Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: A Strategy for the Treatment of Refractory Ascites in Recurrent Endometrial Cancer Patients - Three Case Reports and Review of the Literature.

Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: A Strategy for the Treatment of Refractory Ascites in Recurrent Endometrial Cancer Patients - Three Case Reports and Review of the Literature.

Perniola, Giorgia;Santangelo, Giusi;Palaia, Innocenza;Musella, Angela;Tomao, Federica;Di Donato, Violante;Muzii, Ludovico;Benedetti Panici, Pierluigi;
oncology 2019 pp. 1-4
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Abstract

Endometrial cancer currently represents the most frequent gynecologic malignancy in Western countries, and the seventh most common cancer in women. For advanced-stage disease, the recurrence risk is high, and the site of the relapse is heterogeneous with localized or spread peritoneal disease. There are few therapeutic strategies, and the quality of life is poor.We present 3 cases of peritoneal-spread recurrences of endometrial cancer in patients with advanced stage at diagnosis. The patients had been subjected to multiple lines of chemotherapy including re-challenging with platinum regimens, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, and taxane, with progression of disease. These patients came to us with abdominal distension, dyspnea, elevated CA 125, and presence of ascites. After paracentesis with a single administration of intraperitoneal chemotherapy based on carboplatin, all 3 patients showed improvement in their quality of life and breathing as well as reduction of fatigue and anorexia. No complications occurred.Although only 3 cases are reported, the exceptional results and the absence of side effects observed strongly warrant future trials to investigate the role intraperitoneal chemotherapy can have both as palliative treatment of refractory ascites and as salvage therapy in advanced endometrial cancer.

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