Author(s):  
D N Kravchenko ◽  
A A Parokonnaya ◽  
M I Nechushkin ◽  
D E Avtomonov

Breast cancer is the most prevalent female malignancy. When diagnosed at young age (up to 40 years), negative clinical, morphological and prognostic features are noted. A non-randomized retrospective trial (n=500) was performed to evaluate different scenarios of breast cancer hormone therapy in young patients. Ovarian suppression in young patients is shown to statistically improve prognosis. Disease-free survival rate values are observed to decrease in patients without ovarian suppression in comparison with any type of ovarian suppression, especially at a remote follow-up (after 60 months). Menstrual function resumption and no amenorrhea after chemotherapy significantly decrease disease-free survival rate values in young patients.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A869-A869
Author(s):  
Waralee Chatchomchuan ◽  
Yotsapon Thewjitcharoen ◽  
Krittadhee Karndumri ◽  
Sriurai Porramatikul ◽  
Sirinate Krittiyawong ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: The prevalence of thyroid cancer is rising worldwide. Although thyroid cancer has a favorable prognosis, up to 20% of patients experienced recurrent disease at some point during follow-up. The present study aimed to examine the recurrent factors that determined the outcomes of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and the characteristic trends in Thai patients over the last 30 years in a single institute. Methods: We reviewed the clinical data of all patients with PTC who were treated between 1987 and 2019. Clinical characteristics, epidemic trends, factors associated with the persistent or recurrent disease, disease-specific survival rate and disease-free survival rate were analysed. Results: A total of 235 patients with PTC who were registered between 1987 and 2019 were reviewed. The mean age was 41.0 ± 14.3 years, with a mean follow-up of 113 months. Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) was consistently increased and accounted for 21.4% (50/235) of total cases. According to American Thyroid Association (ATA) risk stratification, high ATA risk was found 24% of all PTMCs in the last decade, and 16.7% of these patients experienced local recurrence during the follow-up period. Coexistence with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) was found in one-fifth of the patients with PTC and was correlated with a low recurrent rate (HR 0.21, p = 0.009). Factors associated with the persistent or recurrent of disease included age > 55 years and high ATA risk. The overall disease-free survival rate and disease-specific survival rate were 77.4% and 98.3%, respectively. Conclusions: The prognosis of PTC is generally considered favorable. However, more than one-third of patients with PTMC demonstrated more aggressive clinical behavior, particularly in the last decade of the study. Coexistence with HT might contribute to a better prognosis in cases of PTC.


2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 16069-16069
Author(s):  
J. Kim ◽  
J. Jeong ◽  
B. Nam ◽  
S. Kim ◽  
C. Cho ◽  
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16069 Background: This is an interim report of a prospective multicenter phase II trial to evaluate 2-year disease free survival rate, toxicity, overall survival rate and recurrence rate in high-risk endometrial cancer patients who received concurrent chemoradiotherapy after staging operation. Methods: Thirty four patients with endometrial cancer from 17 medical centers in Korea have enrolled the study. The cell types were all endometrioid type and they had no prior chemotherapy. They were in either stage III or IV and all received staging operation including total hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, pelvic and paraaortic lymph node dissection and washing cytology. Concurrent chemoradiotherapy was performed with paclitaxel (60 mg/m2/weekly, 6 cycles) and external field irradiation (5 fractions/week, total 4,500–5,040 cGy). Primary end point was 2-year disease free survival rate. Overall survival rate and recurrence rate were secondary end points. Toxicity of the treatment was also evaluated. Results: The expected number of subjects to complete the trial is 56. The trial was activated on 5th June 2005 and median follow up period is 5.8 (0–11) months until December 2006. 19 patients (55.8%) have completed treatment regimen and 14 patients (41.1%) are still receiving treatment. 1 patient (2.9%) died during treatment of the disease and 1 patient (2.9%) was lost during the follow up period. Disease free survival is 94.1% (32/34) and no recurrence has occurred so far. Toxicities have occurred in 52.9% (18/34) with gastrointestinal symptoms (13/34, 38.2%) such as diarrhea and constipation being the most common ones. Conclusions: This interim report suggest a possibility that a concurrent chemoradiotherapy for high-risk endometrial cancer may be an optimal treatment option to improve disease free survival rate. [Table: see text]


2004 ◽  
Vol 171 (4S) ◽  
pp. 209-209
Author(s):  
James B. Benton ◽  
Frank A. Critz ◽  
W. Hamilton Williams ◽  
Clinton T. Holladay ◽  
Philip D. Shrake

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. CMO.S3360
Author(s):  
Bernard Paule ◽  
Paola Andreani ◽  
Marie-Pierre Bralet ◽  
Catherine Guettier ◽  
René Adam ◽  
...  

