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Colombi I, D'Indinosante M, Lazzeri L, Zupi E, Pisaneschi S, Giusti M, Mattei A, Debonis EV, Cassisa A, Cavaliere AF, Perelli F. Tubal Cancer Clinical Management: Two Exceptional Scenarios and a Review of the Literature. J Clin Med 2024; 13:5075. [PMID: 39274288 PMCID: PMC11395798 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13175075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2024] [Revised: 08/11/2024] [Accepted: 08/22/2024] [Indexed: 09/16/2024] Open
Abstract
This article provides a literature review on tubal carcinoma to offer an updated insight into its preventative strategies, diagnosis, treatment and oncological surveillance. In addition to the search string utilized, the authors' focus extended to key scientific studies, consensus statements, guidelines and relevant case reports essential for the proper clinical management of the disease, providing a methodologically well-structured literature review combined with practical expertise in the oncological field. This article also includes two special clinical cases that emphasize the importance of understanding the physiopathology and the current state of the art in the anatomopathological advancements in tubal/ovarian/peritoneal carcinoma, often assimilated into a single clinical entity and to which many of the concepts extracted from the literature can apply.
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Affiliation(s)
- Irene Colombi
- Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecological Clinic, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Women's, Children's and Public Health Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecological Clinic, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecological Clinic, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Gynecology and Pediatrics, Azienda USL Toscana Centro, 50100 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Gynecology and Pediatrics, Azienda USL Toscana Centro, 50100 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Gynecology and Pediatrics, Azienda USL Toscana Centro, 50100 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Section of Pathology, San Giovanni di Dio Hospital, USL Toscana Centro, 50143 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Section of Pathology, San Giovanni di Dio Hospital, USL Toscana Centro, 50143 Florence, Italy
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- Division of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Isola Tiberina Gemelli Hospital, 00186 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gynecology and Pediatrics, Azienda USL Toscana Centro, 50100 Florence, Italy
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Kim YJ, Lee HM, Lee GE, Yoo JH, Lee HJ, Rhie SJ. Optimizing Outcomes: Bevacizumab with Carboplatin and Paclitaxel in 5110 Ovarian Cancer Patients-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2024; 17:1095. [PMID: 39204200 PMCID: PMC11359859 DOI: 10.3390/ph17081095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2024] [Revised: 08/15/2024] [Accepted: 08/19/2024] [Indexed: 09/03/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of incorporating bevacizumab into the combination therapy of carboplatin and paclitaxel for epithelial ovarian cancer and other clinical applications. METHODS A systematic review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines using keyword searches in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, ClinicalTrials.gov, and ICTRP until February 2024. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing carboplatin and paclitaxel with and without bevacizumab in ovarian cancer patients were included. Efficacy outcomes were overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS), as described by hazard ratios (HRs). Safety outcomes were analyzed with risk ratios (RRs) for 16 adverse events. RESULTS Seven RCTs (n = 5110) were included. The combination with bevacizumab significantly improved PFS (HR: 0.73; 95% confidence interval: 0.58, 0.92; p = 0.008). The chemotherapy group receiving bevacizumab with carboplatin and paclitaxel showed a significantly higher incidence of hypertension, non-CNS bleeding, thromboembolic events, GI perforation, pain, and proteinuria. CONCLUSIONS The combination of carboplatin, paclitaxel, and bevacizumab improves PFS compared to the regimen without bevacizumab, but it raises significant safety concerns. Clinical management should consider adverse event prevention by vigilantly monitoring blood pressure, signs and symptoms of bleeding, thromboembolism, GI perforation, and pain to balance the therapeutic benefits with the potential risks of this combination therapy.
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- Yu Jin Kim
- College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea; (Y.J.K.); (G.E.L.); (J.H.Y.); (H.J.L.)
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- Graduate School of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea;
- Department of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 07804, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea; (Y.J.K.); (G.E.L.); (J.H.Y.); (H.J.L.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea; (Y.J.K.); (G.E.L.); (J.H.Y.); (H.J.L.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea; (Y.J.K.); (G.E.L.); (J.H.Y.); (H.J.L.)
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea; (Y.J.K.); (G.E.L.); (J.H.Y.); (H.J.L.)
- Graduate School of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea;
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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Ray-Coquard IL, Savoye AM, Schiffler C, Mouret-Reynier MA, Derbel O, Kalbacher E, LeHeurteur M, Martinez A, Cornila C, Martinez M, Bengrine Lefevre L, Priou F, Cloarec N, Venat L, Selle F, Berton D, Collard O, Coquan E, Le Saux O, Treilleux I, Gouerant S, Angelergues A, Joly F, Tredan O. Neoadjuvant and adjuvant pembrolizumab in advanced high-grade serous carcinoma: the randomized phase II NeoPembrOV clinical trial. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5931. [PMID: 39013870 PMCID: PMC11252284 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46999-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024] Open
Abstract
This open-label, non-comparative, 2:1 randomized, phase II trial (NCT03275506) in women with stage IIIC/IV high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC) for whom upfront complete resection was unachievable assessed whether adding pembrolizumab (200 mg every 3 weeks) to standard-of-care carboplatin plus paclitaxel yielded a complete resection rate (CRR) of at least 50%. Postoperatively patients continued assigned treatment for a maximum of 2 years. Postoperative bevacizumab was optional. The primary endpoint was independently assessed CRR at interval debulking surgery. Secondary endpoints were Completeness of Cytoreduction Index (CCI) and peritoneal cancer index (PCI) scores, objective and best response rates, progression-free survival, overall survival, safety, postoperative morbidity, and pathological complete response. The CRR in 61 pembrolizumab-treated patients was 74% (one-sided 95% CI = 63%), exceeding the prespecified ≥50% threshold and meeting the primary objective. The CRR without pembrolizumab was 70% (one-sided 95% CI = 54%). In the remaining patients CCI scores were ≥3 in 27% of the standard-of-care group and 18% of the investigational group and CC1 in 3% of the investigational group. PCI score decreased by a mean of 9.6 in the standard-of-care group and 10.2 in the investigational group. Objective response rates were 60% and 72%, respectively, and best overall response rates were 83% and 90%, respectively. Progression-free survival was similar with the two regimens (median 20.8 versus 19.4 months in the standard-of-care versus investigational arms, respectively) but overall survival favored pembrolizumab-containing therapy (median 35.3 versus 49.8 months, respectively). The most common grade ≥3 adverse events with pembrolizumab-containing therapy were anemia during neoadjuvant therapy and infection/fever postoperatively. Pembrolizumab was discontinued prematurely because of adverse events in 23% of pembrolizumab-treated patients. Combining pembrolizumab with neoadjuvant chemotherapy is feasible for HGSC considered not completely resectable; observed activity in some subgroups justifies further evaluation to improve understanding of the role of immunotherapy in HGSC.
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MESH Headings
- Humans
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/adverse effects
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/administration & dosage
- Female
- Middle Aged
- Aged
- Neoadjuvant Therapy/methods
- Carboplatin/therapeutic use
- Carboplatin/administration & dosage
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Paclitaxel/therapeutic use
- Paclitaxel/administration & dosage
- Paclitaxel/adverse effects
- Chemotherapy, Adjuvant/methods
- Adult
- Ovarian Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Ovarian Neoplasms/pathology
- Ovarian Neoplasms/surgery
- Ovarian Neoplasms/mortality
- Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous/drug therapy
- Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous/pathology
- Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous/surgery
- Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous/mortality
- Progression-Free Survival
- Cytoreduction Surgical Procedures
- Neoplasm Staging
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- Isabelle L Ray-Coquard
- Groupe d'Investigateurs Nationaux pour l'Etude des Cancers Ovariens (GINECO) and Centre Léon Bérard, University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France.
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- Groupe d'Investigateurs Nationaux pour l'Etude des Cancers Ovariens (GINECO) and Centre Léon Bérard, University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France
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- GINECO and Institut de Cancérologie, Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz, Lyon, France
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- GINECO and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France
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- GINECO and Medical Oncology Department, Centre Henri-Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- GINECO and Institut Claudius Régaud, Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse (IUCT) Oncopole, Toulouse, France
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- GINECO and Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans, Orleans, France
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- GINECO and Centre Hospitalier Départemental Vendée, La Roche-Sur-Yon, France
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- GINECO and Centre Hospitalier Henri Duffaut d'Avignon, Avignon, France
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- GINECO and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dupuytren, Limoges, France
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- GINECO and Groupe Hospitalier Diaconesses Croix Saint-Simon, Paris, France
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- GINECO and Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest, Centre René Gauducheau, Saint-Herblain, France
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- GINECO and Institut de Cancérologie de la Loire, Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France
- Center of Medical Oncology, Hôpital Privé de la Loire, Saint-Etienne, France
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- GINECO and Department of Medical Oncology, Centre François Baclesse, University Caen Normandie, Caen, France
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- Groupe d'Investigateurs Nationaux pour l'Etude des Cancers Ovariens (GINECO) and Centre Léon Bérard, University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France
- Cancer Research Center of Lyon (CRCL), UMR INSERM 1052, Centre Léon Bérard, CNRS 5286, Lyon, France
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- Groupe d'Investigateurs Nationaux pour l'Etude des Cancers Ovariens (GINECO) and Centre Léon Bérard, University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France
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- GINECO and Medical Oncology Department, Centre Henri-Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- GINECO and Department of Medical Oncology, Centre François Baclesse, University Caen Normandie, Caen, France
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- GINECO and Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
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Xue Y, Zhao F. Effect of bevacizumab in combination with chemotherapy for ovarian cancer on wound healing in patients: A meta-analysis. Int Wound J 2024; 21:e14531. [PMID: 38151891 PMCID: PMC10961034 DOI: 10.1111/iwj.14531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023] Open
Abstract
In this meta-analysis, we reviewed the findings and definitive findings of a new study that assessed the impact of bevacizumab on wound healing following combined chemotherapy for ovarian cancer (OC). The results of a controlled study that assessed the efficacy of bevacizumab in the treatment of ovarian cancer were retrieved from 4 databases, such as the Web of Science and EMBASE. The results of the adverse event associated with wound healing were determined by comparison of the controlled studies of bevacizumab plus chemotherapy in the treatment of ovarian cancer. A meta-analysis was conducted with either a randomized or a fixed-effect model in order to establish an odds ratio for time to event variables and for a binary outcome. In the research literature, 830 trials have been identified and seven have been chosen to be included in a definitive analysis of the trial. Among the 4134 cases who received chemotherapy after operation, 2098 received standard chemotherapy and 2036 received the addition of bevacizumab. A total of 7 trials have shown that the use of bevacizumab in the treatment of ovarian cancer patients has reduced wound healing (OR, 0.55; 95% CI: 0.37, 0.80, p = 0.002). Four trials demonstrated that there was no change in the incidence of haemorrhage in patients with ovarian cancer when administered with or without bevacizumab (OR, 0.48; 95% CI, 0.10, 2.34, p = 0.37). The combined use of bevacizumab and chemotherapy may have a negative effect on the healing of wound.
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- Ying Xue
- Department of Second GynaecologyShijiazhuang People's HospitalShijiazhuangChina
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- Department of Second GynaecologyShijiazhuang People's HospitalShijiazhuangChina
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Peters I, Marchetti C, Scambia G, Fagotti A. New windows of surgical opportunity for gynecological cancers in the era of targeted therapies. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2024; 34:352-362. [PMID: 38438181 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2023-004580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
Abstract
Precision medicine through molecular profiling has taken a prominent role in the treatment of solid tumors and it is widely expected that this will continue to expand. With respect to gynecological cancers, a major change has particularly been observed in the treatment landscape of epithelial ovarian, endometrial, and cervical cancers. Regarding the former, maintenance therapy with either poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPi) and/or bevacizumab has become an indispensable treatment option following the traditional combination of cytoreductive surgery and platinum-based chemotherapy. Considering endometrial cancer, the molecular classification system has now been incorporated into virtually every guideline available and molecular-directed treatment strategies are currently being researched, presumably leading to a further transformation of its treatment paradigm. After all, treatment with immune-checkpoint inhibitors that target the programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) receptor has already been shown to significantly improve disease outcomes in these patients, especially in those with mismatch repair deficient, microsatellite stability-high (MMRd-MSI-H) disease. Similarly, in recurrent/metastatic cervical cancer patients, these agents elicited improved survival rates when being added to platinum-based chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab. Interestingly, implications of these targeted therapies for surgical management have been touched on to a minor extent, but are at least as intriguing. This review therefore aims to address the wide-ranging opportunities the molecular tumor characteristics and their corresponding targeted therapies have to offer for the surgical management of epithelial ovarian, endometrial, and cervical cancers, both in the primary and recurrent setting.
