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ReviewCancers2022

Traditional Systemic Treatment Options in Advanced Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer after Successful Cytoreduction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Rosa Montero-Macías, Pascal Rigolet, Elie Mikhael, Jonathan Krell, Vincent Villefranque, Fabrice Lecuru, Christina Fotopoulou

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Review in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Rosa Montero-MacíasDepartment of Obstetrics and gynecology, Centre hospitalier Simone-Veil, 95602 Eaubonne, France.
Pascal RigoletCurie Institute, Paris-Saclay University, CNRS UMR 9187, Inserm U1196, CEDEX F-91898, 91400 Orsay, France.
Elie MikhaelDepartment of Obstetrics and gynecology, Centre hospitalier Simone-Veil, 95602 Eaubonne, France.ORCID 0000-0002-1087-7987
Jonathan KrellDepartment of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ London, UK.
Vincent VillefranqueDepartment of Obstetrics and gynecology, Centre hospitalier Simone-Veil, 95602 Eaubonne, France.
Fabrice LecuruBreast, Gynecology and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Curie Institute, 75005 Paris, France.
Christina FotopoulouDepartment of Gynaecologic Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ London, UK.
Imperial College London · GBCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRInstitut Curie · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWe performed a systematic literature review and a subsequent meta-analysis to compare traditional treatment options, i.e., antihormonal and cytotoxic, in LGSOC.

methodsWe conducted a systematic literature review in MEDBASE and MEDLINE between September 2000 and June 2021 for women who received cytotoxic chemotherapy and/or antihormonal treatment after primary cytoreduction due to stage II-IV LGSOC and also at relapse. PFS and OS were calculated depending on the type of their adjuvant treatment. For each endpoint in the meta-analysis, pooled HR was calculated using the random effect model with the inverse variance weighted method. Only primary patients were included in the subsequent meta-analysis due to the small number of studies in the relapsed setting.

resultsFive eligible first-line studies were included. Systemic chemotherapy failed to provide a significant OS benefit when compared to no systemic treatment (pooled HR = 1.01, 95% CI [0.79, 1.29]) after successful cytoreduction. Moreover, systemic chemotherapy followed by antihormonal treatment also did not result to a significant PFS or OS benefit when compared to systemic chemotherapy alone (for PSF: pooled HR = 0.59, 95% CI [0.33, 1.04]; for OS: pooled HR = 0.83, 95% CI [0.50, 1.39]). There were insufficient data from studies in the recurrent setting to allow their inclusion in the meta-analysis.

conclusionsIn this meta-analysis, we failed to identify a traditional cytotoxic or antihormonal systemic treatment option that was associated with a significant OS or PFS benefit when administered following successful cytoreduction for advanced LGSOC. Prospective randomized studies are urgently warranted to define optimal adjuvant options in this challenging disease.

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adjuvant treatmentchemotherapyhormonal therapylow-grade serous ovarian cancer

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PMID35954344
PMCPMC9367493
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