2012
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) is an effective way of managing elderly women with advanced stage ovarian cancer (FIGO Stage IIIC and IV)
Glasgow MA, Yu H, Rutherford TJ, Azodi M, Silasi D, Santin AD, Schwartz PE. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) is an effective way of managing elderly women with advanced stage ovarian cancer (FIGO Stage IIIC and IV). Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 107: 195-200. PMID: 22648987, DOI: 10.1002/jso.23171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarboplatinCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialChemotherapy, AdjuvantCohort StudiesDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialOvarian NeoplasmsPaclitaxelRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerAdvanced stage ovarian cancerUpfront cytoreductive surgeryNeoadjuvant chemotherapyStage ovarian cancerCytoreductive surgeryOvarian cancerNACT patientsAge 70Stage IV epithelial ovarian cancerAdvanced epithelial ovarian cancerImproved progression-free survivalRetrospective cohort studyShorter ICU stayStage IV diseaseProgression-free survivalLess blood lossSmall bowel resectionOverall survival analysisICU staySame chemotherapyUpfront surgeryMacroscopic diseasePerioperative morbidityStage IIIC
2010
Retrospective analysis of elderly patients (pts) with primary epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) age 70 or older.
Katz A, Yu H, Elsahwi K, Ratner E, Silasi D, Santin A, Azodi M, Rutherford T, Schwartz P, Abu-Khalaf M. Retrospective analysis of elderly patients (pts) with primary epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) age 70 or older. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2010, 28: e15518-e15518. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.e15518.Peer-Reviewed Original Research