title: [Chemotherapy in metastatic or recurrent endometrial carcinoma].
abstract: Endometrial cancer is the fourth most common malignancy in women with an estimated 36,100 new cases diagnosed in the United States. The major treatment is surgical staging with hysterectomy, lymph node assessment and possible adjuvant irradiation. Systemic hormonal and chemotherapy has been reserved for women with disseminated primary disease or extrapelvic recurrence. Recent data showed that oral medroxyprogesterone, 200 mg/day, produced a 25% overall response for patients with well-differentiated histology and positive receptor status. In those patients especially if they are asymptomatic, endocrine therapy may be a reasonable initial approach. Patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer should be considered for clinical trials using new agents or randomized trials designed to answer important questions. For patients not eligible for clinical trials, treatment with a platinum compound and paclitaxel or doxorubicin in combination should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Gynäkologische Onkologie, Zentrum für Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde, Hutzel-Hospital/Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University, Mi., USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Deppe
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baumann
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Munkarah
mesh_terms: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000188:drug therapy; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
chemical_list: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate