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Filter by:This early phase I trial compares the side effects between patients treated with proton radiation therapy versus intensity modulated radiation therapy after surgery for the treatment of endometrial or cervical cancer. Radiation therapy uses high energy protons or x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Using quality of life questionnaires and adverse event assessments may help doctors learn whether proton radiation therapy is associated with lower acute gastrointestinal toxicities at the end of treatment compared to intensity modulated radiation therapy in patients with endometrial or cervical cancer.
Endometrial carcinoma is the most common gynecologic cancer in the western world. Two types are usually described. Type I is the endometrioid and is usually estrogen dependent. Type II is usually more aggressive than type I and is estrogen independent. Type II endometrial cancer is usually characterized as high grade while type I as low intermediate and high grade. Ovarian carcinoma as opposed to endometrial carcinoma is not characterized by types but by different histological backgrounds. It is also divided into high and low grade tumors. Ovarian carcinoma is considered to be the most aggressive of all gynecological malignancies resulting in most yearly deaths. Our immune system usually responds to foreign intruders entering our body or formed inside and attacks it in order to destroy it. Cancer cells are considered to be foreign to the body hence the immune system is expected to destroy it . The immune mediated cells which are supposed to attack the cancer are called tumor infiltrating lymphocytes or "TILS". Many different cancers possess the ability to evade TILS in order to survive and grow. Many studies have demonstrated that the presence of large number of TILS improved cancer prognosis. One of these evasive methods is the PD-1/PDL-1 expression. The question whether more aggressive tumors possess better capabilities to evade an immune response via the PD-1/PDL-1 mechanism is currently unknown. All tumor types possess antigens on their cell surface which triggers an immune response to some extent. Even though, the tumor needs different methods in order to be able to avoid the immune system attack. TILS express the PD-1 receptor on their cell surface and when it binds to PDL-1 or PDL-2, the cells which express the ligand deactivate TILS hence deem the lymphocyte incapable of inducing programmed cell death. PDL-1 which is expressed on tumor cells to evade an immune response can be targeted by immunotherapy.
A phase 2 study with the primary objective of testing treatment compliance of Upfront Intensity Modulated Proton Beam Therapy (IMPT) and Concurrent Chemotherapy (UPPROACH) for Post-operative Treatment in Loco-regionally Advanced Endometrial Cancer is non-inferior to the historic compliance rate of the chemoradiation arm of GOG 258 study
The objective of the study is the provide proof of high correlation between somatic and germline mismatch repair instability. This correlation is specifically researched in an area where patients have less access to cancer education and genetic testing for various reasons such as lack of insurance and general accessibility. The study concentrates on early diagnosis of Lynch syndrome. Lynch syndrome is usually diagnosed from a blood test resulting in a mutation of one of the mismatch repair genes. Those are MLH1, MSH2, MSH 6, PMS2. A mutation in one of these genes creates a mismatch repair instability,hence higher incidence of cancers in specific organ groups. Amongst these organs are the Uterus, Ovaries, Upper genitourinary system, Pancreas and GI system. The most common endometrial carcinoma which is found in Lynch syndrome is of endometrioid histology. Most patients with known germline mismatch repair instability, have the same somatic mutation. Our study is looking into correlating somatic mutation to germline mutation. By doing so, patients diagnosed with somatic mismatch repair instability will be also diagnosed with lynch syndrome without germline genetic testing. Screening programs will be utilized earlier and preventive procedures offered. Due to less access to educational programs, genetic counseling and testing in underserved areas, patients are sometimes lost to follow up. Our study seeks to prove high correlation between somatic and germline mutations and by doing so, patient will be diagnosed with Lynch syndrome straight after endometrial cancer staging. As a result, increased compliance will be expected and patients will be offered the recommended preventative surgeries and screening protocols.
This is a research study using Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (GCSF) as a bone marrow stimulating agent for imaging to guide radiation treatment planning. G-CSF is a type of growth factor. Growth factors are proteins made in the body. G-CSF is a type of growth factor that makes the bone marrow produce white blood cells to reduce the risk of infection after some types of cancer treatment.
to assess and compare the performance two approaches for sentinel lymph node ( SLND) biopsy
Patients with endometrial cancer who will be undergoing surgery or patients with cervical cancer who will be treated with chemoradiation will be randomized to utilize the Headspace smartphone application or not prior to their anticipated treatment.
Intermediate/high risk endometrial cancer shows locoregional recurrence rates up to 20%. Also in so called low-risk disease 5-10% incidence of nodal metastasis is reported. Although adjuvant radiotherapy may reduce these recurrences there has been no survival benefit. To avoid toxicity of irradiation and preserve the full potential of radiotherapy for salvage treatment of recurrences surgery should avoid locoregional recurrence. According to the concept of ontogenetically based compartmental surgery it may be suggested that this may be achieved by PMMR and therapeutic LNE as it has been already shown for TMMR in cervical cancer and TME in rectal cancer. First, monocentric data have shown feasibility and safety of this approach and are promising with respect to reduce locoregional recurrence rate significantly. On parallel it has also been convincingly shown that sentinel node detection shows a high level of accuracy in precluding nodal involvement in endometrial cancer. Thus, unnecessary complete lymphadenectomy may be avoided in patients with proven node negative disease. However, this procedure is aimed on diagnostic and not therapeutic goals. Nevertheless, therapeutically it fits well in the surgical concept of compartmental surgery indicating the peripheral border of therapeutic surgical approach. This leads to the concept to resect the embryologically determined tissue of risk en bloc together with the "sentinel nodes" of the draining lymph compartment (module I). In case of positive node extended therapeutic pelvic and paraaortic lymphadenectomy (module II) may be indicated. This should now be evaluated in a European collaborative observational trial. The surgical arm (cohort A) will include Patients who have received surgical treatment (module I) and in case of positive nodes or enhanced risk for isolated positive paraaortic nodes (module II) and don't want to receive adjuvant radiation therapy; in intermediate/high risk situations, however, adjuvant chemotherapy should be offered to these patients. For patients with high-risk carcinomas who do not want to be treated with the modular concept, the option of receiving systematic lymphadenectomy during primary surgery will be given. Patients who prefer to be treated according current clinical practice will be asked to participate in cohort B to be observed as concomitant control and will be treated according to current clinical practice based on the European ESMO/ESGO/ESTRO-Guidelines. Primary endpoint will be loco-regional recurrence and recurrence free survival. Follow up is planned for 5 years following date of first surgery (module I).
Phase II, open-label, randomized pilot study. Patients will be randomized (1:1) to receive for sentinel node screening: 1. Radiotracer (RT) via cervical administration and TUMIR 2. Combination of RT with Indocyanine Green (RT + ICG) via cervical administration and TUMIR Patients will be followed up to 1 month after the last administration of radiotracer 70 patients will be included into the study.
To explore the treatment efficacy of megestrol acetate plus rosuvastatin in patients with early endometrial carcinoma (EEC) seeking for conservative treatment.