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Zhang H, Dou Y. Precision nursing and intermittent pneumatic compression significantly reduce perioperative deep vein thrombosis in post-surgical ovarian cancer patients. Am J Transl Res 2024; 16:2533-2543. [PMID: 39006274 PMCID: PMC11236644 DOI: 10.62347/iwud6619] [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: 04/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This study investigated the efficacy of precision nursing combined with intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) devices in preventing perioperative deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients with ovarian cancer. METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted on 136 ovarian cancer surgery patients at Xi'an People's Hospital from February 2019 to April 2023. The patients were divided into two groups: 71 patients received precision nursing with IPC intervention (study group), while the remaining received standard nursing care (control group). Key variables analyzed included operation duration, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative blood transfusion requirements, changes in limb circumference, and variations in coagulation parameters activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), D-Dimer (D-D), Fibrinogen (FIB), and Prothrombin Time (PT) before and after surgery. The incidence of DVT was recorded in both groups to determine risk factors for deep vein thrombosis. RESULTS No significant differences were observed between the groups regarding operation duration, intraoperative blood loss, and postoperative blood transfusion rates (P > 0.05). Post-intervention, significant improvements were noted in the study group, with reduced FIB and D-D levels and increased PT and APTT levels compared to the control group (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the study group exhibited a significantly smaller post-intervention difference in limb circumference and a lower incidence of DVT (P=0.003). Precision nursing combined with IPC, pre-intervention D-D < 498.5, and FIGO stages III+IV were identified as independent factors against DVT development. CONCLUSION Precision nursing paired with an IPC device significantly reduces the risk of perioperative DVT in ovarian cancer patients compared to conventional care.
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- Hong Zhang
- Nursing Department, Xi'an People's Hospital (Xi'an No. 4 Hospital) No. 155 Aerospace East Road, Chang'an District, Xi'an 710000, Shaanxi, China
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- Gynecological Operating Room, Xi'an People's Hospital (Xi'an No. 4 Hospital) No. 155 Aerospace East Road, Chang'an District, Xi'an 710000, Shaanxi, China
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Borella F, Bertero L, Valabrega G, Fucina S, Cassoni P, Benedetto C. Searching for prognostic markers for Stage I epithelial ovarian cancer: A role for systemic inflammatory markers. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2024; 164:262-269. [PMID: 37496460 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.15014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the prognostic role of systemic inflammatory markers for Stage I epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective, single-center, observational study. We included patients with Stage I EOC cancer undergoing primary surgery between 1993 and 2016. Inflammatory markers were assessed by analyzing blood samples collected at initial diagnosis before EOC surgery. We evaluated these markers' association with disease-free survival (DFS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS). RESULTS We included 176 women in our study. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and systemic immune inflammation index (SII) were related to both DFS and CSS in the univariate analysis. In the multivariate Cox analysis, adjuvant chemotherapy (hazard ratio [HR] 0.17, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.04-0.71, P = 0.02) and SII ≥730 (HR 6.84, 95% CI 1.30-35.9, P = 0.023) were independent predictors of DFS, while FIGO Stage IB-IC (HR 7.91, 95% CI 1.04-59.8, P = 0.04), NLR ≥3 (HR 56.8, 95% CI 7.46-433, P < 0.001) and PLR ≥169 (HR 49.1 95% CI 11.1-217.8, P = 0.005) were independent predictors of CSS. CONCLUSIONS Systemic inflammatory markers are easily obtainable from patients' routine blood analyses and may represent inexpensive and reproducible prognostic markers in early-stage EOC.
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- Fulvio Borella
- Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit 1, Department of Surgical Sciences, City of Health and Science University Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin and City of Health and Science University Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
- Struttura Complessa a Direzione Universitaria Oncologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Ordine Mauriziano-Ospedale Umberto I, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit 1, Department of Surgical Sciences, City of Health and Science University Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin and City of Health and Science University Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit 1, Department of Surgical Sciences, City of Health and Science University Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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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: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [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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Li Y, Ding J, Zheng H, Xu L, Li W, Zhu M, Zhang X, Ma C, Zhang F, Zhong P, Liang D, Han Y, Zhang S, He L, Li J. Speculation on optimal numbers of examined lymph node for early-stage epithelial ovarian cancer from the perspective of stage migration. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1265631. [PMID: 37810975 PMCID: PMC10556677 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1265631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Introduction In early-stage epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), how to perform lymphadenectomy to avoid stage migration and achieve reliable targeted excision has not been explored in depth. This study comprehensively considered the stage migration and survival to determine appropriate numbers of examined lymph node (ELN) for early-stage EOC and high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC). Methods From the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database, we obtained 10372 EOC cases with stage T1M0 and ELN ≥ 2, including 2849 HGSOC cases. Generalized linear models with multivariable adjustment were used to analyze associations between ELN numbers and lymph node stage migration, survival and positive lymph node (PLN). LOESS regression characterized dynamic trends of above associations followed by Chow test to determine structural breakpoints of ELN numbers. Survival curves were plotted using Kaplan-Meier method. Results More ELNs were associated with more node-positive diseases, more PLNs and better prognosis. ELN structural breakpoints were different in subgroups of early-stage EOC, which for node stage migration or PLN were more than those for improving outcomes. The meaning of ELN structural breakpoint varied with its location and the morphology of LOESS curve. To avoid stage migration, the optimal ELN for early-stage EOC was 29 and the minimal ELN for HGSOC was 24. For better survival, appropriate ELN number were 13 and 8 respectively. More ELNs explained better prognosis only at a certain range. Discussion Neither too many nor too few numbers of ELN were ideal for early-stage EOC and HGSOC. Excision with appropriate numbers of lymph node draining the affected ovary may be more reasonable than traditional sentinel lymph node resection and systematic lymphadenectomy.
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- Yuan Li
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First People’s Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gynecological Oncology, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First People’s Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First People’s Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First People’s Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First People’s Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First People’s Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First People’s Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First People’s Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First People’s Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First People’s Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First People’s Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First People’s Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Jiangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Jiangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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Wang Y, He M, Zhang C, Cao K, Zhang G, Yang M, Huang Y, Jiang W, Liu H. Siglec-9 + tumor-associated macrophages delineate an immunosuppressive subset with therapeutic vulnerability in patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer. J Immunother Cancer 2023; 11:e007099. [PMID: 37709296 PMCID: PMC10503378 DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2023-007099] [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] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The potent immunosuppressive properties of sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin-9 (Siglec-9) on myeloid cells and lymphocytes provide a strong rationale for serving as a therapeutic target. However, the expression profile and critical role of Siglec-9 in high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSC) remain obscure. This study aimed to elucidate the prognostic significance of Siglec-9 expression and its predictive value for immunotherapy in HGSC. METHODS Study enrolled two cohorts, consisting of 120 tumor microarray specimens of HGSC for immunohistochemistry (IHC) and 40 fresh tumor specimens for flow cytometry (FCM). Expression profile of Siglec-9 in immune cells was analyzed by both bioinformatics analysis and FCM. Role of Siglec-9 was studied to identify that Siglec-9+TAMs linked with an immunosuppressive phenotype by IHC and FCM, and block Siglec-9 was sensitive to immunotherapy by ex vivo and in vitro assays. RESULTS Siglec-9 is predominantly expressed on tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). High Siglec-9+TAMs were associated with inferior overall survival (OS). Both tumor-conditioned medium (TCM) and tumor ascites induced enrichment of Siglec-9+TAMs with protumorigenic phenotypes. Siglec-9+TAMs were associated with immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) characterized by exhausted CD8+T cells and increased immune checkpoint expression. Blockade of Siglec-9 suppressed phosphorylation of the inhibitory phosphatase SHP-1 and repolarized TAMs to antitumorigenic phenotype and retrieved cytotoxic activity of CD8+T cells in vitro and ex vivo. Responders toward antiprogrammed death receptor-1 (anti-PD-1) therapy present more Siglec-9+TAMs than non-responders. Furthermore, blockade Siglec-9 synergized with anti-PD-1 antibody to enhance the cytotoxic activity of CD8+T cells in tissues with higher Siglec-9+TAMs. CONCLUSIONS Siglec-9+TAMs may serve as an independent prognostic of poor survival but a predictive biomarker for anti-PD-1/antiprogrammed death ligand-1 immunotherapy in HGSC. In addition, the potential of immunosuppressive Siglec-9+TAMs as a therapeutic target is worth further exploration.
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- Yiying Wang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Nelson L, Barnes BM, Tighe A, Littler S, Coulson-Gilmer C, Golder A, Desai S, Morgan RD, McGrail JC, Taylor SS. Exploiting a living biobank to delineate mechanisms underlying disease-specific chromosome instability. Chromosome Res 2023; 31:21. [PMID: 37592171 PMCID: PMC10435626 DOI: 10.1007/s10577-023-09731-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: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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Chromosome instability (CIN) is a cancer hallmark that drives tumour heterogeneity, phenotypic adaptation, drug resistance and poor prognosis. High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC), one of the most chromosomally unstable tumour types, has a 5-year survival rate of only ~30% - largely due to late diagnosis and rapid development of drug resistance, e.g., via CIN-driven ABCB1 translocations. However, CIN is also a cell cycle vulnerability that can be exploited to specifically target tumour cells, illustrated by the success of PARP inhibitors to target homologous recombination deficiency (HRD). However, a lack of appropriate models with ongoing CIN has been a barrier to fully exploiting disease-specific CIN mechanisms. This barrier is now being overcome with the development of patient-derived cell cultures and organoids. In this review, we describe our progress building a Living Biobank of over 120 patient-derived ovarian cancer models (OCMs), predominantly from HGSOC. OCMs are highly purified tumour fractions with extensive proliferative potential that can be analysed at early passage. OCMs have diverse karyotypes, display intra- and inter-patient heterogeneity and mitotic abnormality rates far higher than established cell lines. OCMs encompass a broad-spectrum of HGSOC hallmarks, including a range of p53 alterations and BRCA1/2 mutations, and display drug resistance mechanisms seen in the clinic, e.g., ABCB1 translocations and BRCA2 reversion. OCMs are amenable to functional analysis, drug-sensitivity profiling, and multi-omics, including single-cell next-generation sequencing, and thus represent a platform for delineating HGSOC-specific CIN mechanisms. In turn, our vision is that this understanding will inform the design of new therapeutic strategies.
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- Louisa Nelson
- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Cancer Research Centre, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4GJ, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Cancer Research Centre, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4GJ, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Cancer Research Centre, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4GJ, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Cancer Research Centre, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4GJ, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Cancer Research Centre, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4GJ, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Cancer Research Centre, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4GJ, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Rd, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Cancer Research Centre, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4GJ, UK
- Department of Medical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Cancer Research Centre, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4GJ, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Cancer Research Centre, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4GJ, UK.
