Bogani Giorgio, Ray-Coquard Isabelle, Concin Nicole, Ngoi Natalie Yan Li, Morice Philippe, Caruso Giuseppe, Enomoto Takayuki, Takehara Kazuhiro, Denys Hannelore, Lorusso Domenica, Coleman Robert, Vaughan Michelle M, Takano Masashi, Provencher Diane Michele, Sagae Satoru, Wimberger Pauline, Póka Robert, Segev Yakir, Kim Se Ik, Kim Jae-Weon, Candido Dos Reis Francisco Jose, Ramirez Pedro T, Mariani Andrea, Leitao Mario, Makker Vicky, Abu-Rustum Nadeem R, Vergote Ignace, Zannoni Gianfranco, Tan David, McCormack Mary, Paolini Biagio, Bini Marta, Raspagliesi Francesco, Benedetti Panici Pierluigi, Di Donato Violante, Muzii Ludovico, Colombo Nicoletta, Pignata Sandro, Scambia Giovanni, Monk Bradley J
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
Centre Leon Berard, LYON CEDEX 08, Centre, France.
Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2023 Feb 6;33(2):147-174. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2022-004073.
Endometrial carcinosarcoma is a rare and aggressive high-grade endometrial carcinoma with secondary sarcomatous trans-differentiation (conversion theory). The clinical presentation and diagnostic work-up roughly align with those of the more common endometrioid counterpart, although endometrial carcinosarcoma is more frequently diagnosed at an advanced stage. Endometrial carcinosarcoma is not a single entity but encompasses different histological subtypes, depending on the type of carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements. The majority of endometrial carcinosarcomas are characterized by p53 abnormalities. The proportion of and microsatellite instablity-high (MSI-H) is directly related to the epithelial component, being approximately 25% and 3% in endometrioid and non-endometrioid components.The management of non-metastatic disease is based on a multimodal approach with optimal surgery followed by (concomitant or sequential) chemotherapy and radiotherapy, even for early stages. Palliative chemotherapy is recommended in the metastatic or recurrent setting, with carboplatin/paclitaxel doublet being the first-line regimen. Although the introduction of immunotherapy plus/minus a tyrosine kinase inhibitor shifted the paradigm of treatment of patients with recurrent endometrial cancer, patients with endometrial carcinosarcoma were excluded from most studies evaluating single-agent immunotherapy or the combination. However, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved the use of pembrolizumab and lenvatinib in endometrial cancer (all histotypes) after progression on chemotherapy and single-agent immunotherapy in MSI-H cancers. In the era of precision medicine, emerging knowledge on molecular endometrial carcinosarcoma is opening new promising therapeutic options for more personalized treatment. The present review outlines state-of-the-art knowledge and future directions for patients with endometrial carcinosarcoma.
子宫内膜癌肉瘤是一种罕见且侵袭性强的高级别子宫内膜癌,伴有继发性肉瘤样转分化(转化理论)。其临床表现和诊断检查大致与更常见的子宫内膜样癌相似,尽管子宫内膜癌肉瘤在晚期被诊断出的频率更高。子宫内膜癌肉瘤并非单一实体,而是根据癌性和肉瘤性成分的类型包含不同的组织学亚型。大多数子宫内膜癌肉瘤的特征是p53异常。错配修复缺陷(dMMR)和微卫星高度不稳定(MSI-H)的比例与上皮成分直接相关,在子宫内膜样和非子宫内膜样成分中分别约为25%和3%。非转移性疾病的管理基于多模式方法,即进行最佳手术,随后(同时或序贯)进行化疗和放疗,即使是早期阶段也是如此。对于转移性或复发性疾病,推荐姑息化疗,卡铂/紫杉醇双联疗法是一线方案。尽管免疫疗法加/减酪氨酸激酶抑制剂的引入改变了复发性子宫内膜癌患者的治疗模式,但大多数评估单药免疫疗法或联合疗法的研究都将子宫内膜癌肉瘤患者排除在外。然而,美国食品药品监督管理局(FDA)和欧洲药品管理局(EMA)在MSI-H癌症患者化疗和单药免疫疗法进展后,批准了帕博利珠单抗和乐伐替尼用于子宫内膜癌(所有组织学类型)。在精准医学时代,关于分子子宫内膜癌肉瘤的新知识为更个性化的治疗开辟了新的有前景的治疗选择。本综述概述了子宫内膜癌肉瘤患者的最新知识和未来方向。