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Purpose:Endometrium cancers are the most commongynecological cancer type in women. Surgery is the standard treatment for womenwith early stage endometrial cancer patients. The adjuvant treatment of earlystage endometrial cancer is based on the risk and expected type (local vssystemic) of relapse. In this study, we evaluated clinicopathologicalcharacteristics and treatment outcomes of endometrial cancer patients in ourcenter.Materials and Methods:This study was a hospital-based retrospectiveobservational case-series study. 116 patients were included in the study from Baskent University Department of MedicalOncology and Gynecological Oncology between the years of 2009-2015. De-novo metastaticpatients were not included in the study. Results:Themedian age of the patients was 58 (range 27-81) years. All of patients hadEuropean Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score 0 (n:116). Endometrioidhistology was the most common histopathological subtype (n:103, 88%). Allof the patients were in local and local advanced stage. Thesignificant percentage of patients had grade 2 tumor (n:55, 47.4%). Myometrialinvasion was less than 50% in 78 patients (67.2 %). The median follow-up timewas 61 months and 8 (6.9%) patients died. All patients underwent standardsurgical staging with standard lymphadenectomy. Overall survival (OS) was notreached. There were 14 patients (12.1 %) and 34 patients (29.3 %) treated withadjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy, respectively.Conclusion:Though endometrial cancer is the most commongynecological tumors in women, cure rate is very high. Relapse rate was 6 % (7patients) and most of the relapse were local, 71.4% (5 patients)., kanser hastalarının klinikopatolojik özelliklerini ve tedavi sonuçlarını değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışma hastane bazlı retrospektif gözlemsel bir vaka serileri çalışmasıdır. 2009-2015 yılları arasında Başkent Üniversitesi Tıbbi Onkoloji ve Jinekolojik Onkoloji Anabilim Dallarına başvuran 116 hasta dahil edildi. De-novo metastatik hastalar çalışmaya dahil edilmedi.Bulgular: Hastaların medyan yaşı 58 (dağılım 27-81) idi. Hastaların hepsinin ECOG performans puanı 0 (n: 116) idi. Endometrioid histoloji en sık görülen histopatolojik alt tipti (n: 103,% 88). Tüm hastalar lokal ve lokal ileri evrede idi. Hastaların önemli oranda bir kısmının grade 2 tümörü vardı (n: 55,% 47.4). Myometrial invazyon 78 hastada (% 67.2)% 50'den azdı. Ortanca takip süresi 61 ay idi ve 8 (% 6.9) hasta öldü. Tüm hastalara standart lenfadenektomi ile standart cerrahi evreleme yapıldı. Median genel sağkalım süresine (OS) ulaşılamadı. Sırasıyla 14 hasta (% 12.1) ve 34 hasta (% 29.3) adjuvan kemoterapi ve radyoterapi ile tedavi edildi.Sonuç: Endometrial kanser kadınlarda en sık görülen jinekolojik tümörler olmasına rağmen, tedavi oranı çok yüksektir. Nüks oranı % 6 (7 hasta) idi ve nüksün çoğu lokal,% 71.4 (5 hasta) idi.

Purpose: The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and lymphocytopenia are markers of poor prognosis in lung cancer patients. The aim of this trial is evaluate the prognostic significance of basal NLR, PLR and lymphocytopenia in patients with extensive stage (ES) small cell lung cancer(SCLC).Materials and Methods: This study was designed as a hospital-based retrospective observational case-series study. A total of 117 patients with extensive stage small cell lung cancer have been treated at four different oncology centers in Turkey between 2011 and 2017. Laboratory results and demographic data were collected.Results: The median follow-up time was 12 months and 95 (81%) patients died. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were estimated, respectively, as 8 and 13 months. 65 (55.6 %) patients had complete response at the end of first line platin-etoposide combination treatment. The cut-off value for NLR and PLR were determined for whole group and patients were dichotomized into high (≥3.28) and low (, Amaç: Nötrofil lenfosit oranı (NLR) akciğer kanseri tanılı hastalarda kötü prognostic bir belirteçtir. Bu çalışmanın amacı yaygın evre küçük hücreli akciğer kanseri (KHAK) tanısı ile tedavi edilen hastaların NLR’leri ile genel sağkalım ve tedavi sonuçları ile ilişkisinin incelenmesidir.Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışma, hastane tabanlı retrospektif gözlemsel olgu serisi bir çalışma olarak tasarlanmıştır.2011 ile 2017 yılları arasında yaygın evre KHAK tanısı ile tedavi edilen 117 hasta çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Hastalar tedavi sonrası tam yanıt alınan ve alınamayan hastalar olmak üzere 2 gruba ayrıldılar. NLR oranları ve demografik veriler hesaplandı.Bulgular: Ortalama izlem süresi 12 aydı ve 95 (%81) hasta öldü. Progresyonsuz sağkalım (PFS) ve genel sağkalım (OS) sırasıyla 8 ve 13 ay olarak hesaplandı. İlk sırada platin-etoposid kombinasyon tedavisinin sonunda 65 (% 55.6) hasta tam yanıt aldı (grup 1). NLR ve PLR için cut-off değeri tüm grup için belirlenmiş ve hastalar yüksek (≥ 3.28) ve düşük (