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Pizarro D, Romero I, Pérez-Mies B, Redondo A, Caniego-Casas T, Carretero-Barrio I, Cristóbal E, Gutiérrez-Pecharromán A, Santaballa A, D'Angelo E, Hardisson D, Vieites B, Matías-Guiu X, Estévez P, Guerra E, Prat J, Poveda A, López-Guerrero JA, Palacios J. The Prognostic Significance of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes, PD-L1, BRCA Mutation Status and Tumor Mutational Burden in Early-Stage High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma-A Study by the Spanish Group for Ovarian Cancer Research (GEICO). Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:11183. [PMID: 37446361 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241311183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Early stages are under-represented in studies on the molecular and immune features of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC), and specific studies focused on early-stage HGSOC are required for a better prognostic stratification and to personalize chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to determine the prognostic significance of CD8+ and CD4+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), tumoral cell PD-L1 expression, BRCA mutational status and tumor mutation burden (TMB) in early-stage HGSOC. A retrospective study was performed on stage I and II HGSOC from the Molecular Reclassification of Early Stages of Ovarian Cancer (RECLAMO) cohort from the Spanish Group of Ovarian Cancer Research (GEICO). Centralized histological typing was performed based on morphological and immunohistochemical features. Intraepithelial (i) and stromal (s) CD8+ and CD4+ T cells and PD-L1 were evaluated on tissue microarrays by immunohistochemistry. BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation status and TMB were analyzed in tumor DNA using next-generation sequencing. The study included 124 tumors. High iCD8+ (>20 TILs/core), low/intermediate CD4+ (<20 TILs/core) and high CD8+/CD4+ ratio (>35/core) were associated with favorable outcomes. Tumor cell PD-L1 expression (TPS ≥ 1) was present in only 8% of tumors. In total, 11 (16%) and 6 (9%) out of 69 HGSOC tested carried pathogenic or likely pathogenic BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations, respectively. Median TMB of 40 tumors analyzed was 5.04 mutations/Mb and only 6 tumors had 10 or more mutations/Mb. BRCA status and TMB were not associated with TILs or prognosis. When compared with studies on advanced HGSOC, our results suggested that prognostic variables differed according to stage and that more studies focused on early stages of HGSOC are needed to better stratify these tumors.
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- David Pizarro
- Pathology Department, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Oncología, 46009 Valencia, Spain
- Spanish Group for Investigation on Ovarian Cancer (GEICO), 28003 Madrid, Spain
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- Pathology Department, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, 28034 Madrid, Spain
- Biomedical Research Network in Oncology (CIBERONC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
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- Spanish Group for Investigation on Ovarian Cancer (GEICO), 28003 Madrid, Spain
- Oncology Department, University Hospital La Paz, IdiPAZ, 28046 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Pathology Department, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, 28034 Madrid, Spain
- Biomedical Research Network in Oncology (CIBERONC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Pathology Department, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, 28034 Madrid, Spain
- Biomedical Research Network in Oncology (CIBERONC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Network in Oncology (CIBERONC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Spanish Group for Investigation on Ovarian Cancer (GEICO), 28003 Madrid, Spain
- Oncology Department, University Hospital La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Medical, Oral, and Biotechnological Sciences, University "G.D'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, 66013 Chieti, Italy
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- Biomedical Research Network in Oncology (CIBERONC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Pathology Department, University Hospital La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain
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- Pathology Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Network in Oncology (CIBERONC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Pathology and Medical Oncology Departments, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, IRBLLEIDA, University of Lleida, 25003 Lleida, Spain
- Pathology Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL, University of Barcelona, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
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- Spanish Group for Investigation on Ovarian Cancer (GEICO), 28003 Madrid, Spain
- Oncology Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
- Seville Biomedical Research Institute (IBIS), 41013 Sevilla, Spain
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- Spanish Group for Investigation on Ovarian Cancer (GEICO), 28003 Madrid, Spain
- Oncology Department, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Pathology Department, Emeritus Faculty, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Spanish Group for Investigation on Ovarian Cancer (GEICO), 28003 Madrid, Spain
- Initia Oncología, Hospital Quironsalud Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Oncología, 46009 Valencia, Spain
- Spanish Group for Investigation on Ovarian Cancer (GEICO), 28003 Madrid, Spain
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- Pathology Department, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, 28034 Madrid, Spain
- Spanish Group for Investigation on Ovarian Cancer (GEICO), 28003 Madrid, Spain
- Biomedical Research Network in Oncology (CIBERONC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
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Garcia NG, Moreno CS, Teixeira N, Lloret PE, Guibourg RL, Negre RR. Comparison of Laparoscopy and Laparotomy in the Management of Early-stage Ovarian Cancer. Gynecol Minim Invasive Ther 2023; 12:83-89. [PMID: 37416098 PMCID: PMC10321349 DOI: 10.4103/gmit.gmit_99_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023] Open
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Objectives The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of minimally invasive surgery for early-stage ovarian cancer (EOC) by comparing the surgical and survival outcomes between laparoscopy and laparotomy. Materials and Methods This was a retrospective, single-center observational study that included all patients who underwent surgical staging for EOC by laparoscopy or laparotomy between 2010 and 2019. Results Forty-nine patients were included; of which 20 underwent laparoscopy, 26 laparotomy, and three conversion from laparoscopy to laparotomy. No significant differences were observed between the two groups regarding operative time, number of lymph nodes dissected, or intraoperative tumor rupture rate, while estimated blood loss and transfusion requirements were lower in the laparoscopy group. The complication rate tended to be higher in the laparotomy group. Patients in the laparoscopy group had a faster recovery, with earlier urinary catheter and abdominal drain removal, shorter hospital stay, and a trend toward earlier tolerance of oral diet and mobilization. At a mean follow-up of 45.7 months, 14 patients had disease recurrence, with no differences in the mean progression-free survival between the two groups (36 months for laparoscopy vs. 35.5 months for laparotomy, P = 0.22). Conclusion Laparoscopic surgery performed by a trained gynecological oncologist is a safe and effective surgical approach for comprehensive staging of EOC, with the additional benefits of a faster recovery compared to laparotomy.
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- Nuria Ginjaume Garcia
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Hospital De La Santa Creu I De Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Hospital De La Santa Creu I De Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Hospital De La Santa Creu I De Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Hospital De La Santa Creu I De Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Hospital De La Santa Creu I De Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Hospital De La Santa Creu I De Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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Heublein S, Baum J, Jaeger A, Grimm-Glang D, Olthoff J, Braicu EI, Azzam Nieto O, Hassdenteufel K, Schmalfeldt B, Hanker L, Wallwiener M, Schneeweiss A, Sehouli J, Pietzner K. Current Treatment Practices and Prognostic Factors in Early-Stage Ovarian Cancer—An Analysis of the NOGGO/JAGO. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15072038. [PMID: 37046699 PMCID: PMC10093615 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15072038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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Background: Surgery is the backbone of early-stage ovarian cancer (OC) management. However, in practice, there is disagreement about the extent of surgical staging and whether additional adjuvant treatment should be provided. As omitting relevant diagnostic or therapeutic procedures might lead to undertreatment, we aimed to structurally investigate treatment practice in addition to prognostic factors in a multicentre series of patients (pts) diagnosed with early-stage OC. Patients: Within this retrospective, multicentre study, medical records of 379 pts who had undergone surgery for suspected early-stage OC between January 2014 and March 2020 were analysed. Results: Of the 379 patients, 292 had pT stage 1a-2a and had complete data on the extent of surgical staging. At least one surgical step was omitted in 100 pts (34.2%). Complete surgical staging (n = 192; (65.8%)) was more often performed in high-grade serous OC and was independent of the healthcare level of the hospital where the initial diagnosis was made. Missing to take peritoneal biopsies was associated with reduced relapse-free-survival in incompletely staged, pT1 cases (p = 0.03). About every second patient (46.7%) with a final stage lower than FIGO IIB and treated with adjuvant chemotherapy received combination chemotherapy. BRCA1 and BRCA2 testing was only performed in a subset of pts, and mutations were detected in 18% (14/79) and 9% (7/85) pts, respectively. Conclusions: This study helps to increase our understanding of early-stage OC treatment and prognosis. In addition to treating patients in compliance with current guidelines, the need for BRCA testing should also be considered for early-stage OC.
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- Sabine Heublein
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases, University Hospital and German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Young Academy of Gynecologic Oncology (JAGO), 13359 Berlin, Germany
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- Young Academy of Gynecologic Oncology (JAGO), 13359 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Gynecology, Center for Oncological Surgery, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charite-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Young Academy of Gynecologic Oncology (JAGO), 13359 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Young Academy of Gynecologic Oncology (JAGO), 13359 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center Luebeck, 23562 Luebeck, Germany
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- Young Academy of Gynecologic Oncology (JAGO), 13359 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Brandenburg an der Havel, 14770 Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology, Center for Oncological Surgery, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charite-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Young Academy of Gynecologic Oncology (JAGO), 13359 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center Luebeck, 23562 Luebeck, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases, University Hospital and German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology, Center for Oncological Surgery, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charite-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Young Academy of Gynecologic Oncology (JAGO), 13359 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Gynecology, Center for Oncological Surgery, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charite-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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Residual Microscopic Peritoneal Metastases after Macroscopic Complete Cytoreductive Surgery for Advanced High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma: A Target for Folate Receptor Targeted Photodynamic Therapy? Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15081034. [PMID: 36015182 PMCID: PMC9416203 DOI: 10.3390/ph15081034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Despite conventional treatment combining complete macroscopic cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and systemic chemotherapy, residual microscopic peritoneal metastases (mPM) may persist as the cause of peritoneal recurrence in 60% of patients. Therefore, there is a real need to specifically target these mPM to definitively eradicate any traces of the disease and improve patient survival. Therapeutic targeting method, such as photodynamic therapy, would be a promising method for such a purpose. Folate receptor alpha (FRα), as it is specifically overexpressed by cancer cells from various origins, including ovarian cancer cells, is a good target to address photosensitizing molecules. The aim of this study was to determine FRα expression by residual mPM after complete macroscopic CRS in patients with advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC). A prospective study conducted between 1 June 2018 and 10 July 2019 in a single referent center accredited by the European Society of Gynecological Oncology for advanced EOC surgical management. Consecutive patients presenting with advanced HGSOC and eligible for complete macroscopic CRS were included. Up to 13 peritoneal biopsies were taken from macroscopically healthy peritoneum at the end of CRS and examined for the presence of mPM. In case of detection of mPM, a systematic search for RFα expression by immunohistochemistry was performed. Twenty-six patients were included and 26.9% presented mPM. In the subgroup of patients with mPM, FRα expression was positive on diagnostic biopsy before neoadjuvant chemotherapy for 67% of patients, on macroscopic peritoneal metastases for 86% of patients, and on mPM for 75% of patients. In the subgroup of patients with no mPM, FRα expression was found on diagnostic biopsy before neoadjuvant chemotherapy in 29% of patients and on macroscopic peritoneal metastases in 78% of patients. FRα is well expressed by patients with or without mPM after complete macroscopic CRS in patients with advanced HGSOC. In addition to conventional cytoreductive surgery, the use of a therapeutic targeting method, such as photodynamic therapy, by addressing photosensitizing molecules that specifically target FRα may be studied.
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Cheng Z, Mirza H, Ennis DP, Smith P, Morrill Gavarró L, Sokota C, Giannone G, Goranova T, Bradley T, Piskorz A, Lockley M, Kaur B, Singh N, Tookman LA, Krell J, McDermott J, Macintyre G, Markowetz F, Brenton JD, McNeish IA. The Genomic Landscape of Early-Stage Ovarian High-Grade Serous Carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res 2022; 28:2911-2922. [PMID: 35398881 PMCID: PMC7612959 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-1643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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PURPOSE Ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC) is usually diagnosed at late stage. We investigated whether late-stage HGSC has unique genomic characteristics consistent with acquisition of evolutionary advantage compared with early-stage tumors. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We performed targeted next-generation sequencing and shallow whole-genome sequencing (sWGS) on pretreatment samples from 43 patients with FIGO stage I-IIA HGSC to investigate somatic mutations and copy-number (CN) alterations (SCNA). We compared results to pretreatment samples from 52 patients with stage IIIC/IV HGSC from the BriTROC-1 study. RESULTS Age of diagnosis did not differ between early-stage and late-stage patients (median 61.3 years vs. 62.3 years, respectively). TP53 mutations were near-universal in both cohorts (89% early-stage, 100% late-stage), and there were no significant differences in the rates of other somatic mutations, including BRCA1 and BRCA2. We also did not observe cohort-specific focal SCNA that could explain biological behavior. However, ploidy was higher in late-stage (median, 3.0) than early-stage (median, 1.9) samples. CN signature exposures were significantly different between cohorts, with greater relative signature 3 exposure in early-stage and greater signature 4 in late-stage. Unsupervised clustering based on CN signatures identified three clusters that were prognostic. CONCLUSIONS Early-stage and late-stage HGSCs have highly similar patterns of mutation and focal SCNA. However, CN signature analysis showed that late-stage disease has distinct signature exposures consistent with whole-genome duplication. Further analyses will be required to ascertain whether these differences reflect genuine biological differences between early-stage and late-stage or simply time-related markers of evolutionary fitness. See related commentary by Yang et al., p. 2730.
