{"title":"Should Dose-dense Paclitaxel in Combination With Carboplatin Be the New Standard for Treatment for Suboptimally Debulked Patients or Patients Treated With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy?","authors":"Marilyn Huang, Robert L. Coleman","doi":"10.1016/j.cogc.2013.12.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogc.2013.12.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100274,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Ovarian and Other Gynecologic Cancer","volume":"5 2","pages":"Pages 51-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.cogc.2013.12.002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79360558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is There a Role for Bevacizumab in the Primary Treatment of Advanced Ovarian Cancer Off-Protocol?","authors":"Jane L. Meisel, Paul Sabbatini","doi":"10.1016/j.cogc.2013.12.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogc.2013.12.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100274,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Ovarian and Other Gynecologic Cancer","volume":"5 2","pages":"Pages 48-50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.cogc.2013.12.003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79594032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Scott J. Johnson , Rachael A. Sorg , Rohit D. Borker , Mei Sheng Duh
{"title":"Chemotherapy Treatment Patterns in Elderly Patients Initially Diagnosed With Advanced Ovarian Cancer","authors":"Scott J. Johnson , Rachael A. Sorg , Rohit D. Borker , Mei Sheng Duh","doi":"10.1016/j.cogc.2013.02.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogc.2013.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Over the past decade, chemotherapy treatment for patients with advanced ovarian cancer has expanded, with platinum-based and taxane therapy remaining the backbone. Elderly patients have received little attention, and less is known about the variation and duration of agents elderly women receive for first-line, maintenance, and second-line therapy.</p></div><div><h3>Patients and Methods</h3><p>Using SEER linked to Medicare claims data, we identified a cohort of women (older than 65 years) with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer who received first-line and/or maintenance therapy between 2003-2009. Over the same period, we identified women who received second-line therapy. We examined the variety of cytotoxic regimens and duration of therapy.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>In the patient group, 10,695 patients were eligible for chemotherapy, and 5357 had evidence of receiving any chemotherapy. The first-line sample included 2509 patients, the maintenance sample included 306 patients, and the second-line sample included 1890 patients. Among first-line patients, paclitaxel and carboplatin was the most common regimen. Approximately half of the patients did not successfully complete first-line treatment. Of those eligible for maintenance therapy, about one-quarter of the patients initiated a maintenance regimen, and approximately 10% of those who initiated maintenance therapy completed at least 40 weeks. The most common second-line treatment included platinum-based and taxane therapy, if the patient was platinum-sensitive, or a single-agent anthracycline therapy otherwise.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Additional research should address low first-line treatment completion rates. Most patients eligible for maintenance therapy do not initiate it, and multiple treatment strategies predominate in second-line therapy. There remains a substantial unmet need in therapy options for ovarian cancer.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100274,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Ovarian and Other Gynecologic Cancer","volume":"5 2","pages":"Pages 67-77.e1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.cogc.2013.02.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78915778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Patrick J. Stiff , Ronald K. Potkul , Girish Venkataraman , Payal Sojitra , Maureen L. Drakes
{"title":"Immune Surveillance Tissue Antigen Profiling in Advanced Ovarian Cancer","authors":"Patrick J. Stiff , Ronald K. Potkul , Girish Venkataraman , Payal Sojitra , Maureen L. Drakes","doi":"10.1016/j.cogc.2012.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogc.2012.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aim</h3><p>A knowledge of tumor-related antigens associated with survival of patients with ovarian cancer could contribute toward the development of tests for early diagnosis and could provide targets for the design of novel immunotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer. We conducted a pilot immunohistochemical study to determine a group of antigens in ovarian tumor masses that correlate with survival.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We studied T-cell subsets and tumor antigens on 69 cases of paraffin-embedded patient blocks to determine if any correlated with survival in this disease. These were identified by staining for CD3, CD8, FoxP3, New York esophageal-1 (NY-ESO-1), melanoma-associated antigen (MAGE) A, cyclin E, and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) antigens in tissue when using specific antibodies.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Study patients had a median age of 58 years and an overall survival of 31%. Infiltrating CD3<sup>+</sup> T cells correlated with improved survival of patients (<em>P</em> = .002, log-rank test). The frequency of cyclin E, ICAM-1, CD8, and FoxP3 expressing cells were not statistically associated with survival. MAGE-A was expressed in 10 (45%) of 22 whole-tissue sections studied, and this expression correlated with decreased survival (<em>P</em> = .03, log-rank test). The presence and frequency of FoxP3 infiltrating suppressor T cells was associated with high-stage disease (<em>P</em> = .02, χ<sup>2</sup> test; <em>P</em> = .03, Wilcoxon test).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The significance of CD3 T cells in tumor tissue may be primarily associated with an active antitumor immune response. MAGE-A family members may represent successful antigens for immunotherapeutic targeting in ovarian cancer.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100274,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Ovarian and Other Gynecologic Cancer","volume":"5 2","pages":"Pages 78-86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.cogc.2012.09.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77518395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Mitch Dizon , Karen L. Samples , Kristopher J. Kimball , Larry C. Kilgore