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- Inge Peters
- Department of Woman's and Child Health and Public Health Sciences, Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Woman's and Child Health and Public Health Sciences, Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Woman's and Child Health and Public Health Sciences, Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Woman's and Child Health and Public Health Sciences, Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Ouali K, Michels J, Blanc-Durand F, Leary A, Kfoury M, Genestie C, Morice P, Zaccarini F, Scherrier S, Gouy S, Maulard A, Pautier P. [Current post-surgical treatment strategies in first-line ovarian cancer]. Bull Cancer 2024; 111:267-276. [PMID: 36863923 DOI: 10.1016/j.bulcan.2023.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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Although the management of epithelial ovarian cancer has evolved significantly over the past few years, it remains a public health issue, as most patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage and relapse after first line treatment. Chemotherapy remains the standard adjuvant treatment for International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage I and II tumors, with some exceptions. For FIGO stage III/IV tumors, carboplatin- and paclitaxel-based chemotherapy are the standard of care, in combination with targeted therapies, especially bevacizumab and/or poly-(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors, that have become a key milestone of first-line treatment. Our decision making for the maintenance therapy is based on the FIGO stage, tumor histology, timing of surgery (i.e. primary or interval debulking surgery), residual tumor, response to chemotherapy, BRCA mutation and homologous recombination (HR) status.
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- Kaïssa Ouali
- Institut Gustave-Roussy, Département d'innovations thérapeutiques et essais précoces (DITEP), 114, avenue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France; Institut Gustave-Roussy, Département de médecine, 114, avenue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France.
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- Institut Gustave-Roussy, Département de médecine, 114, avenue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Institut Gustave-Roussy, Département de médecine, 114, avenue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Institut Gustave-Roussy, Département de médecine, 114, avenue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Institut Gustave-Roussy, Département de médecine, 114, avenue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Institut Gustave-Roussy, Département de biologie et pathologie médicale, 114, avenue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Institut Gustave-Roussy, Département d'anesthésie, chirurgie et imagerie interventionnelle, 114, avenue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Institut Gustave-Roussy, Département d'anesthésie, chirurgie et imagerie interventionnelle, 114, avenue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Institut Gustave-Roussy, Département d'anesthésie, chirurgie et imagerie interventionnelle, 114, avenue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Institut Gustave-Roussy, Département d'anesthésie, chirurgie et imagerie interventionnelle, 114, avenue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Institut Gustave-Roussy, Département d'anesthésie, chirurgie et imagerie interventionnelle, 114, avenue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Institut Gustave-Roussy, Département de médecine, 114, avenue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France
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Bao W, Li Z. Efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant chemotherapy containing anti-angiogenic drugs, immunotherapy, or PARP inhibitors for ovarian cancer. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2024; 194:104238. [PMID: 38128630 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2023.104238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy. The standard treatment involves chemotherapy with platinum-paclitaxel following cytoreductive surgery. For patients battling widespread and aggressive tumor spread, neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) followed by interval debulking surgery emerges as an encouraging alternative. However, the effectiveness of this strategy is often limited by advanced-stage diagnosis and high likelihood of recurrence. The high mortality rate necessitates the exploration of targeted therapies. Present results signal promising efficacy and acceptable toxicities of anti-angiogenic drugs, immunotherapy, or PARP inhibitors used in chemotherapy. However, the potential integration of these drugs into NACT raises questions about response rates, surgical outcomes, and adverse events. This review delves into the findings from all published articles and ongoing studies, aiming to summarize the clinical use of anti-angiogenic drugs, immunotherapy, or PARP inhibitors in NACT, highlight the positive and negative aspects, and outline future perspectives.
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- Wanying Bao
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Key Laboratory of Obstetrics and Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Key Laboratory of Obstetrics and Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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Tavira B, Iscar T, Manso L, Santaballa A, Gil-Martin M, García García Y, Romeo M, Iglesias M, de Juan Ferré A, Barretina-Ginesta MP, Manzano A, Gaba L, Rubio MJ, de Andrea CE, González-Martín A. Analysis of Tumor Microenvironment Changes after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy with or without Bevacizumab in Advanced Ovarian Cancer (GEICO-89T/MINOVA Study). Clin Cancer Res 2024; 30:176-186. [PMID: 37527007 PMCID: PMC10767307 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-23-0771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of our study was to elucidate the impact of bevacizumab added to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) on the tumor immune microenvironment and correlate the changes with the clinical outcome of the patients. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN IHC and multiplex immunofluorescence for lymphoid and myeloid lineage markers were performed in matched tumor samples from 23 patients with ovarian cancer enrolled in GEICO 1205/NOVA clinical study before NACT and at the time of interval cytoreductive surgery. RESULTS Our results showed that the addition of bevacizumab to NACT plays a role mainly on lymphoid populations at the stromal compartment, detecting a significant decrease of CD4+ T cells, an increase of CD8+ T cells, and an upregulation in effector/regulatory cell ratio (CD8+/CD4+FOXP3+). None of the changes observed were detected in the intra-epithelial site in any arm (NACT or NACT-bevacizumab). No differences were found in myeloid lineage (macrophage-like). The percentage of Treg populations and effector/regulatory cell ratio in the stroma were the only two variables significantly associated with progression-free survival (PFS). CONCLUSIONS The addition of bevacizumab to NACT did not have an impact on PFS in the GEICO 1205 study. However, at the cellular level, changes in CD4+, CD8+ lymphocyte populations, and CD8+/CD4+FOXP3 ratio have been detected only at the stromal site. On the basis of our results, we hypothesize about the existence of mechanisms of resistance that could prevent the trafficking of T-effector cells into the epithelial component of the tumor as a potential explanation for the lack of efficacy of ICI in the first-line treatment of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer. See related commentary by Soberanis Pina and Oza, p. 12.
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- Beatriz Tavira
- Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Program in Solid Tumors, Cima-Universidad de Navarra, Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra (CCUN), Pamplona, Spain
- Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdISNA), Pamplona, Spain
- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Català d'Oncologia L'Hospitalet, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Parc Taulí Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Català d'Oncologia Badalona, Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Son Llátzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Cordoba, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Program in Solid Tumors, Cima-Universidad de Navarra, Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra (CCUN), Pamplona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Madrid, Spain
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Soberanis Pina P, Oza AM. Methodical Manipulation of the TME in Ovarian Cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2024; 30:12-16. [PMID: 37939000 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-23-2365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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The complex interplay between ovarian cancer cells and the tumor microenvironment (TME) modulates progression, with dynamic cellular interactions influenced by external modulators, including neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT). A recent article described the alterations within the TME following NACT, either with or without bevacizumab, in ovarian cancer. See related article by Tavira et al., p. 176.
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- Pamela Soberanis Pina
- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Marsh LA, Kim TH, Zhang M, Kubalanza K, Treece CL, Chase D, Memarzadeh S, Salani R, Karlan B, Rao J, Konecny GE. Pathologic response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in ovarian cancer and its association with outcome: A surrogate marker of survival. Gynecol Oncol 2023; 177:173-179. [PMID: 37716223 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2023.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to validate whether pathologic response (pR) to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) using a three-tier chemotherapy response score (CRS) is associated with clinical outcome in ovarian cancer (OC) and could be used as surrogate marker for survival. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study of OC patients with FIGO stage III/IV disease who received NACT and graded response as no or minimal (CRS 1), partial (CRS 2), or complete/near-complete (CRS 3) pR using tissue specimens obtained from omentum. Uni- and multivariate survival analyses were performed accounting for age, FIGO stage, debulking and BRCA status as well as neoadjuvant use of bevacizumab. RESULTS CRSs 1, 2 and 3 were found in 41(31%), 62 (47%) and 30 (22%) of the 133 examined cases. Response to NACT was associated with significantly improved progression-free (PFS, p < 0.001) and overall survival (OS, p = 0.011). Complete/ near-complete pathologic response (CRS3) was associated with improved PFS (median 24.8 vs. 12.5 months, unadjusted HR 0.28 [95%CI 0.15-0.54], p < 0.001; adjusted hazard ration (aHR) 0.31 [95% CI 0.14-0.72], p = 0.007) and OS (median 63.3 vs. 32.1 months, unadjusted HR 0.27 [95%CI 0.10-0.68], p = 0.006; aHR 0.32 [95% CI 0.09-1.11], p = 0.072) when compared to no or minimal response (CRS1). CONCLUSIONS We validate a three-tier CRS for assessment of pathologic response to NACT in OC and demonstrate its prognostic independence of BRCA status or neoadjuvant bevacizumab use. Improving pR rates may be a useful goal of NACT in OC with the expectation of improved survival. The CRS may be a useful endpoint in clinical trials in OC.
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- Leah A Marsh
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, USA
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González-Martín A, Harter P, Leary A, Lorusso D, Miller RE, Pothuri B, Ray-Coquard I, Tan DSP, Bellet E, Oaknin A, Ledermann JA. Newly diagnosed and relapsed epithelial ovarian cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. Ann Oncol 2023; 34:833-848. [PMID: 37597580 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2023.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/21/2023] Open
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- A González-Martín
- Department of Medical Oncology and Program in Solid Tumors Cima-Universidad de Navarra, Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Madrid and Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology, Ev. Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, INSERM U981, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome; Department of Woman, Child and Public Health, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University College Hospital, London; Department of Medical Oncology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Langone Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Leon Bernard and Université Claude Bernard Lyon I, Lyon, France
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; National University of Singapore (NUS) Centre for Cancer Research, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; Cancer Science Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- ACTO-Alleanza contro il Tumore Ovarico, Milan, Italy
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- Gynaecologic Cancer Programme, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Oncology, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK
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Colombo N, Gadducci A, Landoni F, Lorusso D, Sabbatini R, Artioli G, Berardi R, Ceccherini R, Cecere SC, Cormio G, De Angelis C, Legge F, Lissoni A, Mammoliti S, Mangili G, Naglieri E, Petrella MC, Ricciardi GRR, Ronzino G, Salutari V, Sambataro D, Savarese A, Scandurra G, Tasca G, Tomao F, Valabrega G, Zavallone L, Pignata S. Consensus statements and treatment algorithm to guide clinicians in the selection of maintenance therapy for patients with newly diagnosed, advanced ovarian carcinoma: Results of a Delphi study. Gynecol Oncol 2023; 175:182-189. [PMID: 37355448 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2023.05.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Standard treatment of newly diagnosed, advanced ovarian carcinoma (OC) consists of cytoreductive surgery followed by platinum-based chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab. Maintenance therapy with PARP inhibitors and olaparib-bevacizumab has recently shown to significantly improve progression-free survival in the first-line setting. Some practical aspects of maintenance therapy, however, are still poorly defined. AIM OF THE STUDY To provide guidance to clinicians in the selection of maintenance therapy for newly diagnosed, advanced ovarian carcinoma. METHODS A board of six gynecologic oncologists with expertise in the treatment of OC in Italy convened to address issues related to the new options for maintenance treatment. Based on scientific evidences, the board produced practice-oriented statements. Consensus was reached via a modified Delphi study that involved a panel of 22 experts from across Italy. RESULTS Twenty-seven evidence- and consensus-based statements are presented, covering the following areas of interest: use of biomarkers (BRCA mutations and presence of homologous recombination deficiency); timing and outcomes of surgery; selection of patients eligible for bevacizumab; definition of response to treatment; toxicity and contraindications; evidence of synergy of bevacizumab plus PARP inhibitor. Two treatment algorithms are also included, for selecting maintenance therapy based on timing and outcomes of surgery, response to platinum-based chemotherapy and biomarker status. A score for the assessment of response to chemotherapy is proposed, but its validation is ongoing. CONCLUSIONS We provide here consensus statements and treatment algorithms to guide clinicians in the selection of appropriate and personalized maintenance therapy in the first-line setting of advanced OC management.
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- Nicoletta Colombo
- Gynecologic Oncology Program, European Institute of Oncology, IRCSS, Milano, Italy; Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Gerardo Hospital and University of Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli IRCSS and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy.
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- Medical Oncology Division, Department of Oncology and Hematology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Università Politecnica delle Marche, AOU delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata Giuliano Isontina, Trieste, Italy
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- U.O.C. of Experimental Uro-Gynecological Clinical Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCSS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy
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- Ginecologic Oncology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Italy; Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine (DIM), University of Bari, 70121 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, General Regional Hospital "F. Miulli" of Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, University of Milan Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Gynecology/Obstetrics Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari 70124, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology 1, IRCCS - Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV - IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Ordine Mauriziano Hospital, 10128 Turin, Italy
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- Department Medical Oncology, Infermi Hospital, Biella, Italy
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- U.O.C. of Experimental Uro-Gynecological Clinical Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCSS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy
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Quesada S, Thomas QD, Colombo PE, Fiteni F. Optimal First-Line Medico-Surgical Strategy in Ovarian Cancers: Are We There Yet? Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3556. [PMID: 37509219 PMCID: PMC10377152 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15143556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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In spite of tremendous advances in advanced ovarian cancer management through the past decade, notably owing to surgical expertise and novel combination molecules (including bevacizumab and PARP inhibitors), the optimal initial sequential strategy remains a major concern. Indeed, following seminal clinical trials, primary cytoreductive surgery (PCS) followed by adjuvant systemic therapy and interval cytoreductive surgery (ICS) following neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) have been positioned as validated alternatives with distinct pros and cons, although a definite response is still unassessed. In clinical practice, decisions between PCS and ICS rely on multilayer parameters: the tumor itself, the patient, and the health structure. In this state-of-the-art review, we will discuss the current evidence based on clinical trials and real-world data and highlight the remaining questions, including the fittest positioning of PCS vs. ICS and the optimal number of NACT cycles; subsequently, we will discuss current axes of research such as dedicated clinical trials and more global perspectives. These ongoing strategies and perspectives could contribute to improving the patient journey through personalized medicine.