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- Zhao Cheng
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cellular Pathology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cellular Pathology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, Barts Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, University College London Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Pesenti C, Beltrame L, Velle A, Fruscio R, Jaconi M, Borella F, Cribiù FM, Calura E, Venturini LV, Lenoci D, Agostinis F, Katsaros D, Panini N, Bianchi T, Landoni F, Miozzo M, D'Incalci M, Brenton JD, Romualdi C, Marchini S. Copy number alterations in stage I epithelial ovarian cancer highlight three genomic patterns associated with prognosis. Eur J Cancer 2022; 171:85-95. [PMID: 35714451 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Stage I epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) encompasses five histologically different subtypes of tumors confined to the ovaries with a generally favorable prognosis. Despite the intrinsic heterogeneity, all stage I EOCs are treated with complete resection and adjuvant therapy in most of the cases. Owing to the lack of robust prognostic markers, this often leads to overtreatment. Therefore, a better molecular characterization of stage I EOCs could improve the assessment of the risk of relapse and the refinement of optimal treatment options. MATERIALS AND METHODS 205 stage I EOCs tumor biopsies with a median follow-up of eight years were gathered from two independent Italian tumor tissue collections, and the genome distribution of somatic copy number alterations (SCNAs) was investigated by shallow whole genome sequencing (sWGS) approach. RESULTS Despite the variability in SCNAs distribution both across and within the histotypes, we were able to define three common genomic instability patterns, namely stable, unstable, and highly unstable. These patterns were based on the percentage of the genome affected by SCNAs and on their length. The genomic instability pattern was strongly predictive of patients' prognosis also with multivariate models including currently used clinico-pathological variables. CONCLUSIONS The results obtained in this study support the idea that novel molecular markers, in this case genomic instability patterns, can anticipate the behavior of stage I EOC regardless of tumor subtype and provide valuable prognostic information. Thus, it might be propitious to extend the study of these genomic instability patterns to improve rational management of this disease.
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- Chiara Pesenti
- Department of Oncology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Università Degli Studi Milano-Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Università Degli Studi Milano-Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics 1, Department of Surgical Sciences, San Anna Hospital, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Division of Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milano, Italy
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- AOU City of Health, Dept of Surgical Sciences, Gynecology, St Anna Hospital and University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Università Degli Studi Milano-Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Università Degli Studi Milano-Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Medical Genetics, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy; Research Laboratories Coordination Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cancer Pharmacology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy.
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Ditto A, De Cecco L, Paolini B, Alberti P, Martinelli F, Leone Roberti Maggiore U, Bogani G, Chiodini P, Pignata S, Tomassetti A, Raspagliesi F, Mezzanzanica D, Bagnoli M. Validation of MiROvaR, a microRNA-based predictor of early relapse in early stage epithelial ovarian cancer as a new strategy to optimise patients' prognostic assessment. Eur J Cancer 2022; 161:55-63. [PMID: 34922264 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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AIM Early-stage epithelial ovarian cancer (eEOC) patients have a generally favorable prognosis but unpredictable recurrence. Accurate prediction of risk of relapse is still a major concern, essentially to avoid overtreatment. Our robust tissue-based miRNA signature named MiROvaR, predicting early EOC recurrence in mostly advanced-stage EOC patients, is here challenged in an independent cohort to extend its classifying ability in the early-stage EOC setting. METHODS We retrospectively selected patients who underwent comprehensive surgical staging at our institution including stages from IA to IIB. miRNA expression profile was analysed in 89 cases and MiROvaR algorithm was applied using the previously validated cut-off for patients' classification. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS) at 5 years. Complete follow-up time (median = 112 months) was also considered as secondary analysis. RESULTS MiROvaR was assessable on 87 cases (19 events of disease progression) and classified 68 (78%) low-risk and 19 (22%) high-risk patients. Recurrence rate at primary end-point was 39% for high-risk patients as compared to 9.5% for low-risk ones. Accordingly, their Kaplan-Meier PFS curves were significantly different at both primary and secondary analysis (p = 0.0006 and p = 0.03, respectively). While none of the prominent clinical variables had prognostic relevance, MiROvaR significantly predicted disease recurrence at the 5-year assessment (primary endpoint analysis; HR:5.43, 95%CI:1.82-16.1, p = 0.0024; AUC = 0.78, 95%CI:0.53-0.82) and at complete follow-up time (HR:2.67, 95%CI:1.04-6.8, p = 0.041; AUC:0.68, 95%CI:0.52-0.82). CONCLUSIONS We validated MiROvaR performance in identifying at diagnosis eEOC patients' at higher risk of early relapse thus enabling selection of the most effective therapeutic approach.
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- Antonino Ditto
- Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Applied Research and Technology Development, Integrated Biology Platform, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Research, Unit of Molecular Therapies, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Statistics Unit, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Urogynaecological Medical Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori - IRCCS - "Fondazione G. Pascale", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Research, Unit of Molecular Therapies, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Research, Unit of Molecular Therapies, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Research, Unit of Molecular Therapies, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Liu J, Li Z, Zhang J, Wang G, Su X. A dual-signal fluorometric-colorimetric sensing platform and visual detection with a smartphone for the determination of β-galactosidase activity based on fluorescence silicon nanoparticles. Talanta 2021; 240:123165. [PMID: 34953382 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.123165] [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] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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As one of primary biomarkers of ovarian cancer in early stages, β-galactosidase (β-Gal) is significant in the discovery and diagnosis of the disease. In this work, we constructed a multi-signal sensing platform based on silicon nanoparticles (Si NPs) for β-Gal activity determination. When β-Gal was introduced to the sensing system, 2-Nitrophenyl β-D-galactopyranoside (ONPG) could be converted to o-Nitrophenol (o-NP), which had a characteristic absorption peak at 416 nm and the colorless solution turned yellow. The fluorescence emission of Si NPs at 450 nm can be greatly quenched by o-NP as a consequence of inner filter effect (IFE). This dual-signal fluorometric and colorimetric determination approach could be utilized to detect β-Gal in the range of 2-120 U/L and 6-120 U/L. The limits of detection were 1.36 U/L and 1.07 U/L, respectively. This sensing platform could be successfully utilized to detect β-Gal in real samples. Additionally, a visual detection method was designed to achieve quantitative analysis of β-Gal with the assistance of the smartphone.
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- Jinying Liu
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, PR China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, PR China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, PR China
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- College of Medical Engineering, Jining Medical University, Jining, 272067, PR China.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, PR China.
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Wood GE, Ledermann JA. Adjuvant and post-surgical treatment in high-grade epithelial ovarian cancer. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2021; 78:64-73. [PMID: 34607745 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2021.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Cytoreductive surgery is the mainstay of treatment for high-grade epithelial ovarian cancer. Although for early stage disease outcomes following surgery alone are good, the risk of recurrence necessitates adjuvant chemotherapy for the majority of patients. Post-operative chemotherapy in advanced-stage disease, or neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery has improved progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). However, despite the use of chemotherapy, the rate of recurrence remains high. In recent years, there has been considerable increase in knowledge regarding the biology of ovarian cancer, which has led to a journey of drug discovery, facilitating the use of novel targeted agents such as VEGF inhibitors and, more recently, PARP inhibitors in the first-line treatment of ovarian cancer. Here, we outline the current evidence-based guidance for systemic therapies in ovarian cancer and highlight the ongoing research to improve patient outcome.
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- Georgina E Wood
- Department of Oncology, UCL Hospitals, 250 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU, UK
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- Department of Oncology, UCL Hospitals, 250 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU, UK; UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, UK.
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Hu C, Zhang L, Yang Z, Song Z, Zhang Q, He Y. Graphene oxide-based qRT-PCR assay enables the sensitive and specific detection of miRNAs for the screening of ovarian cancer. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1174:338715. [PMID: 34247740 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) have the potential to become reliable and noninvasive biomarkers for ovarian cancer (OC) diagnosis; however, the conventional miRNAs detection techniques exhibit enduring limitations of low sensitivity and specificity. Graphene oxide (GO), a novel nanomaterial, is at the forefront of material design for extensive biomedical applications. Owing to the excellent water affinity and single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) adsorption characteristics of GO, we designed and developed a GO-based qRT-PCR assay for the detection of miRNAs associated with OC. In the GO-based qRT-PCR system, GO could significantly improve the sensitivity and specificity of the qRT-PCR assay by noncovalently interacting with primers and ssDNA and reducing the occurrence of non-specific amplification. Moreover, the detection of miRNAs associated with OC confirmed that GO-based qRT-PCR assay could differentiate benign ovarian tumors from OC (sensitivity, 0.91; specificity, 1.00). Collectively, these findings provide robust evidence that GO-based qRT-PCR assay can be effectively used as a promising method to detect miRNAs for the screening of OC patients.
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- Chenyan Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, College of Medical Technology, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, China
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- Department of Gynecology, People's Hospital of Mianzhu City, Deyang, Sichuan, 618200, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, College of Medical Technology, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, College of Medical Technology, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, China
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- Department of Gynecology, People's Hospital of Mianzhu City, Deyang, Sichuan, 618200, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, College of Medical Technology, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, China.
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Lymphovascular invasion as a criterion for adjuvant chemotherapy for FIGO stage I-IIa clear cell carcinoma, mucinous, low grade serous and low grade endometrioid ovarian cancer. J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod 2021; 50:102193. [PMID: 34224900 DOI: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2021.102193] [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: 05/01/2021] [Revised: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) on overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) in patients managed for stage I-IIa clear cell carcinoma, mucinous, low-grade serous and low-grade endometrioid ovarian cancer MATERIAL AND METHODS: Retrospective multicentre study of the research group FRANCOGYN between January 2001 and December 2018. All patients managed for stage I-IIa clear cell carcinoma, mucinous /low grade serous and endometrioid ovarian cancer and for whom the presence of histological slides for the review of LVSI was available, were included. Patient's characteristics with LVSI (LVSI group) were compared to those without LVSI (No LVSI group). A cox analysis for OS and RFS analysis were performed in all population. RESULTS Over the study period, 133 patients were included in the thirteen institutions. Among them, 12 patients had LVSI (9%). LVSI was an independent predictive factor for poorer Overall and recurrence free survivals. LVSI affected OS (p < 0.001) and RFS (p = 0.0007), CONCLUSION: The presence of LVSI in stage I-IIa clear cell carcinoma, mucinous /low grade serous and endometrioid ovarian cancer has an impact on OS and RFS and should put them at high risk and consider the option of adjuvant chemotherapy.
