Ovary Flashcards
Mean time to recurrence after primary treatment
18 months
What fraction of epithelial ovarian cancers (EOC) are high vs low grade?
2/3 HGSC, 1/3 LGSC
Main histological types of EOC
serous, clear cell, endometrioid, mucinous, other (brenner, transitional cell, etc.)
Staging procedure for ovarian cancer
TAH, BSO, omentectomy, PPALND, biopsies (anterior and posterior cul de sac, left and right pelvis, left and right paracolic gutters, left and right diaphragm), and washings
What additional surgical procedures do you do if a mucinous tumor is identified?
Appendectomy
Make sure colonoscopy is UTD
Histological types of EOC associated with Lynch syndrome?
Clear cell, endometrioid
Histological types of EOC associated with BRCA?
Serous
Ovarian stage I
I - limited to ovaries or tubes
IA - limited to one ovary/tube, capsule intact
IB - limited to both ovaries/tubes, capsule intact
IC - limited to one or both ovaries/tubes, with positive cytology
IC1 - surgical spill
IC2 - capsule rupture before surgery, or tumor on surface of ovary or tube
IC3 - positive washings
Ovarian stage II
II - extension below the pelvic brim, or primary peritoneal (within the pelvis)
IIA - extension/implants to uterus or surface of tubes/ovaries
IIB - extension/implants to other pelvic tissues (sigmoid, bladder, peritoneum etc)
Ovarian stage III
III - metastases outside the pelvis
IIIA1 - positive RP LNs only (i - up to 10mm, ii >10mm)
IIIA2 - microscopic extrapelvic peritoneal involvement +/- positive RP LNs
IIIB - macroscopic peritoneal metastasis beyond pelvis up to 2cm, +/- positive RP LNs
IIIC - macroscopic peritoneal metastasis beyond the pelvis >2 cm, +/- positive RP LNs (includes extension to capsule of liver and spleen without parenchymal involvement)
Ovarian stage IV
IV - distant metastases
IVA - malignant pleural effusion
IVB - liver or splenic parenchymal metastases, metastases to extra-abdominal organs (inguinal LNs), transmural involvement of the intestine
AURELIA
Adding bevacizumab to single-agent chemotherapy improves PFS in PR recurrent ovarian cancer.
Chemo (paclitaxel, topotecan, doxil) +/- bevacizumab
Inclusion: recurrent PR ovarian cancer
Exclusion: >2 prior regimens, refractory dz, hx bowel obstruction/perf/fistula
Median PFS: 6.7 vs 3.4 months (SS)
ORR: 30.9% vs 12.6% (SS)
Adverse effects: higher rates HTN and GI perf w/ bev
Options for platinum resistant recurrence
AURELIA ([taxol or topotecan or doxil] + bev)
PS/PR/PRef ?
> 6 months or <6 months to progression, or progression on treatment
Options for platinum sensitive recurrence
OCEANS (carbo/gem/bev), CALYPSO (carbo/doxil)