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Lamacki AJ, Montag C, Kertowidjojo E, Diane Yamada S, Kurnit KC. Primary gynecologic lymphoma when diagnosed by a gynecologist: A case series. Gynecol Oncol Rep 2024; 53:101409. [PMID: 38757117 PMCID: PMC11096836 DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2024.101409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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Introduction Primary lymphomas of the gynecologic tract are a rare pathology that may present with typical gynecologic symptoms. Unlike other gynecologic malignancies, surgical management is not considered an essential part of the treatment regimen for gynecologic lymphomas but may be required for diagnosis. The purpose of this series is to report on symptom presentation and management from the gynecologic specialist's perspective. Methods Records from an institutional pathology database identified patients diagnosed with primary gynecologic lymphoma between 1993 and 2023. Results Eight patients were identified for this series. Patients presented with pelvic pain, abnormal vaginal bleeding, and/or a mass on pelvic exam. The majority were diagnosed with lymphoma only after surgical resection. The most common pathology was diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Seven of the eight patients received chemotherapy, which was administered by a medical oncologist. Conclusions Our series highlights the presentation, diagnostic workup, and management of gynecologic lymphomas with attention to the role of surgical management and intraoperative pathologic evaluation as well as medical treatment of these cancers after surgical debulking.
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- Alexandra J. Lamacki
- University of Chicago Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chicago, IL, USA
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- University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- University of Chicago Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Chicago, IL, USA
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- University of Chicago Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Chicago, IL, USA
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Kurnit KC, Odunsi K. Harnessing Antitumor Immunity in Ovarian Cancer. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2024:a041336. [PMID: 38621830 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a041336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Despite progress in other tumor types, immunotherapy is not yet part of the standard of care treatment for high-grade serous ovarian cancer patients. Although tumor infiltration by T cells is frequently observed in patients with ovarian cancer, clinical responses to immunotherapy remain low. Mechanisms for immune resistance in ovarian cancer have been explored and may provide insight into future approaches to improve response to immunotherapy agents. In this review, we discuss what is known about the immune landscape in ovarian cancer, review the available data for immunotherapy-based strategies in these patients, and provide possible future directions.
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- Katherine C Kurnit
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
- University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Disis ML, Adams SF, Bajpai J, Butler MO, Curiel T, Dodt SA, Doherty L, Emens LA, Friedman CF, Gatti-Mays M, Geller MA, Jazaeri A, John VS, Kurnit KC, Liao JB, Mahdi H, Mills A, Zsiros E, Odunsi K. Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) clinical practice guideline on immunotherapy for the treatment of gynecologic cancer. J Immunother Cancer 2023; 11:e006624. [PMID: 37295818 PMCID: PMC10277149 DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2022-006624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Advanced gynecologic cancers have historically lacked effective treatment options. Recently, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of cervical cancer and endometrial cancer, offering durable responses for some patients. In addition, many immunotherapy strategies are under investigation for the treatment of earlier stages of disease or in other gynecologic cancers, such as ovarian cancer and rare gynecologic tumors. While the integration of ICIs into the standard of care has improved outcomes for patients, their use requires a nuanced understanding of biomarker testing, treatment selection, patient selection, response evaluation and surveillance, and patient quality of life considerations, among other topics. To address this need for guidance, the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) convened a multidisciplinary panel of experts to develop a clinical practice guideline. The Expert Panel drew on the published literature as well as their own clinical experience to develop evidence- and consensus-based recommendations to provide guidance to cancer care professionals treating patients with gynecologic cancer.
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- Mary L Disis
- Cancer Vaccine Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
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- Program in Women's Oncology, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Medicine, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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- Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology, Division of Medical Oncology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology & Hematology, Northwell Health Cancer Institute, Lake Success, New York, USA
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- University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Leo J, Dondossola E, Basham KJ, Wilson NR, Alhalabi O, Gao J, Kurnit KC, White MG, McQuade JL, Westin SN, Wellberg EA, Frigo DE. Stranger Things: New Roles and Opportunities for Androgen Receptor in Oncology Beyond Prostate Cancer. Endocrinology 2023; 164:bqad071. [PMID: 37154098 PMCID: PMC10413436 DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqad071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The androgen receptor (AR) is one of the oldest therapeutic targets in oncology and continues to dominate the treatment landscape for advanced prostate cancer, where nearly all treatment regimens include some form of AR modulation. In this regard, AR remains the central driver of prostate cancer cell biology. Emerging preclinical and clinical data implicate key roles for AR in additional cancer types, thereby expanding the importance of this drug target beyond prostate cancer. In this mini-review, new roles for AR in other cancer types are discussed as well as their potential for treatment with AR-targeted agents. Our understanding of these additional functions for AR in oncology expand this receptor's potential as a therapeutic target and will help guide the development of new treatment approaches.
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- Javier Leo
- Department of Cancer Systems Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77054, USA
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology and the David H. Koch Center for Applied Research of Genitourinary Cancers, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Oncological Sciences, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology and the David H. Koch Center for Applied Research of Genitourinary Cancers, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology and the David H. Koch Center for Applied Research of Genitourinary Cancers, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, and Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Department of Cancer Systems Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77054, USA
- Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology and the David H. Koch Center for Applied Research of Genitourinary Cancers, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Center for Nuclear Receptors and Cell Signaling, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
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Kurnit KC, Nobre SP, Fellman BM, Iglesias DA, Lindemann K, Jhingran A, Eriksson AGZ, Ataseven B, Glaser GE, Mueller JJ, Westin SN, Soliman PT. Adjuvant therapy in women with early stage uterine serous carcinoma: A multi-institutional study. Gynecol Oncol 2022; 167:452-457. [PMID: 36243601 PMCID: PMC10278585 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2022.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Uterine serous carcinoma is a rare but aggressive subtype of endometrial adenocarcinoma. Our objective was to compare adjuvant treatment strategies for patients with early stage uterine serous carcinoma. METHODS This multi-institutional, retrospective cohort study evaluated patients with early stage uterine serous carcinoma. Patients with FIGO Stage IA-II disease after surgery, whose tumors had serous or any mixed serous/non-serous histology were included. Patients with carcinosarcoma were excluded. Clinical data were abstracted from local medical records. Summary statistics, Fisher's exact, and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to analyze demographic and clinical characteristics. Univariable and multivariable analyses were performed for recurrence-free and overall survival. RESULTS There were 737 patients included. Most patients had Stage IA disease (75%), 49% of which had no myometrial invasion. Only 164 (24%) tumors had lymphatic/vascular space invasion. Adjuvant treatment varied: 22% received no adjuvant therapy, 17% had chemotherapy alone, 19% had cuff brachytherapy, 35% had cuff brachytherapy with chemotherapy, and 6% underwent pelvic radiation. Adjuvant treatment was significantly associated with a decreased risk of recurrence (p = 0.04). Compared with no adjuvant therapy, patients who received brachytherapy or brachytherapy/chemotherapy had improved recurrence-free survival (HR 0.59, 95% CI 0.40-0.86; HR 0.65, 95% CI 0.49-0.88, respectively) and overall survival (HR 0.53, 95% CI 0.35-0.79; HR 0.49, 95% CI 0.35-0.69, respectively). Improved survival with brachytherapy and brachytherapy/chemotherapy persisted on multivariable analyses. Chemotherapy alone was also associated with improved overall survival compared with no adjuvant treatment (HR 0.55, 95% CI 0.37-0.81). CONCLUSIONS Adjuvant therapy was associated with a decreased risk of recurrence relative to observation alone. Adjuvant cuff brachytherapy with and without chemotherapy was associated with improved survival outcomes in patients with early stage uterine serous carcinoma.