{"title":"Paraneoplastic Anti-N-Methyl-D-Apartate-Receptor Encephalitis Associated With an Immature Teratoma","authors":"A. Mitch Dizon , Karen L. Samples , Kristopher J. Kimball , Larry C. Kilgore","doi":"10.1016/j.cogc.2013.02.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogc.2013.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100274,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Ovarian and Other Gynecologic Cancer","volume":"5 2","pages":"Pages 97-98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.cogc.2013.02.002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90128405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christine Vestergaard Madsen , Karina Dahl Steffensen , Marianne Waldstrøm , Rikke Fredslund Andersen , Charlotte Hasselholt Søgaard , Ivan Brandslund , Anders Jakobsen
{"title":"Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Gene Polymorphisms in Patients With Ovarian Cancer","authors":"Christine Vestergaard Madsen , Karina Dahl Steffensen , Marianne Waldstrøm , Rikke Fredslund Andersen , Charlotte Hasselholt Søgaard , Ivan Brandslund , Anders Jakobsen","doi":"10.1016/j.cloc.2012.02.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cloc.2012.02.020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>New reliable and validated markers are desirable in the treatment of ovarian cancer. The platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) system plays an important role in tumor growth and angiogenesis, and high expression of PDGF/PDGF receptor (PDGFR) has been reported in ovarian cancer. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within a gene may be important for the function of the protein. This had led to the hypothesis that SNPs within the PDGF system could have clinical relevance as prognostic biomarkers in ovarian cancer.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The study included hypothesis-generating patient material from 170 patients with histologically verified epithelial ovarian cancer in which 5 tagging SNPs in the promoter region of the <em>PDGF-AA</em>, <em>PDGF-BB, PDGFR-α,</em> and <em>PDGFR-β</em> genes were analyzed by means of SNaPshot Multiplex (Applied Biosystems, Carlsbad, CA) and sequencing methods. The results were validated in an independent second cohort of 85 patients.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>In the hypothesis-generating study, survival analyses were made for all 5 SNPs. <em>PDGF-AA 1589 G/T</em> genotype was found to be associated with overall survival in univariate analysis (<em>P</em> = .03), with a clear trend seen in Cox multivariate analysis (<em>P</em> = .12; hazard ratio, 0.75). However, the suggested prognostic importance of <em>PDGF-AA 1589 G/T</em> was not confirmed in the second cohort.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Tagging SNPs in the promoter region of the <em>PDGF-AA, PDGF-BB, PDGFR-α</em>, and <em>PDGFR-β</em> genes, as evaluated here, are not likely to be of prognostic importance in patients with ovarian cancer.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100274,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Ovarian and Other Gynecologic Cancer","volume":"5 1","pages":"Pages 10-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.cloc.2012.02.020","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80302009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unusual Collision Tumor of Ovary: Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma and Teratoma","authors":"Eliyaz Ahmed, Shatrughan P. Sah, Anilkumar Adikesavalu, Krishnaswamy Madhavan, Khalil Razvi","doi":"10.1016/j.cloc.2011.12.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cloc.2011.12.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100274,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Ovarian and Other Gynecologic Cancer","volume":"5 1","pages":"Pages 33-36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.cloc.2011.12.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82618899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jacopo Giuliani , Marina Marzola , Pamela Pizzutilo , Ruby Martinello , Andrea Marzola , Monica Indelli , Antonio Frassoldati
{"title":"Ovarian Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma With a Yolk Sac Tumor Component in a Postmenopausal Woman: Case Report and Review of the Literature","authors":"Jacopo Giuliani , Marina Marzola , Pamela Pizzutilo , Ruby Martinello , Andrea Marzola , Monica Indelli , Antonio Frassoldati","doi":"10.1016/j.cogc.2012.05.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogc.2012.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100274,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Ovarian and Other Gynecologic Cancer","volume":"5 1","pages":"Pages 31-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.cogc.2012.05.003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75693637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A New Era for Clinical Ovarian and Other Gynecologic Cancer","authors":"Ronald D. Alvarez (Editor-in-Chief)","doi":"10.1016/j.cogc.2012.06.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogc.2012.06.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100274,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Ovarian and Other Gynecologic Cancer","volume":"5 1","pages":"Page 1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.cogc.2012.06.002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"110198469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}