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In Silico screening of circulating tumor DNA, circulating microRNAs, and long non-coding RNAs as diagnostic molecular biomarkers in ovarian cancer: A comprehensive meta-analysis. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0250717. [PMID: 33901236 PMCID: PMC8075214 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Ovarian cancer (OC) is a leading cause of death in gynecological malignancies worldwide. Multitudinous studies have suggested the potential of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), circulating microRNAs (miRNAs), and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) as novel diagnostic molecular biomarkers for OC. Here, we include three updated meta-analysis methods using different molecular biomarkers to evaluate their discriminative value in OC diagnosis. METHODS We conducted three meta-analyses after searching different databases, and 23 eligible articles, including 8 concerning ctDNA, 11 concerning miRNAs, and 4 concerning lncRNAs, were found. Further, we pooled data concerning the sensitivity, specificity, and other indicators of accuracy for ctDNA/miRNAs/lncRNAs in the diagnosis of OC. The heterogeneity was further explored by meta-regressions and subgroup analyses, and Deeks' funnel plots were used to measure the publication bias of these three meta-analyses. RESULTS In all, this meta-analysis included 1732 OC patients and 3958 controls. The sensitivity of ctDNA for OC diagnosis was superior to that of lncRNA and miRNA (84% vs. 81% vs. 78%). Moreover, the specificity and area under the receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) of ctDNA were 91% and 94%, which were significantly higher than those of miRNA and lncRNAs (78% and 85%; 78% and 86%, respectively). No significant difference was observed among the two meta-analyses of ctDNA and lncRNA (P > 0.05) with regard to publication bias, while the meta-analysis of miRNA observed a significantly small publication bias (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION ctDNA/miRNAs/lncRNAs may be promising molecular biomarkers for OC diagnosis. Further large-scale studies are needed to verify the potential applicability of ctDNA/miRNAs/lncRNAs molecular signatures alone or in combination as diagnostic molecular biomarkers for OC.
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Zou M, Du Y, Liu R, Zheng Z, Xu J. Nanocarrier-delivered small interfering RNA for chemoresistant ovarian cancer therapy. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2021; 12:e1648. [PMID: 33682310 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death in women in the United States. Because success in early screening is limited, and most patients with advanced disease develop resistance to multiple treatment modalities, the overall prognosis of ovarian cancer is poor. Despite the revolutionary role of surgery and chemotherapy in curing ovarian cancer, recurrence remains a major challenge in treatment. Thus, improving our understanding of the pathogenesis of ovarian cancer is essential for developing more effective treatments. In this review, we analyze the underlying molecular mechanisms leading to chemotherapy resistance. We discuss the clinical benefits and potential challenges of using nanocarrier-delivered small interfering RNA to treat chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer. We aim to elicit collaborative studies on nanocarrier-delivered small interfering RNA to improve the long-term survival rate and quality of life of patients with ovarian cancer. This article is categorized under: RNA Methods > RNA Nanotechnology Regulatory RNAs/RNAi/Riboswitches > RNAi: Mechanisms of Action.
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- Mingyuan Zou
- Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- The First People's Hospital of Wu'an, Wu'an, Hebei, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Gallotta V, Jeong SY, Conte C, Trozzi R, Cappuccio S, Moroni R, Ferrandina G, Scambia G, Kim TJ, Fagotti A. Minimally invasive surgical staging for early stage ovarian cancer: A long-term follow up. Eur J Surg Oncol 2021; 47:1698-1704. [PMID: 33573854 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.01.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The standard treatment for epithelial early stage ovarian cancer (eEOC) includes laparotomic surgical staging, according to ESGO-ESMO guidelines. In the last decade, many investigators have assessed the safety and feasibility of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) staging in properly selected patients. However, survival data related to different surgical approaches (open versus MIS) are extremely limited. The aim of this study is to analyze the long-term oncological outcomes in eEOC patients treated with MIS. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a multicenter observational retrospective study conducted in two tertiary oncological centers. We selected all consecutive women who underwent a laparoscopic or robotic staging for eEOC. RESULTS From January 2008 to December 2016, 254 eEOC patients underwent a MIS staging (188 laparoscopic staging and 66 robotic staging). Overall, 18.1% of patients were upstaged due to pathological findings. A total of 203 (79.9%) patients received platinum-based adjuvant chemotherapy. After a median follow-up of 61 months (range 13-118), 39 (15.3%) patients experienced recurrence. The 5-years progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival rates were 84.0% and 93.8%, respectively. In the univariate analysis, favorable variables influencing PFS were young age (≤45 years), non-serous histotype, tumor grade 1-2, and FIGO stage IA/IB. In the multivariate analysis, only grade 3 was shown to keep its negative independent prognostic value (HR = 3.47; p = 0.004), whereas FIGO stage ≥ IC showed a trend toward significance (HR = 1.75; p = 0.099). CONCLUSION This retrospective study represents the longest follow-up of eEOC patients managed by MIS. The MIS is a valuable therapeutic option in appropriately selected patients, although a randomized controlled trial is needed.
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- Valerio Gallotta
- Woman, Child and Public Health Department, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, 06351, Republic of Korea
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- Woman, Child and Public Health Department, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Sede di Roma, Roma, Italy
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- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Sede di Roma, Roma, Italy
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- Woman, Child and Public Health Department, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Woman, Child and Public Health Department, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Sede di Roma, Roma, Italy
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- Woman, Child and Public Health Department, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Sede di Roma, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, 06351, Republic of Korea.
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- Woman, Child and Public Health Department, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Sede di Roma, Roma, Italy
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Azaïs H, Vignion-Dewalle AS, Carrier M, Augustin J, Da Maïa E, Penel A, Belghiti J, Nikpayam M, Gonthier C, Ziane L, Mordon S, Collinet P, Canlorbe G, Uzan C. Microscopic Peritoneal Residual Disease after Complete Macroscopic Cytoreductive Surgery for Advanced High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer. J Clin Med 2020; 10:E41. [PMID: 33375564 PMCID: PMC7795826 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10010041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Epithelial ovarian cancers (EOC) are usually diagnosed at an advanced stage and managed by complete macroscopic cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and systemic chemotherapy. Peritoneal recurrence occurs in 60% of patients and may be due to microscopic peritoneal metastases (mPM) which are neither eradicated by surgery nor controlled by systemic chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to assess and quantify the prevalence of residual mPM after complete macroscopic CRS in patients with advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC). METHODS A prospective study conducted between 1 June 2018 and 10 July 2019 in a single referent center accredited by the European Society of Gynecological Oncology for advanced EOC management. Consecutive patients presenting with advanced HGSOC and eligible for complete macroscopic CRS were included. Up to 13 peritoneal biopsies were taken from macroscopically healthy peritoneum at the end of CRS and examined for the presence of mPM. A mathematical model was designed to determine the probability of presenting at least one mPM after CRS. RESULTS 26 patients were included and 26.9% presented mPM. There were no differences in characteristics between patients with or without identified mPM. After mathematical analysis, the probability that mPM remained after complete macroscopic CRS in patients with EOC was 98.14%. CONCLUSION Microscopic PM is systematically present after complete macroscopic CRS for EOC and could be a relevant therapeutic target. Adjuvant locoregional strategies to conventional surgery may improve survival by achieving microscopic CRS.
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- Henri Azaïs
- Department of Gynecological and Breast Surgery and Oncology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, 75013 Paris, France; (M.C.); (J.B.); (M.N.); (C.G.); (G.C.); (C.U.)
- U1189-ONCO-THAI-Laser Assisted Therapy and Immunotherapies for On-cology, CHU Lille, Université de Lille, INSERM, F-59000 Lille, France; (A.-S.V.-D.); (L.Z.); (S.M.); (P.C.)
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- U1189-ONCO-THAI-Laser Assisted Therapy and Immunotherapies for On-cology, CHU Lille, Université de Lille, INSERM, F-59000 Lille, France; (A.-S.V.-D.); (L.Z.); (S.M.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Gynecological and Breast Surgery and Oncology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, 75013 Paris, France; (M.C.); (J.B.); (M.N.); (C.G.); (G.C.); (C.U.)
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- AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Pathology, 75013 Paris, France; (J.A.); (E.D.M.)
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- AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Pathology, 75013 Paris, France; (J.A.); (E.D.M.)
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- AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Centre de Pharmaco-épidémiologie de l’APHP (CEPHEPI), 75013 Paris, France;
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- Department of Gynecological and Breast Surgery and Oncology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, 75013 Paris, France; (M.C.); (J.B.); (M.N.); (C.G.); (G.C.); (C.U.)
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- Department of Gynecological and Breast Surgery and Oncology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, 75013 Paris, France; (M.C.); (J.B.); (M.N.); (C.G.); (G.C.); (C.U.)
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- Department of Gynecological and Breast Surgery and Oncology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, 75013 Paris, France; (M.C.); (J.B.); (M.N.); (C.G.); (G.C.); (C.U.)
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- U1189-ONCO-THAI-Laser Assisted Therapy and Immunotherapies for On-cology, CHU Lille, Université de Lille, INSERM, F-59000 Lille, France; (A.-S.V.-D.); (L.Z.); (S.M.); (P.C.)
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- U1189-ONCO-THAI-Laser Assisted Therapy and Immunotherapies for On-cology, CHU Lille, Université de Lille, INSERM, F-59000 Lille, France; (A.-S.V.-D.); (L.Z.); (S.M.); (P.C.)
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- U1189-ONCO-THAI-Laser Assisted Therapy and Immunotherapies for On-cology, CHU Lille, Université de Lille, INSERM, F-59000 Lille, France; (A.-S.V.-D.); (L.Z.); (S.M.); (P.C.)
- CHRU Lille, Jeanne de Flandre Hospital, Department of Gynecology, 59000 Lille, France
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- Department of Gynecological and Breast Surgery and Oncology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, 75013 Paris, France; (M.C.); (J.B.); (M.N.); (C.G.); (G.C.); (C.U.)
- Cancer Biology and Therapeutics, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Sorbonne University, INSERM UMR_S_938, 75020 Paris, France
- Institut Universitaire de Cancérologie (IUC), Sorbonne University, 75013 Paris, France
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- Department of Gynecological and Breast Surgery and Oncology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, 75013 Paris, France; (M.C.); (J.B.); (M.N.); (C.G.); (G.C.); (C.U.)
- Cancer Biology and Therapeutics, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Sorbonne University, INSERM UMR_S_938, 75020 Paris, France
- Institut Universitaire de Cancérologie (IUC), Sorbonne University, 75013 Paris, France
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Kleppe A, Albregtsen F, Trovik J, Kristensen GB, Danielsen HE. Prognostic Value of the Diversity of Nuclear Chromatin Compartments in Gynaecological Carcinomas. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:E3838. [PMID: 33352679 PMCID: PMC7766595 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12123838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Statistical texture analysis of cancer cell nuclei stained for DNA has recently been used to develop a pan-cancer prognostic marker of chromatin heterogeneity. In this study, we instead analysed chromatin organisation by automatically quantifying the diversity of chromatin compartments in cancer cell nuclei. The aim was to investigate the prognostic value of such an assessment in relation to chromatin heterogeneity and as a potential supplement to pathological risk classifications in gynaecological carcinomas. The diversity was quantified by calculating the entropy of both chromatin compartment sizes and optical densities within compartments. We analysed a median of 281 nuclei (interquartile range (IQR), 273 to 289) from 246 ovarian carcinoma patients and a median of 997 nuclei (IQR, 502 to 1452) from 791 endometrial carcinoma patients. The prognostic value of the entropies and chromatin heterogeneity was moderately strongly correlated (r ranged from 0.68 to 0.73), but the novel marker was observed to provide additional prognostic information. In multivariable analysis with clinical and pathological markers, the hazard ratio associated with the novel marker was 2.1 (95% CI, 1.3 to 3.5) in ovarian carcinoma and 2.4 (95% CI, 1.5 to 3.9) in endometrial carcinoma. Integration with pathological risk classifications gave three risk groups with distinctly different prognoses. This suggests that the novel marker of diversity of chromatin compartments might possibly contribute to the selection of high-risk stage I ovarian carcinoma patients for adjuvant chemotherapy and low-risk endometrial carcinoma patients for less extensive surgery.