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- Stanislas Quesada
- Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier (ICM), 34298 Montpellier, France
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- Medical Oncology Department, University Hospital of Nîmes, 30900 Nîmes, France
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Andrikopoulou A, Theofanakis C, Markellos C, Kaparelou M, Koutsoukos K, Apostolidou K, Thomakos N, Haidopoulos D, Rodolakis A, Dimopoulos MA, Zagouri F, Liontos M. Optimal Time Interval between Neoadjuvant Platinum-Based Chemotherapy and Interval Debulking Surgery in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3519. [PMID: 37444629 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15133519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Revised: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is limited data on the optimal time interval between the last dose of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) and interval debulking surgery (IDS) in high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSC). METHODS We retrospectively identified patients with stage IIIC/IV HGSC who received NACT followed by IDS during a 15-year period (January 2003-December 2018) in our Institution. RESULTS Overall, 115 patients with stage IIIC/IV HGSC were included. The median age of diagnosis was 62.7 years (IQR: 14.0). A total of 76.5% (88/115) of patients were diagnosed with IIIC HGSC and 23.5% (27/115) with IV HGSC. Median PFS was 15.7 months (95% CI: 13.0-18.5), and median OS was 44.7 months (95% CI: 38.8-50.5). Patients were categorized in groups according to the time interval from NACT to IDS: <4 weeks (group A); 4-5 weeks (group B); 5-6 weeks (group C); >6 weeks (group D). Patients with a time interval IDS to NACT ≥4 weeks had significantly shorter PFS (p = 0.004) and OS (p = 0.002). Median PFS was 26.6 months (95% CI: 24-29.2) for patients undergoing IDS <4 weeks after NACT vs. 14.4 months (95% CI: 12.6-16.2) for those undergoing IDS later (p = 0.004). Accordingly, median OS was 66.3 months (95% CI: 39.1-93.4) vs. 39.4 months (95% CI: 31.8-47.0) in the <4 week vs. >4 week time interval NACT to IDS groups (p = 0.002). On multivariate analysis, the short time interval (<4 weeks) from NACT to IDS was an independent factor of PFS (p = 0.004) and OS (p = 0.003). CONCLUSION We have demonstrated that performing IDS within four weeks after NACT may be associated with better survival outcomes. Multidisciplinary coordination among ovarian cancer patients is required to avoid any unnecessary delays.
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- Angeliki Andrikopoulou
- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, Medical School, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alexandra Hospital, Medical School, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, Medical School, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, Medical School, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, Medical School, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, Medical School, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alexandra Hospital, Medical School, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alexandra Hospital, Medical School, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alexandra Hospital, Medical School, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, Medical School, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, Medical School, 11528 Athens, Greece
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Sznurkowski JJ. To Bev or Not to Bev during Ovarian Cancer Maintenance Therapy? Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15112980. [PMID: 37296941 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15112980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Maintenance therapy with PARP inhibitors and bevacizumab is approved for ovarian cancer treatment in the first and second line settings, but selecting the optimal sequence is challenging due to restrictions on using the same medication twice. This review aims to establish guidelines for ovarian cancer maintenance therapy based on the strength of scientific evidence, the most effective treatment strategy, and the impact on the healthcare system. METHODS Six questions were formulated to evaluate the scientific evidence supporting different maintenance therapy options using the AGREE II guideline evaluation tool. The questions address the acceptability of reusing the same medication, the efficacy of bevacizumab and PARP inhibitors in the first and second line settings, the comparative efficacy of these medications, the potential benefit of combination maintenance therapy, and the economic impact of maintenance therapy. RESULTS Based on the available evidence, bevacizumab should be preserved for second line maintenance therapy, and maintenance therapy with PARP inhibitors should be offered to all advanced ovarian cancer patients who have responded to first line platinum-based chemotherapy. Additional molecular predictors for bevacizumab efficacy are needed. CONCLUSIONS The presented guidelines offer an evidence-based framework for selecting the most effective maintenance therapy for ovarian cancer patients. Further research is necessary to refine these recommendations and improve outcomes for patients with this disease.
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Gaitskell K, Rogozińska E, Platt S, Chen Y, Abd El Aziz M, Tattersall A, Morrison J. Angiogenesis inhibitors for the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023; 4:CD007930. [PMID: 37185961 PMCID: PMC10111509 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd007930.pub3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Many women, and other females, with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) develop resistance to conventional chemotherapy drugs. Drugs that inhibit angiogenesis (development of new blood vessels), essential for tumour growth, control cancer growth by denying blood supply to tumour nodules. OBJECTIVES To compare the effectiveness and toxicities of angiogenesis inhibitors for treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). SEARCH METHODS We identified randomised controlled trials (RCTs) by searching CENTRAL, MEDLINE and Embase (from 1990 to 30 September 2022). We searched clinical trials registers and contacted investigators of completed and ongoing trials for further information. SELECTION CRITERIA RCTs comparing angiogenesis inhibitors with standard chemotherapy, other types of anti-cancer treatment, other angiogenesis inhibitors with or without other treatments, or placebo/no treatment in a maintenance setting, in women with EOC. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: We used standard methodological procedures expected by Cochrane. Our outcomes were overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), quality of life (QoL), adverse events (grade 3 and above) and hypertension (grade 2 and above). MAIN RESULTS We identified 50 studies (14,836 participants) for inclusion (including five studies from the previous version of this review): 13 solely in females with newly-diagnosed EOC and 37 in females with recurrent EOC (nine studies in platinum-sensitive EOC; 19 in platinum-resistant EOC; nine with studies with mixed or unclear platinum sensitivity). The main results are presented below. Newly-diagnosed EOC Bevacizumab, a monoclonal antibody that binds vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), given with chemotherapy and continued as maintenance, likely results in little to no difference in OS compared to chemotherapy alone (hazard ratio (HR) 0.97, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.88 to 1.07; 2 studies, 2776 participants; moderate-certainty evidence). Evidence is very uncertain for PFS (HR 0.82, 95% CI 0.64 to 1.05; 2 studies, 2746 participants; very low-certainty evidence), although the combination results in a slight reduction in global QoL (mean difference (MD) -6.4, 95% CI -8.86 to -3.94; 1 study, 890 participants; high-certainty evidence). The combination likely increases any adverse event (grade ≥ 3) (risk ratio (RR) 1.16, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.26; 1 study, 1485 participants; moderate-certainty evidence) and may result in a large increase in hypertension (grade ≥ 2) (RR 4.27, 95% CI 3.25 to 5.60; 2 studies, 2707 participants; low-certainty evidence). Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) to block VEGF receptors (VEGF-R), given with chemotherapy and continued as maintenance, likely result in little to no difference in OS (HR 0.99, 95% CI 0.84 to 1.17; 2 studies, 1451 participants; moderate-certainty evidence) and likely increase PFS slightly (HR 0.88, 95% CI 0.77 to 1.00; 2 studies, 2466 participants; moderate-certainty evidence). The combination likely reduces QoL slightly (MD -1.86, 95% CI -3.46 to -0.26; 1 study, 1340 participants; moderate-certainty evidence), but it increases any adverse event (grade ≥ 3) slightly (RR 1.31, 95% CI 1.11 to 1.55; 1 study, 188 participants; moderate-certainty evidence) and may result in a large increase in hypertension (grade ≥ 3) (RR 6.49, 95% CI 2.02 to 20.87; 1 study, 1352 participants; low-certainty evidence). Recurrent EOC (platinum-sensitive) Moderate-certainty evidence from three studies (with 1564 participants) indicates that bevacizumab with chemotherapy, and continued as maintenance, likely results in little to no difference in OS (HR 0.90, 95% CI 0.79 to 1.02), but likely improves PFS (HR 0.56, 95% CI 0.50 to 0.63) compared to chemotherapy alone. The combination may result in little to no difference in QoL (MD 0.8, 95% CI -2.11 to 3.71; 1 study, 486 participants; low-certainty evidence), but it increases the rate of any adverse event (grade ≥ 3) slightly (RR 1.11, 1.07 to 1.16; 3 studies, 1538 participants; high-certainty evidence). Hypertension (grade ≥ 3) was more common in arms with bevacizumab (RR 5.82, 95% CI 3.84 to 8.83; 3 studies, 1538 participants). TKIs with chemotherapy may result in little to no difference in OS (HR 0.86, 95% CI 0.67 to 1.11; 1 study, 282 participants; low-certainty evidence), likely increase PFS (HR 0.56, 95% CI 0.44 to 0.72; 1 study, 282 participants; moderate-certainty evidence), and may have little to no effect on QoL (MD 6.1, 95% CI -0.96 to 13.16; 1 study, 146 participants; low-certainty evidence). Hypertension (grade ≥ 3) was more common with TKIs (RR 3.32, 95% CI 1.21 to 9.10). Recurrent EOC (platinum-resistant) Bevacizumab with chemotherapy and continued as maintenance increases OS (HR 0.73, 95% CI 0.61 to 0.88; 5 studies, 778 participants; high-certainty evidence) and likely results in a large increase in PFS (HR 0.49, 95% CI 0.42 to 0.58; 5 studies, 778 participants; moderate-certainty evidence). The combination may result in a large increase in hypertension (grade ≥ 2) (RR 3.11, 95% CI 1.83 to 5.27; 2 studies, 436 participants; low-certainty evidence). The rate of bowel fistula/perforation (grade ≥ 2) may be slightly higher with bevacizumab (RR 6.89, 95% CI 0.86 to 55.09; 2 studies, 436 participants). Evidence from eight studies suggest TKIs with chemotherapy likely result in little to no difference in OS (HR 0.85, 95% CI 0.68 to 1.08; 940 participants; moderate-certainty evidence), with low-certainty evidence that it may increase PFS (HR 0.70, 95% CI 0.55 to 0.89; 940 participants), and may result in little to no meaningful difference in QoL (MD ranged from -0.19 at 6 weeks to -3.40 at 4 months). The combination increases any adverse event (grade ≥ 3) slightly (RR 1.23, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.49; 3 studies, 402 participants; high-certainty evidence). The effect on bowel fistula/perforation rates is uncertain (RR 2.74, 95% CI 0.77 to 9.75; 5 studies, 557 participants; very low-certainty evidence). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Bevacizumab likely improves both OS and PFS in platinum-resistant relapsed EOC. In platinum-sensitive relapsed disease, bevacizumab and TKIs probably improve PFS, but may or may not improve OS. The results for TKIs in platinum-resistant relapsed EOC are similar. The effects on OS or PFS in newly-diagnosed EOC are less certain, with a decrease in QoL and increase in adverse events. Overall adverse events and QoL data were more variably reported than were PFS data. There appears to be a role for anti-angiogenesis treatment, but given the additional treatment burden and economic costs of maintenance treatments, benefits and risks of anti-angiogenesis treatments should be carefully considered.
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- Kezia Gaitskell
- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Mary's Hospital, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Michael's Hospital, Bristol, UK
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- Oxford Medical School, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Musgrove Park Hospital, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, Taunton, UK
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Zhang N, Zheng H, Gao Y, Shu T, Wang H. Real-world study of bevacizumab treatment in patients with ovarian cancer: a Chinese single-institution study of 155 patients. BMC Womens Health 2023; 23:178. [PMID: 37055754 PMCID: PMC10103494 DOI: 10.1186/s12905-023-02329-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to retrospectively assess the pattern, compliance, efficacy and safety of bevacizumab in Chinese ovarian cancer patients. METHODS We reviewed the clinicopathological data of patients with histologically confirmed epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer and primary peritoneal adenocarcinoma, who were diagnosed and treated at the Department of Gynecologic Oncology of Peking University Cancer Hospital between May 2012 and January 2022. RESULTS A total of 155 patients were eventually enrolled in this study, with 77 as first-line chemotherapy (FL) and 78 as recurrence therapy (RT) among which 37 patients were platinum sensitive and 41 were platinum resistant. Among the 77 patients in the FL group, 35 received bevacizumab during neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) alone (NT), 23 received bevacizumab during both neoadjuvant and first-line chemotherapy (NT + FL) and 19 received bevacizumab during first-line chemotherapy alone (FLA). Among the 43 patients of NT and NT + FL groups undergoing interval debulking surgery (IDS), 38(88.4%) patients achieved optimally debulking and 24 (55.8%) patients had no residual disease after IDS. The patients in the FL group had a median progression free survival (PFS) of 15(95%CI: 9.951-20.049) months, and the 12-month PFS was 61.7%. In the RT group, the overall response rate (ORR) was 53.8%. According to multivariate analysis, the patients' platinum sensitivity had a significant impact on the PFS in the RT group. 13(8.4%) patients discontinued bevacizumab due to toxicity. Seven patients were in the FL group while 4 patients were in the RT group. The most common adverse event associated with bevacizumab therapy was hypertension. CONCLUSION Bevacizumab is effective and well-tolerated in the real world setting of ovarian cancer treatment. Adding bevacizumab to NACT is feasible and tolerable. Receiving the regimen containing bevacizumab in the last preoperative chemotherapy did not result in increased intraoperative bleeding of IDS. Platinum sensitivity is the most important factor affecting the effectiveness of bevacizumab in recurrent patients.
