{"title":"Raising the bar: enhancing the quality and impact of surgical video publications in gynecological oncology.","authors":"Reitan Ribeiro, Houssein El Hajj, Pedro T Ramirez","doi":"10.1016/j.ijgc.2025.101665","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgc.2025.101665","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14097,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Gynecological Cancer","volume":" ","pages":"101665"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143573026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
João Felipe Lima Feldmann, João Henrique Lima Feldmann, Mayara Lopes Araujo, Mariana Carvalho Gouveia, Mariana Scaranti
{"title":"Mirvetuximab soravtansine shines post-PARP inhibitor progression: promising insights from the PICCOLO trial.","authors":"João Felipe Lima Feldmann, João Henrique Lima Feldmann, Mayara Lopes Araujo, Mariana Carvalho Gouveia, Mariana Scaranti","doi":"10.1016/j.ijgc.2025.101659","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgc.2025.101659","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14097,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Gynecological Cancer","volume":" ","pages":"101659"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143483069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Giacomo Guidi, Virginia Vargiu, Sara Ammar, Nicolò Bizzarri, Denis Querleu, Giovanni Scambia, Francesco Fanfani
{"title":"Radical hysterectomy and ovarian transposition during cesarean section for newly diagnosed cervical cancer in pregnancy.","authors":"Giacomo Guidi, Virginia Vargiu, Sara Ammar, Nicolò Bizzarri, Denis Querleu, Giovanni Scambia, Francesco Fanfani","doi":"10.1016/j.ijgc.2025.101663","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgc.2025.101663","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14097,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Gynecological Cancer","volume":" ","pages":"101663"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143585593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Koji Matsuo, Matthew W Lee, Katelyn B Furey, Jane L Yang, Lynda D Roman, Maximilian Klar, Anil K Sood, Jason D Wright
{"title":"Estimating high-grade serous fallopian tubal carcinoma in the era of tubal hypothesis.","authors":"Koji Matsuo, Matthew W Lee, Katelyn B Furey, Jane L Yang, Lynda D Roman, Maximilian Klar, Anil K Sood, Jason D Wright","doi":"10.1016/j.ijgc.2025.101657","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgc.2025.101657","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the era of the serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma hypothesis, investigation continues as to what proportions of high-grade serous tubo-ovarian carcinomas originate in the distal fallopian tube versus in the ovary. In this retrospective cohort study of 118,619 patients with high-grade serous tubo-ovarian carcinoma identified in the Commission-on-Cancer's National Cancer Database from 2004 to 2021, a diagnosis shift from high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma to high-grade serous fallopian tubal carcinoma occurred from 2004 to 2018 that the proportional distribution of high-grade serous fallopian tubal carcinoma increased 6.1-fold from 4.5% in 2004 to 27.6% in 2018 (p-trend < .001). This rapid diagnosis shift from high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma to high-grade serous fallopian tubal carcinoma reached a plateau at 2018, followed by steady proportional distribution of high-grade serous fallopian tubal carcinoma among the high-grade serous tubo-ovarian carcinomas for 4 consecutive years (27.6% in 2018 to 28.0% in 2021, p-trend = .801). The average rate of tubal carcinomas during this post-plateau period was 27.7%. In conclusion, the diagnosis shift in the primary site of high-grade serous tubo-ovarian carcinoma from the ovary to the fallopian tube may have ended in the late 2010s. After the implementation of College of American Pathologists diagnosis criteria, 1 in 3 to 4 high-grade serous tubo-ovarian carcinomas were classified as of fallopian tube origin.</p>","PeriodicalId":14097,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Gynecological Cancer","volume":" ","pages":"101657"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143425281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ilaria Capasso, Camilla Nero, Gloria Anderson, Marzia Del Re, Emanuele Perrone, Francesco Fanfani, Giovanni Scambia, Giuseppe Cucinella, Andrea Mariani, Grace Choong, Evelyn Reynolds