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- Andreas Kleppe
- Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics, Oslo University Hospital, NO-0424 Oslo, Norway; (A.K.); (F.A.); (G.B.K.)
- Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics, Oslo University Hospital, NO-0424 Oslo, Norway; (A.K.); (F.A.); (G.B.K.)
- Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Haukeland University Hospital, NO-5020 Bergen, Norway;
- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, NO-5020 Bergen, Norway
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- Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics, Oslo University Hospital, NO-0424 Oslo, Norway; (A.K.); (F.A.); (G.B.K.)
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, NO-0424 Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, NO-0318 Oslo, Norway
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- Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics, Oslo University Hospital, NO-0424 Oslo, Norway; (A.K.); (F.A.); (G.B.K.)
- Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway
- Nuffield Division of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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Gadducci A, Aletti GD, Landoni F, Lazzari R, Mangili G, Olivas P, Pignata S, Salutari V, Sartori E, Scambia G, Zannoni GF, Sabbatini R, Lorusso D. Management of ovarian cancer: guidelines of the Italian Medical Oncology Association (AIOM). TUMORI JOURNAL 2020; 107:100-109. [PMID: 33106117 DOI: 10.1177/0300891620966382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy. Over 5200 new cases of this tumor are diagnosed yearly in Italy, resulting in more than 3600 deaths. In terms of molecular biology, five different ovarian cancer subtypes should be distinguished. METHOD This article summarizes the evidence-based guidelines that the Italian Medical Oncology Association (AIOM) has developed with a multidisciplinary panel of experts, including pathologists, gynecologic oncologists, medical oncologists, and radiotherapists, with the support of methodologists, to help clinicians involved in the management of patients with ovarian cancer in their daily clinical practice. RESULTS The most relevant randomized clinical trials regarding surgery, chemotherapy, and molecularly targeted agents (bevacizumab and PARP inhibitors) in early, advanced, and recurrent disease have been critically analyzed. The levels of evidence and strength of recommendation have been reported for any issue. CONCLUSION Women with a clinical suspicion of ovarian cancer should be centralized in referral centers. The BRCA test should be requested for all women with nonmucinous and nonborderline tumors, regardless of age and family history. BRCA testing could be preferentially performed on neoplastic tissue. In the presence of a positive tumor test, a genetic test should always be performed on a blood sample to differentiate between germline mutations, which require counseling and genetic testing of family members, and somatic mutations.
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- Angiolo Gadducci
- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Divisione di Ginecologia e Ostetricia, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Divisione di Ginecologia Oncologica, IRCCS, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milan, Italy.,Dipartimento di Oncologia ed Emato-Oncologia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Milano, Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Divisione di Radioterapia, IEO, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Napoli, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Napoli, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Ginecologia Oncologica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento Ostetrico-Ginecologico-Neonatologico, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Ginecologia Oncologica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Unità Operativa di Ginecopatologia e Patologia Mammaria, Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Oncologia Medica, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Ginecologia Oncologica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Ceppi L, Grassi T, Galli F, Buda A, Aletti G, Lissoni AA, Adorni M, Garbi A, Colombo N, Bonazzi C, Landoni F, Fruscio R. Early-stage clear cell ovarian cancer compared to high-grade histological subtypes: An outcome exploratory analysis in two oncology centers. Gynecol Oncol 2020; 160:64-70. [PMID: 33077259 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.10.014] [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: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE advanced stage clear cell ovarian cancer (CCOC) carries a higher risk of relapse and death compared to other histological subtypes. The prognosis of early-stage CCOC is controversial. METHODS Early-stage high-grade OC patients from two Italian oncologic centers were included. Patients with early-stage CCOC were compared with those with high-grade endometrioid (HGE) and serous (HGS) OC in terms of relapse-free interval (RFI), cancer-specific survival (CSS) and post relapse cancer-specific survival (prCSS). The Cox proportional hazard model and the restricted mean survival time were used. RESULTS Between 1981 and 2012, 134 patients with CC, 152 with HGE and 160 with HGS were treated at two referral centers. Median follow-up was 11.5 years. Ten years RFI rates were 80.6%, 72.1%, 60.6%, and CSS rates were 84.3%, 82.6%, 81.7% respectively. Adjuvant chemotherapy significantly improved RFI (aHR 0.61, 95%CI 0.40 to 0.91, P = 0.015). In the multivariable analysis HGS histotype was associated with a shorter RFI compared to CC, (Hazard Ratio [HR]: 1.81; 95%CI: 1.12-2.93; P = 0.016), whereas CSS was not statistically different. prCSS was longer in HGS compared to CCOC (HR, 0.36; 95% CI, 0.17-0.74; P = 0.006). According to the stage, IA/IB/IC1 HGSOC had a shorter RFI (HR, 2.13; 95% CI, 1.14-3.99; P = 0.018) compared to IA/IB/IC1 CCOC, but similar CSS. For prCSS, CC compared to HGS conferred a worse prognosis regardless of the initial stage. CONCLUSIONS Early-stage CCOC is associated with a longer RFI, similar CSS and a shorter prCSS compared to HGSOC. No prognostic differences were observed between CC and HGE OC. The relapse risk was the lowest in IA/IB/IC1 CC compared to HGS, whereas CC displayed poor sensitivity to chemotherapy after relapse.
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- Lorenzo Ceppi
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy; Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy; Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Laboratory of Methodology for Clinical Research, Department of Oncology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via Negri 2, 20156 Milan, Italy
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- Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy; University of Milan, Department of Oncology and Hemato-oncology, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy; Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy; Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy; Division of Gynecologic Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy; Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy; Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy
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Rödel F, Zhou S, Győrffy B, Raab M, Sanhaji M, Mandal R, Martin D, Becker S, Strebhardt K. The Prognostic Relevance of the Proliferation Markers Ki-67 and Plk1 in Early-Stage Ovarian Cancer Patients With Serous, Low-Grade Carcinoma Based on mRNA and Protein Expression. Front Oncol 2020; 10:558932. [PMID: 33117692 PMCID: PMC7577119 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.558932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Since type and duration of an appropriate adjuvant chemotherapy in early-stage ovarian cancer (OC) are still being debated, novel markers for a better stratification of these patients are of utmost importance for the design of an improved chemotherapeutical strategy. In contrast to numerous cancer studies on cellular proliferation based on the immunohistochemistry-driven evaluation of protein expression, we compared mRNA and protein expression of two independent markers of cellular proliferation, Ki-67 and Plk1, in a large cohort of 243 early-stage OC and their relationship with clinicopathological features and survival. Based on marker expression we demonstrate that early-stage OC patients (stages I/II, low-grade, serous) with high expression (Ki-67, Plk1) had a significantly shorter progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) compared to patients with low expression (Ki-67, Plk1). Remarkably, based on mRNA expression this significant difference got lost in advanced stages (III/IV): At least for PFS, high levels of Ki-67 and Plk1 correlate with moderately better survival compared to patients with low expressing tumors. Our data suggest that in addition to Ki-67, Plk1 is a novel marker for the stratification of early-stage OC patients to maximize therapeutic efforts. Both, Ki-67 and Plk1, seem to be better suited in early-stages (I/II) as therapeutical targets compared to advanced-stages (III/IV) OC.
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- Franz Rödel
- Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, University Hospital, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Frankfurt Cancer Institute, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Partner Site: Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics and 2nd Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.,TTK Cancer Biomarker Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Gynecology, University Hospital, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology, University Hospital, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology, University Hospital, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, University Hospital, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology, University Hospital, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Partner Site: Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Department of Gynecology, University Hospital, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Nielsen B, Kleppe A, Hveem TS, Pradhan M, Syvertsen RA, Nesheim JA, Kristensen GB, Trovik J, Kerr DJ, Albregtsen F, Danielsen HE. Association Between Proportion of Nuclei With High Chromatin Entropy and Prognosis in Gynecological Cancers. J Natl Cancer Inst 2019; 110:1400-1408. [PMID: 29684152 PMCID: PMC6292794 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djy063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Nuclear texture analysis measuring differences in chromatin structure has provided prognostic biomarkers in several cancers. There is a need for improved cell-by-cell chromatin analysis to detect nuclei with highly disorganized chromatin. The purpose of this study was to develop a method for detecting nuclei with high chromatin entropy and to evaluate the association between the presence of such deviating nuclei and prognosis. Methods A new texture-based biomarker that characterizes each cancer based on the proportion of high–chromatin entropy nuclei (<25% vs ≥25%) was developed on a discovery set of 175 uterine sarcomas. The prognostic impact of this biomarker was evaluated on a validation set of 179 uterine sarcomas, as well as on independent validation sets of 246 early-stage ovarian carcinomas and 791 endometrial carcinomas. More than 1 million images of nuclei stained for DNA were included in the study. All statistical tests were two-sided. Results An increased proportion of high–chromatin entropy nuclei was associated with poor clinical outcome. The biomarker predicted five-year overall survival for uterine sarcoma patients with a hazard ratio (HR) of 2.02 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.43 to 2.84), time to recurrence for ovarian cancer patients (HR = 2.91, 95% CI = 1.74 to 4.88), and cancer-specific survival for endometrial cancer patients (HR = 3.74, 95% CI = 2.24 to 6.24). Chromatin entropy was an independent prognostic marker in multivariable analyses with clinicopathological parameters (HR = 1.81, 95% CI = 1.21 to 2.70, for sarcoma; HR = 1.71, 95% CI = 1.01 to 2.90, for ovarian cancer; and HR = 2.03, 95% CI = 1.19 to 3.45, for endometrial cancer). Conclusions A novel method detected high–chromatin entropy nuclei, and an increased proportion of such nuclei was associated with poor prognosis. Chromatin entropy supplemented existing prognostic markers in multivariable analyses of three gynecological cancer cohorts.
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- Birgitte Nielsen
- Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Center for Cancer Biomedicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Informatics.,Center for Cancer Biomedicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Center for Cancer Biomedicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Center for Cancer Biomedicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Center for Cancer Biomedicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Center for Cancer Biomedicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.,Center for Cancer Biomarkers, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Nuffield Division of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Informatics
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- Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Informatics.,Center for Cancer Biomedicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Nuffield Division of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Li B, Pu K, Ge L, Wu X. Diagnostic significance assessment of the circulating cell-free DNA in ovarian cancer: An updated meta-analysis. Gene 2019; 714:143993. [PMID: 31330238 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2019.143993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recently, disagreements remain in increasing evidence about the potential value of circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) as a noninvasive diagnostic biomarker for ovarian cancer (OC). Here, this update meta-analysis was performed to further assess the diagnostic performance of circulating cfDNA in discriminating OC from non-cancerous individuals. METHODS We performed a systemic literature search of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, OVID, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Wanfang databases to obtain 22 eligible articles including a total of 1125 patients and 1244 controls. The pooled sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) and area under receiver operating characteristics curves (AUROC) of the included studies for cfDNA in diagnosing OC patients were used to estimate the diagnostic value. The clinical utility of cfDNA was evaluated by Fagan nomogram. Heterogeneity was explored utilizing subgroup analysis and meta-regression. RESULTS The pooled sensitivity and specificity were 73% and 90%, the DOR and AUROC were 25.29 and 0.90, respectively. Subgroup analyses and meta-regression, according to patients' region, study design, clinical stage, specimen types, detection indicators, simple size, publication year revealed there were no significant sources of heterogeneity. Additionally, subgroup analyses showed qualitative detection (methylation detection); TNM stage I-IV, publication year 2011-2018, serum-based cfDNA assays exhibited better diagnostic performance as compared to quantitative detection, TNM stage III-IV, publication year 2002-2010; plasma-based cfDNA assays, and more participants and prospective studies manifested superior diagnostic accuracy. The result of sensitivity analysis indicated no study exclusively contributed to the heterogeneity and Deeks' funnel plot suggested no evidence of significant publication bias. CONCLUSIONS Our meta-analysis found the qualitative detection (methylation); TNM stage I-IV, publication year 2011-2018 were related to more effective diagnostic accuracy for OC. However, serum-based cell-free DNA detection should be cautiously interpreted due to unclear factors. Hence, further large-scale longitudinal studies are required to validate the diagnostic potential of cell-free DNA. The present study provides to accrue knowledge of cell-free DNA levels for future researches.