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- Nan Zhang
- Gynecology Department, Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Beijing, 100142, China
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- Gynecology Department, Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Beijing, 100142, China.
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- Gynecology Department, Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Beijing, 100142, China
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- Gynecology Department, Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Beijing, 100142, China
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- Gynecology Department, Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Beijing, 100142, China
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Yamazaki H, Masudo K, Kanada S, Inayama Y, Hayashi H, Fujii Y, Rino Y. Conversion surgery after lenvatinib treatment for anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: a case report. Surg Case Rep 2023; 9:38. [PMID: 36920674 PMCID: PMC10017899 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-023-01619-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is the most aggressive form of thyroid carcinoma. Lenvatinib, a multikinase inhibitor, is rarely used in preoperative settings due to adverse effects including delayed wound healing and fistula formation. Herein, we report the use of lenvatinib treatment prior to conversion surgery for the treatment of ATC. CASE PRESENTATION A 71-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with suspected thyroid cancer with recurrent laryngeal nerve invasion and cervical lymph node metastasis based on the results of ultrasonography. Computed tomography demonstrated the presence of a thyroid tumor invading the trachea and esophagus with no evidence of distant metastasis. Fine needle aspiration of the left cervical lymph node indicated the lymph node metastasis of ATC. As the tumor had widely invaded the trachea and esophagus, unresectable ATC was diagnosed and treatment with lenvatinib was initiated at a dose of 24 mg/day. On day 13 of lenvatinib treatment, the primary tumor and lymph node metastases demonstrated a partial response to therapy. As the tumor was now considered resectable, the decision was made to perform conversion surgery. Total thyroidectomy and left lateral neck node dissection were performed 7 days after the withdrawal of lenvatinib. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 5 with no complications. Histopathological examination demonstrated that the tumor contained the component of papillary thyroid carcinoma, squamoid ATC cells, and granulation tissue. In areas of granulation tissue, atypical cells with spindle-shaped or polygonal morphology, pyknotic nuclei, and scant cytoplasm were observed. Immunohistochemically, these cells were positive for cytokeratin AE1/AE3, TTF-1, and p53 and negative for thyroglobulin and PAX8. Therefore, the areas of granulation tissue observed within tumor samples were also considered ATC that were affected by lenvatinib treatment. In total, approximately 50% of resected tumor comprised ATC, and 70% of them had been changed to granulation tissue. CONCLUSIONS The findings in the present case indicate that lenvatinib may have significant antitumor effects in preoperative settings. Lenvatinib may represent a promising candidate therapy for unresectable ATC by increasing tumor resectability.
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- Haruhiko Yamazaki
- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57 Urafunecho, Minami-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 232-0024, Japan.
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57 Urafunecho, Minami-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 232-0024, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57 Urafunecho, Minami-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 232-0024, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57 Urafunecho, Minami-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 232-0024, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital, 1-1 Mitsuzawanishicho, Kanagawa-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 221-0855, Japan
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57 Urafunecho, Minami-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 232-0024, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan
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Safety Analysis of Bevacizumab in Ovarian Cancer Patients. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12052065. [PMID: 36902852 PMCID: PMC10003828 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12052065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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Bevacizumab (BEV) is beneficial for ovarian cancer patients, but the real world's patient settings differ from those in clinical trials. This study tries to illustrate adverse events in the Taiwanese population. Patients with epithelial ovarian cancer treated with BEV at Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital between 2009 and 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. The receiver operating characteristic curve was adopted to identify the cutoff dose and the presence of BEV-related toxicities. A total of 79 patients receiving BEV in neoadjuvant, frontline, or salvage settings were enrolled. The median follow-up time was 36.2 months. Twenty patients (25.3%) had "De novo" hypertension or the worsening of a preexisting one. Twelve patients (15.2%) had "De novo" proteinuria. Five patients (6.3%) had thromboembolic events/hemorrhage. Four patients (5.1%) had gastrointestinal perforation (GIP), and one patient (1.3%) had wound-healing complications. Patients with BEV-related GIP had at least two risk factors for developing GIP, most of which were conservatively managed. This study revealed a compatible but distinct safety profile from those reported in clinical trials. The presence of BEV-related changes in blood pressure showed a dose-dependent trend. Most of the BEV-related toxicities were managed individually. Patients with potential risks for developing BEV-related GIP should use BEV with caution.
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Ferron G, De Rauglaudre G, Becourt S, Delanoy N, Joly F, Lortholary A, You B, Bouchaert P, Malaurie E, Gouy S, Kaminsky MC, Meunier J, Alexandre J, Berton D, Dohollou N, Dubot C, Floquet A, Favier L, Venat-Bouvet L, Fabbro M, Louvet C, Lotz JP, Abadie-Lacourtoisie S, Desauw C, Del Piano F, Leheurteur M, Bonichon-Lamichhane N, Rastkhah M, Follana P, Gantzer J, Ray-Coquard I, Pujade-Lauraine E. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with or without nintedanib for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer: Lessons from the GINECO double-blind randomized phase II CHIVA trial. Gynecol Oncol 2023; 170:186-194. [PMID: 36706645 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2023.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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AIM The oral anti-angiogenic therapy nintedanib prolongs progression-free survival (PFS) when combined with chemotherapy after primary surgery for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer. The randomized phase II CHIVA trial evaluated the impact of combining nintedanib with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) for epithelial ovarian cancer. METHODS Patients with newly diagnosed unresectable FIGO stage IIIC-IV epithelial ovarian cancer received 3-4 cycles of carboplatin plus paclitaxel every 3 weeks as NACT before interval debulking surgery (IDS), followed by 2-3 post-operative cycles. Patients were randomized 2:1 to receive either nintedanib 200 mg twice daily or placebo on days 2-21 every 3 weeks during NACT (omitting peri-operative cycles), and then as maintenance therapy for up to 2 years. The primary endpoint was PFS. RESULTS Between January 2013 and May 2015, 188 patients were randomized (124 to nintedanib, 64 to placebo). PFS was significantly inferior with nintedanib (median 14.4 versus 16.8 months with placebo; hazard ratio 1.50, p = 0.02). Overall survival (OS) was also inferior (median 37.7 versus 44.1 months, respectively; hazard ratio 1.54, p = 0.054). Nintedanib was associated with increased toxicity (grade 3/4 adverse events: 92% versus 69%, predominantly hematologic and gastrointestinal), lower response rate by RECIST (35% versus 56% before IDS), and lower IDS feasibility (58% versus 77%) versus placebo. CONCLUSIONS Adding nintedanib to chemotherapy and in maintenance as part of NACT for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer cannot be recommended as it increases toxicity and compromises chemotherapy efficacy (IDS, PFS, OS). CLINICALTRIALS govregistration: NCT01583322.
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- Gwénaël Ferron
- Institut Claudius Regaud, Département de Chirurgie Oncologique, IUCT Oncopole, Toulouse, France.
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- Institut du Cancer Paris CARPEM, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), APHP. Centre, Department of Medical Oncology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.
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- Centre François Baclesse, Oncologie Médicale, Unicaen, Caen, France.
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- Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Centre Catherine de Sienne, Nantes, France.
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- Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie des Hospices Civils de Lyon (IC-HCL), CITOHL, Université Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Faculté de Médecine Lyon-Sud, EA3738 Centre pour l'Innovation en Cancérologie de LYon (CICLY), Lyon, France; GINECO-GINEGEPS, Paris, France.
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- Hôpital de la Milétrie - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, Pôle Régional de Cancérologie, Service d'Oncologie, Poitiers, France.
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- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Oncologie Radiothérapie, Créteil, France.
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- Gustave Roussy, Gynécologie Médicale, Villejuif, France.
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- Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans, Service Oncologie Médicale, Orléans, France.
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- Université de Paris Cité, Service d'Oncologie Médicale, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin Port Royal, Paris, France.
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- ICO Centre René Gauducheau, Boulevard Jacques Monod, Saint Herblain, France.
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- Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord, Oncologie Radiothérapie, Bordeaux, France.
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- Hôpital René Huguenin, Institut Curie, Oncologie Médicale, Saint Cloud, France.
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- Centre Georges François Leclerc, Oncologie Médicale, Dijon, France.
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- Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille - Hôpital Huriez, Lille, France.
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- ICANS, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg-Europe, Strasbourg, France.
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Kim NK, Suh DH, Kim K, Kim YB, No JH. Feasibility of extended cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with advanced ovarian cancer in terms of prognosis and surgical outcomes. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0284753. [PMID: 37083873 PMCID: PMC10121047 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to identify the effect of an extended number of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) cycles on prognosis and surgical morbidity after interval debulking surgery (IDS) in patients with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer. METHODS Medical records of patients with advanced ovarian cancer treated with NAC and having undergone IDS were retrospectively reviewed. Clinicopathological factors were compared between two groups: conventional (≤4 cycles) and extended (≥5 cycles) NAC groups. Kaplan-Meier analysis was performed to evaluate progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). RESULTS A total of 156 patients were included, 112 patients in the conventional group and 44 patients in the extended NAC group. The extended NAC group had a significantly higher frequency of cancer antigen (CA)-125 normalization after NAC (59.1% vs. 33.9%, P = 0.004), a lower rate of bowel surgery (18.2% vs. 34.8%, P = 0.042), and a lower rate of transfusion during or after IDS (36.4% vs. 59.8%, P = 0.008) as compared to the conventional group. The complete cytoreduction rate after IDS was similar between the groups. In multivariate Cox regression analysis for PFS, radiologically stable and progressive disease after NAC (Hazard ratio [HR], 1.983; 95% Confidence interval [CI], 1.141-3.446; P = 0.015) and gross residual tumor after IDS (HR, 2.054; 95% CI, 1.414-2.983; P < 0.001) were independent risk factors for poor PFS. However, extended NAC cycles were not significantly associated with poor PFS. The median PFS was 19.5 and 16.9 months (P = 0.830), and the 5-year OS was 71.4 and 63.2% (P = 0.677) in the conventional and extended NAC groups, respectively. CONCLUSION Our study showed that extended NAC cycles were not inferior to conventional NAC cycles in terms of survival in patients with advanced ovarian cancer and reduced surgical morbidity such as bowel surgery and transfusion during or after IDS.
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- Nam Kyeong Kim
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Nikolaidi A, Fountzilas E, Fostira F, Psyrri A, Gogas H, Papadimitriou C. Neoadjuvant treatment in ovarian cancer: New perspectives, new challenges. Front Oncol 2022; 12:820128. [PMID: 35957909 PMCID: PMC9360510 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.820128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ovarian cancer remains the leading cause of death from gynecological cancer. Survival is significantly related to the stage of the disease at diagnosis. Of quite importance is primary cytoreductive surgery, having as a goal to remove all visible tumor tissue, and is the standard primary treatment in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma. Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) has been implemented mostly in treating advanced disease, with studies performed having numerous limitations. Data extrapolated from these studies have not shown inferiority survival of NACT, compared to primary debulking surgery. The role of NACT is of particular interest because of the intrinsic mechanisms that are involved in the process, which can be proven as therapeutic approaches with enormous potential. NACT increases immune infiltration and programmed death ligand-1 (PDL-1) expression, induces local immune activation, and can potentiate the immunogenicity of immune-exclude high grade serous ovarian tumors, while the combination of NACT with bevacizumab, PARP inhibitors or immunotherapy remains to be evaluated. This article summarizes all available data on studies implementing NACT in the treatment of ovarian cancer, focusing on clinical outcomes and study limitations. High mortality rates observed among ovarian cancer patients necessitates the identification of more effective treatments, along with biomarkers that will aid treatment individualization.
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- Adamantia Nikolaidi
- Oncology Department, Private General Maternity, Gynecological and Pediatric Clinic “MITERA“ Hospital, Athens, Greece
- *Correspondence: Adamantia Nikolaidi,
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- Second Department of Medical Oncology, Euromedica General Clinic of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- European University Cyprus, Engomi, Cyprus
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- Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, National Centre for Scientific Research ‘Demokritos’, Athens, Greece
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- Section of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, “Attikon” Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Medicine, ‘Laiko’ General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- Oncology Unit, Second Department of Surgery, “Aretaieion” University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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Mao CL, Seow KM, Chen KH. The Utilization of Bevacizumab in Patients with Advanced Ovarian Cancer: A Systematic Review of the Mechanisms and Effects. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:6911. [PMID: 35805914 PMCID: PMC9266930 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23136911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Most ovarian cancer cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage (III or IV), in which a primary debulking surgery combined with adjuvant systemic chemotherapy is the standard management. Since targeted therapy is less toxic to human cells than systemic chemotherapy, it has drawn much attention and become more popular. Angiogenesis is a critical process during the proliferation of ovarian cancer cells. Currently, many studies have put emphases on anti-angiogenetic medication, such as bevacizumab, the first and most investigated angiogenesis inhibitor that can exert anti-neoplastic effects. Bevacizumab is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody that has been approved for first-line maintenance treatment of advanced ovarian cancer. This review is a summary of current literature about the molecular mechanisms of actions, safety, and effects of bevacizumab for use in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer. Some common side effects of bevacizumab will be also discussed. As an inhibitor of angiogenesis, bevacizumab binds to circulating vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and thereby inhibits the binding of VEGF to its receptors on the surface of endothelial cells. Neutralization of VEGF prevents neovascularization and leads to apoptosis of tumor endothelial cells and a decrease in interstitial fluid pressure within the tumors, which allows greater capacity for chemotherapeutic drugs to reach specific targeted sites. Grossly, bevacizumab has demonstrated some significant therapeutic benefits in many randomized trials in combination with the standard chemotherapy for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer. Based on the available evidence, a higher dosage and a longer duration of bevacizumab appear to achieve better therapeutic effects and progression-free survival. On the other hand, patients with more severe diseases or at a higher risk of progression seem to benefit more from bevacizumab use. However, many unknown aspects of bevacizumab, including detailed mechanisms of actions, effectiveness, and safety for the treatment of ovarian cancer, warrant further investigation.