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- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.; Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
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- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany
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- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA..
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Kurnit KC, Frumovitz M. Primary mucinous ovarian cancer: options for surgery and chemotherapy. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2022; 32:ijgc-2022-003806. [PMID: 36229081 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2022-003806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Primary mucinous ovarian cancer is a rare type of epithelial ovarian cancer. In this comprehensive review we discuss management recommendations for the treatment of mucinous ovarian cancer. Although most tumors are stage I at diagnosis, 15-20% are advanced stage at diagnosis. Traditionally, patients with primary mucinous ovarian cancer have been treated similarly to those with the more common serous ovarian cancer. However, recent studies have shown that mucinous ovarian cancer is very different from other types of epithelial ovarian cancer. Primary mucinous ovarian cancer is less likely to spread to lymph nodes or the upper abdomen and more likely to affect younger women, who may desire fertility-sparing therapies. Surgical management of mucinous ovarian cancer mirrors surgical management of other types of epithelial ovarian cancer and includes a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and total hysterectomy. When staging is indicated, it should include pelvic washing, omentectomy, and peritoneal biopsies; lymph node evaluation should be considered in patients with infiltrative tumors. The appendix should be routinely evaluated intra-operatively, but an appendectomy may be omitted if the appendix appears grossly normal. Fertility preservation can be considered in patients with gross disease confined to one ovary and a normal-appearing contralateral ovary. Patients with recurrent platinum-sensitive disease whose disease distribution suggests a high likelihood of complete gross resection may be candidates for secondary debulking. Primary mucinous ovarian cancer seems to be resistant to standard platinum-and-taxane regimens used frequently for other types of ovarian cancer. Gastrointestinal cancer regimens are another option; these include 5-fluorouracil and oxaliplatin, or capecitabine and oxaliplatin. Data on heated intra-peritoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for mucinous ovarian cancer are scarce, but HIPEC may be worth considering. For patients with recurrence or progression on first-line chemotherapy, we advocate enrollment in a clinical trial if one is available. For this reason, it may be beneficial to perform molecular testing in all patients with recurrent or progressive mucinous ovarian cancer.
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- Katherine C Kurnit
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Nakad Borrego S, Lengyel E, Kurnit KC. Molecular Characterizations of Gynecologic Carcinosarcomas: A Focus on the Immune Microenvironment. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14184465. [PMID: 36139624 PMCID: PMC9497294 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14184465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2022] [Revised: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Gynecologic carcinosarcomas, specifically of endometrial and ovarian origin, are aggressive and rare tumors. Treatment data are limited and are often extrapolated from other histologies and smaller retrospective studies. While the optimal therapy approach remains contentious, treatment is often multimodal and may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or a combination of multiple strategies. However, despite aggressive treatment, these tumors fare worse than carcinomas of the same anatomic sites irrespective of their stage. Recent studies have described in-depth molecular characterizations of gynecologic carcinosarcomas. Although many molecular features mirror those seen in other uterine and ovarian epithelial tumors, the high prevalence of epithelial-mesenchymal transition is more unique. Recently, molecular descriptions have expanded to begin to characterize the tumor immune microenvironment. While the importance of the immune microenvironment has been well-established for other tumor types, it has been less systematically explored in gynecologic carcinosarcomas. Furthermore, the use of immunotherapy in patients with gynecologic carcinosarcomas has not been extensively evaluated. In this review, we summarize the available data surrounding gynecologic carcinosarcomas, with a focus on the immune microenvironment. We end with a discussion of potential immunotherapy uses and future directions for the field.
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Kurnit KC, Fellman BM, Mills GB, Bowser JL, Xie S, Broaddus RR. Adjuvant treatment in early-stage endometrial cancer: context-dependent impact of somatic CTNNB1 mutation on recurrence-free survival. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2022; 32:869-874. [PMID: 35483739 PMCID: PMC10811601 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2021-003340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The primary objective of this study was to determine whether women whose tumors harbor a somatic CTNNB1 mutation have longer recurrence-free survival if they receive traditional adjuvant therapy strategies compared with those who do not. METHODS A retrospective, stage I endometrial cancer cohort from MD Anderson Cancer Center was assessed. Clinical and pathological characteristics and type of adjuvant therapy (cuff brachytherapy, pelvic radiation, chemotherapy) were obtained by review of medical records. CTNNB1 exon 3 sequencing was performed. Summary statistics were calculated, and recurrence-free survival was measured using the Kaplan-Meier product-limit estimator. RESULTS The analysis included 253 patients, 245 with information regarding adjuvant therapy. Most patients had tumors of endometrioid histology (210/253, 83%) with superficial myometrial invasion (197/250, 79%) and no lymphatic/vascular space invasion (168/247, 68%). Tumor CTNNB1 mutations were present in 45 (18%) patients. Patients receiving adjuvant therapy were more likely to have higher-grade tumors, non-endometrioid histology, deep myometrial invasion, and lymphatic/vascular invasion. For patients with low-risk features not receiving adjuvant therapy, the presence of CTNNB1 mutation did not significantly impact recurrence-free survival (11.3 years wild-type vs 8.1 years mutant, p=0.65). The cohort was then limited to intermediate-risk tumors, defined as endometrioid histology of any grade with deep myometrial invasion and/or lymphatic/vascular space invasion. When recurrence-free survival was stratified by CTNNB1 mutation status and adjuvant therapy, patients with CTNNB1 mutations and no adjuvant therapy had the shortest recurrence-free survival at 1.6 years, followed by patients with CTNNB1 mutations who received adjuvant therapy (4.0 years), and wild-type CTNNB1 with and without adjuvant therapy (8.5 and 7.2 years, respectively) (comparison for all four groups, p=0.01). CONCLUSION In patients with intermediate-risk endometrioid endometrial cancers, the use of adjuvant therapy was associated with an improvement in recurrence-free survival for patients with tumor mutations in CTNNB1.
