Publications by authors named "Stephanie Scherier"
Since the last FIGO classification in 2009, numerous studies and recommendations have contributed to improving the management of endometrial cancer. The introduction of molecular classification (including POLE, MMR, and P53 status) has enabled better categorization of these cancers by defining specific patient groups, thus allowing for more tailored surgical management and adjuvant treatment. The data and analyses on molecular and histological classification developed in the 2021 guidelines from the European Societies of Gynecologic Oncology (ESGO), Radiation Therapy and Oncology (ESTRO), and Anatomical Pathology (ESP) have been utilized to develop the new 2023 FIGO classification for endometrial cancer.
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- This study aimed to explore the relationship between the peritoneal cancer index (PCI), overall survival, and recurrence-free survival in patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer who underwent surgery.
- Out of 351 patients, those who had initial surgery tended to have better survival rates compared to those who had interval surgery, while higher PCI was linked to greater risks of death, particularly in patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
- The findings highlight that while PCI can indicate prognosis, it doesn't allow for a specific cutoff for predicting survival, and its impact is amplified when patients undergo neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Background: Knowing the homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) status in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is vital for patient management. HRD is determined by BRCA1/BRCA2 pathogenic variants or genomic instability. However, tumor DNA analysis is inconclusive in 15-19% of cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRadical hysterectomy with pelvic node dissection is the standard treatment for early-stage cervical cancer. However, the latter can be diagnosed at a young age when patients have not yet achieved their pregnancy plans. Dargent first described the vaginal radical trachelectomy for patients with tumors <2 cm.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe evolution of knowledge in gynecologic oncology is leading to surgical de-escalation in several areas, particularly in lymph node staging. Sentinel lymph node biopsy that was initially used in low and intermediate risk endometrial cancer, has now been extended to high-intermediate and high-risk endometrial cancer. Sentinel lymph node biopsy plays also an important role in the nodal staging of early-stage cervical cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: To report the feasibility and reproducibility of single-port extraperitoneal para-aortic (PA) lymphadenectomy exclusively using conventional instruments in locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) and to evaluate the learning curve.
Methods: From January 2011 to January 2013, 52 a total of consecutive patients with LACC were candidates for extraperitoneal PA lymphadenectomy via an original single-port approach that we developed. All patients underwent positron emission tomography-computed tomography that indicated no PA uptake.