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- Chih-Lin Mao
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Tzu-Chi Hospital, The Buddhist Tzu-Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei 231, Taiwan;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei 111, Taiwan;
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Tzu-Chi Hospital, The Buddhist Tzu-Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei 231, Taiwan;
- School of Medicine, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien 970, Taiwan
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The roles and limitations of bevacizumab in the treatment of ovarian cancer. Int J Clin Oncol 2022; 27:1120-1126. [PMID: 35477830 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-022-02169-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Bevacizumab, an anti-VEGF antibody, targets mainly tumor blood vessels and exerts a cytostatic antitumor effect. In primary ovarian cancer, bevacizumab is used for 15 months, but its effect on progression-free survival disappears after 2 years and does not prolong overall survival. And in the treatment of primary ovarian cancer, there is no evidence that bevacizumab increases the intratumor concentration of chemotherapy and enhances response rates. On the other hand, bevacizumab is not affected by resistance mechanisms to chemotherapeutic agents or poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors. In the era of using PARP inhibitors for primary ovarian cancer, bevacizumab will become a molecularly targeted drug that will play a central role in chemo-refractory and recurrent ovarian cancer.
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Murphy AD, Morgan RD, Clamp AR, Jayson GC. The role of vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors in the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer. Br J Cancer 2022; 126:851-864. [PMID: 34716396 PMCID: PMC8927157 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-021-01605-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
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Advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancers (EOC) are a leading cause of gynaecological cancer-associated mortality and angiogenesis plays a key role in their growth. Vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors (VEGFi) disrupt angiogenesis and improve the response rate, progression-free survival and in some cases, overall survival, when administered with and following cytotoxic chemotherapy, irrespective of the platinum sensitivity of EOC. Recent data have identified new indications for VEGFi in EOC: repeated exposure to VEGFi in the first- and then second-line treatment has sustained clinical efficacy; combinations of VEGFi with poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPi) have proven effective as first-line or second-line maintenance regimens. However, recent trial data have not shown improved outcomes with combinations of VEGFi and immune checkpoint inhibitors. There remains a critical need to optimise patient selection for these effective yet somewhat toxic and expensive treatments. The search continues for validated biomarkers to optimise the use of VEGFi, of which the most promising at present is plasma Tie2. Based upon these studies, we propose a model of care incorporating VEGFi into the treatment of EOC, highlighting the need to change from the prescription of single courses of VEGFi, to allow use and re-use as clinically indicated.
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- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
- Division of Cancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Biology and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
- Division of Cancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Biology and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
- Division of Cancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Biology and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Cortesi L, Venturelli M, Barbieri E, Baldessari C, Bardasi C, Coccia E, Baglio F, Rimini M, Greco S, Napolitano M, Pipitone S, Dominici M. Exceptional response to lurbinectedin and irinotecan in BRCA-mutated platinum-resistant ovarian cancer patient: a case report. Ther Adv Chronic Dis 2022; 13:20406223211063023. [PMID: 35070248 PMCID: PMC8771728 DOI: 10.1177/20406223211063023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Lurbinectedin is responsible for DNA recognition and binding, producing double-strand DNA (dsDNA) breaks thus resulting in apoptosis. Sensitivity to lurbinectedin is linked to the nucleotide excision repair (NER) system. Furthermore, irinotecan, a topoisomerase I inhibitor, provokes dsDNA breaks that could be reinforced abrogating the NER system using lurbinectedin. BRCA-mutated patients, already treated with platinum-derived drugs, who suffered DNA damage, cannot repair the breaks due to lurbinectedin interaction, whereas irinotecan provokes a dsDNA break that promotes synthetic lethality. This article describes an exceptional response to lurbinectedin alone followed by the association with irinotecan in a BRCA-mutated platinum-resistant ovarian cancer patient. A 44-year-old BRCA1-mutated ovarian cancer patient was treated in sixth line with lurbinectedin and irinotecan with a time to further progression (TTFP) equal to 8 months. In our case, the association with irinotecan overcame the resistance to lurbinectedin alone. In conclusion, lurbinectedin and irinotecan demonstrated a promising response in platinum-resistant patients. However, further studies should be conducted to validate our findings and future trials will be important to further define the clinical utility of lurbinectedin.
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- Laura Cortesi
- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital of Modena, Via del Pozzo, 71, 41124 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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Ueda A, Watari H, Mandai M, Fukuhara S, Sugitani Y, Ogino K, Kamijima S, Enomoto T. Incidence of gastrointestinal perforation associated with bevacizumab in combination with neoadjuvant chemotherapy as first-line treatment of advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer: analysis of a Japanese healthcare claims database. J Gynecol Oncol 2022; 33:e78. [PMID: 36245228 PMCID: PMC9634096 DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2022.33.e78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Objective To assess the incidence of bevacizumab-associated gastrointestinal (GI) perforation during first-line treatment of patients with ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in Japanese real-world clinical practice. Methods A retrospective study was conducted using a healthcare claims database owned by Medical Data Vision Co., Ltd. (study period, 2008–2020). Patients who initiated first-line treatment of ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer were identified and divided into NAC and primary debulking surgery (PDS) groups. The incidence of bevacizumab-associated GI perforation was compared within the NAC group and between the groups. Results Paclitaxel + carboplatin (TC) was most commonly used as first-line treatment (39.5% and 59.6% in the NAC and PDS groups, respectively). TC + bevacizumab was used in 9.3% and 11.6% of patients in the NAC and PDS groups, respectively. In the NAC group receiving TC, the proportion of patients with risk factors for GI perforation was lower among patients with versus without concomitant bevacizumab. The incidence of GI perforation in the NAC group was 0.38% (1/266 patients) in patients receiving TC + bevacizumab and 0.18% (2/1,131 patients) in patients receiving TC without bevacizumab (risk ratio=2.13; 95% confidence interval [CI]=0.19 to 23.36; risk difference=0.20; 95% CI=−0.58 to 0.97). None of the 319 patients in the PDS group receiving TC + bevacizumab had GI perforation. Conclusion No notable increase was observed in GI perforation associated with NAC containing bevacizumab. We conclude that bevacizumab is prescribed with sufficient care in Japan to avoid GI perforation. We assessed gastrointestinal (GI) perforation in patients with ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer. There was no notable association between bevacizumab use and GI perforation in patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Our results suggest careful patient selection when prescribing bevacizumab in Japanese real-world clinical practice.
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- Akihiko Ueda
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Section of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Community Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Biometrics Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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- Medical Science Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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- Medical Science Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Selle F, Alexandre J, Prulhière K, Kalbacher E, Ray-Coquard I, Leary A. Traitement médical de première ligne du cancer épithélial de l'ovaire de haut grade: First-line medical treatment of high-grade epithelial ovarian cancer. Bull Cancer 2021; 108:S5-S12. [PMID: 34955161 DOI: 10.1016/s0007-4551(21)00582-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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In early stages, standard treatment is adjuvant chemotherapy, consisting of platinum-based combination for 6 cycles, especially in serous and endometrioid high grade carcinomas. In advanced stages, indication of neoadjuvant chemotherapy must be discussed on a case-by-case basis in multidisciplinary meetings (MDM). Bevacizumab can also be considered in the neoadjuvant setting in some circumstances, always after discussion in MDM. Carboplatin plus paclitaxel every 21 days, with or without bevacizumab remains the standard of care for first-line chemotherapy. Inhibitors of poly-(ADP-riboses) polymerases (PARPi) have been approved and are reimbursed as maintenance monotherapy in tumors carrying BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation after complete or partial response to chemotherapy. Two recent studies demonstrated the efficacy of PARPi on progression free survival, one for niraparib single-agent in patients with high-grade ovarian carcinoma regardless of BRCA status, the other one for the combination of bevacizumab and olaparib in patients with high grade carcinoma, with positive test for homologous recombination DNA repair deficiency (regardless of BRCA status). These two new modalities of maintenance therapy are now available in compassionate use programs or post compassionate use programs. Depending on pending decisions upon reimbursement, these indications might be somewhat modified.
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- Frédéric Selle
- Service d'oncologie médicale Groupe hospitalier Diaconesses-Croix-Saint-Simon 75020 Paris, France; Groupe d'investigateurs nationaux pour les études des cancers de l'ovaire, 8 rue Lamenais, 75008 Paris, France.
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- Groupe d'investigateurs nationaux pour les études des cancers de l'ovaire, 8 rue Lamenais, 75008 Paris, France; AP-HP, centre - université de Paris, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
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- Groupe d'investigateurs nationaux pour les études des cancers de l'ovaire, 8 rue Lamenais, 75008 Paris, France; Service d'oncologie, polyclinique de Courlancy, Reims, France
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- Groupe d'investigateurs nationaux pour les études des cancers de l'ovaire, 8 rue Lamenais, 75008 Paris, France; Service d'oncologie médicale, CHRU Besançon, France
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- Groupe d'investigateurs nationaux pour les études des cancers de l'ovaire, 8 rue Lamenais, 75008 Paris, France; Département d'oncologie médicale, Centre Léon-Bérard, université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1 69008 Lyon, France
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- Groupe d'investigateurs nationaux pour les études des cancers de l'ovaire, 8 rue Lamenais, 75008 Paris, France; Service d'oncologie médicale, institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
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Lainé A, Sims TT, Le Saux O, Ray-Coquard I, Coleman RL. Treatment Perspectives for Ovarian Cancer in Europe and the United States: Initial Therapy and Platinum-Sensitive Recurrence after PARP Inhibitors or Bevacizumab Therapy. Curr Oncol Rep 2021; 23:148. [PMID: 34751835 DOI: 10.1007/s11912-021-01128-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Although the survival rate of patients with ovarian cancer (OC) has significantly improved, OC is still one of the most common causes of gynecologic cancer death in women worldwide. The current advances in primary treatment are based on recent regulatory approvals and recurrency of such treatments, challenging the development of a unified approach to care. Herein, we examine how integration of these new approaches is applied to patient's treatment. RECENT FINDINGS We and others have recently reported clinical trials using bevacizumab and/or inhibitors of Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), which have greatly affected the change in first-line treatments for OC. As first-line therapy has evolved, therapeutic agents once designated for recurrent disease are increasingly being incorporated, changing our standard of care following previously indexed trials. Here, we provide an overview of the current treatment for OC patients, and we highlight practice patterns in Europe and in the USA with corresponding opinions on current and future treatments for platinum-sensitive recurrent OC.
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- Alexandra Lainé
- Centre Léon Bérard, University Claude Bernard Lyon I, Lyon, France.
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Centre Léon Bérard, University Claude Bernard Lyon I, Lyon, France
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- Gynecologic Oncology, US Oncology Research, The Woodlands, TX, USA
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Prospective feasibility study of neoadjuvant dose-dense paclitaxel plus carboplatin with bevacizumab therapy followed by interval debulking surgery for advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer patients. Int J Clin Oncol 2021; 27:441-447. [PMID: 34648082 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-021-02050-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the clinical benefit of dose-dense paclitaxel plus carboplatin (TC) with bevacizumab therapy for advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer patients in the neoadjuvant setting. METHODS Ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer patients with stage III-IV disease received neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) every 3 weeks consisting of paclitaxel (80 mg/m2) on days 1, 8, and 15; carboplatin (AUC 6.0 mg/mL × min.) on day 1; and bevacizumab (15 mg/kg) on day 1. Interval debulking surgery (IDS) was performed after 3 cycles of dose-dense TC-bevacizumab therapy. The primary endpoint was the rate of complete resection by IDS. Secondary endpoints were treatment completion rate, treatment exposure, response rate to NAC, adverse events, and perioperative complications. RESULTS Twenty-four patients were included in this study. The median age was 55.5 years (37-80 years), and most patients had high-grade serous carcinoma accounted (n = 18). IDS was performed in all patients with complete resection achieved in 75% (95% confidence interval: 57.7-92.3%). The lower limit exceeded the preset threshold rate of 55%. The response rate to NAC was 79%, and serum CA125 levels were in the normal range after NAC in 57% of patients. Grade 4 hematological toxicities and grade 3/4 non-hematological toxicities occurred in 29% and 17% of patients during NAC, respectively. Grade 3/4 perioperative complications were seen in 29% of patients, but no gastrointestinal perforations or treatment-related deaths occurred. CONCLUSIONS Neoadjuvant dose-dense TC-bevacizumab therapy was well tolerated, and a satisfactory rate of complete resection by IDS was achieved.
