2011
Phase II trial of adjuvant pelvic radiation “sandwiched” between ifosfamide or ifosfamide plus cisplatin in women with uterine carcinosarcoma
Einstein MH, Klobocista M, Hou JY, Lee S, Mutyala S, Mehta K, Reimers LL, Kuo D, Huang GS, Goldberg GL. Phase II trial of adjuvant pelvic radiation “sandwiched” between ifosfamide or ifosfamide plus cisplatin in women with uterine carcinosarcoma. Gynecologic Oncology 2011, 124: 26-30. PMID: 22055846, PMCID: PMC3787514, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.10.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-free survivalAddition of cisplatinUterine carcinosarcomaResidual diseasePelvic external beam radiotherapyYear disease-free survivalKaplan-Meier statistical methodAdjuvant pelvic radiationGrade 3/4 neutropeniaGross residual diseaseIfosfamide/cisplatinPhase II trialStage 1 patientsTolerable toxicity profileRare uterine tumorExternal beam radiotherapyAdjuvant settingEfficacious regimenGOG trialsPelvic radiationRecurrent carcinosarcomaMedian followSystemic chemotherapyII trialUterine tumors
2009
A phase II study of weekly topotecan and docetaxel in heavily treated patients with recurrent uterine and ovarian cancers
Gupta D, Owers RL, Kim M, Kuo DY, Huang GS, Shahabi S, Goldberg GL, Einstein MH. A phase II study of weekly topotecan and docetaxel in heavily treated patients with recurrent uterine and ovarian cancers. Gynecologic Oncology 2009, 113: 327-330. PMID: 19307014, PMCID: PMC4451225, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2009.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeekly topotecanClinical benefitOverall survivalOvarian cancerGrade 3 non-hematologic toxicityKaplan-Meier statistical methodNon-hematologic toxicitiesPrior chemotherapy regimensCycles of chemotherapyGrade 3 toxicityMedian overall survivalPhase II studyPhase II trialMajority of patientsEpithelial ovarian cancerOverall response ratePlatinum-resistant tumorsDose delaysEligible patientsRustin criteriaChemotherapy regimensII trialUnacceptable toxicityII studyMedian duration