Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:To examine the impact of treatment- and disease-related factors on the quality of life of patients with ovarian cancers undergoing chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Over 18 months period, all patients with ovarian cancer receiving chemotherapy at the Saskatoon Cancer Center were recruited. The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Ovarian (FACT-O) questionnaire was used to assess patients' quality of life before each chemotherapy cycle. Platinum-based chemotherapy was used initially or in patients with a platinum-free interval of more than 6 months in a recurrence setting. After progression on the platinum-based regimens, liposomal doxorubicin, topotecan, and cisplatinum/etoposide were used as salvage chemotherapy pending on drug availability and convenience of administration to patients. Regression analysis was used to identify significant disease and treatment-related factors that can significantly affect patients' quality of life measures. RESULTS:Seventy-two patients participated in the study providing 270 separate observations. The mean age was 57.81 years with a standard deviation of 13.40. The median duration of chemotherapy-free interval for patients with recurrent disease was 7 months. All patients had stage 3 or 4 disease. About half (52.2%) of the patients had optimal surgical resection with small (<1 cm) residual cancer masses before primary adjuvant chemotherapy. Seventy percent of the patients had either a first diagnosis or a first recurrence of cancer with the other 30% previously treated with two or more chemotherapy regimens. Sixty-two percent had an initial complete response to platinum-based chemotherapy. Multivariate regression analysis showed the use of topotecan or cisplatinum/etoposide, patients' poor responses to chemotherapy, experience with two or more previous line of chemotherapy treatment, and younger ages were significant predictors of poor quality of life during chemotherapy. CONCLUSION:There were significant differences in side effects of commonly used chemotherapy regimens on patients' quality of life. Quality of life assessments should be routinely incorporated in selecting specific chemotherapy to be used. Future research should be carried out to identify the best strategies to further integrate the results of quality of life assessments in cancer treatment protocols and to examine the long-term effects of cancer and its treatment on patients and their families.
journal_name
Gynecol Oncoljournal_title
Gynecologic oncologyauthors
Le T,Leis A,Pahwa P,Wright K,Ali K,Reeder B,Hopkins L,Fung MFdoi
10.1016/j.ygyno.2003.11.034subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2004-03-01 00:00:00pages
839-44issue
3eissn
0090-8258issn
1095-6859pii
S009082580300859Xjournal_volume
92pub_type
杂志文章abstract:OBJECTIVES:To determine prognostic factors for survival in ovarian cancer patients treated with intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy using ancillary data from cooperative group clinical trials. METHODS:Data were collected from 428 patients with stage III ovarian cancer who underwent optimal surgical cytoreduction (<1 cm)...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.04.001
更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Non-healing wounds represent a significant cause of morbidity and mortality for a large portion of the adult population. Wounds that fail to heal are entrapped in a self-sustaining cycle of chronic inflammation leading to the destruction of the extracellular matrix. Among cancer patients, malnutrition, radiation, phys...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2008.07.052
更新日期:2008-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::A 20 year old with recurrent low-grade serous carcinoma (LGSC) is discussed. The differential diagnosis, pathology, epidemiology, treatment options are discussed. Focus on the molecular pathways of LGSC and the implications of the diagnosis on fertility are highlighted. ...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.01.023
更新日期:2017-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Most women with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) will develop disease progression or recurrence with resistance to platinum therapy. We report overall costs and treatment outcomes associated with topotecan or gemcitabine administration in platinum- and paclitaxel-resistant EOC patients. METHODS:Patients who ...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.01.014
更新日期:2004-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Previous studies have identified loss of chromosomal regions 7p12-q11.2 and 8p12-p21 in choriocarcinoma suggesting that suppressor genes involved in tumour development may be located within these regions. Our objectives were to refine the regions of loss and evaluate these deletions as prognostic indicators ...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2006.04.015
更新日期:2006-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::OBJECTIVE. A previous study has shown that Dynamic Spectral Imaging (DSI) colposcopy increases the sensitivity of the colposcopic examination in women referred with abnormal cytology. In this study we have reanalyzed the performance of DSI and conventional colposcopy for new referral conditions and for low-grade cytol...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.10.009
更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Human ovarian carcinomas (n = 215) were xenotransplanted into thymus-aplastic female nu/nu mice (NMRI). Growth of transplants was defined as take-off rate, growth rapidity, and feasibility of passages. In 204 cases these growth characteristics could be correlated with survival time of the individual tumor-donor patien...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0090-8258(86)90066-1
更新日期:1986-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The study aims at identifying novel markers for circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), and at evaluating their impact on outcome. METHODS:Microarray analysis comparing matched EOC tissues and peripheral blood leucocytes (N=35) was performed to identify novel CTC mark...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2012.09.021
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Although treatment for advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma has improved over recent years with the introduction of paclitaxel- and platinum-based chemotherapy, in most, the disease remains incurable because of resistance to chemotherapy. In the previous study, we have shown that placental leucine amin...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.07.054
更新日期:2004-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To identify an indicator that can predict tumor cell spread beyond the uterine corpus. METHODS:We studied clinicopathology and immunohistochemistry of 12 cases of PSTT. Two cases of epithelioid trophoblastic tumor (ETT) were included as reference cases. For immunohistochemistry, antibodies against Ki-67, p5...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.04.025
更新日期:2007-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To evaluate the impact of the extension of the radiotherapy field cranially toward para-aortic lymph nodes (EF-RT) in advanced cervical cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A systematic search of databases (PubMed, CENTRAL, Clinical Trials) was performed and included studies that were published between 1960 and Novem...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.11.044
更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:High-risk (HR) human papillomavirus (HPV) testing is important in cervical cancer screening for triage to colposcopy. This study evaluated the clinical performance of the Cervista HPV HR and 16/18 genotyping tests for detection of HPV in cervical cytology specimens. METHODS:The tests were prospectively evalu...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2010.04.013
