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ReviewThe oncologist2025

Ovarian clear cell carcinoma: open questions on the management and treatment algorithm.

Roberta Rosso, Margherita Turinetto, Fulvio Borella, Nicolas Chopin, Pierre Meeus, Alexandra Lainè, Isabelle Ray-Coquard, Olivia Le Saux, Domenico Ferraioli

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Review in The oncologist, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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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

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Roberta RossoDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Azienda Sanitaria Ospedaliera Santa Croce e Carle, Cuneo, Italy.
Margherita TurinettoDepartment of Oncology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Fulvio BorellaGynecology and Obstetrics Unit 1U, Department of Surgical Science, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Sant'Anna Hospital, Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8398-7557
Nicolas ChopinLéon Bérard Cancer Center, Department of Surgical and Medical Oncology-Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
Pierre MeeusLéon Bérard Cancer Center, Department of Surgical and Medical Oncology-Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.ORCID 0000-0002-8904-889X
Alexandra LainèLéon Bérard Cancer Center, Department of Surgical and Medical Oncology-Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
Isabelle Ray-CoquardLéon Bérard Cancer Center, Department of Surgical and Medical Oncology-Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.ORCID 0000-0003-2472-8306
Olivia Le SauxLéon Bérard Cancer Center, Department of Surgical and Medical Oncology-Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
Domenico FerraioliLéon Bérard Cancer Center, Department of Surgical and Medical Oncology-Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.ORCID 0000-0003-3625-1285

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) accounts for ~10% of all epithelial ovarian cancers and is considered a different entity from the more common high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSC), with distinct clinical presentations, different risk, and prognostic factors, and specific molecular features. Most OCCCs are diagnosed at an early stage and show favorable outcomes, in contrast to those diagnosed at advanced stages, which exhibit intrinsic resistance to platinum-based chemotherapy regimens and a very poor prognosis. The standard treatment of advanced OCCC is currently based on primary debulking surgery followed by platinum-based chemotherapy according to recent international guidelines. However, these recommendations are extrapolated from several trials mainly featuring a large cohort of HGSC, with only a small minority of OCCC. Because of its rarity, many questions remain unanswered regarding the surgical and medical treatment. Lymph node staging, fertility-sparing treatment, the use of targeted therapies and radiotherapy as well as the adjuvant treatment for early-stage disease and second or further lines of chemotherapy are still under debate. This review aims to address these unresolved issues, by providing a comprehensive overview of the current data on this disease, and to suggest possible directions for future research.

Indexed as

Adenocarcinoma, Clear CellOvarian NeoplasmsAlgorithmsCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialDisease ManagementFemaleHumansNeoplasm StagingPrognosisclear cellclear cell ovarian carcinomamanagementovarian cancerprognosistarget therapytreatment

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PMID39846983
PMCPMC11756325

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