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ArticleInternational journal of clinical oncology2019

Lymphopenia after induction chemotherapy correlates with incomplete surgical resection in patients with advanced ovarian cancer.

Yasunori Yoshino, Ayumi Taguchi, Maki Takao, Tomoko Kashiyama, Akiko Furusawa, Masaya Uno, Satoshi Okada, Nao Kino, Toshiharu Yasugi

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Yasunori YoshinoDepartment of Gynecology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8677, Japan.
Ayumi TaguchiDepartment of Gynecology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8677, Japan. aytaguchi-tky@umin.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5491-3871
Maki TakaoDepartment of Gynecology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8677, Japan.
Tomoko KashiyamaDepartment of Gynecology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8677, Japan.
Akiko FurusawaDepartment of Gynecology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8677, Japan.
Masaya UnoDepartment of Gynecology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8677, Japan.
Satoshi OkadaDepartment of Gynecology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8677, Japan.
Nao KinoDepartment of Gynecology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8677, Japan.
Toshiharu YasugiDepartment of Gynecology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8677, Japan.

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Abstract

backgroundLymphopenia is associated with poor outcomes in patients with various cancers, but little is known about the prognostic impact of lymphopenia in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) after induction chemotherapy (IC). This study investigated the prognostic significance of pre- and post-IC lymphopenia in patients with advanced EOC.

methodsWe reviewed medical records of 68 patients with stage III/IV ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer treated with IC at our institution between 2009 and 2017. We assessed the associations of pre- and post-IC inflammatory markers, including lymphocyte counts, with several oncological outcomes, such as the implementation of interval debulking surgery (IDS), complete resection, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS).

resultsLymphocyte counts increased significantly post-IC compared with the pre-IC values (P = 0.009). Pre-IC lymphopenia was observed in 27 patients (40%), whereas only 16 patients (24%) displayed lymphopenia post-IC (P = 0.020). Among several inflammatory markers, only post-IC lymphopenia was significantly associated with incomplete resection outcome during IDS (P = 0.012). Moreover, post-IC lymphopenia was significantly associated with poor PFS (log-rank test, P = 0.009), whereas pre-IC lymphopenia was associated with neither PFS nor OS.

conclusionsPost-IC lymphopenia may predict incomplete resection during IDS and poor prognosis in patients with advanced EOC.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialCytoreduction Surgical ProceduresDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansInduction ChemotherapyInflammationLymphocyte CountLymphopeniaMiddle AgedOvarian NeoplasmsPeritoneal NeoplasmsBiomarkersEpithelial ovarian cancerInduction chemotherapyInterval debulking surgeryLymphopenia

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