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Itani Y, Sakai H, Hamano T, Asai-Sato M, Futagami M, Fujimura M, Aoki Y, Suzuki N, Yoshida Y, Enomoto T. Comparison of older and younger patients with ovarian cancer: A post hoc study (JGOG3016-A3) of the treatment strength and prognostic outcomes of conventional or dose-dense chemotherapy. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2023; 49:1400-1411. [PMID: 36859635 DOI: 10.1111/jog.15620] [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: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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AIM To evaluate changes of treatment strength and its impact on prognosis in older patients with ovarian cancer. METHODS We compared relative dose intensity (RDI) as a representative of treatment strength, prognosis, and other features between older (≥65 years) and younger patients (<65 years) retrospectively. Seventy-seven older patients of 301 who received dose-dense-paclitaxel-carboplatin (dTC) and 93 older patients of 304 who received conventional-paclitaxel-carboplatin (cTC) from the Japanese Gynecologic Oncology Group (JGOG) 3016 clinical trial were analyzed. RESULTS The RDI of older patients was lower than that of younger patients in cTC (87.4% vs. 90.8%, p = 0.009) but not in dTC (79.0% vs. 81.2%, p = 0.205). In both regimens, older patients had worse overall survival than younger patients: hazard ratio [HR] = 1.80; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.25-2.59; p = 0.001 for dTC, and HR = 1.59; 95% CI: 1.15-2.19; p = 0.04 for cTC. However, the RDI was not determined as a prognostic factor statistically. The prognostic factors identified by multivariate analysis for both regimens were clinical stage and residual disease; for dTC were age, performance status, and serum albumin; and for cTC was white blood cell count. There was no difference in neutropenia observed between age groups in either regimen. CONCLUSIONS The RDI of older patients varies according to the administered schedule and is not always lower than that of younger patients. Older patients with comparable treatment strength to younger patients in the dTC group did not accomplish the same level of prognosis as younger patients. Other biologic factors attributable to aging may affect prognosis.
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- Yoshio Itani
- Yao Municipal Hospital Palliative Care Center, Yao-Shi, Japan
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- Advanced Cancer Translational Research Institute (ACT), Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashiku, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, Inashikigun, Japan
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- St. Marianna University School of Medicine Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Multi-Disciplinary Care Planning of Ovarian Cancer in Older Patients: General Statement-A Position Paper from SOFOG-GINECO-FRANCOGYN-SFPO. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14051295. [PMID: 35267603 PMCID: PMC8909025 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14051295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Simple Summary This position paper aims to provide practitioners a proposal for multidisciplinary care planning for older patients with ovarian cancer from the time of suspected diagnosis. The first-line treatment of advanced ovarian cancer involves several interdependent sequences: cytoreductive surgery, (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy and maintenance targeted treatments. In older patients, care planning must be adapted to their geriatric parameters and consider the geriatric impact of each treatment sequence to allow treatment completion. Care planning should be centered on patient motivation and imply multidisciplinarity. Each step of treatment plan should be reconsidered in light of a geriatric assessment and follow-up. Studies are needed to prospectively evaluate the impact of geriatric vulnerability parameters at each step of the treatment agenda and the impact of geriatric interventions on patient outcomes. Abstract In this position paper the Société Francophone d’OncoGériatrie (SOFOG; French-speaking oncogeriatric society), the Société Française de Pharmacie Oncologique (SFPO, French society for oncology pharmacy), the Groupe d’Investigateurs Nationaux pour l’Étude des Cancers de l’Ovaire et du sein (GINECO, National Investigators’ Group for Studies in Ovarian and Breast Cancer) and the Groupe Français de chirurgie Oncologique et Gynécologique (FRANCOGYN) propose a multi-disciplinary care planning of ovarian cancer in older patients. The treatment pathway is based on four successive decisional nodes (diagnosis, resectability assessment, operability assessment, adjuvant, and maintenance treatment decision) implying multidisciplinarity and adaptation of the treatment plan according to the patient’s geriatric covariates and her motivation towards treatment. Specific attention must be paid to geriatric intervention, supportive care and pharmaceutical conciliation. Studies are needed to prospectively evaluate the impact of geriatric vulnerability parameters at each step of the treatment agenda and the impact of geriatric interventions on patient outcomes.
