scholarly journals Systemic therapy for recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer: a clinical practice guideline

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 540 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Francis ◽  
N. Coakley ◽  
L. Elit ◽  
H. Mackay ◽  
And the Gynecologic Cancer Disease Site Group

Objective The purpose of this guideline is to recommend systemic therapy options for women with recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer, including fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancers.Methods This document updates the recommendations published in the 2011 Optimal Chemotherapy for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer guideline from Cancer Care Ontario. Draft recommendations were formulated based on evidence obtained through a systematic review of phase ii and iii randomized controlled trials (rcts). The draft recommendations underwent internal review by clinical and methodology experts, and external review by clinical practitioners through a survey assessing the clinical relevance and overall quality of the guideline. Feedback from the internal and external reviews was integrated into the clinical practice guideline.Results The primary literature search yielded thirty-six primary research papers representing thirty rcts that met the eligibility criteria. The guideline provides recommendations for patients with serous tumour histologies and with recurrent, platinum-resistant, and platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer.Conclusions The body of evidence from trials that included olaparib and bevacizumab consistently shows a benefit in progression-free survival (pfs) without a corresponding benefit in overall survival (os). The Working Group for this guideline designated pfs, which is associated with symptom control, as a critical outcome. A finding of net benefit can therefore be concluded based on significant differences in pfs. However, that benefit is not without identified harms. Given the identified harms, patient involvement in the decision-making process must take into consideration the side effect profiles of olaparib and bevacizumab within the context of improved pfs but minimal change in os.

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 5558-5558
Author(s):  
S. Kumagai ◽  
T. Shoji ◽  
Y. Yokoyama ◽  
T. Takano ◽  
H. Mizunuma ◽  
...  

5558 Background: Various problems still exist in the management of recurrent ovarian cancer and there are limited treatment options especially for the platinum resistant patients (pts). We conducted a phase II study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the combination irinotecan/oral etoposide chemotherapy. Methods: Eligibility criteria included recurrent ovarian cancer with measurable disease or positive CA125, preserved organ function, and aged 20–75. Treatment was conducted with irinotecan (60 mg/m2 iv, day 1, 15) and oral etoposide (50 mg/body day 1–21), q 28 days until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Primary endpoint was response rate (RR) and secondary endpoints included toxicity, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). Results: 38pts were enrolled on this study from May 2003 to April 2007, and all pts were eligible. Median age was 57 yrs (range 37–74). PS 0 in 24 pts, 1 in 10 pts, and 2 in 4 pts. Median number of previous regimen was 2 (range 1–4). Median treatment cycles were 6 (range 2–27). RR (CR+PR) was 18/38 (47.4%), and CR+PR+SD rate was 31/38 (81.6%). Grade 3/4 adverse effect included leukopenia (50.0%), neutropenia (52.6%), anemia (18.4%) and thrombocytopenia (2.6%), nausea/vomiting (7.9%) and diarrhea (2.6%). Treatment-related death was not observed. Median PFS was 7 months (range 1–33) and OS was 19 months (range 4–60). Among 20 pts with platinum resistant cases, RR was 6/20 (30.0%), CR+PR+SD rate was 14/20 (70.0%), median PFS was 6 months (range 1–33), and OS was 24 months (range 5–60). Conclusions: Combination irinotecan/oral etoposide chemotherapy can achieve a superior management for the recurrent ovarian cancer without declining QOL, and also has the possibility to be one of the most effective regimens as second-line chemotherapy. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


2007 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Elit ◽  
L. Zitzelsberger ◽  
M. Fung-Kee-Fung ◽  
M. Brouwers ◽  
I.D. Graham ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Thi Lan Nguyen

