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ReviewAnnals of translational medicine2020

Upfront debulking surgery for high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma: current evidence.

Orestis Tsonis, Fani Gkrozou, Konstantinos Vlachos, Minas Paschopoulos, Michail C Mitsis, Nikolaos Zakynthinakis-Kyriakou, Stergios Boussios, George Pappas-Gogos

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Review in Annals of translational medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Orestis TsonisDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Fani GkrozouDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Konstantinos VlachosDepartment of General Surgery, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Minas PaschopoulosDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Michail C MitsisDepartment of General Surgery, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Nikolaos Zakynthinakis-KyriakouLeicester Diabetes Research Centre, Leicester, UK.
Stergios BoussiosDepartment of Medical Oncology, Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Gillingham, Kent, UK.
George Pappas-GogosDepartment of General Surgery, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
University Hospital of Ioannina · GRMedway NHS Foundation Trust · GBNIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre · GBNIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is a leading cause of mortality among women worldwide. Currently, there is no clear consensus over the regime these patients should receive. The main two options are upfront debulking surgery with adjuvant chemotherapy or neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by interval debulking surgery (IDS). The former approach is proposed to be accompanied by lower chemoresistance rates but could lead to severe surgical comorbidities and lower quality of life (QoL). Optimizing patient's selection for upfront debulking surgery might offer higher progression-free and overall survival rates. Further studies need to be conducted in order to elucidate the predictive factors, which are favorable for patients undergoing upfront debulking surgery in cases of high-grade serous ovarian cancer.

Indexed as

chemotherapycytoreductive surgeryhigh-grade serous ovarian cancerinterval debulking surgery (IDS)Upfront debulking surgery

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PMID33490219
PMCPMC7812243
OpenAlexW3033255364

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