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Falandry C, Pommeret F, Gladieff L, Tinquaut F, Lorusso D, Mouret-Reynier MA, D'Hondt V, Mollon-Grange D, Floquet A, Abadie-Lacourtoisie S, Brachet PE, Stefani L, Rousseau F, Frenel JS, Del Piano F, Komulainen M, Warkus T, Trédan O, Pujade-Lauraine E, Freyer G. Validation of the geriatric vulnerability score in older patients with ovarian cancer: an analysis from the GCIG-ENGOT-GINECO EWOC-1 study. THE LANCET. HEALTHY LONGEVITY 2022; 3:e176-e185. [PMID: 36098291 DOI: 10.1016/s2666-7568(22)00002-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Older patients with ovarian cancer represent a heterogeneous population. The French National Group of Investigators for the Study of Ovarian and Breast Cancer developed the geriatric vulnerability score (GVS) to identify geriatric parameters predictive of poor outcomes. A prospective validation of the GVS was needed. METHODS The EWOC-1 study (NCT02001272) was an international, open-label, phase 2, three-arm trial designed according to a two-step process. Patients aged 70 years or older with newly diagnosed stage III or IV ovarian cancer were identified and the GVS determined. Those with a GVS of 3 or greater were randomly assigned to the EWOC-1 trial, stratified by country and surgical outcome, to receive three different carboplatin with or without paclitaxel regimens; those not included in the EWOC-1 trial were followed up in the EWOC-1 registry. External validation of the GVS was a secondary endpoint of the trial. Three validation cohorts were identified: the total population (validation cohort 1 [V1], n=447), the registry-only population (validation cohort 2 [V2], n=327), and the carboplatin-paclitaxel-treated population (validation cohort 3 [V3], n=320). FINDINGS From Dec 11, 2013, to Nov 16, 2018, 447 patients were included in 48 academic centres in six countries; 120 in the EWOC-1 trial and 327 in the EWOC-1 registry. Median follow-up was 19·7 (95% CI 8·5-29·7) months for the total cohort; missing values were low (<2%). According to the maximum likelihood analysis, the hazard ratio (HR) of death in V1 was 1·8 (95% CI 1·1-3·1, p=0·029) for those with a GVS of 1; 2·4 (1·4-4·0, p=0·0009) with a GVS of 2; 4·1 (2·5-7·0, p<0·0001) for a GVS of 3; 5·5 (3·3-9·3, p<0·0001) for a GVS of 4; and 9·1 (4·7-17·5, p<0·0001) for a GVS of 5 compared with a score of 0. Whatever the validation cohort, GVS of 3 or more significantly segregated two groups with different overall survival: V1 (median 13·2 [95% CI: 10·8-18·7] vs 40·8 [32·0-45·6] months; HR 2·8 [95% CI 2·2-3·7]; p<0·0001); V2 (11·9 [95% CI 8·8-18·1] vs 40·8 [32·0-45·6] months, HR 3·5 [2·5-4·9]; p<0·0001); and V3 (18·1 [95% CI 15·8-31·8] vs 43·0 [40·6-49·7] months, HR 2·6 [1·9 to 3·7]; p<0·0001). INTERPRETATION The GVS has high prognostic performance for overall survival in patients with advanced ovarian cancer, independently of geographic and historic effect (V1), as well as treatment patterns (V3), validated in an international population. Even though the GVS is time consuming it will allow the stratification of populations for clinical research and might permit the orientation of the geriatric intervention to specific domains. FUNDING French National Cancer Institute. TRANSLATION For the French translation of the abstract see Supplementary Materials section.
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- Claire Falandry
- GINECO, Paris, France; Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France.