Background There is no standard adjuvant chemotherapy to prevent recurrent cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), a rare cancer with poor prognosis. We assessed the efficacy and safety of GEMOX on intrahepatic and hilar CCA with high-risk factors after curative surgery. Patients and Methods Twenty two patients (mean age: 57 years old) with CCA received 6 cycles of GEMOX: gemcitabine 1,000 mg/m2 on day 1 and oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 on day 2, q3w after a curative surgery. Results All patients completed 6 cycles of GEMOX. EGFR membranous expression was present in 20 CCA. The 5-year survival rate was 56% (CI 95%: 25.7–85.4); 2-year disease free survival rate was 28% (CI 95%: 3.4–52.6). Median time to progression was 15 months. The rate of recurrence after surgery and chemotherapy was 63% (14/22). Two patients died of disease progression. Twelve patients received cetuximab/GEMOX at the time of relapse. Six died after 12 months (9–48 months), three are still alive suggesting a clinical applicability of EGFR inhibitors in CCA. Conclusion Adjuvant chemotherapy with GEMOX alone seems ineffective in intrahepatic and hilar CCA with a high risk of relapse. Additional studies including targeted therapies to circumvent such poor chemosensitivity are needed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 113 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-42
Author(s):  
Martín Galvarini Recabarren ◽  
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Francisco Schlottmann ◽  
C. Agustín Angeramo ◽  
Javier Kerman Cabo ◽  
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Background: Gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) are one of the leading causes of mortality from gastrointestinal cancer worldwide. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has proved to be a valuable tool for preoperative staging of GAC and EAC in selected cases. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of EUS for staging of EAC and GAC and selecting patients who are candidates for neoadjuvant therapy, as compared with the previous stage before the implementation of EUS, in a surgical center in Argentina. Material and methods: Consecutive patients with EAC and GAC between 2013-2019 were included. Patients with criteria of unresectable cancer or who underwent emergency surgery were excluded. The sample was divided into four groups G1 and G2 (EAC with and without EUS, respectively) and G3 and G4 (GAC with and without EUS, respectively). The clinical and anatomopathological variables and survival were evaluated in all the groups. Results: A total of 89 patients were included, 40 with EAC (30 in G1 and 10 in G2, and 49 with GAC, 20 in G3 and 29 in G4. Of the patients undergoing EUS staging in G1, 23 (75%) received neoadjuvant therapy vs. 2 patients in G2 (20%) (P ≤ 0.005). Eight patients (40%) in G3 and 2 (7%) in G4 received perioperative chemotherapy (P ≤ 0.005). Lymph node metastases were observed in 9 (30%) of surgical specimens of EAC in G1 and in 60% in G2 (P ≤ 0.005), and in 45% in G3 and G4. After a mean follow-up of 36 months (6-72), we observed a non-significant trend toward higher overall survival and disease-free survival in patients undergoing EUS staging. Conclusion: EUS for preoperative staging pf EAC and GAC is a useful tool. Although the use of EUS use may be a challenging task in many centers in Argentina, future efforts are needed to include this test in selected cases for staging patients with these types of cancers