TÓM TẮT Đặt vấn đề: Ung thư biểu mô buồng trứng (UTBMBT) là bệnh ác tính của tế bào biểu mô buồng trứng. Bệnh có tiên lượng xấu. Mặc dù điều trị ban đầu tối ưu, UTBMBT sẽ tái phát và cần được điều trị. Điều trị UTBMBT tái phát còn gặp nhiều khó khăn. Nghiên cứu này nhằm đánh giá một số đặc điểm lâm sàng, cận lâm sàng UTBMBT tái phát kháng platinum và kết quả điều trị phác đồ paclitaxel nhóm bệnh nhân này. Phương pháp nghiên cứu: Chúng tôi đưa vào nghiên cứu 65 bệnh nhân được điều trị phác đồ paclitaxel cho ung thư biểu mô buồng trứng tái phát khángplatinum, thỏa mãn các tiêu chuẩn lựa chọn và tiêu chuẩn loại trừ. Với phương pháp nghiên cứu mô tả cắt ngang. Kết quả: Các vị trí tái phát thường gặp nhất là hạch (54,3%), phúc mạc (50%), gan (23,9%). Tăng CA125 ở thời điểm tái phát (77,8%) tỷ lệ đáp ứng chung là 22,5%. Tỷ lệ kiểm soát bệnh (bao gồm đáp ứng hoàn toàn, đáp ứng một phần và bệnh giữ nguyên) đạt 62,5%. Trung vị thời gian sống thêm không tiến triển 26,1 tuần (CI 95%: 20,9 - 28,4). Độc tính trên hệ tạo huyết là giảm bạch cầu đa nhân trung tính độ 1,2. Độc tính trên gan 9,3% chủ yếu tăng men gan độ 1,2. Không có độc tính trên thận. Các tác dụng không mong muốn khác như rụng tóc độ 2: 2,7%, viêm miệng gặp ở 2,1% bệnh nhân, thần kinh cảm giác 15%, chỉ gặp ở độ 1. Có mối liên quan giữa đáp ứng điều trị và nồng độ CA 125. Kết luận: Phác đồ paclitaxel sử dụng điều trị UTBMBT tái phát kháng platinum là phác đồ phù hợp về tính hiệu quả và an toàn cho các bệnh nhân UTBMBT đã trải qua phác đồ hóa trị trước đó. ABSTRACT OUTCOMES OFRECURRENT EPITHELIAL OVARIAN CANCER PATIENTS TREATED WITH PACLITAXEL REGIMEN AT K HOSPITAL Introduction: Epithelial ovarian cancer is a malignant abnormality of the epithelial cell of the ovary. The disease has a poor prognosis. Despite optimal initial therapy, the majority of patients will relapse and require further treatment. Treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer is still challenging. This study aims to describe clinical and subclinical characteristics of patients with platinum - resistant relapsed ovarian carcinoma and evaluate the treatment results of the paclitaxel regimen on these patients. Methods: We enrolled 65 patients with platinum - resistant recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer treated with paclitaxel regimen, met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: The most common recurrent sites were lymph nodes (54.3%), peritoneum (50%), and liver (23.9%). CA125 increased at the time of recurrence (77.8%), the overall response rate was 22.5%. Disease control rates (including complete response, partial response, and stable disease) were achieved at 62.5%. Median progression - free survival was 26.1 weeks (95% CI: 20.9 - 28.4). Hematopoietic system toxicities include neutropenia of grade 1, 2. Hepatotoxicity occupied 9.3%, mainly liver enzymes elevation of grade 1, 2. No renal toxicity was observed. Other undesirable effects include hair loss of grade 2 (2.7%), stomatitis(2.1%), sensory nerve 15% but only grade 1. There was a relationship between treatment response and CA 125 levels. Conclusion: The paclitaxel regimen used to treat platinum - resistant recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer is the appropriate regimen in terms of efficacy and safety. After several lines of chemotherapy regimens. Keywords: Recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer, platinum - resistant, paclitaxel.


2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 16033-16033
Author(s):  
L. Elit ◽  
L. Zitzelberger ◽  
M. Fung Kee Fung ◽  
M. Brouwers ◽  
I. D. Graham ◽  
...  

16033 Background: To develop a national guideline on the use of systemic therapy for women with recurrent ovarian cancer. Methods: In March 2005, the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists of Canada (GOC) held a workshop with clinicians and methodologists to begin the process of defining specific recommendations for the management of recurrent ovarian cancer in the Canadian context. An adaptation process developed by the Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control (CSCC) Clinical practice Guidelines Action Group (CPG-AG) was used. Guideline adaptation modifies existing guidelines to fit a local organizational and cultural context. A draft guideline was developed and sent to practitioners from across Canada for feedback. Relevant comments were incorporated. Results: A literature review identified seven guidelines which were assessed for quality by six reviewers using the AGREE instrument. Data on guideline quality, currency and content (recommendations) was used by the pan-Canadian panel in an informal consensus process which resulted in the initial draft of a guideline. A sub-panel reviewed the draft and made further edits to ensure the guideline's appropriateness for a national context. Practitioner feedback was requested from 165 health care providers who treat ovarian cancer from across Canada. Overall response rate was 37%. Respondents included gynecologic oncologists (62.5%), medical oncologists (25%), radiation oncologists (3%), internal medicine (3%), gynecologists (1%) and psychosocial oncology (1%). Overall response to the guideline was positive. All comments were reviewed by the sub-panel and the guideline was edited appropriately. Conclusions: This was the first undertaking of the creation of an interdisciplinary guideline in gynecologic oncology with input from health care providers from across Canada. Feedback from the panel and external practitioners indicated that this was a worthwhile process. Our goal was to vet this work in the Canadian context so as to inform provincial decision-makers concerning access to expensive systemic therapy. The guideline has been endorsed by the national organization and will be available to practitioners and decision makers on the organization's website. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richa Vatsa ◽  
Sunesh Kumar ◽  
Lalit Kumar

