{"title":"Toripalimab combined with bevacizumab plus chemotherapy as first-line treatment for refractory recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer: a single-arm, open-label, phase II study (JS001-ISS-CO214).","authors":"Chen Li, Shikai Liu, Yonglan He, Hairong Yao, Zhilin Yuan, Jiaxin Yang, Dongyan Cao, Ninghai Cheng, Junjun Yang, Peng Peng, Yang Xiang","doi":"10.3802/jgo.2025.36.e44","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3802/jgo.2025.36.e44","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the efficacy and safety of adding toripalimab to bevacizumab and platinum-based chemotherapy as first-line treatment for refractory recurrent or metastatic (R/M) cervical cancer (CC).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients were administered toripalimab (240 mg) + bevacizumab (7.5 mg/kg) combined with platinum-based chemotherapy once every three weeks for six cycles, followed by the maintenance therapy involving toripalimab + bevacizumab once every 3 weeks for 12 months or when disease progression or intolerable toxicity occurred. The primary endpoint was the objective response rate (ORR) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1. The secondary endpoints were safety profiles, disease control rate (DCR), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-four patients were enrolled in this study and in the final analysis. The median follow-up duration was 18.6 (range, 3.3-28.5) months. The ORR was 83.3% (95% confidence interval [CI]=62.6-95.3) and the DCR was 95.8% (95% CI=78.9-99.9); 9 (37.5%) patients achieved complete response, 11 (45.8%) achieved partial response, and 3 (12.5%) had stable disease. The median PFS was 22.6 (95% CI=10.4-34.7) months and the median OS was not reached. The most common grade 3 treatment-related adverse events (AEs) were neutropenia (41.7%) and leukopenia (16.7%). The most common immune-related AEs (irAEs) were thyroid dysfunction (37.5%) and increased adrenocorticotropic hormone (37.5%) and serum cortisol levels (33.3%). No grade ≥3 irAEs were observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Toripalimab combined with bevacizumab and platinum-based chemotherapy show promising clinical efficacy and favorable safety profile, providing an alternative first-line treatment option for patients with R/M CC.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04973904.</p>","PeriodicalId":15868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gynecologic Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142558036","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":"Prognostic impact of peritoneal cytology on treating endometrial cancer using data from the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology cancer registry.","authors":"Kensuke Sakai, Wataru Yamagami, Fumiaki Takahashi, Hideki Tokunaga, Eiko Yamamoto, Yoshihito Yokoyama, Kiyoshi Yoshino, Kei Kawana, Satoru Nagase","doi":"10.3802/jgo.2025.36.e41","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3802/jgo.2025.36.e41","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The prognostic value and clinical usage of peritoneal cytology in endometrial cancer are uncertain. This study aimed to determine whether positive cytology is associated with the prognosis for endometrial cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A Japanese nationwide retrospective registry study was conducted between 2012 and 2019. Clinicopathological data were analyzed for patients who were registered in the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (JSOG) gynecological tumor registry and underwent initial treatment for endometrial cancer.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 83,027 patients who met the inclusion criteria were identified. Data on peritoneal cytology status and overall survival (OS) were available for 74,984 and 36,995 patients, respectively. Positive peritoneal cytology was found in 11,536 (15.4%) patients. A higher proportion of patients who had positive peritoneal cytology were related to advanced stages, high-grade histology, deep myometrial invasion, lymph node (LN) metastasis, and poor risk of recurrence. After controlling for age, stage, myometrial invasion, LN metastasis, distant metastasis, and risk of recurrence, positive peritoneal cytology was associated with poor prognosis (p<0.001). Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that clinicopathological factors (i.e., age, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage, histological type, myometrial invasion, LN metastasis, distant metastasis, and peritoneal cytology), including positive peritoneal cytology, were also significant prognostic factors for OS.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Positive peritoneal cytology was a prognostic factor for endometrial cancer for the JSOG gynecological tumor registry.</p>","PeriodicalId":15868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gynecologic Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142558035","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}
