Outcomes after fertility-sparing surgery of early-stage ovarian cancer : A nationwide population-based study

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BACKGROUND: Fertility-sparing surgery (FSS) is an alternative choice of young patients who have not completed their family planning and still have fertility needs. The aims of this study were to compare the outcomes of early-stage epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) patients undergoing FSS and radical comprehensive staging surgery (RCS), and the suitability of FSS.

METHODS: A total of 1297 patients aged between 20 and 44 years with newly diagnosed early-stage EOC were recruited from the Taiwan Cancer Registry database between 2009 and 2017. Site-specific surgery codes were used to distinguish patients in FSS group or RCS group. Cancer-specific survival (CSS) was evaluated using Kaplan-Meier method with log-rank test and Cox regression model.

RESULTS: There were 401 and 896 patients in FSS and RCS group. Patients in FSS group were with younger age and mostly had Stage I disease. In contrast, patients in RCS group were older. There were more Stage II, high-grade (Grade 3) disease, and adjuvant chemotherapy in RCS group. Stage and tumor grade were two independent factors correlating with CSS and the type of surgery showed no effect on CSS (HR: 1.09, 95% CI: 0.66-1.77, p = 0.73) in multivariable analysis. In multivariable analysis, the clear cell carcinoma group who underwent FSS demonstrated better CSS compared to those in the RCS group (HR: 0.28, 95% CI: 0.06-0.82, p = 0.04). A total of 17 women who underwent FSS developed second malignancies of the uterine corpus or contralateral ovary.

CONCLUSION: FSS can be a safe alternative procedure in selected young patients of Stage I EOC who have fertility desire. Endometrial biopsy before or during FSS and regular surveillance to detect recurrence are mandatory for ovarian cancer patients undergoing FSS.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Cancer medicine - 13(2024), 7 vom: 25. Apr., Seite e7132

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Chia-Yi [VerfasserIn]
Chiang, Chun-Ju [VerfasserIn]
Tai, Yi-Jou [VerfasserIn]
Hsu, Heng-Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yu-Li [VerfasserIn]
Chiang, Ying-Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Chia-Ying [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Wen-Chung [VerfasserIn]
Hwa, Hsiao-Lin [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Wen-Fang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Fertility‐sparing surgery
Journal Article
Outcome
Ovarian cancer
Population study
Staging surgery
Survival

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Date Completed 15.04.2024

Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/cam4.7132

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370962060