{"title":"Circulating tumor DNA in endometrial cancer: clinical significance and implications.","authors":"Ilaria Capasso, Camilla Nero, Gloria Anderson, Marzia Del Re, Emanuele Perrone, Francesco Fanfani, Giovanni Scambia, Giuseppe Cucinella, Andrea Mariani, Grace Choong, Evelyn Reynolds","doi":"10.1016/j.ijgc.2025.101656","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgc.2025.101656","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is a promising non-invasive tool that has been demonstrated to be a clinically useful biomarker in several tumor types for risk stratification, prognosis, and early detection of recurrence. However, there are limited data on the clinical utility of ctDNA in endometrial cancer (EC) compared with other solid tumors. The evolution of EC management through the integration of molecular characterization into the treatment algorithm has intensified the need to develop more effective predictive biomarkers to optimize treatment and reduce clinical toxicities. Given its non-invasive nature and its ability to represent and complement tumor multiclonal spatial and temporal heterogeneity, ctDNA could act as a valid surrogate for tissue sampling. In addition to plasma ctDNA detection being associated with clinicopathologic features of tumor aggressiveness at pre-operative assessment, an association with reduced disease-free survival and overall survival has been observed in patients with detectable ctDNA. Moreover, the half-life of ctDNA is significantly shorter than CA125, and plasma levels are reported to be completely cleared from the blood within 1 week from surgical debulking. Therefore, ctDNA may serve as a dynamic biomarker for occult microscopic residual disease when assessed within the first 4 to 8 weeks after eradicative surgery. Few studies have reported high sensitivity of ctDNA in detecting disease recurrence at longitudinal follow-up, although there are limited data comparing ctDNA and traditional serum biomarkers (CA125 and HE4) in identifying recurrence. In the perspective of personalized oncology, ctDNA may potentially help improve adjuvant therapeutic management by escalating/de-escalating treatment based on ctDNA detection after surgery, during maintenance, or in the recurrent/metastatic setting, in addition to acting as a sensitive biomarker for early detection of recurrence. Several challenges hinder the use of ctDNA in EC, including the lack of standardized protocols, the low mutational burden, tumor heterogeneity, and background normal DNA, which limit assay sensitivity and specificity. In addition, the high cost of ctDNA analysis, particularly, next-generation sequencing, restricts its accessibility. Future trials should focus on cost-effective approaches to ensure sustainability and efficient resource allocation.</p>","PeriodicalId":14097,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Gynecological Cancer","volume":" ","pages":"101656"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143425279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vimalanand Prabhu, Sneha Kelkar, Jingchuan Zhang, Yoscar Ogando, Kyle Roney, Nicola Miles, Christian Marth
{"title":"Real-world treatment patterns and clinical outcomes in patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer re-challenged with platinum-based chemotherapy in Europe.","authors":"Vimalanand Prabhu, Sneha Kelkar, Jingchuan Zhang, Yoscar Ogando, Kyle Roney, Nicola Miles, Christian Marth","doi":"10.1016/j.ijgc.2025.101658","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgc.2025.101658","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Although platinum re-challenge is a treatment option for patients with advanced/recurrent endometrial cancer, real-world outcomes for these patients in Europe are not well-documented. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate real-world treatment patterns and outcomes for platinum re-challenge in patients with advanced/recurrent endometrial cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Endometrial Cancer Health Outcomes-Europe (ECHO-EU) is a multi-center, retrospective, medical record review conducted in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom, evaluating treatment patterns and outcomes. Patients with advanced/recurrent endometrial cancer treated with first-line systemic therapy and experiencing disease progression between July 2016 and June 2019 were eligible for inclusion in ECHO-EU. This analysis used data from a subset of patients, the platinum re-challenge cohort, who received platinum-based chemotherapy as second-line therapy after previous adjuvant/neoadjuvant and/or first-line platinum therapy. Kaplan-Meier analyses since initiation of second-line therapy estimated real-world progression-free survival and overall survival.