Yong Jae Lee, Yoo-Young Lee, Jeong-Yeol Park, Hyun-Woong Cho, Myong Cheol Lim, Mi Kyung Kim, Jong-Min Lee, Jung-Yun Lee
{"title":"A phase II study of induction PD-1 blockade (nivolumab) in patients with surgically completely resectable mismatch repair deficient endometrial cancer (NIVEC).","authors":"Yong Jae Lee, Yoo-Young Lee, Jeong-Yeol Park, Hyun-Woong Cho, Myong Cheol Lim, Mi Kyung Kim, Jong-Min Lee, Jung-Yun Lee","doi":"10.3802/jgo.2025.36.e35","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3802/jgo.2025.36.e35","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Mismatch repair deficient (MMRd) tumors are known to be highly immunogenic and of great interest for immune checkpoint inhibitor. However, there is no data about the complete response (CR) rate of programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) blockade and surgery in subjects with MMRd surgically resectable endometrial cancer. In this regard, we suggest a window of opportunity study of induction PD-1 blockade (nivolumab) in patients with surgically resectable MMRd endometrial cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a multicenter, single-arm phase II trial. A total of 30 surgically resectable MMRd endometrial cancer patients will be enrolled. Inclusion criteria include clinical stage I-IIIC2, tumor specimen that demonstrates MMRd by immunohistochemistry or microsatellite instability. Exclusion criteria include multiple primary cancers, residual adverse effects of prior therapy or effects of surgery. Patients are treated with nivolumab 480 mg intravenously every 4 weeks up to 6 months followed by standard surgery and/or adjuvant treatment. The primary endpoint of the study is clinical CR rate or pathological CR rate after treatment of nivolumab. Secondary endpoints include objective response rate, progression-free survival, overall survival, and adverse events. Correlative studies include genomic characterization of tumors, assessment of immune infiltration of tumor microenvironment, and serial circulating cell-free DNA and immune biomarkers.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05795244.</p>","PeriodicalId":15868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gynecologic Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142621850","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}
Yick Ling So, Mung Yuen He, Sze Ki Hui, Ellen Lok-Man Yu
{"title":"Clinical trial comparing the use of Orcellex<sup>®</sup> Brush versus Cervex-Brush<sup>®</sup> on vaginal vault smear cytology adequacy rate in patients treated with radiotherapy for cervical cancer.","authors":"Yick Ling So, Mung Yuen He, Sze Ki Hui, Ellen Lok-Man Yu","doi":"10.3802/jgo.2025.36.e43","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3802/jgo.2025.36.e43","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims to evaluate and compare the Cervex-Brush<sup>®</sup> and Orcellex<sup>®</sup> Brush as sampling devices for vaginal vault smear cytology in cervical cancer patients treated primarily with radiotherapy.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A randomized crossover trial was conducted at a gynecological oncology center in Hong Kong to compare the Cervex-Brush<sup>®</sup> and Orcellex<sup>®</sup> Brush in terms of their vault smear adequacy rate in cervical cancer patients who underwent radiotherapy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One hundred sixty cervical cancer patients treated with primary radiotherapy and undergoing follow-up surveillance by vaginal vault cytology were recruited. The smear adequacy rate was 90.6% for Cervex-Brush<sup>®</sup> and 91.9% for Orcellex<sup>®</sup> Brush. The rates of low cellularity for both brushes were similar (76.8% for Cervex-Brush<sup>®</sup> vs. 76.1% for Orcellex<sup>®</sup> Brush). The detection rates of abnormal smears were also not significantly different (2.8% for Cervex-Brush<sup>®</sup> vs. 4.2% for Orcellex<sup>®</sup> Brush). The 2 brushes were also not significantly different in terms of pain score and degree of bleeding. It was further observed that the second smear collection was more painful and patients who were on hormonal replacement therapy demonstrated less bleeding.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There was no difference between the Orcellex<sup>®</sup> brush and the Cervex-Brush<sup>®</sup> in terms of smear adequacy rate, rate of high cellularity and the detection of abnormal smears. There was also no significant difference between the 2 brushes in terms of pain and the degree of bleeding. Therefore, the Orcellex<sup>®</sup> Brush can be considered a suitable alternative sampling device for vault smear collection in patients who have undergone radiotherapy for cervical cancer.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04461574.