Suggested Reading
On Endometrial Cancer
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Benedetti Panici P, Basile S, Maneschi F, et al: Systematic pelvic lymphadenectomy vs no lymphadenectomy in early-stage endometrial carcinoma: Randomized clinical trial. J Natl Cancer Inst 100:1707–1716, 2008.
Hogberg T, Signorelli M, De Oliveira CF, et al: Sequential adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy in endometrial cancer-results from two randomized studies. Eur J Cancer 46:2422–2431, 2010.
Homesley HD, Filiaci V, Gibbons SK, et al: A randomized phase III trial in advanced endometrial carcinoma of surgery and volume directed radiation followed by cisplatin(Drug information on cisplatin) and doxorubicin(Drug information on doxorubicin) with or without paclitaxel(Drug information on paclitaxel): A Gynecologic Oncology Group study. Gynecol Oncol 112:543–552, 2009.
Kitchener H, Swart AM, Qian Q, et al: Efficacy of systematic pelvic lymphadenectomy in endometrial cancer (MRC ASTEC trial): A randomised study. Lancet 373:125–136, 2009.
Kornblith AB, Huang HQ, Walker JL, et al: Quality of life of patients with endometrial cancer undergoing laparoscopic international federation of gynecology and obstetrics staging compared with laparotomy: A Gynecologic Oncology Group study. J Clin Oncol 27:5337–5342, 2009.
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Walker JL, Piedmonte MR, Spirtos NM, et al: Laparoscopy compared with laparotomy for comprehensive surgical staging of uterine cancer: Gynecologic Oncology Group Study. J Clin Oncol 27:5331–5336, 2009.
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On Gestational Trophoblastic Diseases
Chen LP, Cai SM, Fan JX, Li ZT: PEBA regimen (cisplatin, etoposide, bleomycin, and adriamycin) in the treatment of drug-resistant choriocarcinoma. Gynecol Oncol 56:231–234, 1995.
Lurain JR: Gestational trophoblastic disease I: Epidemiology, pathology, clinical presentation and diagnosis of gestational trophoblastic disease, and management of hydatidiform mole. Am J Obstet Gynecol 203:531–539, 2010.
Lurain JR, Schink JC: Importance of salvage therapy in the management of high-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia. J Reprod Med 57:219–224, 2012.
Lurain JR, Singh DK, Schink JC: Management of metastatic high-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia: FIGO stages II-IV: risk factor score > or = 7. J Reprod Med 55:199–207, 2010.
Osborne RJ, Filiaci V, Schink JC, et al: Phase III trial of weekly methotrexate or pulsed dactinomycin for low-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia: A Gynecologic Oncology Group study. J Clin Oncol 29:825–831, 2011.
On Uterine Sarcomas
Hensley ML, Blessing JA, Mannel R, et al: Fixed-dose rate gemcitabine(Drug information on gemcitabine) plus docetaxel(Drug information on docetaxel) as first-line therapy for metastatic uterine leiomyosarcoma: A Gynecologic Oncology Group phase II trial. Gynecol Oncol 109:329–334, 2008.
Kapp DS, Shin JY, Chan JK: Prognostic factors and survival in 1396 patients with uterine leiomyosarcomas: Emphasis on impact of lymphadenectomy and oophorectomy. Cancer 112:820–830, 2008.
Makker V, Abu-Rustum NR, Alektiar KM, et al: A retrospective assessment of outcomes of chemotherapy-based versus radiation-only adjuvant treatment for completely resected stage I-IV uterine carcinosarcoma. Gynecol Oncol 111:249–254, 2008.
Reed NS, Mangioni C, Malmstrom H, et al: Phase III randomised study to evaluate the role of adjuvant pelvic radiotherapy in the treatment of uterine sarcomas stages I and II: An European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Gynaecological Cancer Group Study (protocol 55874). Eur J Cancer 44:808–818, 2008.
