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Table 1 The course of treatment for this Low-grade Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma case

From: Long-term multidisciplinary treatment including proton therapy for a recurrent low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma and pathologically prominent epithelial differentiation: an autopsy case report

Age

The patient’s condition

Treatment

The outcome

a: 45 y 1 m

The tumor between liver and right diaphragm increased

TCa, 7 cycles

SD

b: 45 y 9 m

The tumor between liver and right diaphragm increased

Ifosfamide + Doxorubicinb, 3 cycles

PD

c: 45 y 11 m

The tumor between liver and right diaphragm increased

Proton therapy, 70.2 GyE/26 Fr. For 40 days

PR (Fig. 1)

d: 46 y 3 m

The tumors outside of the irradiation field remained

Surgery for the left pleural and abdominal tumors

Neuroendocrine carcinoma

e: 46 y 5 m

Thrombosis in inferior vena cava distal part

An inferior vena cava filter. Discontinued MPAc.

Disappeared 11 months later.

f: 46 y 5 m

Small disseminations remained at the end of the surgery

dCisplatin + Irinotecan, 4 cycles, every 4 weeks

PD

g: 46 y 8 m

Liver metastasis increased

Surgery for liver metastasis.

No remnant in surgical field

h: 46 y 11 m

Effective for small dissemination tumors

dCisplatin + Irinotecan, 2 cycles, every 3 months

Discontinued by dehydration

i: 47 y 4 m

Multiple lung metastases recurred

TCa, one cycle.

Discontinued by pneumothorax

j: 47 y 11 m

Abdominal and spleen dissemination increased

Splenectomy and dissemination resection

No remnant in surgical field

k: 48 y 1 m

Vaginal bleeding by recurrence in vaginal stump

Eribulin 1.4 mg/m2, 3 cycles.

PD

l: 48 y 4 m

The tumors increased.

TCa, 3 cycles

Hypersensitivity for carboplatin

m: 48 y 7 m

Discontinuation of carboplatin

Paclitaxel (140 mg/m2) 2 cycles

PD

n: 48 y 8 m

Jaundice and liver dysfunction

The common bile duct stents (Fig. 2).

Recovered liver dysfunction

o: 48 y 9 m

Liver metastasis increased

Pazopanib hydrochloride 800 mg/day started

SD to PD (Fig. 2)

p: 49 y 7 m

Bacterial infection from liver tumor via bile duct

Antibiotics and palliative care

Died with sepsis (Fig. 3)

  1. Alphabet letters before age indicate sentences concerning events in the main text. aTC: paclitaxel (140 mg/m2) and carboplatin (area under the curve (AUC): 4) combination chemotherapy. bIfosfamide + Doxorubicin: Ifosfamide (2 g) for 4 days + Doxorubicin (30 mg) for 2 days. cMPA: Medroxyprogesterone 600 mg/day. Hormonal therapy by MPA, leuprorelin 3.75 mg every 28 days, and anastrozole 1 mg/day was continued until thrombosis (e) except for the periods of proton therapy and surgery. After this time, hormonal therapy by leuprorelin, and anastrozole was continued until patient died. dCisplatin + Irinotecan: Cisplatin 70 mg + Irinotecan 70 mg. PR partial response, SD stable disease, PD progress disease