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- GINECO, Paris, France; Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- GINECO, Paris, France; Institut Claudius Regaud-IUCT Oncopole, Toulouse, France
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- GINECO, Paris, France; Institut de Cancérologie de la Loire, St Priest en Jarez, France
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- MITO and IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy; Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- GINECO, Paris, France; Institut du Cancer de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- GINECO, Paris, France; Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux, France
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- GINECO, Paris, France; Centre Hospitalier Annecy Genevois, Pringy, France
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- GINECO, Paris, France; Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest-site René Gauducheau, Nantes, France
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- GINECO, Paris, France; Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France
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Falandry C, Rousseau F, Mouret-Reynier MA, Tinquaut F, Lorusso D, Herrstedt J, Savoye AM, Stefani L, Bourbouloux E, Sverdlin R, D'Hondt V, Lortholary A, Brachet PE, Zannetti A, Malaurie E, Venat-Bouvet L, Trédan O, Mourey L, Pujade-Lauraine E, Freyer G. Efficacy and Safety of First-line Single-Agent Carboplatin vs Carboplatin Plus Paclitaxel for Vulnerable Older Adult Women With Ovarian Cancer: A GINECO/GCIG Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol 2021; 7:853-861. [PMID: 33885718 DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.0696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Importance Single-agent carboplatin is often proposed instead of a conventional carboplatin-paclitaxel doublet in vulnerable older patients with ovarian cancer. Such an approach could have a detrimental effect on outcomes for these patients. Objective To compare the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of single-agent carboplatin every 3 weeks, weekly carboplatin-paclitaxel, or conventional every-3-weeks carboplatin-paclitaxel in vulnerable older patients with ovarian cancer. Design, Setting, and Participants This international, open-label, 3-arm randomized clinical trial screened 447 women 70 years and older with newly diagnosed stage III/IV ovarian cancer by determining their Geriatric Vulnerability Score; 120 patients with a Geriatric Vulnerability Score of 3 or higher were stratified by country and surgical outcome. Enrollment took place at 48 academic centers in France, Italy, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, and Canada from December 11, 2013, to April 26, 2017. Final analysis database lock April 2019. Data analysis was performed from February 1 to December 31, 2019. Interventions Patients were randomized to receive 6 cycles of (1) carboplatin, area under the curve (AUC) 5 mg/mL·min, plus paclitaxel, 175 mg/m2, every 3 weeks; (2) single-agent carboplatin, AUC 5 mg/mL·min or AUC 6 mg/mL·min, every 3 weeks; or (3) weekly carboplatin, AUC 2 mg/mL·min, plus paclitaxel, 60 mg/m2, on days 1, 8, and 15 every 4 weeks. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was treatment feasibility, defined as the ability to complete 6 chemotherapy cycles without disease progression, premature toxic effects-related treatment discontinuation, or death. Results A total of 120 women were randomized. The mean and median age was 80 (interquartile range, 76-83; range, 70-94) years; 43 (36%) had a Geriatric Vulnerability Score of 4 and 13 (11%) had a Geriatric Vulnerability Score of 5; 40 (33%) had stage IV disease. During its third meeting, the independent data monitoring committee's recommendation led to the termination of the trial because single-agent carboplatin was associated with significantly worse survival. Six cycles were completed in 26 of 40 (65%), 19 of 40 (48%), and 24 of 40 (60%) patients in the every-3-weeks combination, single-agent carboplatin, and weekly combination groups, respectively. Treatment-related adverse events were less common with the standard every-3-weeks combination (17 of 40 [43%]) than single-agent carboplatin or weekly combination therapy (both 23 of 40 [58%]). Treatment-related deaths occurred in 4 patients (2 of 40 [5%] in each combination group). Conclusions and Relevance This randomized clinical trial shows that compared with every-3-weeks or weekly carboplatin-paclitaxel regimens, single-agent carboplatin was less active with significantly worse survival outcomes in vulnerable older patients with ovarian cancer. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02001272.