Purpose: Tumor and patient characteristics of neuroendocrine tumors (NET) significantly change between geographical locations that probably induced by environmental and genetic factors throughout the world. Therefore, reporting single center experience may help clarifying epidemiological view and improving decision-making process. Materials and Methods: We performed retrospective analysis of 115 patients of NETs those who followed by Baskent University, department of Medical Oncology and department of General Surgery to record patients and tumors characteristics, treatment modalities, survival rates, and prognostic factors. Results: Median overall survival (OS) time for all group and localized NETs were 44 and 24 months, respectively. Most common primary site was found as gastrointestinal system and then pancreatic region. Curative surgical resection rate was 46\% and 8.5\% of patients presented with carcinoid syndrome. Liver metastasis was far the most common metastatic site compared to lung, bone, and lymph node metastasis. Over 70 percent of patients were treated with chemotherapy and somatostatin analogs. Conclusion: Patients with higher grade, male gender, and advanced age (>65 years old) had poor survival rate. However, relatively low number of patients and less usage of (

Aggressive angiomyxoma (AA) is an uncommon mesenchymal tumor that is mostly derived from the female pelvic and perineal regions. AA is a locally infiltrative slow growing tumor with a marked tendency to local recurrence. Painless swelling located around the genitofemoral region is the common symptom; thus, it is often misdiagnosed as a gynecological malignancy or a groin hernia. A 35-year-old female patient who previously underwent surgery for left femoral hernia operation resulting in surgical failure was reoperated for a giant AA located in the pelvis. The tumor was completely excised with free margins. Histopathologic examination revealed an AA. The tumor size was measured as 24 × 12 × 6 cm with a weight of 4.2 kg. Immunohistochemically, the cells show positive staining with vimentin, desmin, estrogen, and progesterone receptor. S100, MUC4, CD34, and SMA were negative in the tumor cells. AA should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any painless swelling located in the genitofemoral region, particularly in women of reproductive age. The principle treatment should be complete surgical excision with tumor-free margins. Long-term follow-up and careful monitoring are essential due to its high tendency of local recurrence in spite of wide excision of the tumor. Adjuvant antihormonal therapy yields promising results for preventing recurrence.

Objectives: we endeavored to retrospectively assess the prognostic merit of pretreatment systemic immune response index (SIRI) in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patients who underwent postoperative partial brain radiotherapy (RT) and concurrent plus adjuvant temozolomide (TMZ), namely, the Stupp protocol. Methods: the records of 181 newly diagnosed GBM patients who received the postoperative Stupp protocol were retrospectively analyzed. The SIRI value for each eligible patient was calculated by utilizing the platelet, neutrophil, and lymphocyte measures obtained on the first day of treatment: SIRI=NeutrophilsxMonocytes/Lymphocytes. The ideal cutoff values for SIRI connected with the progression-free- (PFS) and overall survival (OS) results were methodically searched through using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Primary and secondary end-points constituted the potential OS and PFS distinctions among the SIRI groups, respectively. Results: the ROC curve analysis labeled the ideal SIRI cutoffs at 1.74 (Area under the curve (AUC): 74.9%; sensitivity: 74.2%; specificity: 71.4%) and 1.78 (AUC: 73.6%; sensitivity: 73.1%; specificity: 70.8%) for PFS and OS status, individually. The SIRI cutoff of 1.78 of the OS status was chosen as the common cutoff for the stratification of the study population (Group 1: SIRI 1.78 (N=85)) and further comparative PFS and OS analyses. Comparisons between the two SIRI cohorts manifested that the SIRI 1.78 counterparts. The results of multivariate Cox regression analyses ratified the independent and significant alliance between a low SIRI and longer PFS (P, NA