更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To compare the incidence of postoperative complications and opioid pain medication usage in gynecologic oncology patients who did and did not receive an epidural prior to undergoing exploratory laparotomy. METHODS:Retrospective cohort study of all patients undergoing exploratory laparotomy with the gynecolog...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.02.017
更新日期:2019-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Based on our previous report showing that orobol, a potent phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase (PI4K) inhibitor, produced cisplatin (DDP) sensitivity, we have determined the mechanism of orobol-sensitization effect. METHODS AND RESULTS:Orobol produced >2-fold DDP sensitivity in human ovarian carcinoma 2008 cells ...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0090-8258(03)00316-0
更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Vaginal evisceration is a rare event. This case report describes a 45-year-old woman who presented 8 days following radical hysterectomy and lymph node dissection for stage 1B squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix with small bowel evisceration through the vagina. She was treated by laparotomy and resection anastamosis...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1006/gyno.1998.5294
更新日期:1999-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:BRCA1 mutation carriers have a high rate of both breast and ovarian cancer. Tamoxifen is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), which is used for the treatment of primary breast cancer and for the prevention of contralateral breast cancer. Our objective is to assess if tamoxifen treatment is associat...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2009.06.012
更新日期:2009-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Treatment of 102 patients with cancer of the cervix by class II and III radical hysterectomy was reviewed to compare the operative morbidity and efficacy of class II radical hysterectomy for select cases. Of the 102 patients, 21 had a class II hysterectomy, whereas 81 patients had a class III hysterectomy. The class I...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0090-8258(91)90078-j
更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Radical vaginal trachelectomy (RVT) is an acceptable approach when applied toward a select group of patients with early stage cervical carcinoma. It is less invasive, can maintain fertility, and can be ideal in patients with significant comorbid factors compared to abdominal approaches. A small subset of pat...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1006/gyno.2002.6660
更新日期:2002-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Chemotherapy remains an essential part of the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer. Intraperitoneal (IP) administration has been demonstrated to provide a survival advantage over intravenous chemotherapy in three phase 3 studies. However, IP catheter complications have been a significant factor in aborting I...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.12.029
更新日期:2008-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Uterine papillary serous carcinoma (UPSC) is a variant of endometrial cancer that is aggressive and associated with poor outcomes. We sought to evaluate the cost effectiveness of carboplatin/paclitaxel alone versus carboplatin/paclitaxel with trastuzumab among patients with Her2/neu-positive advanced or recur...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.10.018
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Despite high initial response rates to platinum-based chemotherapy, most patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma die of drug-resistant disease. Drug resistance can be overcome in the hematologic malignancies and lymphomas with high-dose therapy and bone marrow transplantation (BMT) when used early, suggesting that th...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1006/gyno.1995.1143
更新日期:1995-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Lymph node status in endometrial cancer is a major prognostic factor. Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy using radiocolloid and blue dye labeling has emerged as an alternative to systematic lymphadenectomy. This technique requires a preoperative lymphoscintigraphy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the limi...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2008.11.004
更新日期:2009-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::An oncocytoma of the right ovary in a 22-year-old Japanese woman was examined by light and electron microscopy. The tumor was composed of oxyphilic cells with a granular cytoplasm. Electron microscopic studies revealed mitochondrial hyperplasia, a characteristic feature of the oncocyte . This may be the first report o...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0090-8258(84)90013-1
更新日期:1984-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Stage IIB-IV squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix when treated by irradiation has a significant failure rate. Causes of pelvic and distant failure are discussed. New techniques employed to improve local control and decrease distant metastasis are presented. Data on morbidity, mortality, and survival will be reviewed ...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0090-8258(86)90135-6
更新日期:1986-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Hemangiomas are very rare tumors of the ovary. Here, we report a case of a mixed capillary and cavernous ovarian hemangioma and endometrial carcinoma presenting with postmenopausal bleeding, male pattern receding frontal hairline, and high serum androgen and estradiol levels. CASE:A 70-year-old White female...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.06.021
更新日期:2004-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Only one case of endometrial transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) has been previously reported in the literature. We report a second case. In both the previously reported case and in this case there was a separate focus of TCC in the adnexa. Both patients were treated with adjuvant whole pelvic radiation and are alive an...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1006/gyno.1996.0047
更新日期:1996-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs) of the cervix comprise only 2% of all cervical cancers. Prospective data is limited and treatment guidelines rely on retrospective reviews and literature from lung NEC. The objective of this study was to report our experience in the management of this rare disease. METHODS:T...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.01.014
更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Approximately 20,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the United States each year, and some 12,000 women die because of it. Epithelial ovarian cancer, the most common histopathologic type, is uncommon before age 40 years, after which incidence rates increase steeply until age 70-79 years and then decrease so...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1006/gyno.1994.1334
更新日期:1994-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The aim of our study was to retrospectively examine the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) immunoreactivity of tumor cells in curettage specimens containing endometrioid adenocarcinoma and obtained immediately before definitive surgical staging. This PCNA index was compared with the one subsequently de...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1006/gyno.1996.0089
更新日期:1996-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Reconstructive procedures are being performed with increasing frequency in conjunction with pelvic exenterations and other radical gynecologic surgeries. The most common reconstructive procedures include continent urinary diversion, rectosigmoid anastomosis, and vaginal reconstruction. Historically, the gracilis myocu...
journal_title:Gynecologic oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1006/gyno.1993.1298
更新日期:1993-12-01 00:00:00