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- Claire Falandry
- Groupe d'Investigateurs Nationaux pour l'Étude des Cancers de l'Ovaire et du sein (GINECO), Laboratoire CarMEN, INSERM U1060/INRA U1397, Université Lyon 1, INSA de Lyon, and Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France
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- GINECO and Institut de Cancérologie de la Loire, St Priest en Jarez, France
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- Multicentre Italian Trials in Ovarian cancer (MITO) and Fondazione Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, and Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Nordic Society of Gynecologic Oncology (NSGO), Odense University Hospital, Odense, and Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
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- GINECO and Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Paris, France
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- GINECO and Institut Claudius Regaud, Toulouse, France
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- GINECO and Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Lyon, France
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Liontos M, Papatheodoridi A, Andrikopoulou A, Thomakos N, Haidopoulos D, Rodolakis A, Zagouri F, Bamias A, Dimopoulos MA. Management of the Elderly Patients with High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer in the REAL-WORLD Setting. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 28:1143-1152. [PMID: 33800101 PMCID: PMC8025751 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol28020110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Treatment of elderly patients with neoplasia is challenging. Age is a known prognostic factor in ovarian cancer but the optimal treatment of elderly patients has not been determined. We undertook a retrospective analysis to determine clinical practice in advanced-stage ovarian cancer patients older than 70 years of age. Methods: Medical records of women with high-grade serous ovarian cancer, stage III and IV were retrospectively analyzed. Results: A total of 735 patients were identified with a median age of 61.5 years. 22.4% among them were older than 70 years of age at diagnosis. First-line Progression-Free Survival (PFS) and Overall Survival (OS) were significantly worse in elderly patients in comparison to the younger ones [mPFS 11.3 months vs. 14.8 months, (p < 0.001) and mOS 30.2 months vs. 45.6 months (p < 0.001)]. However, elderly patients were characterized by worse ECOG-Performance Status and they were more frequently treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy followed by Interval Debulking Surgery, while often they were more frequently denied debulking surgery compared to patients under 70 years of age. Moreover, elderly patients received more frequently monotherapy with platinum as frontline treatment. In contrast, there was no significant difference in the outcome of the debulking surgery in comparison to the younger patients or the frequency that gBRCA test was performed. Age over 70 years did not retain its significance for either Progression-Free Survival or Overall Survival when adjusted for all other reported prognostic factors. Conclusions: Elderly ovarian cancer patients have a worse prognosis. Comprehensive geriatric assessment should be performed for the optimal treatment of these patients.
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- Michalis Liontos
- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece; (A.P.); (A.A.); (F.Z.); (A.B.); (M.-A.D.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +30-2132162845; Fax: +30-2132162511
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece; (A.P.); (A.A.); (F.Z.); (A.B.); (M.-A.D.)
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece; (A.P.); (A.A.); (F.Z.); (A.B.); (M.-A.D.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Alexandra General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece; (N.T.); (D.H.); (A.R.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Alexandra General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece; (N.T.); (D.H.); (A.R.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Alexandra General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece; (N.T.); (D.H.); (A.R.)
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece; (A.P.); (A.A.); (F.Z.); (A.B.); (M.-A.D.)
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece; (A.P.); (A.A.); (F.Z.); (A.B.); (M.-A.D.)
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece; (A.P.); (A.A.); (F.Z.); (A.B.); (M.-A.D.)
