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Table 3 Clinicopathologic characteristics of the patients who did not receive secondary debulking surgery

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 = 118)

Extended chemotherapy (n = 51)

Standard chemotherapy (n = 67)

P

Age at initial diagnosis, years

56.1 ± 10.0

54.8 ± 9.0

57.1 ± 10.6

0.208

Age at 1st recurrence, years

57.9 ± 9.9

56.4 ± 9.0

59.0 ± 10.5

0.159

Primary site of disease

   

0.499

 Ovary

107 (90.7)

45 (88.2)

62 (92.5)

 

 Tube

3 (2.5)

1 (2.0)

2 (3.0)

 

 Peritoneum

8 (6.8)

5 (9.8)

3 (4.5)

 

Histologic type

   

0.381

 Serous

106 (89.8)

46 (90.2)

60 (89.6)

 

 Endometrioid

6 (5.1)

3 (5.9)

3 (4.5)

 

 Mucinous

3 (2.5)

2 (3.9)

1 (1.5)

 

 Clear cell

3 (2.5)

0

3 (4.5)

 

 Mixed

    

Grade

   

0.113

 1

2 (1.7)

2 (3.9)

0

 

 2

6 (5.1)

1 (2.0)

5 (7.5)

 

 3

110 (93.2)

48 (94.1)

62 (92.5)

 

FIGO stage

   

0.686

 I-II

7 (5.9)

4 (7.8)

3 (4.5)

 

 III

78 (66.1)

34 (66.7)

44 (65.7)

 

 IV

33 (28.0)

13 (25.5)

20 (29.9)

 

Primary treatment strategy

   

0.625

 PDS

86 (72.9)

36 (70.6)

50 (74.6)

 

 NAC

32 (27.1)

15 (29.4)

17 (25.4)

 

Results of initial debulking surgery

   

0.036

 Complete gross resection

59 (50.0)

21 (41.2)

38 (56.7)

 

 Residual tumor <1 cm

32 (27.1)

20 (39.2)

12 (17.9)

 

 Residual tumor ≥1 cm

27 (22.9)

10 (19.6)

17 (25.4)

 

Platinum-free interval, months

 Median (range)

12.2 (6.0–87.9)

11.0 (6.2–87.9)

12.7 (6.0–57.8)

0.059

 6–12, partially platinum-sensitive

55 (46.6)

27 (52.9)

28 (41.8)

0.229

 ≥12, totally platinum-sensitive

63 (53.4)

24 (47.1)

39 (58.2)

 

CA-125 at 1st recurrence, IU/mL

   

0.145

 Median (range)

93.3 (7.9–6290.0)

107.9 (12.0–6290.0)

92.9 (7.9–1908.0)

 

Residual tumor on CT after #6

   

0.446

 ≥0.5 cm and <1 cm

57 (48.3)

27 (52.9)

30 (44.8)

 

 ≥1 cm and <2 cm

47 (39.8)

17 (33.3)

30 (44.8)

 

 ≥2 cm

14 (11.9)

7 (13.7)

7 (10.4)

 

CA-125 after #6, IU/mL

   

0.087

 Median (range)

12.7 (1.1–289.7)

14.0 (1.1–249.0)

11.0 (1.1–289.7)

 

Maintenance therapy

 No

90 (76.3)

45 (88.2)

45 (67.2)

0.008

 Yes

28 (23.7)

6 (11.8)

22 (32.8)

 

 Bevacizumab

23 (19.5)

5 (9.8)

18 (26.9)

>0.999

 Olaparib

5 (4.2)

1 (2.0)

4 (6.0)

 

Germline BRCA1/2 gene test

 Not performed

49 (41.5)

23 (45.1)

26 (38.8)

0.492

 Performed

69 (58.5)

28 (54.9)

41 (61.2)

 

 Wild-type

47 (39.8)

20 (39.2)

27 (40.3)

0.626

 Mutation

22 (18.6)

8 (15.7)

14 (20.9)

 
  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