Surgery and Platinum/Etoposide-Based Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Epithelioid Trophoblastic Tumor

Conclusions Surgery, including hysterectomy and resection of metastatic disease, is an important component in the treatment of women with ETT. Adjuvant chemotherapy with a platinum/etoposide-containing regimen should be used in women with metastatic disease. All 5 women with ETT in this series were cured using this approach, including the 4 who had metastatic disease.
Source: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia Source Type: research