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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2026

Sustained disease control in ovarian carcinosarcoma treated with postoperative hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy and targeted maintenance: a case report.

Shuo Xu, Xinjun Li, Xiangnan Zhang, Ren Xu, Lu Sang, Yanan Ren, Ning Sun, Xiao Shao, Shengpu Wang

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Shuo XuDepartment of Gynecology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Xinjun LiDepartment of Gynecology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Xiangnan ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Ren XuDepartment of Gynecology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Lu SangDepartment of Gynecology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Yanan RenDepartment of Gynecology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Ning SunDepartment of Gynecology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Xiao ShaoDepartment of Gynecology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Shengpu WangDepartment of Obstetrics, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.

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Abstract

Objective: Ovarian carcinosarcoma (OCS) is a rare and highly aggressive malignancy with no established standard treatment and a poor prognosis. This case describes sustained disease control achieved through the combination of cytoreductive surgery followed by postoperative hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (postoperative HIPEC) and molecularly guided sequential maintenance therapy. Methods: We report the clinicopathological features, diagnosis, and treatment of a 60-year-old woman with advanced OCS. After cytoreductive surgery, she received postoperative HIPEC followed by adjuvant chemotherapy nab-paclitaxel and carboplatin, then sequential maintenance therapy with bevacizumab followed by olaparib based on homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) positivity. Relevant literature on OCS management was reviewed. Results: The patient remained progression-free with good performance status at 24 months of follow-up. Conclusion: This hypothesis-generating case suggests that for selected patients with OCS, a multimodal approach incorporating aggressive cytoreductive surgery, postoperative HIPEC, and HRD-guided sequential maintenance therapy may warrant further investigation.

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case reportdisease controlhyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapyovarian carcinosarcomatargeted maintenance

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