Correlation between Surgeon's assessment and radiographic evaluation of residual disease in women with advanced stage ovarian cancer reported to have undergone optimal surgical cytoreduction: An NRG Oncology/Gynecologic Oncology Group study

Autor: Jean-Marie Stephan, Ramez N. Eskander, Robert E. Bristow, Chad A. Hamilton, Frederick R. Ueland, Krishnansu S. Tewari, Stephen C. Rubin, Keiichi Fujiwara, Gretchen E. Glaser, James Kauderer, David M. O'Malley, Robert S. Mannel, Warner K. Huh, Robert A. Burger
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Gynecol Oncol
ISSN: 0090-8258
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.03.043
Popis: PURPOSE: We sought to determine the level of concordance among surgeons’ assessment of residual disease (RD) and pre-treatment computed tomography (CT) findings among women who underwent optimal surgical cytoreduction for advanced stage ovarian cancer. METHODS: This is a post-trial ad hoc analysis of a phase 3 randomized clinical trial evaluating the impact of bevacizumab in primary and maintenance therapy for patients with advanced stage ovarian cancer following surgical cytoreduction. All subjects underwent imaging of the chest/abdomen/pelvis to establish a post-surgical baseline prior to the initiation of chemotherapy. Information collected on trial was utilized to compare surgeon’s operative assessment of RD, to pre-treatment imaging. RESULTS: Of 1,873 enrolled patients, surgical outcome was described as optimal (RD ≤ 1 cm) in 639 subjects. Twelve patients were excluded as they did not have a baseline, pretreatment imaging, leaving 627 participants for analysis. The average interval from surgery to baseline scan was 26 days (range: 1–109). In 251 cases (40%), the post-operative scan was discordant with surgeon assessment, demonstrating RD > 1 cm in size. RD > 1 cm was most commonly identified in the right upper quadrant (28.4%), retroperitoneal para-aortic lymph nodes (RD > 1.5 cm; 28.2%) and the left upper quadrant (10.7%). Patients with RD > 1 cm on pre-treatment CT (discordant) exhibited a significantly greater risk of disease progression (HR 1.30; 95% CI 1.08–1.56; p=0.0059). CONCLUSIONS: Among patients reported to have undergone optimal cytoreduction, 40% were found to have lesions > 1 cm on postoperative, pretreatment imaging. Although inflammatory changes and/or rapid tumor regrowth could account for the discordance, the impact on PFS and distribution of RD may suggest underestimation by the operating surgeon.
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