</p>","PeriodicalId":15868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gynecologic Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142501876","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":"Different surgical methods for FIGO stage IVB cervical cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: a population-based study.","authors":"Haoran Li, Jiao Wu, Qing Xu, Yixin Chen, Xi Cheng","doi":"10.3802/jgo.2025.36.e42","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3802/jgo.2025.36.e42","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess survival differences between non-extensive surgery (NES) and extensive surgery (ES) in International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IVB cervical cancer patients receiving chemotherapy from a population-based database, the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Propensity matching was conducted to minimize heterogeneity. Survival analysis was performed by the Kaplan-Meier method, log-rank test, and Cox proportional hazards model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 154 patients met screening criteria, among whom 84 patients (84/154) underwent NES while 70 patients (70/154) underwent ES. After matching, no survival advantage was observed in ES group compared with NES group (p=0.066; hazard ratio [HR]=1.54; 95% confidence interval [CI]=0.97-2.42). Stratified analyses suggested ES prolonged overall survival in patients with histology other than squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma (p=0.028; HR=0.36; 95% CI=0.15-0.89) and American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) T stage T1 (p=0.009; HR=0.18; 95% CI=0.05-0.66). Despite no survival benefit after regional lymph node surgery (p=0.629; HR=0.88; 95% CI=0.53-1.47), subgroup analyses demonstrated that patients younger than 50 (p=0.006; HR=0.21; 95% CI=0.07-0.64), with AJCC T stage T1 (p=0.002; HR=0.09; 95% CI=0.02-0.42), T3 (p=0.001; HR=0.02; 95% CI=0.00-0.21), hematogenous metastasis (p=0.036; HR=0.27; 95% CI=0.08-0.92) and without surgery of other sites (p<i>=</i>0.040; HR=0.01; 95% CI=0.00-0.79) might achieve longer survival after regional lymph node surgery.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In conclusion, ES or regional lymph node surgery may provide survival advantage for certain subgroup of FIGO IVB cervical cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. However, it deserves large scale prospective clinical trials to confirm.</p>","PeriodicalId":15868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gynecologic Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142558034","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}
Myeong-Seon Kim, Yoo-Young Lee, Soo Jin Park, Hee Seung Kim, Heon Jong Yoo, Myong Cheol Lim, Yong Jung Song, Eun-Ju Lee
{"title":"Current peritonectomy practice during debulking surgery in patients with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer: a Korean Gynecologic Oncology Group Study (KGOG 4004).","authors":"Myeong-Seon Kim, Yoo-Young Lee, Soo Jin Park, Hee Seung Kim, Heon Jong Yoo, Myong Cheol Lim, Yong Jung Song, Eun-Ju Lee","doi":"10.3802/jgo.2025.36.e39","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3802/jgo.2025.36.e39","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Because of the possible therapeutic benefit of removing occult tumor cells, a source of recurrence and chemoresistance, total parietal peritonectomy (TPP) is an alternative treatment for advanced epithelial ovarian/fallopian tube/primary peritoneal cancer. Interventional studies comparing TPP with selective parietal peritonectomy (SPP) are in progress. Since surgeons skilled in TPP are essential for such trials to be conducted, this nationwide survey aimed to examine current peritonectomy practice among gynecologic oncologists in Korea.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A 17-item questionnaire, developed by a surgery committee and reviewed by the scientific review board of the Korean Gynecology Oncology Group (KGOG), was distributed to 144 KGOG members. The questionnaire was divided into 3 categories: respondent demographics, peritonectomy practice during primary debulking surgery (PDS), and peritonectomy practice during interval debulking surgery (IDS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We received 88 (61.1%) valid responses. Of the valid respondents, 98.9% and 93.8% performed SPP during PDS and IDS, respectively. Only 4.9% of the respondents performed TPP during IDS. Most respondents performed peritonectomy in cases where optimal postoperative outcomes were expected. Approximately 50.6% of the respondents had performed peritonectomy independently, while the others did so in cooperation with non-gynecologic surgeons. The primary reasons for not performing TPP were concerns about morbidity and uncertainty about the clinical benefits of the procedure.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>SPP is the predominant technique used in both PDS and IDS in Korea. A small percentage (4.9%) of gynecologic oncologists have performed TPP during IDS. Accordingly, a study regarding the feasibility of TPP should be conducted before proceeding with a prospective clinical trial.