Prognostic Value of Residual Tumor Size in Patients With Epithelial Ovarian Cancer FIGO Stages IIA–IV: Analysis of the OVCAD Data

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 380-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan Polterauer ◽  
Ignace Vergote ◽  
Nicole Concin ◽  
Ioana Braicu ◽  
Radoslav Chekerov ◽  
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ObjectiveThe objective of the study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of residual tumor size after cytoreductive surgery in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer.MethodsIn this prospective, multicenter study, 226 patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stages IIA–IV) were included. Patients were treated with cytoreductive surgery and adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy. Univariate and multivariable survival analyses were performed to investigate the impact of residual tumor size on progression-free and overall survival.ResultsIn 69.4% of patients, surgery resulted in complete tumor resection; minimal residual disease (≤1 cm) was achieved in 87.2% of patients. Advanced tumor stage was associated with a lower rate of complete tumor resection (P < 0.001). After cytoreductive surgery, 3-year overall survival rates were 72.4%, 65.8%, and 45.2% for patients without, with minimal, and with gross residual disease (>1 cm), respectively (P < 0.001). Multivariable survival analysis revealed residual tumor size (P = 0.04) and older patient age (P = 0.02) as independent prognosticators for impaired overall survival. Complete cytoreduction was predictive for a higher rate of treatment response (P = 0.001) and was associated with prolonged progression-free and overall survival (P < 0.001 and P = 0.001).ConclusionsThe size of residual disease after cytoreduction is one of the most crucial prognostic factors for patients with ovarian cancer. Patients after complete cytoreduction have a superior outcome compared with patients with residual disease. Leaving no residual tumor has to be the aim of primary surgery for ovarian cancer; therefore, patients should receive treatment at centers able to undertake complex cytoreductive procedures.

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 888-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Koole ◽  
Ruby van Stein ◽  
Karolina Sikorska ◽  
Desmond Barton ◽  
Lewis Perrin ◽  
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BackgroundThe addition of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) to interval cytoreductive surgery improves recurrence-free and overall survival in patients with FIGO stage III ovarian cancer who are ineligible for primary cytoreductive surgery. The effect of HIPEC remains undetermined in patients who are candidates for primary cytoreductive surgery.Primary objectiveThe primary objective is to evaluate the effect of HIPEC on overall survival in patients with FIGO stage III epithelial ovarian cancer who are treated with primary cytoreductive surgery resulting in no residual disease, or residual disease up to 2.5 mm in maximum dimension.Study hypothesisWe hypothesize that the addition of HIPEC to primary cytoreductive surgery improves overall survival in patients with primary FIGO stage III epithelial ovarian cancer.Trial designThis international, randomized, open-label, phase III trial will enroll 538 patients with newly diagnosed FIGO stage III epithelial ovarian cancer. Following complete or near-complete (residual disease ≤2.5 mm) primary cytoreduction, patients are randomly allocated (1:1) to receive HIPEC or no HIPEC. All patients will receive six courses of platinum-paclitaxel chemotherapy, and maintenance PARP-inhibitor or bevacizumab according to current guidelines.Major eligibility criteriaPatients with FIGO stage III primary epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer are eligible after complete or near-complete primary cytoreductive surgery. Patients with resectable umbilical, spleen, or local bowel lesions may be included. Enlarged extra-abdominal lymph nodes should be negative on FDG-PET or fine-needle aspiration/biopsy.Primary endpointThe primary endpoint is overall survival.Sample sizeTo detect a HR of 0.67 in favor of HIPEC, 200 overall survival events are required. With an expected accrual period of 60 months and 12 months additional follow-up, 538 patients need to be randomized.Estimated dates for completing accrual and presenting resultsThe OVHIPEC-2 trial started in January 2020 and primary analyses are anticipated in 2026.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov:NCT03772028


