Chemo's hidden toll: study probes life after endometrial cancer treatment
NCT ID NCT03466788
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how chemotherapy impacts the quality of life of women treated for stage II or III endometrial cancer. Researchers asked 51 patients to fill out questionnaires about their physical, emotional, and social well-being at least two years after finishing treatment. The goal was to understand the long-term effects of chemotherapy beyond just survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors understand the long-term quality-of-life effects of chemotherapy for endometrial cancer, guiding better treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study with only 51 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It relies on self-reported questionnaires, which can be subjective.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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51 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2018
- Finished
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Mar 2020
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: For all patients: * Women over 18 years of age, with histologically confirmed histologic type 1 or type 2 endometrial adenocarcinoma, with FIGO postoperative II or III stage operated between 2011 and 2015, with at least 2 years of follow-up compared to the last course of chemotherapy; * Recommended surgery such as hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, non-mandatory surgical nodal staging; * Pelvic radiotherapy +/- lumbar-aortic irradiation, optional brachytherapy; * No recurrence of endometrial cancer at baseline; * Absence of evolutionary neurological antecedent (multiple sclerosis, neurodegenerative pathology ...); * Absence of progressive psychiatric pathology (i.e. psychiatric hospitalization, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders ...); * No opposition to the collection of data; * Patient deemed fit to answer a written questionnaire. For the patient in the chemotherapy group - Chemotherapy after surgery that can be performed before or after radiotherapy Exclusion Criteria: For all patients: * Sarcoma or carcinosarcoma; * Stage FIGO I or IV; * Macroscopic tumor residue after surgery; * Recurrence of endometrial cancer or diagnosis of any other cancerous pathology after diagnosis of endometrial cancer (except non-melanotic skin tumors with complete excision), within 5 years; * drug use; * Abuse of alcohol. For the patient in the chemotherapy group * Chemotherapy before surgery; * Chemotherapy concomitant with radiotherapy For the patient in the group without chemotherapy \- Chemotherapy whether before or after surgery
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Eugène Marquis
Rennes, France
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Centre François Baclesse
Caen, 14076, France
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Centre Henri Becquerel
Rouen, France
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Centre Oscar Lambret
Lille, France
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Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, 94805, France
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