Gynecologic Cancers

NCI-CCC Gynecologic Tumor Board Question

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Do you consider an ovarian cancer patient who progresses on PARP inhibitor, either for treatment or maintenance, to be platinum resistant regardless of time since last platinum based chemotherapy?

Does the exact time since last platinum-based chemotherapy change your answer?

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How does your approach to low-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia differ for patients whose hCG levels plateau following initial single agent systemic therapy vs those who have a good initial response and then plateau?

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How do positive pelvic washings influence your decision to administer adjuvant therapy to early stage endometrial cancer who otherwise meets no criteria for adjuvant therapy?

<60y/o, grade 1 endometrioid endometrial cancer. TLH, BSO, sentinel nodes. Stage IA, focal LVSI, 20% myometrial invasion, negative sentinel nodes, ...

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Do you recommend adjuvant treatment for nodal isolated tumor cells in an otherwise low-risk endometrial cancer?

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How would you proceed for a patient with metastatic gastric-type adenocarcinoma, with vaginal and inguinofemoral disease only, who experiences complete response to her vaginal tumor but residual inguinal disease?

History of CDH1 mutation and prophylactic gastrectomy in 2017 - no other primary site found beyond vagina at diagnosis. Vaginal tumor completely resp...

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How would you adjust therapy for a patient with high risk, stage III choriocarcinoma (lung mets) in the context of renal insufficiency (Cr 3.8)?

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How would you manage a patient with recurrent granulosa tumor following secondary, R0 cytoreduction, and negative inhibins postoperatively?

Primary, R0 debulking in 2019, stage IA. Low volume recurrence, now again optimally cytoreduced.

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After an optimal tertiary cytoreduction for recurrent granulosa cell tumor previously treated with BEP and hormonal therapy, would you recommend systemic chemotherapy?

Initial diagnosis was 15+ years ago

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How would you treat/counsel a patient with Stage IB3 SCC of the cervix who is 18 weeks pregnant and desires to maintain pregnancy?

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When might you recommend adjuvant chemotherapy for fully staged/resected stage IA clear cell ovarian carcinoma?