Carboplatin & paclitaxel chemotherapy alone should remain standard treatment for endometrial cancer

(NRG Oncology) The New England Journal of Medicine recently published the primary endpoint of the NRG Oncology clinical trial NRG-GOG 0258, which showed that carboplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy preceded by radiotherapy with concurrent cisplatin, or combined modality therapy, did not significantly increase recurrence-free survival for women with stage 3-4A endometrial cancer when compared to chemotherapy with carboplatin and paclitaxel alone.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news