Abstract
Background: To study the results of interval debulking surgery (IDS) in patients treated for 'unresectable' advanced stage ovarian cancer compared with primary debulking surgery (PDS) followed by chemotherapy. Patients and methods: An exposed-non-exposed study including a group of 34 patients who underwent an IDS and were matched to an historic control group of 34 patients treated with PDS. Results: Optimal cytoreductive surgery was achieved in 94% (32 out of 34) of patients in both groups. The rates of post-operative morbidity, blood transfusion and median length of hospitalisation were significantly reduced in the study (IDS) group, but survival did not differ in both groups. Conclusions: IDS in patients with advanced stage ovarian cancer offers the same chance of survival as PDS, but it is better tolerated.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 74-77 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Annals of Oncology |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2003 |
Keywords
- Induction chemotherapy
- Interval debulking surgery
- Ovarian cancer
- Unresectable tumour