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Craig AD, Garcia E, Peters PN, Chen LM, Chapman JS. Primary treatment of advanced ovarian cancer: how does the 'real world' practice? Future Oncol 2021; 17:4687-4696. [PMID: 34435878 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2021-0086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Aims: This study evaluated primary treatment modalities in advanced ovarian cancer according to sociodemographic characteristics and characterized chemotherapy regimens used. Methods: This was a retrospective study of newly diagnosed advanced ovarian, tubal or peritoneal cancer patients at two hospitals from 2011 to 2016. Results: Of 175 women, 41% received neoadjuvant chemotherapy and 59% received primary cytoreductive surgery. Within the neoadjuvant chemotherapy group, 23% did not have a surgical consultation prior to initiating treatment. Women receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy lived closer to an academic center and more frequently received carboplatin/paclitaxel every 3 weeks. Cytoreductive surgery patients more frequently received intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Conclusion: The authors identified disparities in age, insurance, distance from treatment center and chemotherapy choice in the primary treatment for ovarian cancer.
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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Redondo A, Oaknin A, Rubio MJ, Barretina-Ginesta MP, de Juan A, Manso L, Romero I, Martin-Lorente C, Poveda A, Gonzalez-Martin A. Management of advanced ovarian cancer in Spain: an expert Delphi consensus. J Ovarian Res 2021; 14:72. [PMID: 34039386 PMCID: PMC8157411 DOI: 10.1186/s13048-021-00816-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To determine the state of current practice and to reach a consensus on recommendations for the management of advanced ovarian cancer using a Delphi survey with a group of Spanish gynecologists and medical oncologists specially dedicated to gynecological tumors. METHODS The questionnaire was developed by the byline authors. All questions but one were answered using a 9-item Likert-like scale with three types of answers: frequency, relevance and agreement. We performed two rounds between December 2018 and July 2019. A consensus was considered reached when at least 75% of the answers were located within three consecutive points of the Likert scale. RESULTS In the first round, 32 oncologists and gynecologists were invited to participate, and 31 (96.9%) completed the online questionnaire. In the second round, 27 (87.1%) completed the online questionnaire. The results for the questions on first-line management of advanced disease, treatment of patients with recurrent disease for whom platinum might be the best option, and treatment of patients with recurrent disease for whom platinum might not be the best option are presented. CONCLUSIONS This survey shows a snapshot of current recommendations by this selected group of physicians. Although the majority of the agreements and recommendations are aligned with the recently published ESMO-ESGO consensus, there are some discrepancies that can be explained by differences in the interpretation of certain clinical trials, reimbursement or accessibility issues.
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- Andres Redondo
- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz-IdiPAZ, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Paseo de la Castellana, 261, 28046, Madrid, Spain.
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- Medical Oncology Department, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Barcelona, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Universidad de Córdoba (UCO), Córdoba, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IdIBGi) and Department of Medical Sciences, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Medical School University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre-i+12, Madrid, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Instituto Valenciano Oncologia, Valencia, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Oncogynecologic Department, Initia Oncology, Hospital Quironsalud, Valencia, Spain
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Chou HH, Chen WC, Yang LY, Huang HJ, Chang WY, Lin H, Wu RC, Chen MY, Qiu JT, Huang KG, Chao A, Chang TC, Lai CH. Postoperative adjuvant dose-dense chemotherapy with bevacizumab and maintenance bevacizumab after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer: A phase II AGOG/TGOG trial. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2021; 262:13-20. [PMID: 33984725 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2021.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of adding bevacizumab to dose-dense adjuvant chemotherapy with bevacizumab maintenance after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) and interval debulking surgery (IDS) for stage III/IV ovarian, tubal, and primary peritoneal cancer. STUDY DESIGN This phase II clinical trial using Simon's minimax two-stage design was conducted. At the first stage, 13 subjects were enrolled, and the trial would proceed to second stage if ≤3 subjects discontinued treatment for study-defined significant adverse events (AEs). Patients with stage III/IV ovarian, tubal, and primary peritoneal cancer deemed not feasible for primary cytoreductive surgery were enrolled after 3-4 cycles of NAC and IDS without disease progression. NAC could be either weekly paclitaxel (80 mg/m2) (dose-dense) plus 3-weekly carboplatin (AUC5-6) or 3-weekly conventional schedule. After IDS, postoperative dose-dense adjuvant chemotherapy for 3 cycles at least (best to 6 cycles), and 3-weekly bevacizumab 15 mg/kg was given since postoperative cycle 2. Further 3-weekly maintenance bevacizumab 15 mg/kg was given intravenously for 17 cycles. RESULTS Of the 22 enrolled subjects, 13 (59.1 %) had no gross lesion after IDS. Of the 13 subjects enrolled on the 1 st stage, one study-defined significant AE occurred, therefore the trial proceeded to the 2nd stage (n = 9). The median progression-free survival (PFS) was 22.1 months (95 % confidence interval [CI], 13.7-30.5), and the median overall survival (OS) was 49.2 months (95 % CI, 33.8-64.6). Peritoneal Cancer Index score at entering abdomen during IDS was significant for PFS (>12 vs ≤ 12: p = 0.003). One of the 22 subjects did not receive any study treatment. In the safety analysis (n = 21), grade 3/4 AEs included thrombocytopenia of 38.1 %, neutropenia 71.4 %, and anemia 28.6 %. Study-defined significant AEs of bowel perforation, poor-healing wound, and hypertension were found in 1 case each, respectively. CONCLUSION This phase II trial demonstrated adding bevacizumab to dose-dense adjuvant chemotherapy with bevacizumab maintenance after NAC was feasible with tolerable toxicity and comparable PFS/OS as compared to other studies using bevacizumab in the NAC phase or dose-dense scheduling throughout.
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- Hung-Hsueh Chou
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Gynecologic Cancer Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Gynecologic Cancer Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung Branch, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Clinical Trial Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Gynecologic Cancer Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Clinical Trial Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Gynecologic Cancer Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; International Ph.D. Program for Cell Therapy and Regeneration Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Gynecologic Cancer Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Gynecologic Cancer Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Gynecologic Cancer Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Gynecologic Cancer Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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Ovarian Cancer Treatments Strategy: Focus on PARP Inhibitors and Immune Check Point Inhibitors. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13061298. [PMID: 33803954 PMCID: PMC7999042 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13061298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Ovarian cancer treatment strategy is mainly based on three pillars: cytoreductive surgery, platinum-based chemotherapy, and targeted therapies. The latter in the last decade has provided a remarkable improvement in progression free patients and, hopefully, in overall survival. In particular, poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors exploit BRCA 1/2 mutations and DNA damage response deficiencies, which are believed to concern up to 50% of high grade epithelial ovarian cancer cases. While these agents have an established role in ovarian cancer treatment strategy in BRCA mutated and homologous recombination deficient patients, an appropriate predictive molecular test to select patients is lacking in clinical practice. At the same time, the impressive results of immunotherapy in other malignancies, have opened the space for the introduction of immune-stimulatory drugs in ovarian cancer. Despite immune checkpoint inhibitors as a monotherapy bringing only modest efficacy when assessed in pretreated ovarian cancer patients, the combination with chemotherapy, anti-angiogenetics, PARP inhibitors, and radiotherapy is believed to warrant further investigation. We reviewed literature evidence on PARP inhibitors and immunotherapy in ovarian cancer treatment.
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Use of Bevacizumab in Advanced Ovarian Cancer: Consensus from an Expert Panel Oncologists. INDIAN JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s40944-020-00485-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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To discuss and reach a consensus on the use of bevacizumab in women with advanced ovarian cancer in Indian settings.
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An advisory board meeting comprising Indian oncologists was convened to review key literature available on the role of bevacizumab in the management of advanced ovarian cancer. Key recommendations were devised via consensus by the expert panel based on the analysis of available scientific evidence and clinical experience.
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The expert panel recommends the use of bevacizumab in patients with advanced ovarian cancer in first-line settings, as well as in recurrent settings.
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This document summarizes key discussion points and recommendations provided by the advisory panel, which helps guide clinicians on the use of bevacizumab for managing advanced ovarian cancer in the Indian setting. It also acts as a pragmatic tool to assist clinicians in making appropriate treatment decisions with respect to advanced ovarian cancer.
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Liu S, Kasherman L, Fazelzad R, Wang L, Bouchard-Fortier G, Lheureux S, Krzyzanowska MK. The use of bevacizumab in the modern era of targeted therapy for ovarian cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Gynecol Oncol 2021; 161:601-612. [PMID: 33546867 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The optimal systemic therapy strategy for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) remains unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess oncologic outcomes and toxicity of bevacizumab combination treatment in advanced EOC. METHODS We conducted an electronic search of all phase 2 and 3 clinical trials involving bevacizumab combination therapy in advanced-stage EOC between 2010 and March 2020, using Embase, Medline, Epub Ahead of Print, Cochrane for clinical trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Web of Science and clinicaltrials.gov databases. Progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and their hazard ratios (HR) when available were extracted. Pooled HR were calculated for each efficacy endpoint in the meta-analysis using inverse variance weighted method. Bias was assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias I (ROB1) tool for randomized controlled trials. RESULTS Thirty-five studies were included in the qualitative analysis and eight studies in the quantitative synthesis. In the first-line setting, bevacizumab combined with chemotherapy revealed a significant improvement in PFS (pooled HR = 0.72, 95% CI 0.65-0.81) when compared to chemotherapy alone but no significant OS benefit (pooled HR = 0.88, 95% CI 0.72-1.06). In the recurrent setting, bevacizumab combinations showed significant PFS (pooled HR = 0.52, 95% CI 0.47-0.58) and OS benefits (pooled HR = 0.88, 95% CI 0.79-0.99) compared with non-bevacizumab regimens. Rate of bowel perforation was low at 1.24% (range 0-4.2%). CONCLUSIONS Bevacizumab-containing regimens are associated with significant PFS benefit in advanced and recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer. While the difference in OS did not reach statistical significance in the first-line setting, bevacizumab was associated with improved survival in the recurrent setting.
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- Shiru Liu
- Bras Family Drug Development Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Bras Family Drug Development Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- University Health Network Library and Information Services, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Biostatistics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Bras Family Drug Development Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology & Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Morgan RD, McNeish IA, Cook AD, James EC, Lord R, Dark G, Glasspool RM, Krell J, Parkinson C, Poole CJ, Hall M, Gallardo-Rincón D, Lockley M, Essapen S, Summers J, Anand A, Zachariah A, Williams S, Jones R, Scatchard K, Walther A, Kim JW, Sundar S, Jayson GC, Ledermann JA, Clamp AR. Objective responses to first-line neoadjuvant carboplatin-paclitaxel regimens for ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal carcinoma (ICON8): post-hoc exploratory analysis of a randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol 2021; 22:277-288. [PMID: 33357510 DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(20)30591-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Platinum-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by delayed primary surgery (DPS) is an established strategy for women with newly diagnosed, advanced-stage epithelial ovarian cancer. Although this therapeutic approach has been validated in randomised, phase 3 trials, evaluation of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, version 1.1 (RECIST), and cancer antigen 125 (CA125) has not been reported. We describe RECIST and Gynecologic Cancer InterGroup (GCIG) CA125 responses in patients receiving platinum-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by DPS in the ICON8 trial. METHODS ICON8 was an international, multicentre, randomised, phase 3 trial done across 117 hospitals in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, South Korea, and Ireland. The trial included women aged 18 years or older with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0-2, life expectancy of more than 12 weeks, and newly diagnosed International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO; 1988) stage IC-IIA high-grade serous, clear cell, or any poorly differentiated or grade 3 histological subtype, or any FIGO (1988) stage IIB-IV epithelial cancer of the ovary, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneum. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1:1) to receive intravenous carboplatin (area under the curve [AUC]5 or AUC6) and intravenous paclitaxel (175 mg/m2 by body surface area) on day 1 of every 21-day cycle (control group; group 1); intravenous carboplatin (AUC5 or AUC6) on day 1 and intravenous dose-fractionated paclitaxel (80 mg/m2 by body surface area) on days 1, 8, and 15 of every 21-day cycle (group 2); or intravenous dose-fractionated carboplatin (AUC2) and intravenous dose-fractionated paclitaxel (80 mg/m2 by body surface area) on days 1, 8, and 15 of every 21-day cycle (group 3). The maximum number of cycles of chemotherapy permitted was six. Randomisation was done with a minimisation method, and patients were stratified according to GCIG group, disease stage, and timing and outcome of cytoreductive surgery. Patients and clinicians were not masked to group allocation. The scheduling of surgery and use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy were determined by local multidisciplinary case review. In this post-hoc exploratory analysis of ICON8, progression-free survival was analysed using the landmark method and defined as the time interval between the date of pre-surgical planning radiological tumour assessment to the date of investigator-assessed clinical or radiological progression or death, whichever occurred first. This definition is different from the intention-to-treat primary progression-free survival analysis of ICON8, which defined progression-free survival as the time from randomisation to the date of first clinical or radiological progression or death, whichever occurred first. We also compared the extent of surgical cytoreduction with RECIST and GCIG CA125 responses. This post-hoc exploratory analysis includes only women recruited to ICON8 who were planned for neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by DPS and had RECIST and/or GCIG CA125-evaluable disease. ICON8 is closed for enrolment and follow-up, and registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01654146. FINDINGS Between June 6, 2011, and Nov 28, 2014, 1566 women were enrolled in ICON8, of whom 779 (50%) were planned for neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by DPS. Median follow-up was 29·5 months (IQR 15·6-54·3) for the neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by DPS population. Of 564 women who had RECIST-evaluable disease at trial entry, 348 (62%) had a complete or partial response. Of 727 women who were evaluable by GCIG CA125 criteria at the time of diagnosis, 610 (84%) had a CA125 response. Median progression-free survival was 14·4 months (95% CI 9·2-28·0; 297 events) for patients with a RECIST complete or partial response and 13·3 months (8·1-20·1; 171 events) for those with RECIST stable disease. Median progression-free survival for women with a GCIG CA125 response was 13·8 months (95% CI 8·8-23·4; 544 events) and 9·7 months (5·8-14·5; 111 events) for those without a GCIG CA125 response. Complete cytoreduction (R0) was achieved in 187 (56%) of 335 women with a RECIST complete or partial response and 73 (42%) of 172 women with RECIST stable disease. Complete cytoreduction was achieved in 290 (50%) of 576 women with a GCIG CA125 response and 30 (30%) of 101 women without a GCIG CA125 response. INTERPRETATION The RECIST-defined radiological response rate was lower than that frequently quoted to patients in the clinic. RECIST and GCIG CA125 responses to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for epithelial ovarian cancer should not be used as individual predictive markers to stratify patients who are likely to benefit from DPS, but instead used in conjunction with the patient's clinical capacity to undergo cytoreductive surgery. A patient should not be denied surgery based solely on the lack of a RECIST or GCIG CA125 response. FUNDING Cancer Research UK, UK Medical Research Council, Health Research Board in Ireland, Irish Cancer Society, and Cancer Australia.