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Contribution of age to clinical trial enrollment and tolerance with ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2017; 145:32-36. [PMID: 28087143 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2016] [Revised: 12/17/2016] [Accepted: 12/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Increasing age has been correlated with shorter survival in ovarian cancer patients, a finding attributed to diminished tolerance of standard therapy. Elderly patients, however, are less likely to enroll on clinical trials; thus, limited data exists to evaluate their response to front line treatment. This study describes how elderly patients on trial fared, with respect to toxicity and response, compared to younger women. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was performed of ovarian cancer patients enrolled in front line chemotherapy trials at our institution between 2000 and 2013. Patients were dichotomized by age: <70 and ≥70years. Clinical, pathologic, and treatment characteristics were recorded and analyzed using SAS version 9.3. RESULTS 336 patients were enrolled. Of these, 79 (23.5%) were ≥70yrs. Demographics were similar between the two groups. Compared to patients <70, those ≥70 completed a comparable number of chemotherapy cycles (p=0.16) and had similar numbers of dose modifications (p=0.40) and delays (p=0.26). Both hematologic and non-hematologic toxicities occurred at similar rates as well. Age≥70 (HR 1.8, 95% CI 1.27-2.54, p=0.0009), stage III/IV (HR 3.44, 95% CI 1.08-10.95, p=0.036), and residual disease (HR 2.63, 95% CI 1.82-3.78, p<0.0001) were independently predictive of shorter overall survival. CONCLUSION Our data continues to support reports of shorter survival for older women with ovarian cancer. With physician bias removed and similar chemotherapy tolerance noted, our study suggests that inherent tumor biology may be a significant contributor. Further research is needed to identify the mechanisms which contribute to the inequality that age imposes on outcomes.
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Elderly ovarian cancer patients: An individual participant data meta-analysis of the North-Eastern German Society of Gynecological Oncology (NOGGO). Eur J Cancer 2016; 60:101-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2016.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2015] [Revised: 02/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Trillsch F, Woelber L, Eulenburg C, Braicu I, Lambrechts S, Chekerov R, van Nieuwenhuysen E, Speiser P, Zeimet A, Castillo-Tong DC, Concin N, Zeillinger R, Vergote I, Mahner S, Sehouli J. Treatment reality in elderly patients with advanced ovarian cancer: a prospective analysis of the OVCAD consortium. J Ovarian Res 2013; 6:42. [PMID: 23809664 PMCID: PMC3707788 DOI: 10.1186/1757-2215-6-42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2013] [Accepted: 06/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Approximately one third of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer is 70 years or older. Information on the treatment reality of these elderly patients is limited. Methods 275 patients with primary epithelial ovarian cancer FIGO stage II-IV undergoing cytoreductive surgery and platinum-based chemotherapy were prospectively included in this European multicenter study. Patients <70 and ≥70 years were compared regarding clinicopathological variables and prognosis. Results Median age was 58 years (18–85); 47 patients (17.1%) were 70 years or older. The postoperative 60-day-mortality rate was 2.1% for elderly and 0.4% for younger patients (p < 0.001). Elderly patients were less likely to receive optimal therapy (no residual disease after surgery and platinum combination chemotherapy) compared to patients <70 years (40.4% vs. 70.1%, p < 0.001) and their outcome was less favorable regarding median PFS (12 vs. 20 months, p = 0.022) and OS (30 vs. 64 months, p < 0.001). However, in multivariate analysis age itself was not a prognostic factor for PFS while the ECOG performance status had prognostic significance in elderly patients. Conclusions Elderly patients with ovarian cancer are often treated less radically. Their outcome is impaired despite no consistent prognostic effect of age itself. Biological age and functional status should be considered before individualized treatment plans are defined.
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- Fabian Trillsch
- Department of Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, Hamburg, 20246, Germany.
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Le PAIR-gynécologie : recherche multi/interdisciplinaire en cancérologie gynécologique. Les problèmes à résoudre en 2012. Bull Cancer 2012; 99:479-98. [DOI: 10.1684/bdc.2012.1558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Management of the Elderly Patient With Gynecologic Cancer: Report of the 2011 Workshop in Geriatric Gynecologic Oncology. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2012; 22:161-9. [DOI: 10.1097/igc.0b013e318234f8d5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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AbstractReflecting the worldwide aging trend and close association of aging with cancer, geriatric oncology is now growing beyond its pioneer years. Nevertheless, geriatric oncology in the gynecologic field is in the beginning stage; indeed, there is no geriatric specialist who is trained in this particular field of gynecologic oncology. Therefore, we held the first workshop in geriatric gynecologic oncology. In this review, we summarize what we discussed at the workshop and provide evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic cancer in elderly individuals.
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