Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32440721›Full record

SynthesisEuropean journal of clinical pharmacology2020

A systematic literature review assessing if genetic biomarkers are predictors for platinum-based chemotherapy response in ovarian cancer patients.

Caitlin Phillips-Chavez, Michael Watson, Jermaine Coward, Janet Schloss

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in European journal of clinical pharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Caitlin Phillips-ChavezIcon Cancer Centre, Southport, Australia. katocat.p@gmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5196-633X
Michael WatsonEndeavour College of Natural Health, 105 Scarborough Street, Southport, QLD, 4215, Australia.
Jermaine CowardIcon Cancer Centre, South Brisbane, Australia.
Janet SchlossEndeavour College of Natural Health, Level 2, 269 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, QLD, 4006, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1643-6215
Endeavour College of Natural Health · AUThe University of Queensland · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOvarian cancer is the deadliest of gynecologic malignancies with the 5-year overall survival rate remaining at approximately 30%, a rate that has not improved over the last three decades. Standard of care for epithelial ovarian cancer patients consists of a platinum compound with a taxane given intravenously following debulking surgery; however, 80% of cases relapse within 2 years of diagnosis. This review sought to identify key underlying biomarkers related to platinum resistance in ovarian cancer to establish possible prognostic biomarkers of chemoresponse.

methodsA systematic literature review was conducted across three databases PubMed, EMBASE and SCOPUS to summarise the evidence for prognostic biomarkers in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer patients.

resultsForty-eight human studies were used in the review encompassing 6719 participants in retrospective and prospective study designs. A total of 68 biomarkers were reported that were significantly correlated with chemoresponse and/or survival reporting a p value less than or equal to 0.05.

conclusionThis review accentuates the pleiotropic phenotypic complexities related to the response to platinum therapy in ovarian cancer. A one-size-fits-all approach may be ineffective in a large portion of patients, emphasising the need for a whole system-based approach and personalised treatment strategies. Identifying key biomarkers to aid clinical decision-making is the first essential step in developing and appropriating therapies for at-risk patients, reducing toxicity and improving quality of life.

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Antineoplastic AgentsBiomarkersDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHumansOvarian NeoplasmsPlatinum CompoundsTreatment OutcomeAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkersPlatinum CompoundsChemoresistanceovarian cancerPlatinum resistancePrognostic biomarker

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PMID32440721
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