PMID- 23346316 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20130125 LR - 20240407 IS - 2005-0380 (Print) IS - 2005-0399 (Electronic) IS - 2005-0380 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 1 DP - 2013 Jan TI - Major clinical research advances in gynecologic cancer in 2012. PG - 66-82 LID - 10.3802/jgo.2013.24.1.66 [doi] AB - Ten topics were chosen among major clinical research achievements in gynecologic oncology in 2012. For ovarian cancer, comprehensive review of the history of bevacizumab studies was followed by poly adenosine diphosphate [ADP]-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors and other molecular targeted agents such as epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor and AMG 386. For the development of genomic study in gynecologic cancers, BRCA and DICER1 mutations were covered in epithelial and nonepithelial ovarian cancer, respectively. For endometrial cancer, targeted agents including mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors and bevacizumab were discussed. Radiation therapy "sandwiched" between combination chemotherapy schedules for the treatment of uterine papillary serous carcinoma was also reviewed. Preoperative prediction of lymph node metastasis, definition of low-risk group, and recurrence and survival outcomes of laparoscopic approaches were addressed. For cervical cancer, we reviewed long-term benefit of human papillomavirus test and efficacy of paclitaxel/carboplatin versus paclitaxel/cisplatin in stage IVB, persistent or recurrent disease. In addition, the effect of three dimensional image-based high-dose rate brachytherapy was also reviewed. For vulvar cancer, the diagnostic value of sentinel lymph node biopsy was discussed. For breast cancer, positive results of three outstanding phase III randomized clinical trials, CLEOPATRA, EMILIA, and BOLERO-2 were introduced. Lastly, updates of major practice guidelines were summarized. FAU - Suh, Dong Hoon AU - Suh DH AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Kim, Jae-Weon AU - Kim JW FAU - Kim, Kidong AU - Kim K FAU - Kim, Hak Jae AU - Kim HJ FAU - Lee, Kyung-Hun AU - Lee KH LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20130108 PL - Korea (South) TA - J Gynecol Oncol JT - Journal of gynecologic oncology JID - 101483150 PMC - PMC3549510 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Bevacizumab OT - Image-based high-dose rate brachytherapy OT - Low-risk endometrial cancer OT - PARP inhibitor OT - Practice guidelines COIS- No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported. EDAT- 2013/01/25 06:00 MHDA- 2013/01/25 06:01 PMCR- 2013/01/01 CRDT- 2013/01/25 06:00 PHST- 2012/12/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/01/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/01/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/01/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/01/25 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2013/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3802/jgo.2013.24.1.66 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Gynecol Oncol. 2013 Jan;24(1):66-82. doi: 10.3802/jgo.2013.24.1.66. Epub 2013 Jan 8.