2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-149
Author(s):  
Cagatay Taskiran ◽  
Dogan Vatansever ◽  
Selim Misirlioglu ◽  
Burak Giray ◽  
Tuncer Kumcular ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e16512-e16512
Author(s):  
V. Kolev ◽  
S. Mironov ◽  
O. Mironov ◽  
C. Moskowitz ◽  
N. M. Ishill ◽  
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e16512 Background: It has been hypothesized and shown in animal studies that the supradiaphragmatic lymph nodes serve as the principal nodes for lymphatic drainage of the entire peritoneal cavity. The purpose of this study was to determine the prognostic significance of enlarged supra-diaphragmatic nodes noted on preoperative computed tomography (CT) scan in patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of all patients (pts) with FIGO stage III and IV EOC who had preoperative CT scans of the supradiaphragmatic region and primary cytoreductive surgery at our institution between 1997 and 2004. All scans were retrospectively reviewed by one board-certified radiologist (SM). To evaluate survival, Kaplan-Meier methods were used, with log rank Pvalues for comparisons. Results: A total of 212 eligible pts who underwent attempted primary cytoreduction followed by platinum-based systemic chemotherapy were identified for evaluation. With a median follow-up time of 52 mos, there were 135 deaths and a median overall survival of 48 mos (95% CI: 44–53). Of the 212 pts, 44 (21%) had supradiaphragmatic adenopathy with nodes >1 cm, while 168 (79%) did not have adenopathy in this distribution. None of the 44 pts with adenopathy had the enlarged nodes removed at primary cytoreduction. The median survival was 49 mos for pts with and 48 mos for patients without adenopathy (p = 0.46). In total, 155 (73%) patients underwent optimal cytoreduction (residual disease ≤ 1 cm). In the optimally cytoreduced pts, the median survival for the 125 pts without supradiaphragmatic adenopathy was 52 mos (95%CI: 45–59) compared to 51mos (95%CI: 41–58) for the 30 pts with supradiaphragmatic adenopathy (p = 0.33). Conclusions: Although a previous study has shown that supradiaphragmatic adenopathy was associated with poorer overall survival in EOC patients, our study did not confirm these findings. In our study, enlarged supradiaphragmatic nodes noted on preoperative CT scan did not have significant prognostic impact and therefore their clinical significance remains uncertain. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 987-992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Augusto Pereira ◽  
Tirso Pérez-Medina ◽  
Javier F. Magrina ◽  
Paul M. Magtibay ◽  
Isabel Millan ◽  
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ObjectiveTo evaluate the therapeutic role of pelvic and aortic lymphadenectomy in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and positive nodes (stages IIIC and IV).MethodsRetrospective chart review. Data from all consecutive patients with EOC and positive retroperitoneal lymph nodes (stage IIIC and IV) in Mayo Clinic from 1996 to 2000 were included. To evaluate the impact of nodal metastases, the extent of lymphadenectomy was compared according to the number of nodes removed and positive nodes resected. Multivariable Cox regression and Kaplan-Meier survival curves were used for analysis.ResultsThe median number of nodes removed was 31 (pelvic, 21.5, and aortic, 10), and the median number of positive nodes was 5. The 5-year overall survival was 44.8%. On multivariate analysis, only the extent of peritoneal metastases before surgery was a significant factor for survival (P = 0.001 for stage IIIC and P = 0.004 for stage IV). Analysis of 83 patients with advanced peritoneal disease more than 2 cm demonstrated before debulking, removal of more than 40 lymph nodes was a significant prognostic factor for overall survival (hazard ratio, 0.52; P = 0.032; 95% confidence interval, 0.29–0.35). In 29 patients with advanced peritoneal disease and no residual disease after debulking, removal of more than 10 positive was a factor for survival.ConclusionsThere was a survival benefit in patients with EOC with advanced peritoneal disease more than 2 cm before debulking when more than 40 lymph nodes were removed. There was an additional survival benefit in those patients with no residual disease after debulking when more than 10 positive nodes were removed.


1999 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 767-767 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Bonnefoi ◽  
R. P. A'Hern ◽  
C. Fisher ◽  
V. Macfarlane ◽  
D. Barton ◽  
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PURPOSE: In this report we present the natural history, prognostic factors, and therapeutic implications of stage IV epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: We reviewed 192 patients with stage IV EOC as defined in 1985 by the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. RESULTS: The site of stage IV–defining disease was cytologically positive pleural effusion in 63 patients, liver in 50 patients, lymph nodes in 26 patients, lung in six patients, other sites in 15 patients, and disease at multiple stage IV–defining metastatic sites in 32 patients. Surgery was performed before chemotherapy in 169 patients; 25 patients (14.8%) were left with only microscopic residual disease or less than 2 cm of macroscopic residual disease. The overall response rate to chemotherapy was 56%; the complete response rate was 18%. The median progression-free survival was 7.1 months, and the median overall survival was 13.4 months. The median overall survival of patients with positive pleural effusions only was 13.4 months as compared with 10.5 months for patients with visceral disease only, but this difference was not statistically significant. The 5-year survival rate was 7.6%, with only six patients surviving more than 5 years. Univariate and multivariate analysis showed that two parameters were associated with a shorter survival time: visceral involvement (lung or liver) and diagnosis before 1984. CONCLUSION: Patients with stage IV EOC initially respond to chemotherapy as often as those with less advanced disease, but the long-term prognosis is very poor. The size of residual disease is not a prognostic factor in this group of patients, and, therefore, the role of debulking surgery in these patients needs to be reconsidered.


Author(s):  
Samir A. Farghaly

The standard management for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is a combination of aggressive debulking surgery with residual tumor of less than 1 cm and platinum-based chemotherapy. However, a high percentage of patients experience disease recurrence. Extensive efforts to find new therapeutic options have been made, albeit cancer cells develop drug resistance and malignant progression occurs. Novel therapeutic strategies are needed to enhance progression-free survival and overall survival of patients with advanced EOC. Several preclinical and clinical studies investigated feasibility and efficacy of adoptive cell therapy (ACT) in EOC. The aim of this chapter is to present an overview of ACT in EOC, focusing on Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-restricted tumor infiltrating lymphocytes and MHC-independent immune effectors such as natural killer and cytokine-induced killer. The available data suggest that ACT may provide the best outcome in patients with low tumor burden, minimal residual disease, or maintenance therapy. Further preclinical studies and clinical trials are needed.


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