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- Boxuan Li
- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China; Department of Pharmacy, the First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China; Department of Gastroenterology, the First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; Key laboratory for Gastrointestinal Diseases of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China; Department of Pharmacy, the First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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Gamble CR, Huang Y, Tergas AI, Khoury-Collado F, Hou JY, St Clair CM, Ananth CV, Neugut AI, Hershman DL, Wright JD. Quality of Care and Outcomes of Patients With Gynecologic Malignancies Treated at Safety-Net Hospitals. JNCI Cancer Spectr 2019; 3:pkz039. [PMID: 31535077 PMCID: PMC6735612 DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkz039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background Although safety-net hospitals (SNH) provide a valuable role serving vulnerable patients, the quality of gynecologic oncology care at these hospitals remains inadequately documented. We examined the quality of care at SNH for women with gynecologic cancers. Methods We used the National Cancer Database to identify hospitals that treated patients with uterine, ovarian, or cervical cancer from 2004 to 2015. Hospitals with the greatest proportion of uninsured patients or Medicaid beneficiaries were defined as SNH. Quality metrics were derived from evidence-based recommendations. Thirty-day mortality, readmission rates, and 5-year survival were calculated. Multivariable models were developed to determine the association between treatment at SNH and outcomes. Results Overall, 594 750 patients diagnosed with gynecologic cancer were treated at 1340 hospitals. Compared with non-SNH, patients at SNH were younger, more frequently racial minorities, low income, and had more aggressive histologies and advanced-stage tumors. SNH had lower rates of minimally invasive surgery for uterine cancer (62.3% vs 75.9%, P < .0001), debulking for ovarian cancer (83.6% vs 86.9%, P < .05), and lymph node assessment for all three cancer types (P < .05). Rates of chemotherapy for uterine and ovarian cancer was greater whereas concurrent chemoradiation for cervical cancer was lower (P < .05 for all). Thirty-day mortality and readmission rates were equivalent. Mortality was moderately worse for patients with stage IV ovarian cancer and stage II-III cervical cancer (P < .05) but were otherwise equivalent. Conclusions After adjusting for patient and tumor characteristics, women with gynecologic cancers treated at SNH receive lower-quality surgical care and equivalent medical care and a subset of these patients has modest decreases in survival.
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- See the Notes section for the full list of authors' affiliations
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- See the Notes section for the full list of authors' affiliations
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- See the Notes section for the full list of authors' affiliations
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- See the Notes section for the full list of authors' affiliations
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- See the Notes section for the full list of authors' affiliations
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- See the Notes section for the full list of authors' affiliations
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- See the Notes section for the full list of authors' affiliations
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- See the Notes section for the full list of authors' affiliations
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van Baal J, Van de Vijver K, Algera M, van der Aa M, Sonke G, van Driel W, Kenter G, Amant F, Lok C. The effect of adjuvant chemotherapy on survival in patients with FIGO stage I high-grade serous ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2019; 153:562-567. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.03.257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2019] [Revised: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Colombo N, Sessa C, Bois AD, Ledermann J, McCluggage WG, McNeish I, Morice P, Pignata S, Ray-Coquard I, Vergote I, Baert T, Belaroussi I, Dashora A, Olbrecht S, Planchamp F, Querleu D. ESMO-ESGO consensus conference recommendations on ovarian cancer: pathology and molecular biology, early and advanced stages, borderline tumours and recurrent disease. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2019; 29:ijgc-2019-000308. [PMID: 31048403 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2019-000308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
The development of guidelines is one of the core activities of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and European Society of Gynaecologial Oncology (ESGO), as part of the mission of both societies to improve the quality of care for patients with cancer across Europe. ESMO and ESGO jointly developed clinically relevant and evidence-based recommendations in several selected areas in order to improve the quality of care for women with ovarian cancer. The ESMO-ESGO consensus conference on ovarian cancer was held on April 12-14, 2018 in Milan, Italy, and comprised a multidisciplinary panel of 40 leading experts in the management of ovarian cancer. Before the conference, the expert panel worked on five clinically relevant questions regarding ovarian cancer relating to each of the following four areas: pathology and molecular biology, early-stage and borderline tumours, advanced stage disease and recurrent disease. Relevant scientific literature, as identified using a systematic search, was reviewed in advance. During the consensus conference, the panel developed recommendations for each specific question and a consensus was reached. The recommendations presented here are thus based on the best available evidence and expert agreement. This article presents the recommendations of this ESMO-ESGO consensus conference, together with a summary of evidence supporting each recommendation.
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- N Colombo
- Division of Medical Gynecologic Oncology, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Department of Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Oncology and Cancer Trials, UCL Cancer Institute, London, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Department of Gynecologic Surgery, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Uro-Gynaecological Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS 'Fondazione G. Pascale', Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Oncology, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Leuven Cancer Institute, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Gynecologic Surgery, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Cellular Pathology, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Kent, UK
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Leuven Cancer Institute, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Clinical Research Unit, Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Surgery, Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux, France
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Colombo N, Sessa C, du Bois A, Ledermann J, McCluggage WG, McNeish I, Morice P, Pignata S, Ray-Coquard I, Vergote I, Baert T, Belaroussi I, Dashora A, Olbrecht S, Planchamp F, Querleu D. ESMO-ESGO consensus conference recommendations on ovarian cancer: pathology and molecular biology, early and advanced stages, borderline tumours and recurrent disease†. Ann Oncol 2019; 30:672-705. [PMID: 31046081 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 611] [Impact Index Per Article: 122.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/09/2023] Open
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The development of guidelines recommendations is one of the core activities of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and European Society of Gynaecologial Oncology (ESGO), as part of the mission of both societies to improve the quality of care for patients with cancer across Europe. ESMO and ESGO jointly developed clinically relevant and evidence-based recommendations in several selected areas in order to improve the quality of care for women with ovarian cancer. The ESMO-ESGO consensus conference on ovarian cancer was held on 12-14 April 2018 in Milan, Italy, and comprised a multidisciplinary panel of 40 leading experts in the management of ovarian cancer. Before the conference, the expert panel worked on five clinically relevant questions regarding ovarian cancer relating to each of the following four areas: pathology and molecular biology, early-stage and borderline tumours, advanced stage disease and recurrent disease. Relevant scientific literature, as identified using a systematic search, was reviewed in advance. During the consensus conference, the panel developed recommendations for each specific question and a consensus was reached. The recommendations presented here are thus based on the best available evidence and expert agreement. This article presents the recommendations of this ESMO-ESGO consensus conference, together with a summary of evidence supporting each recommendation.
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- N Colombo
- Division of Medical Gynecologic Oncology, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Department of Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Oncology and Cancer Trials, UCL Cancer Institute, London
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- Department of Pathology, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Department of Gynecologic Surgery, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Uro-Gynaecological Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS 'Fondazione G. Pascale', Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Oncology, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Leuven Cancer Institute, Leuven; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Gynecologic Surgery, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Cellular Pathology, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Kent, UK
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Leuven Cancer Institute, Leuven; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux, France.
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Prognostic Factors of Early Stage Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16040637. [PMID: 30795566 PMCID: PMC6406698 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16040637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2018] [Revised: 02/02/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We aimed to determine prognostic factors of early stage (I/II) epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC) including clinicopathologic and chemotherapeutic regimens. Four hundred and thirty-seven women who underwent primary staging surgery with adjuvant chemotherapy between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2010 were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed from two medical centers. The prognostic factors were determined from multivariate survival analyses using Cox regression models. The majority of women were diagnosed with stage Ic (244/437, 55.8%). The histopathologic types were clear cell (37.5%), endometrioid (27.2%), serous (14.0%), and mucinous (13.3%). Fifty-seven percent (249/437) of the women received taxane-based (platinum plus paclitaxel) regimens and 43.0% received non-taxane (platinum plus cyclophosphamide) regimens as frontline adjuvant chemotherapy. Clear cell tumors (adjusted Hazard ratio (aHR) 0.37, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.21–0.73, p = 0.001) showed better 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) than serous tumors. Women diagnosed at FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) stage II (aHR 5.97, 95% CI = 2.47–14.39, p < 0.001), grade 3 tumor without clear cell (aHR 2.28, 95% CI = 1.02–5.07, p = 0.004) and who received 3–5 cycles of non-taxane regimens (aHR 3.29, 95% CI = 1.47–7.34, p = 0.004) had worse 5-year overall survival (OS). Clear cell histology treated with taxane-based regimens showed significantly higher 5-year DFS (91.2% vs. 82.0%, aHR = 0.45, 95% CI = 0.21–0.93, p = 0.043) and 5-year OS (93.5% vs. 79.0%, aHR = 0.30, 95% CI = 0.13–0.70, p = 0.005) than those treated with non-taxane-based regimens. We conclude that stage, tumor grade, and chemotherapeutic regimens/cycles are independent prognostic factors for early stage ovarian cancer.
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Ditto A, Leone Roberti Maggiore U, Bogani G, Martinelli F, Chiappa V, Evangelista MT, Liberale V, Ferrero S, Raspagliesi F. Predictive factors of recurrence in patients with early-stage epithelial ovarian cancer. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2019; 145:28-33. [PMID: 30698271 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2018] [Revised: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify predictive factors of recurrence and survival in patients with early-stage epithelial ovarian cancer (eEOC). METHODS We retrospectively searched the medical records of all women undergoing optimal surgical staging for eEOC (stage I-II) at the National Cancer Institute of Milan, Italy, between January 1, 1974, and December 31, 2014. RESULTS During the study period, 429 patients underwent primary surgery followed by either adjuvant chemotherapy or observation alone for apparent eEOC. In multivariable analysis, International Federation for Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage greater than 1 (hazard ratio [HR] 2.49, 95% CI 1.24-4.99) was the only prognostic factor for lower disease-free survival. Multivariate analysis showed that age at diagnosis (HR 1.68, 95% CI 1.14-2.47) and stage (HR 2.29, 95% CI 1.01-6.39) were independent predictive factors for poorer overall survival (OS). CONCLUSIONS FIGO stage is the most important prognostic factor for recurrence and survival in patients with eEOC. Furthermore, age at diagnosis was identified as a factor that negatively influenced OS. Our data for oncologic outcomes are similar to those reported in previous studies.
