title: Endometrial stromal sarcoma: objective response to letrozole.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma is generally an indolent tumor rich in estrogen and progesterone receptors. Objective responses to hormonal therapy, most commonly with megestrol acetate, have been reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patient is a 51-year-old woman who presented with low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma confined to the uterus in 1991 and was treated with total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Approximately 5 years later, the patient had recurrent pelvic disease treated with radiation therapy, followed by an attempt at resection. She was treated with megestrol acetate during the period she received radiation therapy with poor tolerance. Tamoxifen was then given with no tumor response. Megestrol acetate was restarted with progression of disease in the pelvis and abdomen. Letrozole was then given at a daily dose of 2.5 mg with partial response for a duration of 9 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Letrozole at a daily dose of 2.5 mg may be effective in low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma with positive estrogen receptors.
authors.affiliation: The Developmental Chemotherapy Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Maluf
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sabbatini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aghajanian
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000077289:Letrozole; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D009570:Nitriles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D018203:Sarcoma, Endometrial Stromal / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D009570:Nitriles; D014230:Triazoles; D000077289:Letrozole