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- Katherine C Kurnit
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Oncologic Sciences Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Bennett JA, Fleming GF, Kurnit KC, Mills KA, vanWeelden WJ. Tumor board presentation of a woman with metastatic, hormone receptor-positive, mismatch repair-deficient endometrial cancer. CA Cancer J Clin 2022; 72:102-111. [PMID: 35077576 DOI: 10.3322/caac.21715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rijnstate Ziekenhuis, Arnhem, Netherlands
- Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Javellana M, Hlubocky FJ, Somasegar S, Sorkin M, Kurnit KC, Jani I, Stock E, Mills K, Lengyel E, Lee NK. Resilience in the Face of Pandemic: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Psychologic Morbidity and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Women With Ovarian Cancer. JCO Oncol Pract 2022; 18:e948-e957. [PMID: 35201895 DOI: 10.1200/op.21.00514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE The COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges for ovarian cancer survivors. This study aims to evaluate the psychologic morbidity and alterations in medical care caused by the pandemic. METHODS Advanced-stage ovarian cancer survivors at our institution were contacted for participation in a cross-sectional telephone-based quantitative survey study assessing pandemic-related psychologic morbidity. Psychologic domains using validated measures were explored: health-related quality of life (HRQOL; functional assessment of cancer therapy [FACT-G7]), anxiety (generalized anxiety disorder-7 [GAD7]), depression (Patient Health Questionnarie-2 [PHQ2]), global health Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System - Global Physical Health/Global Mental Health (PROMIS-GMH/GPH), resilience (brief resilience scale), and loneliness (English Longitudinal Study on Aging). Novel COVID-19 pandemic questions were drawn from a larger survey developed in our department. RESULTS Fifty-nine percent (61 of 104) of contacted patients completed the survey. One quarter of respondents had high resilience, with only 10% reporting low resilience. Only one patient screened positive for depression, and two for anxiety. Increased loneliness was reported by 43% of respondents. Patients' overall HRQOL was good (median = 21; range = 6-28). Few patients experienced treatment delays, with only four experiencing chemotherapy interruption and two reporting surgical delays. Multiple regression analyses revealed that high FACT-G7 HRQOL was predicted by age > 65 years, high self-reported mental health, high resilience, and being off chemotherapy. Lower COVID-19 concern was predicted by recurrent cancer and high resilience. CONCLUSION Despite the far-reaching impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, ovarian cancer survivors' HRQOL has been maintained. Older age, high resilience, high mental health, and being off chemotherapy predicted better HRQOL. Ovarian cancer survivors remain resilient in the face of the pandemic, and the support of clinicians to preserve this invaluable personal resource is critical for well-being.
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- Melissa Javellana
- The University of Chicago Medicine, Department of Gynecology/ Obstetrics, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Chicago, IL
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- The University of Chicago Medicine, Department of Gynecology/ Obstetrics, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Chicago, IL.,Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, Cancer Research Center, Supportive Oncology Program, Chicago, IL
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- The University of Chicago Medicine, Department of Gynecology/ Obstetrics, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Chicago, IL
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- The University of Chicago Medicine, Department of Gynecology/ Obstetrics, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Chicago, IL
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- The University of Chicago Medicine, Department of Gynecology/ Obstetrics, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Chicago, IL
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- The University of Chicago Medicine, Department of Gynecology/ Obstetrics, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Chicago, IL
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- The University of Chicago Medicine, Department of Gynecology/ Obstetrics, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Chicago, IL
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- The University of Chicago Medicine, Department of Gynecology/ Obstetrics, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Chicago, IL
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- The University of Chicago Medicine, Department of Gynecology/ Obstetrics, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Chicago, IL
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- The University of Chicago Medicine, Department of Gynecology/ Obstetrics, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Chicago, IL
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Broaddus RR, Kurnit KC. Low grade endometrioid endometrial cancer: complexities beyond p53abn. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2021; 31:1312. [PMID: 34321288 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2021-002941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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- Russell R Broaddus
- Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Wu M, Bennett JA, Reid P, Fleming GF, Kurnit KC. Successful treatment of squamous cell carcinoma arising from a presumed ovarian mature cystic teratoma with pembrolizumab. Gynecol Oncol Rep 2021; 37:100837. [PMID: 34368414 PMCID: PMC8326349 DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2021.100837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Metastatic SCC arising from the ovary is rare, and the optimal treatment is unknown. Pembrolizumab successfully treated a patient with metastatic SCC. Patients on pembrolizumab should be monitored for immune-related adverse events.
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- Meng Wu
- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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Goldberg EM, Berger Y, Sood D, Kurnit KC, Kim JS, Lee NK, Yamada SD, Turaga KK, Eng OS. ASO Visual Abstract: Differences in Sociodemographic Disparities in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Advanced Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 2021. [PMID: 33978887 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-10130-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Ellen M Goldberg
- Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Goldberg EM, Berger Y, Sood D, Kurnit KC, Kim JS, Lee NK, Yamada SD, Turaga KK, Eng OS. Differences in Sociodemographic Disparities Between Patients Undergoing Surgery for Advanced Colorectal or Ovarian Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 2021; 28:7795-7806. [PMID: 33959831 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-10086-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) for ovarian cancer with peritoneal metastases (OPM) is an established treatment, yet access-related racial and socioeconomic disparities are well documented. CRS for colorectal cancer with peritoneal metastases (CRPM) is garnering more widespread acceptance, and it is unknown what disparities exist with regards to access. METHODS This retrospective cross-sectional multicenter study analyzed medical records from the National Cancer Database from 2010 to 2015. Patients diagnosed with CRPM or ORP only and either no or confirmed resection were included. Patient- and facility-level characteristics were analyzed using uni- and multivariable logistic regressions to identify associations with receipt of CRS. RESULTS A total of 6634 patients diagnosed with CRPM and 14,474 diagnosed with OPM were included in this study. Among patients with CRPM, 18.1% underwent CRS. On multivariable analysis, female gender (odds ratio [95% CI] 2.04 [1.77-2.35]; P < 0.001) and treatment at an academic or research facility (OR 1.55 [1.17-2.05]; P = 0.002) were associated with CRS. Among patients with OPM, 87.1% underwent CRS. On multivariable analysis, treatment at facilities with higher-income patient populations was positively associated with CRS, while age (OR 0.97 [0.96-0.98]; P < .0001), use of nonprivate insurance (OR 0.69 [0.56-0.85]; P = 0.001), and listed as Black (OR 0.62 [0.45-0.86]; P = 0.004) were negatively associated with CRS. CONCLUSION There were more systemic barriers to CRS for patients with OPM than for patients with CRPM. As CRS becomes more widely practiced for CRPM, it is likely that more socioeconomic and demographic barriers will be elucidated.
