Survival Trends for Uterine Sarcomas from a Tertiary Center: The Oxford Experience

Uterine sarcomas are rare and aggressive gynecological malignancies. We evaluated the epidemiology, treatment outcomes and survival rates in uterine sarcoma patients managed in our institute. The medical records of women with histology proven uterine sarcoma, including leiomyosarcoma (LMS), adenosar...

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Main Authors: Aakriti Aggarwal, Federico Ferrari, Andreas Zouridis, Sean Kehoe, Sarah Pratap, Elisa Gozzini, Hooman Soleymani Majd
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author Aakriti Aggarwal
Federico Ferrari
Andreas Zouridis
Sean Kehoe
Sarah Pratap
Elisa Gozzini
Hooman Soleymani Majd
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description Uterine sarcomas are rare and aggressive gynecological malignancies. We evaluated the epidemiology, treatment outcomes and survival rates in uterine sarcoma patients managed in our institute. The medical records of women with histology proven uterine sarcoma, including leiomyosarcoma (LMS), adenosarcoma (ADS), and endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS), treated at our institution from February 2010 to February 2022, were analyzed. In total, 41 patients were identified. In detail, LMS, ADS, and high-grade and low-grade ESS were identified, respectively, in 60.9%, 19.5%, 12.1%, and 7.3% of the cases. The majority of women affected by LMS (72%) underwent primary surgery and 40% of them also received adjuvant chemotherapy. A surgical approach was the preferred mode of treatment in 83% of the recurrences. The median OS (overall survival), DFS (disease free survival), and PFS (progression free survival) for the LMS group were 25, 44.5, and 8 months, respectively. The 5-year survival rates for LMS, ADS, and ESS groups were 30.5%, 100% and 37.5%, respectively. The 5-year survival for LMS was found to be significantly worse than for other histology types (<i>p</i> = 0.016). Our study provides valuable data for the evaluation of treatment strategies and survival trends among these rare cancers. The management and follow-up planning of each subtype requires a thorough patient-focused multidisciplinary discussion.
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spelling doaj-art-b1bff2a7bf374b2faa59ff8f7463daed2025-08-20T01:55:22ZengMDPI AGDiseases2079-97212024-09-0112920010.3390/diseases12090200Survival Trends for Uterine Sarcomas from a Tertiary Center: The Oxford ExperienceAakriti Aggarwal0Federico Ferrari1Andreas Zouridis2Sean Kehoe3Sarah Pratap4Elisa Gozzini5Hooman Soleymani Majd6Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford OX3 9DU, UKDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Brescia, 25100 Brescia, ItalyDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford OX3 7LE, UKDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford OX3 7LE, UKDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford OX3 7LE, UKDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Brescia, 25100 Brescia, ItalyDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford OX3 7LE, UKUterine sarcomas are rare and aggressive gynecological malignancies. We evaluated the epidemiology, treatment outcomes and survival rates in uterine sarcoma patients managed in our institute. The medical records of women with histology proven uterine sarcoma, including leiomyosarcoma (LMS), adenosarcoma (ADS), and endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS), treated at our institution from February 2010 to February 2022, were analyzed. In total, 41 patients were identified. In detail, LMS, ADS, and high-grade and low-grade ESS were identified, respectively, in 60.9%, 19.5%, 12.1%, and 7.3% of the cases. The majority of women affected by LMS (72%) underwent primary surgery and 40% of them also received adjuvant chemotherapy. A surgical approach was the preferred mode of treatment in 83% of the recurrences. The median OS (overall survival), DFS (disease free survival), and PFS (progression free survival) for the LMS group were 25, 44.5, and 8 months, respectively. The 5-year survival rates for LMS, ADS, and ESS groups were 30.5%, 100% and 37.5%, respectively. The 5-year survival for LMS was found to be significantly worse than for other histology types (<i>p</i> = 0.016). Our study provides valuable data for the evaluation of treatment strategies and survival trends among these rare cancers. The management and follow-up planning of each subtype requires a thorough patient-focused multidisciplinary discussion.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9721/12/9/200uterine sarcomauterine leiomyosarcomaendometrial stromal sarcomaadenosarcomasarcomasurvival
spellingShingle Aakriti Aggarwal
Federico Ferrari
Andreas Zouridis
Sean Kehoe
Sarah Pratap
Elisa Gozzini
Hooman Soleymani Majd
Survival Trends for Uterine Sarcomas from a Tertiary Center: The Oxford Experience
Diseases
uterine sarcoma
uterine leiomyosarcoma
endometrial stromal sarcoma
adenosarcoma
sarcoma
survival
title Survival Trends for Uterine Sarcomas from a Tertiary Center: The Oxford Experience
title_full Survival Trends for Uterine Sarcomas from a Tertiary Center: The Oxford Experience
title_fullStr Survival Trends for Uterine Sarcomas from a Tertiary Center: The Oxford Experience
title_full_unstemmed Survival Trends for Uterine Sarcomas from a Tertiary Center: The Oxford Experience
title_short Survival Trends for Uterine Sarcomas from a Tertiary Center: The Oxford Experience
title_sort survival trends for uterine sarcomas from a tertiary center the oxford experience
topic uterine sarcoma
uterine leiomyosarcoma
endometrial stromal sarcoma
adenosarcoma
sarcoma
survival
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9721/12/9/200
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