Medroxyprogesterone in the management of primary and recurrent or metastatic uterine adenocarcinoma
Medroxyprogesterone in the management of primary and recurrent or metastatic uterine adenocarcinoma
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甲羟孕酮治疗原发性和复发性或转移性子宫腺癌
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1972
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J. Bonté
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J. Bonté
A clinic research program was conducted that included 2 trials: in 1 medroxyprogesterone was used for symptomatic treatment of recurrent uterine adenocarcinoma while in the other medroxyprogesterone was combined with radiotherapy and surgery in the treatment of primary or recurrent lesions. In the 1st group 70 patients with disseminated or recurrent uterine adenocarcinoma were treated with 1000 mg medroxyprogesterone per week. Most recurrences were located in the pelv is. In 37 patients complete regression lasting from 4 months to 6 years was obtained with medroxyprogesterone alone. 18 patients died; the remaining 19 patients are still alive and in good health. Complete disapperance of an adenocarcinomatous focus was recorded only if confirmed by the clinical radiographic and histologic findings. The mechanism of action of medroxyprogesterone on uterine adenocarcinoma seems to consist of a direct effect and local effect on the cancer tissue provoking differentiation maturation epithelial metaplasia atrophy and finally disappearance of neoplastic structures. Repeated punch biopsies during treatment with medroxyprogesterone proved that all these changes tended finally to result in atrophy and disappearance of cancer tissue. In the 2nd trial results improved by supplementary radiotherapy given to 19 patients with a more hormone-resistant adenocar cinoma in the vaginal wall. The mechanism of the action of the radiohormonal treatment might be twofold; at 1st the summation of the cancericide action of ionizing radiations and the destructive activity of progestogens leading the adenocarcinoma through differentiation and metaplasia to atrophy and fibrosis finally a real radiosensitization of the adenocarcinomatous focus.