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- Robert D Morgan
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, University College London, London, UK
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- Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, University College London, London, UK
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- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Bebington, UK
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- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Arden Cancer Research Centre, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK
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- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Kent, UK
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- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Shrewsbury, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- South West Wales Cancer Centre, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK
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- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Pan Birmingham Gynaecological Cancer Centre and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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Lorusso D, González-Martín A, Ray-Coquard I. Managing recurrent ovarian cancer in daily clinical practice: case studies and evidence review with a focus on the use of trabectedin. Future Oncol 2021; 17:9-19. [DOI: 10.2217/fon-2020-1123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Following the failure of first-line platinum-based chemotherapy in ovarian cancer, options for further therapy in potentially platinum-responsive patients are: carboplatin doublets with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, gemcitabine or paclitaxel in association with bevacizumab, followed by maintenance with bevacizumab (for nonpretreated patients); or maintenance monotherapy with a poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor after a response. The choice of biological therapy depends on a patient’s previous treatments and priority for a symptomatic response. In cases of a rapidly growing tumor or need for symptomatic relief, the addition of bevacizumab should be considered. Patients with limited potential sensitivity to platinum, such as those with a platinum treatment-free interval of 6–12 months, may benefit from intercalation with trabectedin and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin to possibly restore platinum sensitivity.
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- Domenica Lorusso
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Centre Leon Bérard, Laboratoire HESPER Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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Turco LC, Ferrandina G, Vargiu V, Cappuccio S, Fagotti A, Sallustio G, Scambia G, Cosentino F. Extreme complications related to bevacizumab use in the treatment of ovarian cancer: a case series from a III level referral centre and review of the literature. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2020; 8:1687. [PMID: 33490199 PMCID: PMC7812204 DOI: 10.21037/atm-20-4448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In patients undergoing debulking surgery for ovarian cancer (OC), bevacizumab-combined chemotherapy has been reported to be associated with an increased incidence of adverse events (AEs). Reports in the literature have noted the overall morbidity of bevacizumab to be between 3.7% and 9%. The aim of this study is to report uncommon and unusual manifestations of morbidity in surgical cases performed at our third level referral centers for gynecologic oncology. Additionally, we review the rare and severe bevacizumab-related complications that have been described in the literature. We defined as "extreme", the particularly rare and/or severe complications up to determining a life-threatening condition or death, which are related to the use of bevacizumab. A case-series of extreme complications registered at our institutions were reported. In addition, a literature search of the PubMed, MEDLINE and EMBASE electronic databases was performed for this review. The studies collected included: 8 randomized controlled trials (RCT) and 5 prospective observational, 1 prospective phase-IV, 10 prospective phase-II, 2 prospective phase-I, and 20 retrospective studies, as well as 9 case reports. Bevacizumab was administered as primary treatment in adjuvant and neo-adjuvant setting in 16 and 5 studies respectively, as treatment for recurrence in 36 trials, and for secondary cytoreductive surgery (SCS) in 3 studies. The overall population administered with bevacizumab numbered 7,096 women. Extreme complications were observed in 591 patients, with a morbidity rate of the 8.3%. Overall, central nervous system (CNS), cardiovascular, gastrointestinal (GI) and primary infectious complications were seen in 22 patients (0.3%), 261 patients (3.7%), 159 patients (2.2%), and 8 patients (0.13%), respectively. Hemorrhagic and wound complications occurred in 18 women (0.25%), and 112 women (1.6%), respectively. Extreme complications related to the use of bevacizumab are rare, and often go unrecognized. The recognition and immediate management of such rare and life-threatening complications in patients treated at third level referral centers could significantly improve patient survival.
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- Luigi Carlo Turco
- Mater Olbia Hospital, Gynaecology and Breast Unit, Olbia.,Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Gemelli-Molise, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Campobasso, Italia
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- Department of Woman's, Children's and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italia.,Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia
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- Department of Woman's, Children's and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italia
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- Department of Woman's, Children's and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italia
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- Department of Woman's, Children's and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italia.,Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia
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- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia.,Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Gemelli-Molise, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Campobasso, Italia
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- Department of Woman's, Children's and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italia.,Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Gemelli-Molise, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Campobasso, Italia
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García García Y, Marín Alcalá M, Martínez Vila C. Anti-angiogenic therapy for ovarian cancer. EJC Suppl 2020; 15:77-86. [PMID: 33240446 PMCID: PMC7573465 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcsup.2020.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Angiogenesis is a known hallmark in cancer and plays a crucial role in ovarian cancer carcinogenesis and invasion. Anti- angiogenic agents are active in ovarian cancer treatment either as monotherapy or combined with chemotherapy, immunotherapy or poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors. We review the mechanism of action, clinical activity and safety profile of the most important drugs either in the actual treatment or in current evaluation in the ovarian cancer treatment scenario (neoadjuvant, first line and relapse). Tyrosine kinase inhibitors; Angiogenesis plays a key role in ovarian cancer progression allowing tumour invasion and metastasis Several anti-angiogenic drugs have been developed against the angiogenic process with different mechanisms of action and toxicity. We present a thorough review of the efficacy and safety of all these different drugs in the ovarian cancer clinical scenario.
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- Yolanda García García
- Medical Oncology Department, Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari. Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí, I3PT. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Parc Taulí 1, Sabadell, 08208, Barcelona, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari. Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí, I3PT. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Parc Taulí 1, Sabadell, 08208, Barcelona, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari. Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí, I3PT. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Parc Taulí 1, Sabadell, 08208, Barcelona, Spain
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Armstrong DK, Alvarez RD, Bakkum-Gamez JN, Barroilhet L, Behbakht K, Berchuck A, Berek JS, Chen LM, Cristea M, DeRosa M, ElNaggar AC, Gershenson DM, Gray HJ, Hakam A, Jain A, Johnston C, Leath CA, Liu J, Mahdi H, Matei D, McHale M, McLean K, O'Malley DM, Penson RT, Percac-Lima S, Ratner E, Remmenga SW, Sabbatini P, Werner TL, Zsiros E, Burns JL, Engh AM. NCCN Guidelines Insights: Ovarian Cancer, Version 1.2019. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2020; 17:896-909. [PMID: 31390583 DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2019.0039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Epithelial ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancer in the United States, with less than half of patients living >5 years from diagnosis. A major challenge in treating ovarian cancer is that most patients have advanced disease at initial diagnosis. The best outcomes are observed in patients whose primary treatment includes complete resection of all visible disease plus combination platinum-based chemotherapy. Research efforts are focused on primary neoadjuvant treatments that may improve resectability, as well as systemic therapies providing improved long-term survival. These NCCN Guidelines Insights focus on recent updates to neoadjuvant chemotherapy recommendations, including the addition of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, and the role of PARP inhibitors and bevacizumab as maintenance therapy options in select patients who have completed primary chemotherapy.
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- UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
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- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
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- University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
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- Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
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- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute
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- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
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- The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
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Nishio S, Ushijima K. Clinical significance of primary debulking surgery and neoadjuvant chemotherapy-interval debulking surgery in advanced ovarian cancer. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2020; 50:379-386. [PMID: 32083282 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyaa015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Primary debulking surgery followed by platinum-based chemotherapy remains the standard treatment of patients with stage III-IV epithelial ovarian cancer. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is an alternative treatment regimen that can be considered in selected patients. Complete cytoreduction, both through primary debulking surgery and interval debulking surgery, has a major positive effect on survival and should be the goal, even if this requires extensive surgery. When thorough assessment of tumor spread and performance status of the patient indicates that complete primary cytoreduction is not feasible without unacceptable morbidity, then alternative therapeutic strategies, such as neoadjuvant chemotherapy, must be considered. Such patients can be offered the option of interval debulking surgery after checking their response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and resolution of the initial obstacles for primary debulking surgery (i.e. complete response of irresectable disease and improvement of the performance status). Current evidence suggests that a selected group of patients with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage III-IV ovarian cancer will benefit from NAC-IDS. Research is ongoing to identify patients who might derive the greatest benefit from neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by interval debulking surgery, instead of primary debulking surgery, on the basis of radiological, genetic, pathological, and immunological variables. In this review, we discuss current knowledge about the clinical significance of primary debulking surgery and neoadjuvant chemotherapy in advanced ovarian cancer and discuss unanswered questions in the field.
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- Shin Nishio
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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Mirza MR, Coleman RL, González-Martín A, Moore KN, Colombo N, Ray-Coquard I, Pignata S. The forefront of ovarian cancer therapy: update on PARP inhibitors. Ann Oncol 2020; 31:1148-1159. [PMID: 32569725 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In recurrent ovarian cancer, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP)-inhibiting agents have transformed the treatment of platinum-sensitive disease. New data support use of PARP inhibitors earlier in the treatment algorithm. DESIGN We review results from recent phase III trials evaluating PARP inhibitors as treatment and/or maintenance therapy for patients with newly diagnosed ovarian cancer. We discuss the efficacy and safety of these agents in the all-comer and biomarker-selected populations studied in clinical trials, and compare the strengths and limitations of the various trial designs. We also consider priorities for future research, with a particular focus on patient selection and future regimens for populations with high unmet need. RESULTS Four phase III trials (SOLO-1, PAOLA-1/ENGOT-OV25, PRIMA/ENGOT-OV26 and VELIA/GOG-3005) demonstrated remarkable improvements in progression-free survival with PARP inhibitor therapy (olaparib, niraparib or veliparib) for newly diagnosed ovarian cancer. Differences in trial design (treatment and/or maintenance setting; single agent or combination; bevacizumab or no bevacizumab), patient selection (surgical outcome, biomarker eligibility, prognosis) and primary analysis population (intention-to-treat, BRCA mutated or homologous recombination deficiency positive) affect the conclusions that can be drawn from these trials. Overall survival data are pending and there is limited experience regarding long-term safety. CONCLUSIONS PARP inhibitors play a pivotal role in the management of newly diagnosed ovarian cancer, which will affect subsequent treatment choices. Refinement of testing for patient selection and identification of regimens to treat populations that appear to benefit less from PARP inhibitors are a priority.
