ASCO: Debulking Predicts Survival in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer - in Meeting Coverage, ASCO

 "Our analysis represents the first study investigating the relevance of primary surgical outcome for survival after recurrence in ovarian cancer," Mahner and colleagues concluded in their poster presentation. "Our data show that the prognostic importance of initial surgery extends beyond initial treatment to recurrent disease, particularly for patients who have a platinum-free interval of more than 12 months."

 
Action Points

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• Explain to interested patients that an analysis of three large trials found that successful primary surgery increased progression-free and overall survival in ovarian cancer patients who had been platinum-free for at least 12 months.
• Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.