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- Antonino Ditto
- IRCCS Foundation, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Foundation, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Foundation, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.,Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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de la Motte Rouge T, Ray-Coquard I, You B. [Medical treatment in ovarian cancers newly diagnosed: Article drafted from the French Guidelines in oncology entitled "Initial management of patients with epithelial ovarian cancer" developed by FRANCOGYN, CNGOF, SFOG, GINECO-ARCAGY under the aegis of CNGOF and endorsed by INCa]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 47:222-237. [PMID: 30709790 DOI: 10.1016/j.gofs.2019.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
Abstract
Medical treatment of ovarian cancer is based on chemotherapy. Most patients, regardless of the initial stage of their disease, will need to be treated (grade A). Standard treatment relies on a carboplatin and paclitaxel combination (grade A). For advanced diseases (stage I-IIA1 or IIIB à IV), the addition of an antiangiogenic treatment with bevacizumab to the chemotherapy, followed by a maintenance for 15 months should be proposed as it allows better disease control (grade A). For patients with somatic or germline BRCA mutations and disease stage III or IV, olaparib is recommended as maintenance treatment for 24 months (grade B, but olaparib had not the French approval as first-line treatment at the time of the present recommendation editing). No other targeted therapy or immunotherapy has yet been proven effective at the initial phase of ovarian cancer treatment. The treatment of rare tumors with a special histology must be discussed in a specialized multidisciplinary meeting of the network of rare malignant tumors of the ovary (TMRO) labeled by the INCa.
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- Département d'oncologie médicale, centre Eugène-Marquis, avenue Bataille-Flandres-Dunkerques, 35042 Rennes, France.
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- Département d'oncologie médicale, centre Léon-Bérard, 69000 Lyon, France
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- CITOHL, service d'oncologie médicale, centre hospitalier Lyon Sud, institut de cancérologie des hospices civils de Lyon (IC-HCL), 69000 Lyon, France
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Montavon Sartorius C, Mirza U, Schötzau A, Mackay G, Fink D, Hacker NF, Heinzelmann-Schwarz V. Impact of the new FIGO 2013 classification on prognosis of stage I epithelial ovarian cancers. Cancer Manag Res 2018; 10:4709-4718. [PMID: 30410404 PMCID: PMC6199966 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s174777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose The stage of disease is one of the strongest prognostic factors in epithelial ovarian cancer. The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) classification was revised in 2013; stage IC was subdivided into IC1 (intraoperative surgical spill), IC2 (capsule rupture before surgery or tumor on surface), and IC3 (positive peritoneal washing or ascites). Our aim was to compare the outcome of patients in the new FIGO stage I subgroups, as this might influence adjuvant therapy decisions. Patients and methods Patient databases of three gynecological oncology centers were retrospectively analyzed. Patients with FIGO stage I ovarian cancers were restaged according to the revised classification, based on operative and pathological reports, and determined patient outcomes. Results We analyzed 128 patients with ovarian cancers. In FIGO IA, we found 11.3% recurrences and 4.2% deaths. In FIGO IC, 21.8% of the patients recurred and 7.3% died. There was a trend toward a shorter time to recurrence when comparing IA to IC (P=0.076). Within all new subgroups of FIGO IC, there was no difference in time to recurrence (P=0.59). There was also no significant difference in survival when FIGO IA was compared to FIGO IC in comparison with the new individual classifications (IA to IC, IA to IC1, 2, or 3; P=0.60, P=0.15, P=0.61, P=0.66, respectively) or within the different subgroups (P=0.56). Platinum-based chemotherapy was given to the majority (82.6%, n=38/46) of the FIGO IC patients compared to 30.9% in FIGO IA (n=17/55). There was no significant difference within the new subgroups of FIGO IC (P=0.88). Conclusion In our retrospective analysis, the new FIGO staging of IC ovarian cancers did not predict prognosis, but the use of adjuvant chemotherapy in 82.6% of the stage IC patients may have biased the outcome.
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- Céline Montavon Sartorius
- Department of Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology, Hospital for Women, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland,
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- Department of Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology, Hospital for Women, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland,
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- Ovarian Cancer Research, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology, Hospital for Women, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland,
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- Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Gynecological Cancer Centre, Royal Hospital for Women, School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology, Hospital for Women, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, .,Ovarian Cancer Research, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Kleppe A, Danielsen HE. Clinical utility of chromatin analysis. Oncotarget 2018; 9:32406-32407. [PMID: 30197751 PMCID: PMC6126691 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.25991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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- Andreas Kleppe
- Håvard E. Danielsen: Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Nuffield Division of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Håvard E. Danielsen: Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Nuffield Division of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Westwood M, Ramaekers B, Lang S, Grimm S, Deshpande S, de Kock S, Armstrong N, Joore M, Kleijnen J. Risk scores to guide referral decisions for people with suspected ovarian cancer in secondary care: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis. Health Technol Assess 2018; 22:1-264. [PMID: 30165935 PMCID: PMC6139475 DOI: 10.3310/hta22440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer in UK women and can be difficult to diagnose, particularly in the early stages. Risk-scoring can help to guide referral to specialist centres. OBJECTIVES To assess the clinical and cost-effectiveness of risk scores to guide referral decisions for women with suspected ovarian cancer in secondary care. METHODS Twenty-one databases, including MEDLINE and EMBASE, were searched from inception to November 2016. Review methods followed published guidelines. The meta-analysis using weighted averages and random-effects modelling was used to estimate summary sensitivity and specificity with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The cost-effectiveness analysis considered the long-term costs and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) associated with different risk-scoring methods, and subsequent care pathways. Modelling comprised a decision tree and a Markov model. The decision tree was used to model short-term outcomes and the Markov model was used to estimate the long-term costs and QALYs associated with treatment and progression. RESULTS Fifty-one diagnostic cohort studies were included in the systematic review. The Risk of Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm (ROMA) score did not offer any advantage over the Risk of Malignancy Index 1 (RMI 1). Patients with borderline tumours or non-ovarian primaries appeared to account for disproportionately high numbers of false-negative, low-risk ROMA scores. (Confidential information has been removed.) To achieve similar levels of sensitivity to the Assessment of Different NEoplasias in the adneXa (ADNEX) model and the International Ovarian Tumour Analysis (IOTA) group's simple ultrasound rules, a very low RMI 1 decision threshold (25) would be needed; the summary sensitivity and specificity estimates for the RMI 1 at this threshold were 94.9% (95% CI 91.5% to 97.2%) and 51.1% (95% CI 47.0% to 55.2%), respectively. In the base-case analysis, RMI 1 (threshold of 250) was the least effective [16.926 life-years (LYs), 13.820 QALYs] and the second cheapest (£5669). The IOTA group's simple ultrasound rules (inconclusive, assumed to be malignant) were the cheapest (£5667) and the second most effective [16.954 LYs, 13.841 QALYs], dominating RMI 1. The ADNEX model (threshold of 10%), costing £5699, was the most effective (16.957 LYs, 13.843 QALYs), and compared with the IOTA group's simple ultrasound rules, resulted in an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of £15,304 per QALY gained. At thresholds of up to £15,304 per QALY gained, the IOTA group's simple ultrasound rules are cost-effective; the ADNEX model (threshold of 10%) is cost-effective for higher thresholds. LIMITATIONS Information on the downstream clinical consequences of risk-scoring was limited. CONCLUSIONS Both the ADNEX model and the IOTA group's simple ultrasound rules may offer increased sensitivity relative to current practice (RMI 1); that is, more women with malignant tumours would be referred to a specialist multidisciplinary team, although more women with benign tumours would also be referred. The cost-effectiveness model supports prioritisation of sensitivity over specificity. Further research is needed on the clinical consequences of risk-scoring. STUDY REGISTRATION This study is registered as PROSPERO CRD42016053326. FUNDING DETAILS The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme.
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, Maastricht University Medical Centre and CAPHRI, School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of Health Services Research, Maastricht University, the Netherlands
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- Kleijnen Systematic Reviews Ltd, York, UK
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, Maastricht University Medical Centre and CAPHRI, School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of Health Services Research, Maastricht University, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, Maastricht University Medical Centre and CAPHRI, School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of Health Services Research, Maastricht University, the Netherlands
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- School for Public Health and Primary Care, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, the Netherlands
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Lorusso D, Tripodi E, Maltese G, Lepori S, Sabatucci I, Bogani G, Raspagliesi F. Spotlight on olaparib in the treatment of BRCA-mutated ovarian cancer: design, development and place in therapy. DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 2018; 12:1501-1509. [PMID: 29881257 PMCID: PMC5983012 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s124447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Epithelial ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer among women worldwide and the first cause of death among gynecological malignancies. Most of the patients present recurrent disease and unfortunately cannot be cured. The unsatisfactory results obtained with salvage chemotherapy have elicited investigators to search for novel biological agents capable of achieving a better control of the disease. In the setting of homologous recombination deficiency, the DNA errors that occur cannot be accurately repaired, and the treatment with poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibition results in definitive cell death in a process called synthetic lethality. As a result of two positive clinical trials, Olaparib was approved in 2014 by U.S. Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency as the first-in-class PARP inhibitor. Olaparib is effective and well tolerated in homologous recombination deficient patients. Several studies with Olaparib have been conducted in the recurrent setting either as maintenance in platinum-responsive patients or as a single agent. Ongoing trials are focused on the use of olaparib as maintenance in the first-line ovarian cancer setting alone or in combination with antiangiogenic agents. Future perspectives will probably investigate the association of olaparib with novel agents as check-point inhibitors and PI3K-AKT inhibitors. The PARP inhibitor era is just at the beginning.
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- Domenica Lorusso
- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Zhong LX, Nie JH, Liu J, Lin LZ. Correlation of ARHI upregulation with growth suppression and STAT3 inactivation in resveratrol-treated ovarian cancer cells. Cancer Biomark 2018; 21:787-795. [PMID: 29504523 DOI: 10.3233/cbm-170483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Li-Xia Zhong
- Department of Oncology Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510407, Guangdong, China
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- South China University of Technology School of Medicine, Guangzhou 520006, Guangdong, China
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- South China University of Technology School of Medicine, Guangzhou 520006, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Oncology Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510407, Guangdong, China
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Koo YJ, Kim TJ, Min KJ, So KA, Jung US, Hong JH. CXCL11 mediates TWIST1-induced angiogenesis in epithelial ovarian cancer. Tumour Biol 2017; 39:1010428317706226. [PMID: 28488542 DOI: 10.1177/1010428317706226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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To investigate the role of TWIST1 in tumor angiogenesis in epithelial ovarian cancer and to identify key molecules involved in angiogenesis. TWIST1 small interfering RNA was transfected into A2780 cells, while a complementary DNA vector was transfected into non-malignant human ovarian surface epithelial cells to generate a TWIST1-overexpressing cell line. To evaluate how this affects angiogenesis, human umbilical vein endothelial cell tube formation assays were performed using the control and transfected cell lines. An antibody-based cytokine array was used to identify the molecules involved in TWIST1-mediated angiogenesis. After knockdown of TWIST1 via transfection of TWIST1 small interfering RNA into A2780 cells, the number of tubes formed by human umbilical vein endothelial cells significantly decreased in a tube formation assay. In a cytokine array, TWIST1 downregulation did not significantly decrease the secretion of the common pro-angiogenic factor, vascular endothelial growth factor, but instead inhibited the expression of the CXC chemokine ligand 11, which was confirmed by both an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and western blotting. In contrast, TWIST1 overexpression resulted in increased secretion of CXC chemokine ligand 11. Conversely, CXC chemokine ligand 11 downregulation did not inhibit the expression of TWIST1. Furthermore, the ability of TWIST1-expressing A2780 cells to induce angiogenesis was found to be inhibited after CXC chemokine ligand 11 knockdown in a tube formation assay. TWIST1 plays an important role in angiogenesis in epithelial ovarian cancer and is mediated by a novel pro-angiogenic factor, CXC chemokine ligand 11. Downregulation of CXC chemokine ligand 11 can inhibit tumor angiogenesis, suggesting that anti-CXC chemokine ligand 11 therapy may offer an alternative treatment strategy for TWIST1-positive ovarian cancer.
