Surgical treatment pattern and outcomes in epithelial ovarian cancer patients from a cancer institute in Kerala, India

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 Discussion

This retrospective study was done with the aim of studying the treatment pattern and survival of advanced EOC in Indian women. We found that more patients were given NACT than primary surgery but primary surgery was associated with better outcomes within a four year follow-up period. The difference was statistically significant for Stage IIIC in optimally as well as sub-optimally debulked patients.