</p>","PeriodicalId":15868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gynecologic Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142501878","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":"Gut microbiome associated with PARP inhibitor efficacy in patients with ovarian cancer.","authors":"Mika Okazawa-Sakai, Shunsuke A Sakai, Ichinosuke Hyodo, Satoshi Horasawa, Kentaro Sawada, Takao Fujisawa, Yasuko Yamamoto, Shogen Boku, Yoh Hayasaki, Masanori Isobe, Daisuke Shintani, Kosei Hasegawa, Tomomi Egawa-Takata, Kimihiko Ito, Kei Ihira, Hidemichi Watari, Kazuhiro Takehara, Hiroshi Yagi, Kiyoko Kato, Tatsuyuki Chiyoda, Kenichi Harano, Yoshiaki Nakamura, Riu Yamashita, Takayuki Yoshino, Daisuke Aoki","doi":"10.3802/jgo.2025.36.e38","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3802/jgo.2025.36.e38","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate an association between the gut microbiome and efficacy of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPi) in ovarian cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study conducted fecal microbiome analysis (16S rRNA gene sequencing) and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) profiling for ovarian cancer patients who underwent PARPi maintenance therapy. Fecal and blood samples were collected at the baseline and the progressive disease (PD) or last follow-up. The relative abundance of gut microbes and progression-free survival (PFS) were analyzed using linear discriminant analysis of effect size and the Cox proportional hazard model according to <i>BRCA1</i>/<i>2</i> mutation (<i>BRCA1</i>/<i>2</i>mut) status detected by ctDNA sequencing.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Baseline samples were available from 23 <i>BRCA1</i>/<i>2</i>mut-positive patients and 33 <i>BRCA1/2</i>mut-negative patients. The microbes enriched in the baseline samples with long PFS were <i>Bifidobacterium</i>, <i>Roseburia</i>, <i>Dialister</i>, <i>Butyricicoccus</i>, and <i>Bilophila</i> for <i>BRCA1/2</i>mut-positive patients and <i>Phascolarctobacterium</i> for <i>BRCA1/2</i>mut-negative patients. In multivariate analyses dividing patients by the median values of relative abundances, no bacteria were associated with PFS in <i>BRCA1/2</i>mut-positive patients, whereas high <i>Phascolarctobacterium</i> abundances (≥1.11%) was significantly associated with longer PFS in <i>BRCA1/2</i>mut-negative patients (median 14.0 vs. 5.9 months, hazard ratio=0.28; 95% confidence interval=0.11-0.69; p=0.014). In the last samples, the relative abundances of <i>Phascolarctobacterium</i> were significantly higher in patients without PD (n=5) than those with PD (n=15) (median 1.25% vs. 0.06%; p=0.016).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>High fecal composition of <i>Phascolarctobacterium</i> was associated with prolonged PFS in patients with <i>BRCA1/2</i>mut-negative ovarian cancer receiving PARPi therapy. Our results would provide new insights for future research.</p>","PeriodicalId":15868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gynecologic Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142501880","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}
Zhen Yuan, Huimei Zhou, Dongyan Cao, Jiaxin Yang, Qian Liu
{"title":"Humanized patient-derived xenograft mouse model bearing ovarian clear cell carcinoma.","authors":"Zhen Yuan, Huimei Zhou, Dongyan Cao, Jiaxin Yang, Qian Liu","doi":"10.3802/jgo.2025.36.e40","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3802/jgo.2025.36.e40","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The study aimed to establish humanized patient-derived xenograft (PDX) mouse models of ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) and evaluate their therapeutic responses.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>PDX models and their humanized counterparts (CD34+ humanized PDX models) derived from the same tumor source were developed, and the therapeutic responses were compared between the models.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Treatment with a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor significantly reduced tumor size in traditional OCCC PDX models (p=0.021). Although differences in tumor growth between traditional PDX models and humanized PDX models were observed, they were not statistically significant (p=0.438). However, treatment effects of PI3K inhibitor differed significantly between conventional and humanized mice (p=0.006). In the Humanized PDX cohort, both programmed cell death protein-1 antibody monotherapy and PI3K inhibitor treatment slowed tumor growth relative to controls, with a synergistic effect noted during the latter part of the study, though these effects were not statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This pioneering study successfully develop a humanized PDX model for OCCC, highlighting differential responses to treatments compared to conventional PDX models.