title: Advanced ovarian cancer: long-term results following chemotherapy and second-look laparotomy.
abstract: Thirty patients who showed a complete clinical response to cis-platinum-containing combination chemotherapy underwent second-look laparotomy. Seventeen patients (56.7%) achieved a pathologically confirmed complete remission as documented by a negative second-look laparotomy. After a minimum follow-up of 60 months, 6 of 17 patients developed recurrent disease and subsequently died. Due to the occurrence of late relapse in these negative second-look patients routine second-look laparotomy to confirm pathological response cannot be justified. Ten of thirty patients underwent secondary cytoreductive surgery at second-look operation. All ten patients had suboptimal initial debulking surgery. Five of these ten patients (50%) survived 4 years. Secondary cytoreductive surgery may improve survival in patients who undergo suboptimal initial debulking surgery.
authors: Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom.
authors: N G
authors: NG
authors: Davidson
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Khanna
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Kirwan
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Bircumshaw
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D016019:Survival Analysis