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An Orthotopic Endometrial Cancer Model with Retroperitoneal Lymphadenopathy Made From In Vivo Propagated and Cultured VX2 Cells
Published on: September 12, 2019
New Treatments for Recurrent Uterine Cancer
Michael D Toboni1, Matthew A Powell2
1Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, 4901 Forest Park Ave, 9th Floor, COH, Suite 905, St. Louis, MO, 63108, USA. mdtoboni@wustl.edu.
Purpose Of Review:
Endometrial cancer is a highly treatable cancer; however, 13 to 15% of cases recur. Traditional cytotoxic chemotherapies have produced modest results, but new treatments show promise. This information was compiled from an extensive literature search, which was completed in order to summarize current data in this review. Our objective was to describe new therapies for recurrent endometrial cancer in the last 5 years.
Recent Findings:
New targeted therapies are being identified for advanced and recurrent endometrial cancer. Within the last 5 years, pembrolizumab and lenvatinib have improved survival in advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer. Similarly, trastuzumab has shown efficacy in HER2-producing uterine serous cancer. Patients with recurrent endometrial cancer are often difficult to salvage. Traditional chemotherapy has produced poor response rates. Both immunotherapy and other targeted therapies have shown promise in recurrent disease.
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