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 475 ECHO-EU patients, 70 patients (15%) were platinum re-challenged and had a median age of 67 years (range; 44-81). The platinum-free interval (PFI) was <6 months for 27 patients (38.6%) and >6 months for 43 patients (61.4%). Complete or partial response to second-line therapy were achieved in 37.1% of patients, with similar overall response rates reported for patients with PFI <6 months (33.3%) and PFI ≥6 months (39.5%). The median (95% CI) overall survival from second-line therapy was 12 months (11-not estimable [NE]) overall and 14.1 (8.7-NE) and 12.0 (10.5-NE) months for patients with PFI <6 months and PFI >6 months, respectively. The median real-world progression-free survival from initiation of second-line therapy was 8.1 months (95% CI 7.6 to 10.0) overall and 7.6 (95% CI 5.3 to 19.8) and 8.5 (95% CI 7.9 to 12.0) months for patients with PFI <6 months and PFI ≥6 months, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Patients with advanced/recurrent endometrial cancer who were re-challenged with a platinum-based therapy had similar outcomes, irrespective of their PFI, indicating that further research is needed to assess the value of PFI in endometrial cancer. The findings also suggest an unmet medical need and scope for novel treatments that may improve the overall survival for these patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":14097,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Gynecological Cancer","volume":" ","pages":"101658"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143449047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Survival after interval and delayed cytoreduction surgery in advanced ovarian cancer: a Global Gynaecological Oncology Surgical Outcomes Collaborative-Led Study (GO SOAR2).","authors":"Faiza Gaba, Oleg Blyuss, Karen Ash","doi":"10.1016/j.ijgc.2025.101650","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgc.2025.101650","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Although trials of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for ovarian cancer use 3 cycles, real world practice varies. We evaluated the effect of higher order cycles of chemotherapy, followed by cytoreduction surgery or no surgery on survival, tumor resectability, and post-operative morbidity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>For our international, retrospective cohort study, the inclusion criteria were women with stage III to IV ovarian cancer undergoing interval (after 3-4 cycles of chemotherapy) or delayed (≥5 cycles) cytoreduction surgery or no cytoreduction surgery with chemotherapy alone (≥5 cycles). Multivariate regression analyses were used to model the effect of impact variables on overall survival and tumor resectability.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Data were collected from 2498 patients from 22 centers across 12 countries. In total, 60.2% (n = 1504) underwent interval cytoreduction surgery, 30.4% (n = 760) underwent delayed cytoreduction surgery, and 9.4% (n = 234) did not undergo surgery. In the interval, delayed, and no-surgery groups, the mean follow-up periods were 57, 69, and 39 months, respectively. Patients undergoing interval versus delayed cytoreduction were more likely to achieve no residual tumor mass (no macroscopic residual disease [R0] = 72.2%, 1072/1484; 64.6%, 490/758). Patients who underwent interval versus delayed cytoreduction surgery had a greater proportion of minor (Clavien-Dindo 1-2, 32%, 471/1473; 28%, 212/756) and major (Clavien-Dindo 3-5, 9.6%, 141/1473; 8.6%, 65/756) morbidities. Interval cytoreduction surgery was associated with statistically significant greater overall survival than delayed cytoreduction surgery (HR 0.81, p = .01). R0 at the time of delayed cytoreduction was not equivalent to R0 at the time of cytoreductive surgery. R0 in the interval setting was associated with better overall survival (HR 0.77, p = .01). Patients who did not undergo surgery had twice as poor overall survival compared with patients who underwent delayed cytoreduction surgery (HR 2.01, p < .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Women receiving >4 neoadjuvant chemotherapy cycles had poorer overall survival, despite achieving R0 at surgery. Early maximum effort cytoreduction surgery with R0 in high volume centers and appropriate surgical resources are critical for increasing overall survival.</p>","PeriodicalId":14097,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Gynecological Cancer","volume":" ","pages":"101650"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143425337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Angeles Alvarez Secord, Methodius G Tuuli, Amy Geller, Alina N Salganicoff, Sheila Burke, Michelle P Debbink
{"title":"A new vision for women's health research at the National Institutes of Health from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Consensus Report: potential impact for gynecologic cancer care and research.","authors":"Angeles Alvarez Secord, Methodius G Tuuli, Amy Geller, Alina N Salganicoff, Sheila Burke, Michelle P Debbink","doi":"10.1016/j.ijgc.2025.101652","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgc.2025.101652","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14097,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Gynecological Cancer","volume":" ","pages":"101652"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143449045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}