Adjuvant therapy in patients with uterine sarcomas
- VernacularTitle:子宫肉瘤辅助治疗的临床分析
- Author:
Lanfang LIU
;
Yongliang GAO
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
uterine sarcome;
radiotherapy,chemotherapy
- From:
China Oncology
1998;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Purpose:To study the adjuvant therapy in uterine sarcomas,to decrease local recurrence and metastases and improve survival.Methods:Analysis of the management of 113 cases of uterine sarccoma , retrospectively. 30 cases were treated weith surgery alone , 25 with adjuvance radiation , 34 with postoperative chemotherapy, 21 with surgery and chemo radiation.Results:The 2 year pelvic recurrence and metastases with surgery alone were 43.3 % and 30 0 %,32 0 % and 28 0 % with postoperative radiation,44.1 % and 20.6 % with postoperative chemotherapy, 23.8 % and 23.8 % with postoperative combination of chemo radiation.But there was no significant difference between surgery alone and postoperative adjuvant therapy.Conclusions:Postoperative radiotherapy can improve local control,adjuvant chemotherapy can decrease metastases,both can improve disease free survival,but can not improve overall survival for uterine sarcomas.
