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Interval debulking surgery for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer

Overview of attention for article published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews, January 2016
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Title
Interval debulking surgery for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer
Published in
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, January 2016
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd006014.pub7
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Siriwan Tangjitgamol, Sumonmal Manusirivithaya, Malinee Laopaiboon, Pisake Lumbiganon, Andrew Bryant

Abstract

Interval debulking surgery (IDS), following induction or neoadjuvant chemotherapy, may have a role in treating advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (stage III to IV) where primary debulking surgery is not an option. To assess the effectiveness and complications of IDS for women with advanced stage epithelial ovarian cancer. We searched the Cochrane Gynaecological Cancer Group's Specialised Register, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) 2012, Issue 6, MEDLINE and EMBASE for the original review in to June 2012. We updated the searches in June 2009, 2012 and 2015 for the review updates. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing survival of women with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer, who had IDS performed between cycles of chemotherapy after primary surgery with survival of women who had conventional treatment (primary debulking surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy). Two review authors independently assessed trial quality and extracted data. Searches for additional information from study authors were attempted. We performed meta-analysis of overall and progression-free survival (PFS), using random-effects models. Three RCTs randomising 853 women, of whom 781 were evaluated, met the inclusion criteria. Meta-analysis of three trials for overall survival (OS) found no statistically significant difference between IDS and chemotherapy alone (hazard ratio (HR) = 0.80, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.61 to 1.06, I² = 58%). Subgroup analysis for OS in two trials, where the primary surgery was not performed by gynaecologic oncologists or was less extensive, showed a benefit of IDS (HR = 0.68, 95% CI 0.53 to 0.87, I² = 0%). Meta-analysis of two trials for PFS found no statistically significant difference between IDS and chemotherapy alone (HR = 0.88, 95% CI 0.57 to 1.33, I² = 83%). Rates of toxic reactions to chemotherapy were similar in both arms (risk ratio = 1.19, 95% CI 0.53 to 2.66, I² = 0%), but little information was available for other adverse events or quality or life (QoL). We found no conclusive evidence to determine whether IDS between cycles of chemotherapy would improve or decrease the survival rates of women with advanced ovarian cancer, compared with conventional treatment of primary surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. IDS appeared to yield benefit only in women whose primary surgery was not performed by gynaecologic oncologists or was less extensive. Data on QoL and adverse events were inconclusive.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 146 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 22 15%
Student > Master 14 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 13 9%
Student > Postgraduate 11 7%
Other 9 6%
Other 25 17%
Unknown 53 36%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 64 44%
Nursing and Health Professions 11 7%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 2%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 2%
Mathematics 2 1%
Other 10 7%
Unknown 54 37%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 31 May 2023.
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#6,959,709
of 25,457,858 outputs
Outputs from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#8,078
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#101,407
of 401,005 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#190
of 251 outputs
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