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Table 4 Clinicopathologic characteristics according to histologic subtypes

From: Clinical implications of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in advanced endometrial cancer: a multi-center retrospective cohort study

Characteristics

Endometrioid

(n = 18, %)

Non-endometrioid

(n = 14, %)

P-value

Age at diagnosis, years

  

0.354

  Median (range)

56 (43–77)

57 (34–68)

 

Menopausal status

  

0.960

  Premenopause

5 (27.8)

4 (28.6)

 

  Postmenopause

13 (72.2)

10 (71.4)

 

Grade

  

< 0.001

  Low

11 (61.1)

  

  High

7 (38.9)

  

  Not applicable

 

14 (100)

 

FIGO stage

  

0.788

  IIIC

2 (11.1)

2 (14.3)

 

  IVB

16 (88.9)

12 (85.7)

 

CA-125 at diagnosis, IU/ml

  

0.417

  Median (range)

181.7 (12.2–3489.0)

193.6 (8.6–1800.0)

 

CA-125 after NAC, IU/ml

  

0.417

  Median (range)

17.3 (7.0–1490.0)

25.8 (7.0–391.0)

 

NAC regimen

  

0.232

  Paclitaxel-carboplatin

15 (83.3)

10 (71.4)

 

  Doxorubicin-cisplatin

0

2 (14.3)

 

  Paclitaxel-cisplatin-bevacizumab

2 (11.1)

0

 

  Ifosfamide-cisplatin

1 (5.6)

1 (7.1)

 

  Etoposide-cisplatin

0

1 (7.1)

 

Number of NAC cycles

  

0.616

  Median (range)

6 (2–12)

6 (2–12)

 

  2–3

6 (33.3)

5 (35.7)

 

  4–6

7 (38.9)

3 (21.4)

 

  ≥7

5 (27.8)

6 (42.9)

 

Response to NAC

  

0.982

  CR

1 (5.6)

1 (7.1)

 

  PR

14 (77.8)

10 (71.4)

 

  SD

2 (11.1)

2 (14.3)

 

  PD

1 (5.6)

1 (7.1)

 

Residual tumor after IDS

  

0.158

  No gross residual

12 (66.7)

11 (78.6)

 

  < 1 cm

6 (33.3)

1 (7.1)

 

  ≥ 1 cm

0

2 (14.3)

 
  1. Abbreviations: FIGO International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, NAC Neoadjuvant chemotherapy, IDS Interval debulking surgery, CR Complete response, PR Partial response, SD Stable disease, PD Progressive disease