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- Ellen M Goldberg
- University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Kurnit KC, Draisey A, Kazen RC, Chung C, Phan LH, Harvey JB, Feng J, Xie S, Broaddus RR, Bowser JL. Loss of CD73 shifts transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) from tumor suppressor to promoter in endometrial cancer. Cancer Lett 2021; 505:75-86. [PMID: 33609609 PMCID: PMC9812391 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2021.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In many tumors, CD73 (NT5E), a rate-limiting enzyme in adenosine biosynthesis, is upregulated by TGF-β and drives tumor progression. Conversely, CD73 is downregulated in endometrial carcinomas (EC) despite a TGF-β-rich environment. Through gene expression analyses of normal endometrium samples of the uterine cancer TCGA data set and genetic and pharmacological studies, we discovered CD73 loss shifts TGF-β1 from tumor suppressor to promoter in EC. TGF-β1 upregulated CD73 and epithelial integrity in vivo in the normal endometrium and in vitro in early stage EC cells. With loss of CD73, TGF-β1-mediated epithelial integrity was abrogated. EC cells developed TGF-β1-mediated stress fibers and macromolecule permeability, migration, and invasion increased. In human tumors, CD73 is downregulated in deeply invasive stage I EC. Consistent with shifting TGF-β1 activity, CD73 loss increased TGF-β1-mediated canonical signaling and upregulated cyclin D1 (CCND1) and downregulated p21 expression. This shift was clinically relevant, as CD73Low/CCND1High expression associated with poor tumor differentiation, increased myometrial and lymphatic/vascular space invasion, and patient death. Further loss of CD73 in CD73Low expressing advanced stage EC cells increased TGF-β-mediated stress fibers, signaling, and invasiveness, whereby adenosine A1 receptor agonist, CPA, dampened TGF-β-mediated invasion. These data identify CD73 loss as essential for shifting TGF-β activity in EC.
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- Katherine C Kurnit
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, USA; CPRIT/CURE Summer Research Experience, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA; CPRIT/CURE Summer Research Experience, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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Jani I, Lastra RR, Brito KS, Liao C, Lazo I, Lee NK, Yamada SD, Kurnit KC. Chemotherapy response score as a prognostic tool in patients with advanced stage endometrial carcinoma treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2021; 31:852-858. [PMID: 33833085 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2020-002202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Chemotherapy response score (CRS) applied to interval debulking specimens quantifies histopathologic response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma and correlates with progression-free and overall survival. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether the chemotherapy response score could be applied to interval debulking specimens in patients with advanced endometrial carcinoma and be a prognostic indicator. METHODS The study included patients with clinical stage III-IV endometrial carcinoma who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by interval debulking surgery. Chemotherapy response scores were assigned to omental and adnexal metastases, and categorized as no/minimal (CRS1), partial (CRS2), and complete/near-complete (CRS3) response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Descriptive statistics were used to evaluate baseline characteristics and feasibility of chemotherapy response score assessment. Univariate analyses were used to evaluate associations between the chemotherapy response score, complete cytoreduction, and survival. RESULTS This study included 40 patients. The median age was 63.5 years, and 31 patients (78%) had stage IV disease. Thirty patients had an omentectomy, 22 patients (73%) had an omental chemotherapy response score assigned. Thirty-nine patients had a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, 28 patients (72%) had an adnexal chemotherapy response score assigned. Omental CRS2 and CRS3 were associated with improved progression-free survival (CRS2: HR=0.18, p<0.01; CRS3: HR=0.11, p<0.01) and overall survival (CRS2: HR=0.10, p<0.01; CRS3: HR=0.16, p=0.04). Adnexal CRS2 and CRS3 were associated with improved progression-free survival (CRS2: HR=0.23, p<0.01; CRS3: HR=0.20, p=0.03). Chemotherapy response scores were also associated with an increased likelihood of having a complete cytoreduction. CONCLUSION Chemotherapy response score can be applied to omental and adnexal metastases in patients with advanced endometrial carcinoma and was associated with survival and complete cytoreduction. The score may be a prognostic indicator and help to guide first-line treatment of patients with endometrial carcinoma.
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- Ina Jani
- Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Bowser JL, Kurnit KC, Phan LH, Harvey JB, Feng J, Xie S, Gladden AB, McCrea PD, Broaddus RR. Abstract PR005: CD73 sequestering mutant β-catenin at the membrane explains recurrence in CTNNB1 mutant endometrial cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1158/1557-3265.endomet20-pr005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Somatic missense mutations in exon 3 of CTNNB1 are associated with significantly worse recurrence-free survival in patients with low grade, early stage endometrioid-type endometrial carcinoma (EEC). CTNNB1 encodes for β-catenin, an integral protein in Wnt signaling and core member of E-cadherin-catenin cell-cell adhesions. Although CTNNB1 mutation identifies patients at higher risk for recurrence, not all patients will recur. Nuclear expression of β-catenin protein in CTNNB1-mutated EEC is not robust as is normally seen in other CTNNB1-mutated cancers such as desmoid tumor and colon cancer. This suggests cancer-specific molecular mechanisms may regulate mutant β-catenin in EEC. Previously, we identified a cancer-specific role for CD73, a cell surface 5’nuclotidase, in EEC. CD73 is downregulated and its loss associates with poor survival. Notably, CD73 inhibits tumor progression by increasing the localization of wild-type β-catenin to the membrane. Through fractionation and co-immunoprecipitation studies, using a highly homologous (97.4% identical; 100% identical in exon 3 (UniPort)) Xenopus exon 3 CTNNB1 mutant expressed in HEC-1-A cells, and human tumor data we provide evidence that CD73 sequesters mutant β-catenin at the membrane with E-cadherin, subsequently limiting its nuclear translocation. EEC patients with CTNNB1 mutation and low CD73 expression have increased incidence of recurrence (n = 29). CD73 levels were not significantly different with clinical stage or lymphatic and vascular space invasion, suggesting that CD73 expression independently predicts disease recurrence in patients with CTNNB1 mutant tumors. CTNNB1 mutations in EEC rarely occur in the region of the β-catenin protein that binds to E-cadherin. Thus, mechanisms regulating the movement of wild-type β-catenin to the membrane would be expected to be able to localize mutant β-catenin to the membrane regardless of exon 3 mutation. Immunohistochemistry studies of CTNNB1 mutant tumors (n = 11) show a strong association between CD73 expression and β-catenin localization in cancer cells. Cancer cells expressing membrane CD73 largely express β-catenin at the membrane. Whereas, in cancer cells with CD73 loss or cytoplasmic CD73 expression, β-catenin nuclear staining is increased. While these data are preliminary, CD73 sequestering mutant β-catenin to the membrane suggests a molecular mechanism for why certain patients with CTNNB1 mutant tumors recur. Accordingly, CD73 may serve as a biomarker for identifying patients for more aggressive clinical management to prevent recurrence.