</p>","PeriodicalId":15868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gynecologic Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142501881","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":"Bevacizumab combined with chemotherapy could be superior to chemotherapy alone in relapsed ovarian cancer after PARPi: evidence from a multi-center propensity score-matched analysis.","authors":"Lin Zhong, Haixia Wang, Cuirong Lei, Dongling Zou","doi":"10.3802/jgo.2025.36.e36","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3802/jgo.2025.36.e36","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>A retrospective, multi-center propensity score-matched (PMS) analysis was conducted to investigate the efficacy and safety of the treatment strategy that combines bevacizumab and chemotherapy for patients with relapsed epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) who previously received poly ADP-ribose polymerase inhibitors (PARPis).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 250 ovarian cancer (OC) patients relapsed after PARPi received chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab at 4 medical centers were enrolled in the study. For both treatments, Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox regression were used to compare PFS.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the multivariable analysis of 250 patients, the incorporation of bevacizumab into chemotherapy demonstrated a significant enhancement in PFS (hazard ratio [HR]=0.49; 95% confidence interval [CI]=0.34-0.72; p<0.001). Fifty-five patients were enrolled in Group A (bevacizumab combined with chemotherapy) and 55 were enrolled in Group B (chemotherapy alone regime) after PSM analysis. A statistically significant difference in PFS was observed between the 2 regimens (HR=0.62; 95% CI=0.40-0.97; p=0.036), suggesting that the bevacizumab combined with chemotherapy regimen confers superior clinical benefits. The median PFS was 11 months in Group A and 9 months in Group B. A significant variation was noted in PFS between patients without RCRS (HR=0.50; 95% CI=0.30-0.82) and the platinum-resistant subgroup (HR=0.31; 95% CI=0.14-0.68). Adverse effects of Grade 3-4 were more prevalent in Group A than in Group B. Additionally, instances of severe hypertension and bowel perforation were reported solely within Group A.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In patients diagnosed with EOC relapsed after PARPi, the regime of chemotherapy combined with bevacizumab is associated with better PFS.</p>","PeriodicalId":15868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gynecologic Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142400483","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":"Modified posterior pelvic exenteration combined with ileocecal resection for locally advanced endometrial cancer.","authors":"Kazuyoshi Kato","doi":"10.3802/jgo.2025.36.e31","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3802/jgo.2025.36.e31","url":null,"abstract":"There are several retrospective studies which have suggested that optimal cytoreductive surgery for stage IV endometrial cancer improves survival [1-3]. In addition, some investigators have reported that achieving maximal cytoreduction to a visibly disease-free outcome in the abdominal cavity for endometrial cancer with distant metastases can extend patients' survival [4]. Due to the anatomic proximity of the rectosigmoid colon to the female pelvic organs and its involvement in locally advanced endometrial cancer, an en bloc resection of the uterus, adnexa, and rectosigmoid, also known as a modified posterior pelvic exenteration (MPPE), is performed to achieve optimal cytoreduction [5,6]. Additionally, if the tumor has infiltrated the ileal end and/or cecum, ileocecal resection can be added. I report the details of the technique for this surgery requiring intestinal reconstruction. We routinely placed a transanal drainage tube after a MPPE to decrease the rate of anastomotic leakage and the need for a diverting stoma [7]. No visible tumors were observed after surgery. No intraoperative or early postoperative complications occurred. The patient did not have an impediment in her postoperative bladder and bowel function. Concerning the extent of hysterectomy during surgery, the procedure was performed as described in that of a class II hysterectomy [8]. This might partly explain the preservation of these function. Subsequently, she was treated with 6 cycles of doxorubicin and cisplatin chemotherapy. Two years after surgery, she is alive with no evidence of recurrence. The patient provided informed consent for use of this video.","PeriodicalId":15868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gynecologic Oncology","volume":"49 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142267165","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}