Author(s):  
Tianyun Xu ◽  
Fei Sun ◽  
Yanfang Li

<b><i>Objective:</i></b> The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcomes and the factors related to patient prognosis. <b><i>Materials and Methods:</i></b> We retrospectively analyzed patients treated at the Department of Gynecology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, between January 1, 1968, and December 12, 2018. <b><i>Results:</i></b> A total of 107 patients were identified. Of all patients, 79 (73.8%) presented with stage I disease, 14 (13.1%) stage II, 13 (12.2%) stage III, and 1 (0.9%) stage IV. All patients received surgery, with 70 (65.4%) undergoing fertility-sparing surgery (FS) and 37 (34.6%) nonfertility-sparing surgery (NFS). Ninety patients received postoperative chemotherapy. Nine of the 43 cases with a lymphadenectomy had metastasis (20.9%). The median follow-up time was 132 months (range, 1–536 months). The overall 5-year and 10-year survival was 95.1% and 91.7%, respectively. The 10-year survival rate for stage I and II–IV patients was 96.1% and 79.1%, respectively (<i>p</i> = 0.008). For the patients undergoing FS and NFS, the 10-year disease-free survival rate was 82.3% and 88.0%, respectively (<i>p</i> = 0.403). The 10-year disease-free survival rate for patients with or without lymphadenectomy was 95.1% and 78.4%, respectively (<i>p</i> = 0.040), and it was 92.5% and 76.0%, respectively (<i>p</i> = 0.041), for those with or without omentectomy. Fifteen patients relapsed, and 4 of them (26.7%) had recurrence in the lymph nodes. Eleven of the 15 relapsed patients (73.3%) had been successfully salvaged. <b><i>Limitations:</i></b> As a study of a rare disease, our analysis was limited by its small sample size and the deemed disadvantage of a retrospective study. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Excellent treatment results can be achieved in dysgerminoma patients who received proper treatment. Lymphadenectomy may improve patient survival. Relapsed patients can also be successfully salvaged.


1996 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2893-2900 ◽  
Author(s):  
F A Critz ◽  
A K Levinson ◽  
W H Williams ◽  
D A Holladay

PURPOSE The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) nadir that reflects potential cure of prostate cancer by irradiation has not been established. This report attempts to demonstrate the PSA nadir goal for radiotherapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS From January 1984 through April 1994, 536 stage T1T2NO prostate cancer patients were treated with radioactive iodine 125 (125I) prostate implants followed by external-beam radiation. All were staged node-negative: 68% by pelvic node dissection and the remainder by computed tomographic (CT) scan. The mean pretreatment PSA level was 12.4 ng/mL (median, 8.4 ng/mL; range, 0.3 to 188 ng/mL). The median follow-up duration is 40 months (range, 12 to 138). An increasing posttreatment PSA level defined recurrence. RESULTS Patients who achieved a PSA nadir < or = 0.5 ng/mL had a 95% (+/- 4%) 5-year and an 84% (+/- 12%) 10-year disease-free survival rate, compared with a 5-year disease-free survival rate of 29% (+/- 30%) for those who reached a nadir of 0.6 to 1.0 ng/mL (P = .0001). All patients with a nadir greater than 1.0 ng/mL ultimately failed. Eighty percent of all 536 patients are projected to achieve a nadir < or = 0.5 ng/mL and 90% of patients who achieve this PSA level do so within 48 months of treatment (median, 18 months). Compared with pretreatment PSA level and histologic grade, the PSA nadir is the most significant factor associated with disease-free survival. CONCLUSION For most patients to be successfully treated for prostate cancer with radiotherapy, at least with this combination technique, the PSA nadir should become undetectable (< or = 0.5 ng/mL), similar to that after radical prostatectomy. A PSA nadir of < or = 0.5 ng/mL after radiotherapy for prostate cancer may be used as a reasonable indicator of 10-year disease-free survival.


1998 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosanna Fontanelli ◽  
Bernardina Stefanon ◽  
Francesco Raspagliesi ◽  
Rado Kenda ◽  
Gorana Tomasic ◽  
...  

Aims and background Adult granulosa cell tumor has a low malignant potential but requires an extensive follow-up of more than 5 years to accurately assess tumor activity. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics, the treatment and the outcome of this rare ovarian tumor. Study design A retrospective review of 35 cases treated at primary onset of disease during a 23-year period from 1971 to 1993. Results The disease-free survival rate for stages IA-B-C at 5 and 10 years was 90% and 84%, respectively; for stages III-IV the 5-year freedom from progression rate was 16%. Conclusions The most important prognostic factor appears to be the extent of tumor involvement outside of the ovary.


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