Purpose: we explored the prognostic influence of the systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) on the survival outcomes of stage IIIB/C non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who underwent concurrent chemoradiotherapy. Methods: present propensity score-matching (PSM) analysis comprised 876 stage IIIB/C NSCLC patients who received 1-3 cycles of platinum-based doublets concurrent with thoracic radiotherapy from 2007 to 2017. The primary and secondary objectives were the relationships between the SIRI values and overall (OS) and progression-free survival, respectively. Propensity scores were calculated for SIRI groups to adjust for confounders and to facilitate well-balanced comparability between the SIRI groups by creating 1 : 1 matched study groups. Results: the receiver operating characteristic curve analysis identified an optimal SIRI cutoff at 1.9 for OS (AUC: 78.8%; sensitivity: 73.7%; specificity: 70.7%) and PFS (AUC: 80.5%; sensitivity: 75.8%; specificity: 72.9%) and we grouped the patients into two PSM cohorts: SIRI < 1.9 (N = 304) and SIRI >= 1.9 (N = 304), respectively. The SIRI >= 1.9 cohort had significantly worse median OS (P= 1.9) cohorts had the best and worst outcomes, respectively, with SIRI-2 cohort (IIIB and SIRI >= 1.9 or IIIC and SIRI < 1.9) being remained in between (P= 1.9 independently prognosticated significantly worse OS and PFS results and plated the stage IIIB/C patients into three fundamentally distinct prognostic groups., NA

Background: we investigated the prognostic significance of pretreatment systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) in locally advanced pancreatic carcinoma (LAPC) patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT). Methods: present retrospective cohort analysis investigated consecutive 154 LAPC patients who received radical CRT. The SIRI was defined as:SIRI=neutrophilxmonocyte/lymphocyte counts. Ideal SIRI cutoff(s) influencing overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) results were sought by using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. The primary endpoint was the interaction between the SIRI and OS results. Results: the median follow-up, PFS, and OS durations were 14.3 (range: 2.9-74.6), 7.9 [%95 confidence interval (CI): 5.7-10.1), and 14.7 months (%95 CI: 11.4-18.0) for the entire cohort, respectively. ROC curve analyses determined the ideal SIRI cutoff that exhibiting a significant link with OS and PFS outcomes at the rounded 1.6 point (AUC: 74.3%; sensitivity: 73.8%; specificity: 70.1%).The SIRI = 1.6 patients (N=96), respectively. Although the N0 (versus N1; P90 U/mL) appeared as the other significant associates of better OS and PFS in univariate analyses, yet the results of multivariate analyses confirmed the SIRI, NA

Purpose: we aimed to retrospectively investigate the prognostic worth of pretreatment advanced lung cancer inflammation index (ALI) in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (LA-NPC) patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (C-CRT). Patients and methods: A total of 164 LA-NPC patients treated with cisplatinum-based definitive C-CRT were included in this retrospective cohort analysis. The convenience of ideal pre-C-CRT ALI cut-offs affecting survival results was searched by employing the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses. The primary endpoint was the link between the ALI groups and overall survival (OS), while cancer-specific survival (CSS), locoregional progression-free survival [LR(PFS)], distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS), and PFS comprised the secondary endpoints. Results: the ROC curve analyses distinguished a rounded ALI cut-off score of 24.2 that arranged the patients into two cohorts [ALI ≥ 24.2 (N = 94) versus, NA

