TY - JOUR
T1 - Sentinel lymph node (SLN) isolated tumor cells (ITCs) in otherwise stage I/II endometrioid endometrial cancer
T2 - To treat or not to treat?
AU - Backes, F. J.
AU - Felix, A. S.
AU - Plante, M.
AU - Grégoire, J.
AU - Sullivan, S. A.
AU - Rossi, E. C.
AU - Tanner, E. J.
AU - Stewart, K. I.
AU - Soliman, P. T.
AU - Holloway, R. W.
AU - Abu-Rustum, N. R.
AU - Leitao, M. M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Dr. Leitao reports personal fees from JnJ/Ethicon, outside the submitted work; and Dr. Leitao is an ad hoc speaker for Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Dr. Abu-Rustum reports grants from GRAIL, grants from Stryker, outside the submitted work. Dr. Backes reports grants and personal fees from Eisai, grants and personal fees from Merck, grants from Immunogen, grants and personal fees from Clovis, personal fees from Agenus, personal fees from AstraZeneca, personal fees from Genentech, personal fees from GlaxoSmithKline, all outside the submitted work. None of the other authors have a significant conflict of interest related to the current study. Some of the investigators (Felix, Abu-Rustum, Leitao) receive grants for other projects that fund part of their time.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2021/5
Y1 - 2021/5
N2 - Objectives: To assess associations between treatment and recurrence-free survival (RFS) among patients with isolated tumor cells (ITCs) in sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) and otherwise stage I/II endometrioid endometrial cancer (EC). Methods: A multi-institutional retrospective study of patients with SLN ITCs (<200 cells and < 0.2 mm) was performed. Only patients with otherwise stage I/II EC, endometrioid histology, and no evidence of micro-or macrometastases were included. Univariate and multivariable Cox proportional hazard models were used to evaluate associations between treatment, tumor characteristics, and RFS. Results: 175 patients were included. Median follow up time was 31 months. 39% stage IB and 12% stage II disease. 76 (43%) received no adjuvant therapy or vaginal brachytherapy only (NAT/VBT), 21 (12%) had external beam radiation (EBRT), and 78 (45%) received chemotherapy +/− radiation. Patients who received chemotherapy more often had tumors with deep myoinvasion, lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI), and higher grade. Nine (5.1%) patients recurred; 5 distant, 3 retroperitoneal, and 1 vaginal. Extra-vaginal recurrences were similar in patients with or without chemotherapy (5.2% vs 3.8%, p = 0.68). After controlling for stage, LVSI and grade, chemotherapy and EBRT were not associated with RFS (HR = 0.63, 95%CI 0.11–3.52, and HR = 0.90, 95%CI 0.22–3.61, respectively). Type of lymph node dissection and ITC detection method were not associated with RFS. Conclusions: Risk of retroperitoneal and/or distant recurrence is low (4.6%) for patients with stage I/II endometrioid EC and ITCs in SLNs regardless of treatment. Our preliminary data suggests that adjuvant therapy may not be significantly associated with RFS. However, longer follow-up time and a larger sample size are needed before definitive recommendations regarding adjuvant therapy for patients with EC and only ITCs in SLN can be made.
AB - Objectives: To assess associations between treatment and recurrence-free survival (RFS) among patients with isolated tumor cells (ITCs) in sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) and otherwise stage I/II endometrioid endometrial cancer (EC). Methods: A multi-institutional retrospective study of patients with SLN ITCs (<200 cells and < 0.2 mm) was performed. Only patients with otherwise stage I/II EC, endometrioid histology, and no evidence of micro-or macrometastases were included. Univariate and multivariable Cox proportional hazard models were used to evaluate associations between treatment, tumor characteristics, and RFS. Results: 175 patients were included. Median follow up time was 31 months. 39% stage IB and 12% stage II disease. 76 (43%) received no adjuvant therapy or vaginal brachytherapy only (NAT/VBT), 21 (12%) had external beam radiation (EBRT), and 78 (45%) received chemotherapy +/− radiation. Patients who received chemotherapy more often had tumors with deep myoinvasion, lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI), and higher grade. Nine (5.1%) patients recurred; 5 distant, 3 retroperitoneal, and 1 vaginal. Extra-vaginal recurrences were similar in patients with or without chemotherapy (5.2% vs 3.8%, p = 0.68). After controlling for stage, LVSI and grade, chemotherapy and EBRT were not associated with RFS (HR = 0.63, 95%CI 0.11–3.52, and HR = 0.90, 95%CI 0.22–3.61, respectively). Type of lymph node dissection and ITC detection method were not associated with RFS. Conclusions: Risk of retroperitoneal and/or distant recurrence is low (4.6%) for patients with stage I/II endometrioid EC and ITCs in SLNs regardless of treatment. Our preliminary data suggests that adjuvant therapy may not be significantly associated with RFS. However, longer follow-up time and a larger sample size are needed before definitive recommendations regarding adjuvant therapy for patients with EC and only ITCs in SLN can be made.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.02.017
DO - 10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.02.017
M3 - Article
C2 - 33678480
AN - SCOPUS:85101958375
SN - 0090-8258
VL - 161
SP - 347
EP - 352
JO - Gynecologic oncology
JF - Gynecologic oncology
IS - 2
ER -