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- Yu-Jin Koo
- 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea
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- 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Dankook University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- 3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea
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- 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Dankook University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- 4 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, Korea
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- 5 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Gadducci A, Guerrieri ME. PARP inhibitors alone and in combination with other biological agents in homologous recombination deficient epithelial ovarian cancer: From the basic research to the clinic. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2017; 114:153-165. [PMID: 28477743 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2017.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Hereditary epithelial ovarian cancer [EOC] in germline BRCA mutation (gBRCAm) carriers has a distinct clinical behavior characterized by younger age, high- grade serous histology, advanced stage, visceral distribution of disease, high response to platinum and other non-platinum agents and better clinical outcome. Sporadic EOC with homologous recombination deficiency [HDR] but no gBRCAm has the same biological and clinical behavior as EOC in gBRCAm carriers ("BRCAness"phenotype). Biomarkers are in development to enable an accurate definition of molecular features of BRCAness phenotype, and trials are warranted to determine whether such HDR signature will predict sensitivity to PARP inhibitors in sporadic EOC. Moreover, the link between PARP inhibition and angiogenesis suppression, the immunologic properties of EOC in gBRCAm carriers, the HRD induced by PI3K inhibition in EOC cells in vitro strongly support novel clinical trials testing the combination of PARP inhibitors with other biological agents.
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- Angiolo Gadducci
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Pisa, Italy
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Karam A, Ledermann J, Kim JW, Sehouli J, Lu K, Gourley C, Katsumata N, Burger R, Nam BH, Bacon M, Ng C, Pfisterer J, Bekkers R, Casado Herráez A, Redondo A, Fujiwara H, Gleeson N, Rosengarten O, Scambia G, Zhu J, Okamoto A, Stuart G, Ochiai K. Fifth Ovarian Cancer Consensus Conference of the Gynecologic Cancer InterGroup: first-line interventions. Ann Oncol 2017; 28:711-717. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Malignant and borderline epithelial ovarian tumors in the pediatric and adolescent population. Maturitas 2017; 96:45-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2016.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Revised: 10/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Li HM, Qiang JW, Ma FH, Zhao SH. The value of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI in characterizing complex ovarian tumors. J Ovarian Res 2017; 10:4. [PMID: 28088245 PMCID: PMC5237560 DOI: 10.1186/s13048-017-0302-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The study aimed to investigate the utility of dynamic contrast enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) in the differentiation of malignant, borderline, and benign complex ovarian tumors. METHODS DCE-MRI data of 102 consecutive complex ovarian tumors (benign 15, borderline 16, and malignant 71), confirmed by surgery and histopathology, were analyzed retrospectively. The patterns (I, II, and III) of time-signal intensity curve (TIC) and three semi-quantitative parameters, including enhancement amplitude (EA), maximal slope (MS), and time of half rising (THR), were evaluated and compared among benign, borderline, and malignant ovarian tumors. The types of TIC were compared by Pearson Chi-square χ 2 between malignant and benign, borderline tumors. The mean values of EA, MS, and THR were compared using one-way ANOVA or nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis test. RESULTS Fifty-nine of 71 (83%) malignant tumors showed a type-III TIC; 9 of 16 (56%) borderline tumors showed a type-II TIC, and 10 of 15 (67%) benign tumors showed a type-II TIC, with a statistically significant difference between malignant and benign tumors (P < 0.001) and between malignant and borderline tumors (P < 0.001). MS was significantly higher in malignant tumors than in benign tumors and in borderline than in benign tumors (P < 0.001, P = 0.013, respectively). THR was significantly lower in malignant tumors than in benign tumors and in borderline than in benign tumors (P < 0.001, P = 0.007, respectively). There was no statistically significant difference between malignant and borderline tumors in MS and THR (P = 0.19, 0.153) or among malignant, borderline, and benign tumors in EA (all P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS DCE-MRI is helpful for characterizing complex ovarian tumors; however, semi-quantitative parameters perform poorly when distinguishing malignant from borderline tumors.
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- Hai-Ming Li
- Department of Radiology, Jinshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 1508 Longhang Road, Shanghai, 201508, China.,Department of Radiology, Nantong Cancer Hospital, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226361, China
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- Department of Radiology, Jinshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 1508 Longhang Road, Shanghai, 201508, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200011, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 2000092, China
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Bhugwandass CS, Pijnenborg JMA, Pijlman B, Ezendam NPM. Effect of chemotherapy on health-related quality of life among early-stage ovarian cancer survivors: a study from the population-based PROFILES registry. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 23:e556-e562. [PMID: 28050144 DOI: 10.3747/co.23.3243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is wide variation in the application of adjuvant chemotherapy in early-stage epithelial ovarian cancer. Our aim was to assess differences in health-related quality of life (hrqol) between patients with early-stage ovarian cancer who did or did not receive chemotherapy as adjuvant treatment. METHODS All patients diagnosed with early-stage ovarian cancer between 2000 and 2010 within the population-based Eindhoven Cancer Registry (n = 191) were enrolled in this study. Patients were requested to complete questionnaires, including the cancer-specific (qlq-C30) and ovarian cancer-specific (qlq-OV28) quality of life measures from the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer. Primary outcome measures were the generic-and cancer-specific domain scores for hrqol in ovarian cancer survivors. RESULTS Of the 107 patients (56%) who returned the questionnaires, 57 (53.3%) had received adjuvant chemotherapy and 50 (46.7%) had been treated with surgery alone. Significant differences in hrqol between those groups were found in the symptom scales for peripheral neuropathy, attitude toward sickness, and financial situation, with worse scores in the chemotherapy group. CONCLUSIONS Results of our study show that patients who receive adjuvant chemotherapy have a significantly worse score for 3 aspects of hrqol. Efforts should be made to reduce use of adjuvant chemotherapy in early-stage ovarian cancer. Moreover, preventive strategies to improve long-term quality of life for those who need adjuvant chemotherapy should be explored.
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- C S Bhugwandass
- Department of Surgery, Slingeland Hospital, Doetinchem, Netherlands.; Gynecological Oncology Centre South, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Gynecological Oncology Centre South, Eindhoven, Netherlands.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, Netherlands
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- Gynecological Oncology Centre South, Eindhoven, Netherlands.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, Den Bosch, Netherlands
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- Gynecological Oncology Centre South, Eindhoven, Netherlands.; Centre of Research on Psychology in Somatic Diseases, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands.; Comprehensive Cancer Centre Netherlands, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Gallotta V, Cicero C, Conte C, Vizzielli G, Petrillo M, Fagotti A, Chiantera V, Costantini B, Scambia G, Ferrandina G. Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Staging for Early Ovarian Cancer: A Case-Matched Control Study. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2016; 24:293-298. [PMID: 27856387 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2016.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2016] [Revised: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility, surgical outcome, and oncologic results observed after robotic staging compared with conventional laparoscopic staging for patients with early-stage ovarian cancer patients. DESIGN A retrospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. PATIENTS Ninety-six patients underwent minimally invasive staging for presumed stage I ovarian cancer; 32 underwent the robotic approach (cases), and 64 underwent the laparoscopic approach (controls). MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS There was no statistically significant difference between the 2 approaches with regard to final Fédération Internationale de Gynécologie et d'Obstétrique stage, histology, and grade of tumors. In the whole series, 15 patients (15.6%) were upstaged, with no statistically significant difference between the 2 groups. The median number of pelvic lymph nodes removed was 14 (range, 3-42) and 11 (range, 2-29) in the robotic and laparoscopic groups (p = .235), respectively. The median number of aortic lymph nodes removed was 11 (range, 3-26) and 12 (range, 1-39) in the robotic and laparoscopic groups (p = .263), respectively. The operative time was significantly shorter in the robotic group compared with the laparoscopic group (p = .043), whereas the amount of estimated blood loss was similar (p = .691). No difference was found in terms of early and postoperative complications. Overall, 72 patients were considered as requiring adjuvant treatment. Two patients experienced peritoneal recurrence. CONCLUSION The present study suggests that there is no relevant difference between the robotic and laparoscopic approaches in staging early-stage ovarian cancer. Further prospective trials are needed to confirm our results.
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- Valerio Gallotta
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital 'Paolo Giaccone', Palermo, Italy
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital 'Paolo Giaccone', Palermo, Italy
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise/Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione "Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli", Rome, Italy
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Surgical treatment of early-stage ovarian cancer. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2016; 41:60-70. [PMID: 27894705 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2016.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2016] [Revised: 09/25/2016] [Accepted: 10/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The treatment of early-stage (stages I-IIA) ovarian carcinoma is predominantly surgical, and the surgical staging is the most relevant step in the treatment of this disease. The significance of surgical staging is twofold. First, proper staging distinguishes between 'real' early-stage ovarian carcinoma and 'perhaps' early-stage disease. The latter carries an appreciable likelihood of unappreciated residual disease in 16-42% of cases. Second, there is solid proof that proper surgical staging is an independent prognostic factor for improved disease-free and overall survival in early-stage ovarian carcinoma. In this chapter, the relevance of various staging steps is discussed and surgical guidelines are given. The indication for adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery is closely related to the adequacy of surgical staging. Adjuvant chemotherapy only works in patients in whom surgical staging was inadequate and who, thus, remain with a certain risk of unnoticed residual intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal tumour spread. Moreover, there is no indication that adjuvant chemotherapy is of any value after an adequate, comprehensive staging procedure. Controversies and misunderstandings on this important issue are discussed.
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Kleppe M, van der Aa MA, Van Gorp T, Slangen BF, Kruitwagen RF. The impact of lymph node dissection and adjuvant chemotherapy on survival: A nationwide cohort study of patients with clinical early-stage ovarian cancer. Eur J Cancer 2016; 66:83-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2016.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2016] [Revised: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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McNeish IA. Prognostic pathways in early-stage ovarian cancer: can gene expression transcend histological subtype? Ann Oncol 2016; 27:1366-8. [PMID: 27358384 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- I A McNeish
- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Restaging and Survival Analysis of 4036 Ovarian Cancer Patients According to the 2013 FIGO Classification for Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Primary Peritoneal Cancer. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2016; 26:680-7. [DOI: 10.1097/igc.0000000000000675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
ObjectiveWith the 2013 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging for ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer, the number of substages changed from 10 to 14. Any classification of a malignancy should easily assign patients to prognostic groups, refer patients to individualized treatments, and allow benchmarking and comparison of patients and results between centers. The stage should reflect survival in particular. The objective of the study was to validate these requirements of the revised FIGO staging on a high number of ovarian cancer patients.Materials and MethodsDemographic, surgical, histological, and survival data from 4036 ovarian cancer patients were used in the analysis. Five-year survival rates (5YSR) and hazard ratios for the old and revised FIGO staging were calculated using Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression.ResultsA total of 1532 patients were assigned to new stages. Stages IA and IC1 had similar survival (5YSR, 87%); and stages IB, IC2, and IC3 had similar survival (5YSR, 75%–80%). Stage IIC was omitted, resulting in similar survival in stages IIA and IIB (5YSR, 61% and 65%). Of 1660 patients in stage IIIC, 79 were restaged: In 16 cases, IIIC was down-staged to IIIA1, as they had only been stage IIIC owing to lymph node metastases; and in 63 cases, IIIC was down-staged to IIIB, as they had lymph node metastases and abdominal tumor of less than 2 cm. The 5YSR in stage IIIC was unchanged (22%). Stage IV (5YSR, 14% ) was restaged as IVA (13%) and IVB (13%). Both were different from IIIC; P < 0.0001.ConclusionWith introduction of new substages, staging becomes more demanding. Second, as fewer patients are allocated to each substage, statistical power is diminished, resulting in uncertainty in the results. Despite this, and most importantly, the revised coding adequately reflects survival, as there was a clear graphical and statistical tendency for poorer survival with increasing stage.
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