Background: we retrospectively compared the incidence of isolated elective nodal failure (IENF) and toxicity rates and survival outcomes after elective nodal irradiation (ENI) versus involved-field RT (IFRT) by employing the propensity score matching (PSM) methodology in stage IIIB/C inoperable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy (C-CRT). Methods: our PSM examination included 1048 stage IIIB/C NSCLC patients treated with C-CRT from January 2007 to December 2016: a total dose of 66 Gy (2 Gy/fraction) radiotherapy and 1-3 cycles of platinum-based doublet chemotherapy concurrently. The primary and secondary endpoints were the IENF and toxicity rates and survival outcomes after ENI versus IFRT, respectively. Propensity scores were calculated for each group to adjust for confounding variables and facilitate well-balanced comparability by creating 1: 1 matched study groups. Results: the median follow-up was 26.4 months for the whole study accomplice. The PSM analysis unveiled 1: 1 matched 646 patients for the ENI (N = 323) and IFRT (N = 323) cohorts. Intergroup comparisons discovered that the 5-year isolated ENF incidence rates (3.4% versus 4.3%; P=0.52) and median overall survival (25.2 versus 24.6 months; P=0.69), locoregional progression-free survival (15.3 versus 15.1 months; P=0.52), and progression-free survival (11.7 versus 11.2 months; P=0.57) durations were similar between the ENI and IFRT cohorts, separately. However, acute grade 3-4 leukopenia (P=0.0012), grade 3 nausea-vomiting (P=0.006), esophagitis (P=0.003), pneumonitis (P=0.002), late grade 3-4 esophageal toxicity (P=0.038), and the need for hospitalization (P, NA

Background/Aims: previously advanced lung cancer inflammation index (ALI) has been demonstrated to have prognostic utility in the stratification of patients into distinctive survival groups, but the prognostic value of ALI has never been explored in the setting of locally advanced pancreatic carcinomas (LAPC) treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT). Hence, we aimed to investigate the prognostic value of pre-treatment ALI in LAPC patients who underwent radical CCRT. Methods: present retrospective cohort analysis incorporated 141 LAPC patients who received radical CCRT. Accessibility of baseline ALI cutoff(s) impacting survival outcomes was sought by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Interaction between the ALI and overall- (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) comprised our primary and secondary endpoints, respectively. Results: at a median follow-up of 14.4 months (range: 3.2-74.2), the median PFS and OS were 7.5 (%95 CI: 5.9-9.1) and 14.6 months (%95 CI: 11.6-17.6), respectively. ROC curve analyses set the ideal ALI cutoff value at 25.3 (AUC: 75.6%; sensitivity: 72.7%; specificity: 70.3%) that exhibited significant associations with both the OS and PFS results. Patient stratification into two groups per ALI [25.3 (N=66)] showed that the ALI>25.3 group had significantly superior median OS (25.8 versus 11.4 months; P90 U/mL; P, NA

Background: to investigate the detrimental effects of prolonged overall radiotherapy duration (ORTD) on survival outcomes of stage IIIB/C NSCLC patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (C-CRT) Methods: the study cohort consisted of 956 patients who underwent C-CRT for stage IIIB/C NSCLC. Primary endpoint was the association between the ORTD and overall survival (OS) with locoregional progression-free survival (LRPFS) and PFS comprising the secondary endpoints. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was utilized for accessibility of the cut-off that interacts with survival outcomes. Multivariate Cox model was utilized to identify the independent associates of survival outcomes. Results: the ROC curve analysis exhibited significance at 49 days of ORTD cut-off that dichotomized patients into ORTD, NA

Background: to retrospectively investigate the influence of pretreatment anemia and hemoglobin levels on the survival of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (C-CRT). Methods: a total of 149 nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients who received C-CRT were included. All patients had received 70 Gy to the primary tumor plus the involved lymph nodes, and 59.4 Gy and 54 Gy to the intermediate- and low-risk neck regions concurrent with 1-3 cycles of cisplatin. Patients were dichotomized into non-anemic and anemic (hemoglobin, NA

We aimed to identify the fatal pulmonary hemorrhage- (FPH-) related risk factors in stage 3B/C squamous-cell lung carcinoma (SqCLC) patients treated with definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy (C-CRT). Medical records of 505 stage 3B/C SqCLC patients who underwent 66 Gy radiotherapy plus 1-3 cycles of concurrent chemotherapy with available pretreatment thoracic computerized tomography scans were retrospectively analyzed. Primary end-point was the identification of FPH-related risk factors. Examined factors included the basal patient and tumor characteristics with specific emphasis on the tumor cavitation (TC) status, tumor size (TS) and cavitation size (CS), tumor volume and cavitation volume (TV and CV), relative cavitation size (RCS = CS/Ts), and relative cavitation volume (RCV=CV/TV). FPH emerged in 13 (2.6%) patients, with 12 (92.3%) of them being diagnosed 0.14 (37.5% versus 11.1% for RCV 0.14. Diagnosis of >90% FPHs, NA