Abstract
Objectives
Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), intraperitoneal chemotherapy (IP)
and dose-dense (DD) chemotherapy have been employed with varying success in the treatment
of advanced stage ovarian carcinoma. Despite the clinical benefits associated with
these specific forms of chemotherapy administration, they have not been comparatively
analyzed, vis-à-vis their efficacy.
Study design
Advanced stage ovarian cancer patients who were treated with platinum/taxane chemotherapy
via a DD regimen (n = 100), IP approach (n = 81) or a DD regimen in conjunction with
HIPEC (n = 64) were retrospectively evaluated. The clinical variables of interest
were patient age, body mass index, surgery and pathology data, chemotherapy regimen,
inclusion of maintenance therapy, and progression free/overall survival.
Results
Progression free survival (PFS) was significantly more pronounced in the HIPEC (34.9
months) and IP (34.0 months) patients, compared to the DD group (27.6 months) (P = 0.005).
A cox-proportional hazards regression model indicated that there was a decreased risk
of disease progression accorded to the patients who were treated with IP chemo or
HIPEC and DD chemotherapy (HR, 0.43; 95 % CI: 0.21–0.88; P = 0.022) and the subjects who
underwent optimal cytoreductive surgery (HR, 2.42; 95 % CI: 1.22–4.80; P = 0.011).
Positive BRCA status (HR, 0.434; 95 % CI: 1.59–3.44; P = 0.001) and number of chemotherapy
regimens (HR, 1.36; 95 % CI: 1.159–1.61; P = 0.001) were significantly correlated
with improved OS although we did not discern a survival benefit associated with any
of the chemotherapy treatments (P = 0.136).
Conclusion
We observed PFS advantages conferred to the ovarian cancer patients treated with HIPEC
and IP chemotherapy compared to DD chemotherapy. However, an overall survival advantage
related to the chemotherapy regimens was not borne out, possibly due to the retrospective
nature of the study or differing time periods wherein the specific patient cohorts
underwent treatment.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: November 09, 2019
Accepted:
October 29,
2019
Received in revised form:
October 25,
2019
Received:
August 9,
2019
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