title: Consolidation treatment of advanced ovarian carcinoma with radiotherapy after induction chemotherapy.
abstract: In a prospective randomized trial, consolidation treatment with radiotherapy or chemotherapy was compared with no treatment in a series of 172 patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma, FIGO stage III, with complete surgical remission after primary cytoreductive surgery and induction chemotherapy. In the subgroup with complete pathological remission, progression-free survival (PFS) was significantly (P = 0.032) better in the radiotherapy group (56%) than in the chemotherapy group (36%) and the untreated control group (35%). The number of recurrences was lowest in the radiotherapy group. The overall relapse rate was reduced by 33% and the pelvic recurrences by 43% by consolidation radiotherapy. On the other hand, treatment-related side effects were more frequent in the radiotherapy group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecological Oncology, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden. bengt.sorbe@orebroll.se
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sorbe
mesh_terms: D018262:Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018269:Carcinoma, Endometrioid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018283:Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015251:Epirubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009664:Norway; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D011446:Prospective Studies; D024162:Second-Look Surgery; D013548:Sweden; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015251:Epirubicin; D004317:Doxorubicin; D002945:Cisplatin