In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Drs. Yuefeng Wang and Matthew Ballo to discuss role of hysterectomy in stage IVB uterine cancer. Dr. Yuefeng Wang is a radiation oncologist and Dr. Matthew Ballo is a radiation oncologist, and the Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, West Cancer Center and Research Institute, Memphis, TN.
Yuefeng Wang and Matthew Ballo (@YuefengWang2 / @west_cancer)
Highlights:
-For uterine cancer with pelvic/abdomen metastasis, there is survival benefit associated with total abdominal hysterectomy, in addition to systemic therapy. However, we do not know if there is any role of total abdominal hysterectomy for patient with distant organ metastasis.
-In this retrospective, hypothesis-generating study including 3,200 uterine cancer patients with distant organ metastasis, total abdominal hysterectomy plus chemotherapy was associated with significant longer survival (19.8 vs 11.0 months, p < 0.05) compared to patients had chemotherapy alone.