Clinical Study
Prognostic Factors and Survival in Patients Treated Surgically for Recurrent Metastatic Uterine Leiomyosarcoma
| Survival variables | Number | 2 years | 5 years | 10 years | value |
| Overall | 24 | 33% | 27% | 9% | |
| Time to fist recurrence (months) | | | | | | ≥12 months | 11 | 77% | 39% | 19% | 0.0060
| <12 months | 13 | 30% | 0% | 0% | Extent of surgical resection | | | | | | Complete | 16 | 53% | 42% | 16% | 0.004 | R1/R2 | 8 | 12% | 0% | 0% | FIGO stage at diagnosis | | | | | | I | 14 | 47% | 47% | 16% | 0.010 | II/III/IV | 10 | 12% | 0% | 0% | 1 tumor versus ≥2 tumors | | | | | | 1 tumor | 12 | 81% | 51% | 26% | 0.015 | ≥2 tumors | 12 | 33% | 0% | 0% | Grade | | | | | | Low | 4 | 50% | 50% | 25% | 0.140 | High | 21 | 29% | 22% | 11% | Type of procedure | | | | | | Thoracic only | 20 | 75% | 75% | 75% | 0.890 | Nonthoracic | 4 | 26% | 0% | 0% | Local versus distant recurrence | | | | | | Local | 8 | 63% | 25% | 0% | 0.600 | Distant | 16 | 56% | 25% | 13% | Adjuvant therapy after initial Dx | | | | | | None | 12 | 58% | 20% | 20% | 0.425 | CT and/or RT | 12 | 58% | 25% | 0% | Adjuvant therapy after recurrence | | | | | | None | 10 | 50% | 36% | 18% | 0.565 | CT and/or RT | 14 | 70% | 13% | 13% |
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