Citation Format: Jessica L. Bowser, Katherine C. Kurnit, Luan H. Phan, Jerry B. Harvey, Jiping Feng, SuSu Xie, Andrew B. Gladden, Pierre D. McCrea, Russell R. Broaddus. CD73 sequestering mutant β-catenin at the membrane explains recurrence in CTNNB1 mutant endometrial cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Virtual Special Conference: Endometrial Cancer: New Biology Driving Research and Treatment; 2020 Nov 9-10. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Clin Cancer Res 2021;27(3_Suppl):Abstract nr PR005.
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- 3University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX,
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- 5University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- 1University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC,
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Kurnit KC, Fleming GF, Lengyel E. Updates and New Options in Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Treatment. Obstet Gynecol 2021; 137:108-121. [PMID: 33278287 PMCID: PMC7737875 DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000004173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The medical and surgical treatment strategies for women with epithelial ovarian cancer continue to evolve. In the past several years, there has been significant progress backed by landmark clinical trials. Although primary epithelial ovarian cancer is still treated with a combination of surgery and systemic therapy, more complex surgical procedures and novel therapeutics have emerged as standard of care. Cytotoxic chemotherapy and maximal surgical effort remain mainstays, but targeted therapies are becoming more widespread and new data have called into question the role of surgery for women with recurrent disease. Poly ADP-ribose polymerase inhibitors have improved progression-free survival outcomes in both the frontline and recurrent settings, and their use has become increasingly widespread. The recent creation of treatment categories based on genetic changes reinforces the recommendation that all women with epithelial ovarian cancer have germline genetic testing, and new biomarker-driven drug approvals indicate that women may benefit from somatic molecular testing as well. To continue to identify novel strategies, however, enrollment on clinical trials remains of the utmost importance. With the evolving data on surgical approaches, targeted therapies such as antiangiogenics and poly ADP-ribose polymerase inhibitors, and the new therapeutic agents and combinations in development, we hope that advanced epithelial ovarian cancer will eventually transition from an almost universally fatal disease to one that can increasingly be cured.
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- Katherine C Kurnit
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Section of Gynecologic Oncology, and the Department of Medicine/Section of Hematology Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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Jani I, Lastra RR, Brito K, Liao C, Lazo IM, Kurnit KC, Lee NK, Yamada SD. Chemotherapy response score is a prognostic tool in advanced stage endometrial cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Gynecol Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.07.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kurnit KC, Avila M, Hinchcliff EM, Coleman RL, Westin SN. PARP inhibition in the ovarian cancer patient: Current approvals and future directions. Pharmacol Ther 2020; 213:107588. [PMID: 32450190 PMCID: PMC8331065 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors have transformed the therapeutic management of solid tumors, particularly ovarian cancer. Initially studied in BRCA deficient tumors, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indications have expanded to include other homologous recombination deficient tumors as well as biomarker-wildtype tumors. They have also gained momentum not only as a treatment strategy, but as a maintenance strategy as well. While PARP inhibitors were initially ev aluated in the recurrent setting, they have now moved to frontline therapy. This review will discuss the current FDA indications of the clinically available PARP inhibitors for treatment and maintenance therapies. We will then review the recently completed and ongoing clinical trials which may inform future clinical approvals.
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- Katherine C Kurnit
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States.
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Kurnit KC, Reid P, Moroney JW, Fleming GF. Immune checkpoint inhibitors in women with gynecologic cancers: Practical considerations. Gynecol Oncol 2020; 158:531-537. [PMID: 32641238 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.06.499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors are an exciting new class of cancer therapeutics. Recently, a PD-1 inhibitor has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for several indications that are relevant to patients with gynecologic malignancies. In this review, we explore the clinical considerations for the use of checkpoint inhibitor therapy in this population. Specifically, we will discuss the approved indications, recommended dosing, clinical monitoring while on treatment, common adverse events, and treatment of adverse events should they arise. Additionally, we will review mechanisms of resistance and other challenges associated with the use of checkpoint inhibitors. We will conclude with a discussion of possible future directions for immunotherapy in women with gynecologic cancers.
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- Katherine C Kurnit
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology-Oncology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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Kurnit KC, Westin SN. Slow and steady wins the race: precision medicine for low risk endometrial cancer. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2020; 30:724-725. [PMID: 32376741 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2020-001467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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- Katherine C Kurnit
- Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Kurnit KC, Sinno AK, Fellman BM, Varghese A, Stone R, Sood AK, Gershenson DM, Schmeler KM, Malpica A, Fader AN, Frumovitz M. Effects of Gastrointestinal-Type Chemotherapy in Women With Ovarian Mucinous Carcinoma. Obstet Gynecol 2019; 134:1253-1259. [PMID: 31764736 PMCID: PMC7100606 DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000003579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To estimate whether gastrointestinal-type chemotherapy was associated with improved survival compared with standard gynecologic regimens for women with ovarian mucinous carcinoma. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with ovarian mucinous carcinoma who received postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy at two academic centers. Demographic and clinical information was abstracted from the medical records. Gastrointestinal-type chemotherapy contained 5-fluorouracil, capecitabine, irinotecan, or oxaliplatin. Gynecologic regimens included standard carboplatin or cisplatin. Bevacizumab treatment was allowed in both groups. Summary statistics were used to compare baseline characteristics; Kaplan-Meier product-limit estimator was used to compare survival outcomes. RESULTS Fifty-two patients received either gastrointestinal-type chemotherapy (n=26; 50%) or a standard gynecologic regimen (n=26; 50%). Three-quarters of tumors were early-stage (I or II), 68% grade 1 or 2 and 88% of patients had no gross residual disease after surgery. Patients receiving gastrointestinal-type chemotherapy were more likely to receive bevacizumab (50% vs 4%; P<.001), but there were no other differences in clinical or demographic characteristics. Unadjusted overall survival analyses showed that gastrointestinal-type chemotherapy was associated with better overall survival (hazard ratio 0.2, 95% CI 0.1-0.8), as were early stage tumors and having no gross residual disease. CONCLUSION Gastrointestinal-type chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab was associated with improved survival and should be considered in patients with ovarian mucinous carcinoma requiring adjuvant therapy.
