Characterizing sarcoma dominance pattern in uterine carcinosarcoma: Homologous versus heterologous element

Koji Matsuo, Yutaka Takazawa, Malcolm S Ross, Esther Elishaev, Mayu Yunokawa, Todd B Sheridan, Stephen H Bush, Merieme M Klobocista, Erin A Blake, Tadao Takano, Tsukasa Baba, Shinya Satoh, Masako Shida, Yuji Ikeda, Sosuke Adachi, Takuhei Yokoyama, Munetaka Takekuma, Shiori Yanai, Satoshi Takeuchi, Masato NishimuraKeita Iwasaki, Marian S Johnson, Masayuki Yoshida, Ardeshir Hakam, Hiroko Machida, Paulette Mhawech-Fauceglia, Yutaka Ueda, Kiyoshi Yoshino, Hiroshi Kajiwara, Kosei Hasegawa, Masanori Yasuda, Takahito M Miyake, Takuya Moriya, Yoshiaki Yuba, Terry Morgan, Tomoyuki Fukagawa, Tanja Pejovic, Tadayoshi Nagano, Takeshi Sasaki, Abby M Richmond, Miriam D Post, Mian M K Shahzad, Dwight D Im, Hiroshi Yoshida, Kohei Omatsu, Frederick R Ueland, Joseph L Kelley, Rouzan G Karabakhtsian, Lynda D Roman

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine significance of sarcoma dominance (SD) patterns in uterine carcinosarcoma (UCS).

METHODS: This is a secondary analysis of multicenter retrospective study examining women with stages I-IV UCS who underwent primary surgery. SD was defined as >50% of sarcoma component in uterine tumor. SD patterns were grouped as homologous sarcoma without SD (homo/non-dominance, n = 351), heterologous sarcoma without SD (hetero/non-dominance, n = 174), homologous sarcoma with SD (homo/dominance, n = 175), and heterologous sarcoma with SD (hetero/dominance, n = 189), and correlated to tumor characteristics and survival.

RESULTS: SD patterns were significantly associated with age, body habitus, carcinoma type, tumor size, depth of myometrial invasion, and nodal metastasis (all, P < 0.05). On univariate analysis, SD was associated with decreased progression-free survival (PFS) and cause-specific survival (CSS) in homologous cases (both, P < 0.05) but not in heterologous cases. On multivariate models, both homologous and heterologous SD patterns remained independent prognostic factors for decreased PFS (adjusted-hazard ratio [HR] ranges: homo/dominance 1.35-1.69, and hetero/dominance 1.47-1.64) and CSS (adjusted-HR ranges: 1.52-1.84 and 1.66-1.81, respectively) compared to homo/non-dominance (all, P < 0.05). Among stage I-III disease, when tumors had SD, adding radiotherapy to chemotherapy was significantly associated with improved PFS (adjusted-HR: homo/dominance 0.49, and hetero/dominance 0.45) and CSS (0.36 and 0.31, respectively) compared to chemotherapy alone (all, P < 0.05); contrary, this association was not observed with absence of SD (all, P > 0.05).

CONCLUSION: In UCS, SD impacts survival in homologous but not in heterologous type. Regardless of sarcoma types, SD was associated with decreased survival in UCS; adding radiotherapy to chemotherapy may be an effective postoperative strategy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)433-440
Number of pages8
JournalSurgical Oncology
Volume27
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell/pathology
  • Carcinosarcoma/pathology
  • Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous/pathology
  • Endometrial Neoplasms/pathology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Survival Rate
  • Uterine Neoplasms/pathology

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