Introduction: Efforts are going on for development of new drugs for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). We assessed safety profile of bevacizumab, a VEGF receptor blocking antibody in treatment of EOC. Methods: We assigned women with EOC to carboplatin (area under curve, 5 or 6) and paclitaxel (175 mg/square meter of body-surface area), given every 3 weeks for 6 cycles, or to this regimen plus bevacizumab (15 mg/kilogram body weight), given concurrently every 3 weeks for 5 or 6 cycles and continued for 30 additional cycles. Primary outcome measures was safety profile of bevacizumab and secondary outcome was to see progression free survival (PFS). Results: Out of 30 patients, 10 were in Bevacizuma arm (Arm A) and 20 in conventional chemotherapy arm (Arm B). Haematological toxicity, GI perforation and proteinuria was similar in both. Other toxicities e.g. bleeding complication (p = 0.002) and hypertension (p = 0.04) was more in Arm A. PFS was similar in both arms; 24 months in Arm A and 22 months in Arm B (p = 0.565). 4 (40%) patients in arm A discontinued treatment, two (20%) because of disease progression after PFS of 9 and 6 months, two because of development of toxicity considered to be due to bevacizumab; of which one developed jejenal perforation and disease progression after PFS of 6 months and 1 because of development of persistent proteinuria of grade 3 after 18 months. Conclusion: Bevacizumab therapy does not improve PFS in EOC but increases toxicity spectrum of chemotherapy.


2011 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. O'Malley ◽  
Debra L. Richardson ◽  
Patrick S. Rheaume ◽  
Ritu Salani ◽  
Eric L. Eisenhauer ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
pp. ijgc-2020-002239
Author(s):  
Oren Smaletz ◽  
Gustavo Ismael ◽  
Maria Del Pilar Estevez-Diz ◽  
Ivana L O Nascimento ◽  
Ana Luiza Gomes de Morais ◽  
...  

ObjectiveTo investigate the efficacy and safety of hu3S193, a humanized anti-Lewis-Y monoclonal antibody, as a consolidation strategy in patients with platinum-sensitive recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer who achieved a second complete response after salvage platinum-doublet chemotherapy.MethodsThis single-arm phase II study accrued patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer with Lewis-Y expression by immunohistochemistry who had achieved a second complete response after five to eight cycles of platinum-based chemotherapy. Patients received intravenous infusions of hu3S193, 30 mg/m2 every 2 weeks starting no more than 8 weeks after the last dose of chemotherapy and continuing for 12 doses, until disease progression, or unacceptable toxicity. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival of the second remission. Secondary objectives were safety and pharmacokinetics.ResultsTwenty-nine patients were enrolled. Most had a papillary/serous histology tumor (94%), stage III disease at diagnosis (75%), and five (17%) underwent secondary cytoreduction before salvage chemotherapy. Two patients were not eligible for efficacy but were considered for toxicity analysis. Eighteen patients (62%) completed the full consolidation treatment while nine patients progressed on treatment. At the time of analysis, 23 patients (85%) of the eligible population had progressed and seven of these patients (26%) had died. Median progression-free survival of the second remission was 12.1 months (95% CI: 10.6–13.9), with a 1-year progression-free survival of the second remission rate of 50.1%. The trial was terminated early since it was unlikely that the primary objective would be achieved. The most commonly reported treatment-related adverse events were nausea (55%) and vomiting (51%).ConclusionsHu3S193 did not show sufficient clinical activity as consolidation therapy in patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer who achieved a second complete response after platinum-based chemotherapy.Trial registrationNCT01137071.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahan Mamoor

Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most lethal gynecologic cancer (1). We performed discovery of genes associated with epithelial ovarian cancer and of the high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSC) subtype, using published and public microarray data (2, 3) to compare global gene expression profiles of normal ovary or fallopian tube with that of primary tumors from women diagnosed with epithelial ovarian cancer or HGSC. We identified the gene encoding SLIT and NTRK-like family member 3, SLITRK3, as among the genes whose expression was most different in epithelial ovarian cancer as compared to the normal fallopian tube. SLITRK3 expression was significantly lower in high-grade serous ovarian tumors relative to normal fallopian tube. SLITRK3 expression correlated with progression-free survival in patients with ovarian cancer. These data indicate that expression of SLITRK3 is perturbed in epithelial ovarian cancers broadly and in ovarian cancers of the HGSC subtype. SLITRK3 may be relevant to pathways underlying ovarian cancer initiation (transformation) or progression.


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