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- Katherine C. Kurnit
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Olive View/UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- The Kelly Gynecologic Oncology Service, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- The Kelly Gynecologic Oncology Service, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- The Kelly Gynecologic Oncology Service, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Matsuo K, Cripe JC, Kurnit KC, Kaneda M, Garneau AS, Glaser GE, Nizam A, Schillinger RM, Kuznicki ML, Yabuno A, Yanai S, Garofalo DM, Suzuki J, St Laurent JD, Yen TT, Liu AY, Shida M, Kakuda M, Oishi T, Nishio S, Marcus JZ, Adachi S, Kurokawa T, Ross MS, Horowitz MP, Johnson MS, Kim MK, Melamed A, Machado KK, Yoshihara K, Yoshida Y, Enomoto T, Ushijima K, Satoh S, Ueda Y, Mikami M, Rimel BJ, Stone RL, Growdon WB, Okamoto A, Guntupalli SR, Hasegawa K, Shahzad MMK, Im DD, Frimer M, Gostout BS, Ueland FR, Nagao S, Soliman PT, Thaker PH, Wright JD, Roman LD. Recurrence, death, and secondary malignancy after ovarian conservation for young women with early-stage low-grade endometrial cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2019; 155:39-50. [PMID: 31427143 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2019] [Revised: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the association between ovarian conservation and oncologic outcome in surgically-treated young women with early-stage, low-grade endometrial cancer. METHODS This multicenter retrospective study examined women aged <50 with stage I grade 1-2 endometrioid endometrial cancer who underwent primary surgery with hysterectomy from 2000 to 2014 (US cohort n = 1196, and Japan cohort n = 495). Recurrence patterns, survival, and the presence of a metachronous secondary malignancy were assessed based on ovarian conservation versus oophorectomy. RESULTS During the study period, the ovarian conservation rate significantly increased in the US cohort from 5.4% to 16.4% (P = 0.020) whereas the rate was unchanged in the Japan cohort (6.3-8.7%, P = 0.787). In the US cohort, ovarian conservation was not associated with disease-free survival (hazard ratio [HR] 0.829, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.188-3.663, P = 0.805), overall survival (HR not estimated, P = 0.981), or metachronous secondary malignancy (HR 1.787, 95% CI 0.603-5.295, P = 0.295). In the Japan cohort, ovarian conservation was associated with decreased disease-free survival (HR 5.214, 95% CI 1.557-17.464, P = 0.007) and an increased risk of a metachronous secondary malignancy, particularly ovarian cancer (HR 7.119, 95% CI 1.349-37.554, P = 0.021), but was not associated with overall survival (HR not estimated, P = 0.987). Ovarian recurrence or metachronous secondary ovarian cancer occurred after a median time of 5.9 years, and all cases were salvaged. CONCLUSION Our study suggests that adoption of ovarian conservation in young women with early-stage low-grade endometrial cancer varies by population. Ovarian conservation for young women with early-stage, low-grade endometrial cancer may be potentially associated with increased risks of ovarian recurrence or metachronous secondary ovarian cancer in certain populations; nevertheless, ovarian conservation did not negatively impact overall survival.
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- Koji Matsuo
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, MD-Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gynecology, Hyogo Cancer Center, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Northwell Health, Long Island, NY, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida, FL, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurashiki Medical Center, Okayama, Japan
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University School of Medicine, Tottori, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University School of Medicine, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Fukui School of Medicine, Fukui, Japan
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Magee-Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology Center, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University School of Medicine, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Fukui School of Medicine, Fukui, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University School of Medicine, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University School of Medicine, Tottori, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida, FL, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology Center, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Northwell Health, Long Island, NY, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Gynecology, Hyogo Cancer Center, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, MD-Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Kurnit KC, Meric-Bernstam F, Hess K, Coleman RL, Bhosale P, Savelieva K, Janku F, Hong D, Naing A, Pant S, Rodon J, Yap TA, Sood AK, Soliman PT, Gershenson DM, Mills GB, Westin SN. Abstract CT020: Phase I dose escalation of olaparib (PARP inhibitor) and selumetinib (MEK Inhibitor) combination in solid tumors with Ras pathway alterations. Cancer Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2019-ct020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Preclinical data from our team demonstrated that MEK inhibition increases antitumor efficacy of PARP inhibitors in tumors with Ras pathway alterations. We sought to identify dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) and maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of olaparib and selumetinib combination in solid tumors with Ras pathway alterations.
Methods: Olaparib and selumetinib were given orally twice daily. Dose escalation with three planned dose levels (DL) was performed using the modified toxicity probability interval 2 design with toxicity assessed by CTCAE v4.03. RECIST criteria (v1.1) were used to assess response. Clinical benefit was defined as partial (PR) or complete response, or stable disease for 4 months or longer.
Results: 14 patients are evaluable for toxicity in the dose escalation phase, and 12 patients are evaluable for response. Median age was 56.5 years, and 10/14 (71%) patients were female. Median number of prior treatments was 4 (1-9). Of the 14 patients enrolled, 11 had KRAS mutations, 1 amplified KRAS, 1 NRAS mutation and 1 amplified NRAS. The majority of patients had gynecologic cancers. 4 and 3 patients were treated at DL1 and DL2, respectively, and 7 patients at DL3. No DLTs were observed (Table 1). MTD was not reached. DL3 (olaparib 300mg; selumetinib 75mg) was confirmed as the recommended Phase II dose (RP2D). Of 12 evaluable patients, ORR was 17%, and CBR 33%. 2 patients had a PR: 1 patient with KRAS mutant primary peritoneal cancer, and 1 with NRAS mutant ovarian cancer. 2 patients remained on treatment for more than 15 months: 1 with KRAS mutant primary peritoneal cancer (on DL-1), and 1 with KRAS mutant non-small cell lung cancer (DL1). All patients with clinical benefit were BRCA wildtype.
