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Table 1 Clinicopathologic characteristics of study population

From: Survival impact of extended cycles of second-line chemotherapy in platinum-sensitive relapsed ovarian cancer patients with residual tumor after six cycles

Characteristics

All

(n = 135)

Extended chemotherapy (n = 52)

Standard chemotherapy (n = 83)

P

Age at initial diagnosis, years

55.5 ± 10.1

55.0 ± 9.0

55.9 ± 10.7

0.624

Age at 1st recurrence, years

57.4 ± 9.9

56.6 ± 9.1

57.9 ± 10.4

0.475

Primary site of disease

   

0.314

 Ovary

123 (91.1)

46 (88.5)

77 (92.8)

 

 Tube

4 (3.0)

1 (1.9)

3 (3.6)

 

 Peritoneum

8 (5.9)

5 (9.6)

3 (3.6)

 

Histologic type

   

0.344

 Serous

120 (88.9)

46 (88.5)

74 (89.2)

 

 Endometrioid

8 (5.9)

3 (5.8)

5 (6.0)

 

 Mucinous

1 (0.7)

1 (1.9)

0

 

 Clear cell

3 (2.2)

2 (3.8)

1 (1.2)

 

 Mixed

3 (2.2)

0

3 (3.6)

 

Grade

   

0.136

 1

4 (3.0)

3 (5.8)

1 (1.2)

 

 2

7 (5.2)

1 (1.9)

6 (7.2)

 

 3

124 (91.9)

48 (92.3)

76 (91.6)

 

FIGO stage

   

0.496

 I-II

9 (6.7)

5 (9.6)

4 (4.8)

 

 III

88 (65.2)

34 (65.4)

54 (6.1)

 

 IV

38 (28.1)

13 (25.0)

25 (30.1)

 

Primary treatment strategy

   

0.540

 PDS

100 (74.1)

37 (71.2)

63 (75.9)

 

 NAC

35 (25.9)

15 (28.8)

20 (24.1)

 

Results of initial debulking surgery

   

0.041

 Complete gross resection

72 (53.3)

22 (42.3)

50 (60.2)

 

 Residual tumor <1 cm

36 (26.7)

20 (38.5)

16 (19.3)

 

 Residual tumor ≥1 cm

27 (20.0)

10 (19.2)

17 (20.5)

 

Platinum-free interval, months

 Median (range)

12.5 (6.0–87.9)

11.0 (6.2–87.9)

13.1 (6.0–84.5)

0.018

 6–12, partially platinum-sensitive

61 (45.2)

28 (53.8)

33 (39.8)

0.109

 ≥12, totally platinum-sensitive

74 (54.8)

24 (46.2)

50 (60.2)

 

CA-125 at 1st recurrence, IU/mL

   

0.152

 Median (range)

91.0 (7.9–6290.0)

99.1 (12.0–6290.0)

91.0 (7.9–1908.0)

 

Secondary debulking surgery

   

0.003

 No

118 (87.4)

51 (98.1)

67 (80.7)

 

 Yes

17 (12.6)

1 (1.9)

16 (19.3)

 

Results of secondary debulking surgery

   

0.279

 Complete gross resection

6 (4.4)

0

6 (7.2)

 

 Residual tumor <1 cm

6 (4.4)

0

6 (7.2)

 

 Residual tumor ≥1 cm

5 (3.7)

1 (1.9)

4 (4.8)

 

Residual tumor on CT after #6

   

0.232

 ≥0.5 cm and <1 cm

65 (48.1)

28 (53.8)

37 (44.6)

 

 ≥1 cm and <2 cm

56 (41.5)

17 (32.7)

39 (47.0)

 

 ≥2 cm

14 (10.4)

7 (13.5)

7 (8.4)

 

CA-125 after #6, IU/mL

   

0.122

 Median (range)

12.5 (1.1–445.0)

14.0 (1.1–249.0)

11.0 (1.1–445.0)

 

Maintenance therapy

 No

98 (72.6)

46 (88.5)

52 (62.7)

0.001

 Yes

37 (27.4)

6 (11.5)

31 (37.3)

 

  Bevacizumab

29 (21.5)

5 (9.6)

24 (28.9)

>0.999

  Olaparib

8 (5.9)

1 (1.9)

7 (8.4)

 

Germline BRCA1/2 gene test

 Not performed

51 (37.8)

23 (44.2)

28 (33.7)

0.221

 Performed

84 (62.2)

29 (55.8)

55 (66.3)

 

  Wild-type

58 (43.0)

21 (40.4)

37 (44.6)

0.628

  Mutation

26 (19.3)

8 (15.4)

18 (21.7)

 
  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or n (%) unless otherwise indicated
  2. Abbreviations: CA-125 Cancer antigen 125, CT Computed tomography, FIGO International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics