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Long-term outcomes of progestin plus metformin as a fertility-sparing treatment for atypical endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial cancer patients.


ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:The present study investigated long-term outcomes of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) plus metformin therapy in terms of control of atypical endometrial hyperplasia (AEH) and endometrial cancer (EC), and post-treatment conception. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed 63 patients (42 with EC; 21 with AEH) who underwent fertility-sparing management using MPA plus metformin. MPA (400 mg/day) and metformin (750-2,250 mg/day) were administered to achieve complete response (CR). Metformin was administered until conception, even after MPA discontinuation. RESULTS:Of the total patients, 48 (76%) had a body mass index (BMI) ?25 kg/m² and 43 (68%) showed insulin resistance. Sixty-one patients (97%) achieved CR within 18 months. CR rates at 6, 8-9, and 12 months were 60%, 84%, and 90%, respectively. During a median follow-up period of 57 months (range, 13-115 months), relapse occurred in 8 of 61 patients (13.1%) who had achieved CR. Relapse-free survival (RFS) in all patients at 5 years was 84.8%. Upon univariate analysis, patients with BMI ?25 kg/m² had significantly better prognoses than did those with BMI <25 kg/m² (odds ratio=0.19; 95% confidence interval=0.05-0.66; p=0.009). Overall pregnancy and live birth rates per patient were 61% (19/31) and 45% (14/31), respectively. CONCLUSIONS:MPA plus metformin is efficacious in terms of RFS and post treatment conception. Moreover, metformin may be more efficacious for patients with BMI ?25 kg/m².

SUBMITTER: Mitsuhashi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6779615 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Long-term outcomes of progestin plus metformin as a fertility-sparing treatment for atypical endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial cancer patients.

Mitsuhashi Akira A   Habu Yuji Y   Kobayashi Tatsuya T   Kawarai Yoshimasa Y   Ishikawa Hiroshi H   Usui Hirokazu H   Shozu Makio M  

Journal of gynecologic oncology 20191101 6


<h4>Objective</h4>The present study investigated long-term outcomes of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) plus metformin therapy in terms of control of atypical endometrial hyperplasia (AEH) and endometrial cancer (EC), and post-treatment conception.<h4>Methods</h4>We retrospectively analyzed 63 patients (42 with EC; 21 with AEH) who underwent fertility-sparing management using MPA plus metformin. MPA (400 mg/day) and metformin (750-2,250 mg/day) were administered to achieve complete response (CR  ...[more]

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