Conclusions: The combination of olaparib and selumetinib is well-tolerated at the identified RP2D. This combination also shows promising preliminary anti-tumor activity in patients with mutant RAS. Enrollment to expansion cohorts is ongoing.
Table 1Grade 3/4 and Most Common Adverse Events. NOTE: No Grade 4 Events Occurred.Adverse EventGrade 3Any GradeAbdominal pain7%7%Acneiform Rash7%71%Anemia79%Anorexia29%Constipation29%Decreased ejection fraction7%14%Decreased white blood cell count7%36%Diarrhea50%Dizziness29%Dry mouth43%Dry skin29%Dysgeusia36%Edema29%Elevated aspartate aminotransferase7%50%Elevated bilirubin7%7%Elevated CPK7%36%Elevated creatinine29%Fatigue7%64%Hepatic pain7%7%Hypophosphatemia79%Nausea57%Neutropenia7%21%Oral mucositis50%Other skin effects36%Thromboembolic event7%7%
Citation Format: Katherine C. Kurnit, Funda Meric-Bernstam, Kenneth Hess, Robert L. Coleman, Priya Bhosale, Katerina Savelieva, Filip Janku, David Hong, Aung Naing, Shubham Pant, Jordi Rodon, Timothy A. Yap, Anil K. Sood, Pamela T. Soliman, David M. Gershenson, Gordon B. Mills, Shannon N. Westin. Phase I dose escalation of olaparib (PARP inhibitor) and selumetinib (MEK Inhibitor) combination in solid tumors with Ras pathway alterations [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2019; 2019 Mar 29-Apr 3; Atlanta, GA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(13 Suppl):Abstract nr CT020.
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- UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Kurnit KC, Lu KH, Westin SN. Rapidly Changing Landscape of Fallopian Tube Carcinoma. J Oncol Pract 2019; 15:383-384. [PMID: 31283416 PMCID: PMC6881185 DOI: 10.1200/jop.19.00248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Kurnit KC, Westin SN, Coleman RL. Microsatellite instability in endometrial cancer: New purpose for an old test. Cancer 2019; 125:2154-2163. [PMID: 30913308 PMCID: PMC6763363 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Revised: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Historically, microsatellite instability testing has been used to identify endometrial cancer patients with Lynch Syndrome. Now, it is also being used to identify those who may be immunotherapy candidates.
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- Katherine C. Kurnit
- Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Kim G, Kurnit KC, Djordjevic B, Singh C, Munsell MF, Wang WL, Lazar AJ, Zhang W, Broaddus R. Nuclear β-catenin localization and mutation of the CTNNB1 gene: a context-dependent association. Mod Pathol 2018; 31:1553-1559. [PMID: 29795437 PMCID: PMC6168348 DOI: 10.1038/s41379-018-0080-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Revised: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Although the majority of low-grade, early-stage endometrial cancer patients have good survival with surgery alone, patients who recur tend to do poorly. Identification of patients at high risk of recurrence who would benefit from adjuvant treatment or more extensive surgical staging would help optimize individualized care of endometrial cancer patients. CTNNB1 (encodes β-catenin) mutations identify a subset of low-grade, early-stage endometrial cancer patients at high risk of recurrence. Mutation of CTNNB1 exon 3 is classically associated with translocation of the β-catenin protein from the membrane to the nucleus and activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Given the clinical utility of identifying endometrial carcinomas with CTNNB1 mutation, the purpose of this study was to determine if immunohistochemistry could act as a surrogate for CTNNB1 gene sequencing. Next-generation sequencing was performed on 345 endometrial carcinomas. Immunohistochemical localization of β-catenin was determined for 53/63 CTNNB1 exon 3 mutant tumors for which tissue was available and a subset of wild-type tumors. Nuclear localization of β-catenin had 100% specificity in distinguishing CTNNB1 mutant from wild type, but sensitivity was lower (84.9%). Nearly half of CTNNB1 mutant cases had only 5-10% of tumor cells with β-catenin nuclear localization. The concordance between pathologists blinded to mutation status in assessing nuclear localization was 100%. The extent of β-catenin nuclear localization was not associated with specific CTNNB1 gene mutation, tumor grade, presence of non-endometrioid component, or specific concurrent gene mutations in the tumor. For comparison, nuclear localization of β-catenin was more diffuse in desmoid fibromatosis, a tumor also associated with CTNNB1 mutation. Thus, nuclear localization of β-catenin assessed by immunohistochemistry does not detect all endometrial cancers with CTNNB1 gene mutation. The extent of nuclear localization may be tumor type dependent. For endometrial cancer, immunohistochemistry could be an initial screen, with CTNNB1 sequencing employed when nuclear localization of β-catenin is absent.
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- Grace Kim
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, LAC+USC Medical Center/Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Center for Diagnostic Pathology, Florida Hospital – South, Orlando, Florida
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Pathology, Unit 85, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
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Kurnit KC, Dumbrava EEI, Litzenburger B, Khotskaya YB, Johnson AM, Yap TA, Rodon J, Zeng J, Shufean MA, Bailey AM, Sánchez NS, Holla V, Mendelsohn J, Shaw KM, Bernstam EV, Mills GB, Meric-Bernstam F. Precision Oncology Decision Support: Current Approaches and Strategies for the Future. Clin Cancer Res 2018; 24:2719-2731. [PMID: 29420224 PMCID: PMC6004235 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-17-2494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Revised: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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With the increasing availability of genomics, routine analysis of advanced cancers is now feasible. Treatment selection is frequently guided by the molecular characteristics of a patient's tumor, and an increasing number of trials are genomically selected. Furthermore, multiple studies have demonstrated the benefit of therapies that are chosen based upon the molecular profile of a tumor. However, the rapid evolution of genomic testing platforms and emergence of new technologies make interpreting molecular testing reports more challenging. More sophisticated precision oncology decision support services are essential. This review outlines existing tools available for health care providers and precision oncology teams and highlights strategies for optimizing decision support. Specific attention is given to the assays currently available for molecular testing, as well as considerations for interpreting alteration information. This article also discusses strategies for identifying and matching patients to clinical trials, current challenges, and proposals for future development of precision oncology decision support. Clin Cancer Res; 24(12); 2719-31. ©2018 AACR.
