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Survival and prognostic factors of women with advanced ovarian cancer and complete response after a carboplatin-paclitaxel chemotherapy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16051334     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the characteristics and determinants of 5-year survival in ovarian cancer patients with complete response after first line treatment who entered a randomised study comparing two different chemotherapeutic schedules. METHODS: This analysis included 232 ovarian cancer patients with complete response after first line surgery and chemotherapy coming from a large randomised trial comparing the effect of different doses of paclitaxel combined with fixed doses of carboplatin. RESULTS: The 5-year overall survival in patients was 57.3%. The difference in 5-year survival for age <52 years (65.1%), 53-62 (51.4%) and > or = 63 (51.2%) was statistically significant (P = 0.048). The 5-year overall survival rates were 64.6% for stage III and 57.9% for stage IV. Serous and clear cell histotypes had a worse 5-year overall survival (51.5% and 50.8% respectively), while the endometrioid and mucinous had 67.1% and 71.4%: these differences were statistically different (P = 0.04). Women with residual tumour of 1 cm or smaller after primary surgery had better 5-year survival rates: 71.2% for patients with residual tumour < or = 1 cm and 46.9% for residual tumour >1 cm: these differences were statistically significant (P < 0.006). CONCLUSION: This study shows that in women with ovarian cancer and complete response after first line surgery and chemotherapy, age, histotype and residual tumour after surgery are determinants of 5-year overall survival.
Authors:
Gianpiero Polverino; Fabio Parazzini; Giovanna Stellato; Giovanna Scarfone; Sonia Cipriani; Giorgio Bolis
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial     Date:  2005-07-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  Gynecologic oncology     Volume:  99     ISSN:  0090-8258     ISO Abbreviation:  Gynecol. Oncol.     Publication Date:  2005 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-10-24     Completed Date:  2005-12-01     Revised Date:  2006-04-24    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0365304     Medline TA:  Gynecol Oncol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  343-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Prima Clinica Ostetrico Ginecologica, Università di Milano, via Commenda 12, 20122 Milano, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
Carboplatin / administration & dosage
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Drug Administration Schedule
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Ovarian Neoplasms / drug therapy*,  surgery
Paclitaxel / administration & dosage
Prognosis
Survival Rate
Treatment Outcome
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
33069-62-4/Paclitaxel; 41575-94-4/Carboplatin

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