Review Article
Contemporary Clinical Management of Endometrial Cancer
Table 11
Selected treatment controversies in endometrial cancer.
| Question/controversy | Comment |
| Role of lymphadenectomy in low risk |
ASTEC trial did not support but results not universally accepted | Prognostic value of peritoneal cytology | Removed as a staging variable recently but still to be collected and reported | Role of radiation in intermediate risk | Local control improved but no overall survival benefit | Best adjuvant for high-risk disease | Recent data supports carboplatin/paclitaxel combination | Should targeted therapies be utilized | Further clinical and basic science research required; mTOR inhibtors promising |
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