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- M R Mirza
- Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology & Reproductive Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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- Medical Oncology Department, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Madrid, Spain
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- Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, USA
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- Division of Medical Gynecologic Oncology, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Centre Léon Bérard, University Claude Bernard Lyon I, Lyon, France
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- Department of Urology and Gynecology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy
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Machida H, Tokunaga H, Matsuo K, Matsumura N, Kobayashi Y, Tabata T, Kaneuchi M, Nagase S, Mikami M. Survival outcome and perioperative complication related to neoadjuvant chemotherapy with carboplatin and paclitaxel for advanced ovarian cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 2020; 46:868-875. [PMID: 31818526 PMCID: PMC7535131 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2019.11.520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness and safety of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with carboplatin/paclitaxel followed by interval debulking surgery (NACT-IDS) to primary debulking surgery plus postoperative chemotherapy (PDS) for advanced ovarian cancer. METHODS A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted by an Expert Panel of the Japan Society of Gynecologic Oncology Ovarian Cancer Committee. Multiple public search engines including PubMed/MEDLINE and the Cochrane Database, were searched in March 2019 using the entry keywords "ovarian cancer [all fields]" AND "interval debulking surgery [all fields]", AND "neoadjuvant chemotherapy [all fields]". Key inclusion criteria were prospective clinical trials examining platinum-based NACT for stage II-IV epithelial ovarian cancer. The primary outcome of interest was survival, and the secondary outcome was adverse events with each intervention. RESULTS After screening 333 studies, four phase III randomized clinical trials were identified that met the inclusion criteria. These trials included 1692 women (847 receiving NACT-IDS and 845 receiving PDS). It was found that NACT-IDS and PDS had similar overall survival (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.97, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.87-1.07, P = 0.53) and progression-free survival (HR: 0.98, 95%CI: 0.90-1.08, P = 0.74). In contrast, NACT-IDS was associated with significantly lower rates of perioperative complications (odds ratio [OR] 0.27, 95%CI: 0.20-0.36, P < 0.001) and perioperative mortality (OR: 0.17, 95%CI: 0.06-0.50, P < 0.001) compared to PDS. CONCLUSION This systematic review and meta-analysis suggests that NACT-IDS with carboplatin and paclitaxel does not negatively impact the survival of women with advanced ovarian cancer compared to PDS, while perioperative complications and mortality are significantly reduced by 70-80%.
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- Hiroko Machida
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University, Japan
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Otaru General Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Japan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University School of Medicine, Niigata, Japan.
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Rethinking Radical Surgery in Interval Debulking Surgery for Advanced-Stage Ovarian Cancer Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9041235. [PMID: 32344611 PMCID: PMC7231092 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9041235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2020] [Revised: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects on survival outcomes of the disease burden before interval debulking surgery (IDS), surgical complexity, and residual disease after IDS in advanced-stage ovarian cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). We reviewed the data of 268 epithelial ovarian cancer patients who had received three or four cycles of NAC and undergone optimal resections through IDS. The Kaplan–Meier method and Cox regression analysis were used to assess the effects of disease burden (peritoneal cancer index (PCI)), degree of complexity of surgery (surgical complexity score/s (SCS)), and extent of residual disease. In no residual disease (R0) patients, those with intermediate/high SCS had shorter progression-free survival (PFS; p = 0.001) and overall survival (OS; p = 0.001) than patients with low SCS. An analysis of a subset of patients with R0 and low PCIs showed those with intermediate/high SCS had worse PFS and OS than patients with low SCS (p = 0.049) and OS (p = 0.037). In multivariate analysis, patients with R0 as a result of intermediate/high SCS fared worse than patients whose R0 was achieved by low SCS (PFS hazard ratio (HR) 1.80, 95% CI 1.05–3.10; OS HR 5.59, 95% CI 1.70–18.39). High PCIs at the time of IDS, high SCS, and residual disease signal poor prognoses for patients treated with NAC.
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Park J, Eoh KJ, Nam EJ, Kim S, Kim SW, Kim YT, Lee JY. A Single-Center, Retrospective Study of Bevacizumab-Containing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy followed by Interval Debulking Surgery for Ovarian Cancer. Yonsei Med J 2020; 61:284-290. [PMID: 32233170 PMCID: PMC7105404 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2020.61.4.284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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PURPOSE We evaluated whether adding bevacizumab to current platinum-based chemotherapy could improve clinical outcomes without affecting safety. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed medical records of patients with pathologically confirmed ovarian cancer who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) at Yonsei Cancer Hospital. We divided the patients into groups based on the use of bevacizumab for NAC (CP group: carboplatin+paclitaxel vs. BCP group: bevacizumab+carboplatin+paclitaxel) and compared patient characteristics, responses to NAC, and surgical and survival outcomes between the two groups. Overall, 88 patients in the CP group and 16 patients in the BCP group received NAC. The primary endpoint was survival outcomes. Complete resection rate after interval debulking surgery (IDS), cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) normalization after NAC, and chemotherapy response score were secondary endpoints. RESULTS After NAC treatment, all patients underwent IDS. There were no significant differences in adverse events during NAC or postoperative complications between the two groups (p=0.293 and p=0.485, respectively). There were also no significant differences in CA-125 normalization after NAC (42.0% vs. 43.8%, p=0.899) or complete resection rate after IDS (47.7% vs. 56.3%, p=0.530). However, although the BCP group did not show longer overall survival (OS) (log-rank p=0.854), they had significantly longer progression-free survival (PFS) than the CP group (log-rank p=0.048). CONCLUSION Bevacizumab-containing NAC might be safe and provide longer PFS than chemotherapy alone in patients with advanced ovarian cancer. However, further study is necessary to investigate the impact of bevacizumab-containing NAC on OS.
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- Junsik Park
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Women's Life Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Women's Life Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Women's Life Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Women's Life Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Women's Life Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Women's Life Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Women's Life Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Haunschild CE, Tewari KS. Bevacizumab use in the frontline, maintenance and recurrent settings for ovarian cancer. Future Oncol 2020; 16:225-246. [PMID: 31746224 PMCID: PMC7036749 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2019-0042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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On 13 June 2018, Genentech, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the US FDA had approved the antiangiogenesis drug, bevacizumab, in combination with chemotherapy for frontline and maintenance therapy for women with newly diagnosed ovarian cancer. Regulatory approval was based on the National Cancer Institute-sponsored Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) protocol 0218, the Phase III, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multi-center and multi-national clinical trial that met its primary end point, progression-free survival. Bevacizumab is now approved in the frontline, platinum-sensitive recurrent and platinum-resistant recurrent settings for epithelial ovarian cancer. This review will address the broad range of clinical trials addressing the efficacy of bevacizumab use in ovarian cancer.
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- Carolyn E Haunschild
- Clinical Instructor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Research Fellow, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of California, 333 City Blvd West, Suite 1400, Orange, CA 92868, USA
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- Professor & Division Director, Director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of California, 333 City Blvd, Orange, CA 92868, USA
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of California, The City Tower, 333 City Blvd, West – Suite 1400, Orange, CA 92868, USA
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Tate S, Nishikimi K, Kato K, Matsuoka A, Kambe M, Kiyokawa T, Shozu M. Microscopic diseases remain in initial disseminated sites after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for stage III/IV ovarian, tubal, and primary peritoneal cancer. J Gynecol Oncol 2019; 31:e34. [PMID: 31912684 PMCID: PMC7189082 DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2020.31.e34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2019] [Revised: 09/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Objective This study aimed to evaluate the presence of pathological residual tumor (pRT) in each initial disseminated site after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) to assess the appropriate surgical margins during interval debulking surgery (IDS) for a favorable prognosis. Methods This prospective descriptive study included patients with stage IIIC–IV epithelial ovarian, fallopian tubal, and peritoneal cancer. One hundred eleven patients underwent diagnostic exploratory laparotomy, and their initial intra-abdominal dissemination statuses were recorded. Any tumor >1 cm in diameter found during the exploratory laparotomy was resected during IDS even if it was macroscopically invisible after NACT. The pRT rate after NACT and negative predictive value (NPV; probability that sites with macroscopically invisible tumors have no pRT) during IDS were assessed in each disseminated site. Results A median of 5 NACT cycles were performed. Sites with a high incidence of pRT and low NPV included the rectosigmoid colon (71.4%, 38.6%), transverse mesentery (70.3%, 50.0%), greater omentum (68.3%, 51.7%), right diaphragm (61.9%, 48.1%), paracolic gutters (61.1%, 50.0%), and vesicouterine pouch (56.6%, 50.0%). Organs/tissues with a high incidence of pRT featured a low NPV. The median progression-free survival and overall survival in this cohort were 27.7 and 71.9 months, respectively. Conclusion Even if a disseminated site >1 cm in diameter before NACT is invisible during IDS, microscopic disease remains present within it. The appropriate surgical margins for IDS with a favorable prognosis could be secured by resecting a lesion of >1 cm before NACT even if it is invisible during IDS.
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- Shinichi Tate
- Department of Gynecology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
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- Department of Gynecology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Nasional Hospital Organization Chiba Medical Center, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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Hall M, Bertelli G, Li L, Green C, Chan S, Yeoh CC, Hasan J, Jones R, Ograbek A, Perren TJ. Role of front-line bevacizumab in advanced ovarian cancer: the OSCAR study. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2019; 30:213-220. [PMID: 31780570 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2019-000512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 07/14/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Two randomized phase III trials demonstrated the efficacy and safety of combining bevacizumab with front-line carboplatin/paclitaxel for advanced ovarian cancer. The OSCAR (NCT01863693) study assessed the impact of front-line bevacizumab-containing therapy on safety and oncologic outcomes in patients with advanced ovarian cancer in the UK. METHODS Between May 2013 and April 2015, patients with high-risk stage IIIB-IV advanced ovarian cancer received bevacizumab (7.5 or 15 mg/kg every 3 weeks, typically for ≤12 months, per UK clinical practice) combined with front-line chemotherapy, with bevacizumab continued as maintenance therapy. Co-primary endpoints were progression-free survival and safety (NCI-CTCAE v4.0). Patients were evaluated per standard practice/physician's discretion. RESULTS A total of 299 patients received bevacizumab-containing therapy. The median age was 64 years (range 31-83); 80 patients (27%) were aged ≥70 years. Surgical interventions were primary debulking in 21%, interval debulking in 36%, and none in 43%. Most patients (93%) received bevacizumab 7.5 mg/kg with carboplatin/paclitaxel. Median duration of bevacizumab was 10.5 months(range <0.1-41.4); bevacizumab and chemotherapy were given in combination for a median of three cycles (range 1-10). Median progression-free survival was 15.4 (95% CI 14.5 to 16.9) months. Subgroup analyses according to prior surgery showed median progression-free survival of 20.8, 16.1, and 13.6 months in patients with primary debulking, interval debulking, and no surgery, respectively. Median progression-free survival was 16.1 vs 14.8 months in patients aged <70 versus ≥70 years, respectively. The 1-year overall survival rate was 94%. Grade 3/4 adverse events occurred in 54% of patients, the most common being hypertension (16%) and neutropenia (5%). Thirty-five patients (12%) discontinued bevacizumab for toxicity (most often for proteinuria (2%)). CONCLUSIONS Median progression-free survival in this study was similar to that in the high-risk subgroup of the ICON7 phase III trial. Median progression-free survival was shortest in patients who did not undergo surgery.
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- James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK
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- Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust (City Hospital Campus), Nottingham, UK
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- Oncology Department, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK
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- Medical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Medical Affairs, Roche Products Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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Zorzato PC, Zannoni GF, Tudisco R, Pasciuto T, Di Giorgio A, Franchi M, Scambia G, Fagotti A. External validation of a 'response score' after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma with complete clinical response. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2019; 30:67-73. [PMID: 31754067 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2019-000561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 08/03/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The chemotherapy response score (CRS) has been developed for measuring response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in tubo-ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma. This study aimed to validate the ability of this three-tier scoring system of pathologic response on omental specimens to determine prognosis in a subgroups of patients who had clinical complete response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. METHODS This was a retrospective study, conducted in women receiving interval debulking surgery at the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, between December 2007 and April 2017. Inclusion criteria were: high-grade serous ovarian cancer, FIGO stage IIIC/IV, platinum-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and clinical complete response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (normalization in CA125 levels, disappearance of all target and non-target lesions according to RECIST 1.1). CRS was defined by a single pathology review and classified as previously reported: CRS1, no or minimal tumor response with fibroinflammatory changes limited to a few foci ranging from multifocal or diffuse regression-associated fibroinflammatory changes with viable tumor in sheets, or nodules to extensive regression-associated fibroinflammatory changes with multifocal residual tumor; CRS2, appreciable tumor response with viable tumor readily identifiable; and CRS3, complete absence of tumor or nodules with maximum size of 2 mm. CRS was analyzed according to clinical variables and survival. RESULTS A total of 108 patients were eligible for analysis. The average age was 65 (range 36-85) years. A total of 91 (84.3%) patients had stage IIIC disease and 17 (15.7%) patients had stage IV disease. No statistically significant differences were observed in terms of age, FIGO stage, CA125 serum levels, type of chemotherapy schedules, and number of cycles between the three groups. Patients in the CRS3 group had a longer median progression-free survival (25.8 months) compared with CRS2 or CRS 1 (20.3 vs 17.4 months, respectively; p=0.001). Median overall survival was 68.9 months for CRS3, 35.0 months for CRS2, and 45.9 months for CRS1 (p=0.034). CONCLUSION Complete or near-complete pathologic response assessed in the omental specimens of advanced epithelial ovarian carcinoma patients after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (CRS3) is predictive of prolonged progression-free and overall survival. In particular, this is true in women with a clinical complete response.
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- Pier Carlo Zorzato
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ospedale degli Infermi, Ponderano (BI), Biella, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Pathology Division, Department of Woman, Child and Public Health, Rome, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Statistics Technology Archiving Research (STAR) Center, Department of Woman, Child and Public Health, Rome, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Division of Peritoneal and Retroperitoneal Surgery, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AOUI Verona, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna e del Bambino, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna e del Bambino, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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