Paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with completely or optimally resected carcinosarcoma of the uterus: a phase II trial by the Japanese Uterine Sarcoma Group and the Tohoku Gynecologic Cancer Unit.

Int J Gynecol Cancer

*Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine; †Department of Clinical Research Network, Clinical Research, Innovation and Education Center, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai; ‡Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo; §Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki; ∥Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya; ¶Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Chiba; #Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya; **Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima; ††Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka; ‡‡Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Science, University of Ryukyus, Okinawa; §§Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago; ∥∥Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita; ¶¶Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagasaki Harbour Medical Center City Hospital, Nagasaki; ##Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Life Sciences Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.

Published: January 2015

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with completely or optimally resected uterine carcinosarcoma.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a single-arm multicenter prospective phase II trial at 20 Japanese medical facilities. Eligible patients had histologically confirmed uterine carcinosarcoma without prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Patients received 6 courses of 175 mg/m (2)paclitaxel over 3 hours, followed by a 30-minute intravenous administration of carboplatin at an area under the serum concentration-time curve of 6.

Results: A total of 51 patients were enrolled in this study, 48 of whom underwent complete resection and 3 of whom underwent optimal resection. At 2 years, the progression-free survival and overall survival rates were 78.2% (95% confidence interval [CI], 64.1%-87.3%) and 87.9% (95% CI, 75.1%-94.4%), respectively. At 4 years, these rates were 67.9% (95% CI, 53.0%-79.0%) and 76.0% (95% CI, 60.5%-86.1%), respectively. Although 15 patients showed disease recurrence during the follow-up period (median, 47.8 months; range, 2.1-72.8 months), a total of 40 (78.4%) patients completed the 6 courses of treatment that had been planned.

Conclusions: The combination of paclitaxel and carboplatin was a feasible and effective postoperative adjuvant therapy for patients with completely or optimally resected uterine carcinosarcoma.

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