Quality of life in ovarian cancer patients treated with bevacizumab : a meta-analysis

INTRODUCTION: Bevacizumab is widely used in ovarian cancer due to its ability to extend survival. The addition of bevacizumab to chemotherapy may increase the toxicities that affect quality of life (QOL). To investigate the impact of bevacizumab on QOL during the increased survival, we conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trial (RCT).

METHODS: We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and ClinicalTrials.gov. for RCTs comparing the QOL of bevacizumab plus chemotherapy (BEV-CT) versus chemotherapy (CT) in ovarian cancer. The primary outcome was the difference in change in QOL from baseline to follow-up between groups.

RESULTS: Four RCTs involving 3454 patients were included in this meta-analysis. There was no difference in change in QOL between patients treated with BEV-CT and CT at the end of follow-up (pooled SMD= -00.05; 95%CI = -00.34 to 0.23; P = 0.71). Subgroup analyses showed similar results in the frontline and recurrent setting of ovarian cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: This is the first meta-analysis investigating QOL in ovarian cancer patients treated with bevacizumab. The extended survival associated with bevacizumab is not accompanied by a significant deterioration in QOL. Combined with the efficacy and safety outcomes, these results further support the clinical benefit of bevacizumab for ovarian cancer.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Expert opinion on drug safety - 23(2024), 3 vom: 28. März, Seite 269-276

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wu, Di [VerfasserIn]
He, Jianrong [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Ping [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zirong [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Min [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Anchang [VerfasserIn]

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Bevacizumab
Chemotherapy
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis
Ovarian cancer
Quality of life

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Date Completed 08.03.2024

Date Revised 01.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/14740338.2023.2271830

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363357904