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- Katherine C Kurnit
- Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
- Bioinformatics, Qiagen Inc., Redwood City, California
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
- Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- School of Biomedical Informatics and Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
- Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
- Breast Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Abstract
The diffusion of high-throughput next-generation sequencing technologies has sustained massive parallel sequencing of tumor tissue providing a deep insight into tumor biology and advancement of personalized medicine. A substantial number of targeted agents have been investigated in gynecologic cancer and some have received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, like PARP inhibitors in ovarian cancer, bevacizumab in ovarian and cervical cancers, and pembrolizumab in microsatellite-unstable or mismatch repair-deficient endometrial cancer. To improve effectiveness of targeted therapy, identification of predictive biomarkers able to guide the selection of the correct drug for the correct patient is crucial. Different limitations must be addressed to favor a more rapid implementation of a genotyping approach in treatment selection, such as the possibility to easily assess tumor heterogeneity and clonal evolution along the disease trajectory and the need for innovative trial designs like adaptive or basket trials incorporating molecular features as selection criteria. A deep dive into the genomic features of exceptional responders may also favor better understanding of tumor biology, mechanism of action of a specific target agent, and identification or predictive biomarkers for subsequent tailored studies.
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- Ilaria Colombo
- From the Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; University of Toronto, Department of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- From the Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; University of Toronto, Department of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- From the Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; University of Toronto, Department of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- From the Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; University of Toronto, Department of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Kurnit KC, Bailey AM, Zeng J, Johnson AM, Shufean MA, Brusco L, Litzenburger BC, Sánchez NS, Khotskaya YB, Holla V, Simpson A, Mills GB, Mendelsohn J, Bernstam E, Shaw K, Meric-Bernstam F. "Personalized Cancer Therapy": A Publicly Available Precision Oncology Resource. Cancer Res 2017; 77:e123-e126. [PMID: 29092956 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-17-0341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2017] [Revised: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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High-throughput genomic and molecular profiling of tumors is emerging as an important clinical approach. Molecular profiling is increasingly being used to guide cancer patient care, especially in advanced and incurable cancers. However, navigating the scientific literature to make evidence-based clinical decisions based on molecular profiling results is overwhelming for many oncology clinicians and researchers. The Personalized Cancer Therapy website (www.personalizedcancertherapy.org) was created to provide an online resource for clinicians and researchers to facilitate navigation of available data. Specifically, this resource can be used to help identify potential therapy options for patients harboring oncogenic genomic alterations. Herein, we describe how content on www.personalizedcancertherapy.org is generated and maintained. We end with case scenarios to illustrate the clinical utility of the website. The goal of this publicly available resource is to provide easily accessible information to a broad oncology audience, as this may help ease the information retrieval burden facing participants in the precision oncology field. Cancer Res; 77(21); e123-6. ©2017 AACR.
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- Katherine C Kurnit
- Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.,Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.,Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- School of Biomedical Informatics and Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. .,Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.,Breast Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Kurnit KC, Kim G, Fellman BM, Urbauer D, Mills GB, Zhang W, Broaddus RR. CTNNB1 (beta-catenin) mutation identifies low grade, early stage endometrial cancer patients at increased risk of recurrence. Mod Pathol 2017; 30:1032-1041. [PMID: 28281553 PMCID: PMC5493522 DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2017.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2016] [Revised: 01/27/2017] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Although the majority of low grade, early stage endometrial cancer patients will have good survival outcomes with surgery alone, those patients who do recur tend to do poorly. Optimal identification of the subset of patients who are at high risk of recurrence and would benefit from adjuvant treatment has been difficult. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of somatic tumor mutation on survival outcomes in this patient population. For this study, low grade was defined as endometrioid FIGO grades 1 or 2, while early stage was defined as endometrioid stages I or II (disease confined to the uterus). Next-generation sequencing was performed using panels comprised of 46-200 genes. Recurrence-free and overall survival was compared across gene mutational status in both univariate and multivariate analyses. In all, 342 patients were identified, 245 of which had endometrioid histology. For grades 1-2, stages I-II endometrioid endometrial cancer patients, age (HR 1.07, 95% CI 1.03-1.10), CTNNB1 mutation (HR 5.97, 95% CI 2.69-13.21), and TP53 mutation (HR 4.07, 95% CI 1.57-10.54) were associated with worse recurrence-free survival on multivariate analysis. When considering endometrioid tumors of all grades and stages, CTNNB1 mutant tumors were associated with significantly higher rates of grades 1-2 disease, lower rates of deep myometrial invasion, and lower rates of lymphatic/vascular space invasion. When both TP53 and CTNNB1 mutations were considered, presence of either TP53 mutation or CTNNB1 mutation remained a statistically significant predictor of recurrence-free survival on multivariate analysis and was associated with a more precise confidence interval (HR 4.69, 95% CI 2.38-9.24). Thus, mutational analysis of a 2 gene panel of CTNNB1 and TP53 can help to identify a subset of low grade, early stage endometrial cancer patients who are at high risk of recurrence.
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- Katherine C. Kurnit
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine
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- The University of California-Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Department of Biostatistics
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Department of Biostatistics
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Department of Systems Biology
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- Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Cancer Biology, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Department of Pathology
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Kurnit KC, Bean LM, Plaxe SC, Saenz CC, McHale MT. Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Vulva Presenting as an Isolated Inguinal Lymph Node Metastasis: A Case Report. J Reprod Med 2016; 61:612-614. [PMID: 30230291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Vulvar carcinoma is usually diagnosed after a patient notices bleeding, pruritis, or a lesion. We describe a case of vulvar carcinoma presenting as an isolated lymph node metastasis in the setting of negative pelvic examinations, with interval development of a vulvar lesion. CASE A 45-year-old woman presented with a left groin mass, and a biopsy revealed squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary. She underwent an extensive work-up including several evaluations by gynecologic oncologists, all with negative results. Only after 11 months of clinical monitoring did a vulvar lesion appear and the primary tumor was diagnosed. CONCLUSION Cancers of unknown primary site presenting in an inguinal lymph node are relatively rare. Vulvar carcinoma should remain in the differential diagnosis even in the setting of a previously negative pelvic examination.
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Kurnit KC, Ward KK, McHale MT, Saenz CC, Plaxe SC. Increased prevalence of comorbid conditions in women with uterine cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2015; 138:731-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Revised: 07/03/2015] [Accepted: 07/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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