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El Asmar A, Vouche M, Pop F, Polastro L, Chintinne M, Veys I, Donckier V, Liberale G. Deep epigastric lymph nodes implication in patients' recurrence pattern after cytoreductive surgery in ovarian peritoneal metastases. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 2023; 49:106911. [PMID: 37149402 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2023.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Although complete cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with or without hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) offers a good prognosis in patients with peritoneal metastasis of ovarian cancer (PMOC), recurrences are quite common. These recurrences can be intra-abdominal or systemic in nature. Our objective was to study and illustrate the global recurrence pattern in patients operated for PMOC, shedding light on a previously overlooked lymphatic basin at the level of the epigastric artery, the deep epigastric lymph nodes (DELN) basin. PATIENTS AND METHODS This was a retrospective study including patients with PMOC who underwent surgery with curative-intent, from 2012 until 2018, at our cancer center, and who presented with any type of disease recurrence on follow-up. CT-scans, MRIs and PET-scans were reviewed in order to determine solid organs and lymph nodes (LN) recurrences. RESULTS During the study period, 208 patients underwent CRS ± HIPEC, 115 (55.3%) presented with organ or lymphatic recurrence over a median follow-up of 81 months. Sixty percent of these patients had radiologically enlarged LN involvement. The pelvis/pelvic peritoneum was the most common intra-abdominal organ recurrence site (47%), while the retroperitoneal LN was the most common lymphatic recurrence site (73.9%). Previously overlooked DELN were found in 12 patients, with 17.4% implication in lymphatic basin recurrence patterns. CONCLUSION Our study revealed the potential role of the DELN basin, previously overlooked in the systemic dissemination process of PMOC. This study sheds light on a previously unrecognized lymphatic pathway, as an intermediate checkpoint or relay, between the peritoneum, an intra-abdominal organ, and the extra-abdominal compartment.
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- Antoine El Asmar
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Rue Meylemeersch 90, 1070, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Department of Radiology, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Rue Meylemeersch 90, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Rue Meylemeersch 90, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Rue Meylemeersch 90, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Rue Meylemeersch 90, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Rue Meylemeersch 90, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Rue Meylemeersch 90, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Rue Meylemeersch 90, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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Chalif J, Yao M, Gruner M, Kuznicki M, Vargas R, Rose PG, Michener C, DeBernardo R, Chambers L. Incidence and prognostic significance of inguinal lymph node metastasis in women with newly diagnosed epithelial ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2022; 165:90-96. [PMID: 35272875 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2022.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE(S) To assess incidence and oncologic outcomes in women with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) with inguinal lymph node metastasis (ILNM) at diagnosis. METHODS An IRB-approved, retrospective single-institution cohort study was performed in women with stage III/IV EOC from 2009 to 2017. Patients with inguinal lymphadenopathy (defined as >1 cm in short axis) clinically or radiographically were identified. The impact of ILNM on progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were assessed. RESULTS Of the 562 women with advanced EOC, 18 (3.2%) had ILNM at diagnosis, accounting for 25.7% of all patients with stage IVB disease (n = 70). Five patients (27.7%) had a known genetic predisposition for EOC, including BRCA1 (11.1%, n = 2), BRCA2 (11.1%, n = 2) and BRIP1 (5.6%, n = 1). The majority of patients underwent optimal primary cytoreductive surgery (CRS), including debulking of inguinal nodal metastasis (83.3%, n = 15), with 50% (n = 9) having no gross residual disease after surgery. There was no difference in PFS (19.9 vs. 19.9 vs. 17.2 months, p = 0.84) or OS (137.2 vs. 52.9 vs. 67.6 months, p = 0.29) in women with stage III/IV with ILNM, stage III/IV without ILNM, and stage IVB disease without ILNM, respectively. Progression-free survival was improved in women with ILNM who underwent an optimal resection to no macroscopic disease vs. non-optimal resection (27.4 vs. 14.3 months, p = 0.019). Median overall survival at the time of analysis did not reach statistical significance (137.2 vs. 57.3 months, p = 0.24). CONCLUSION(S) In this retrospective cohort study, 3.2% of women with advanced EOC presented with ILNM at diagnosis. Although ILNM did not portend worse clinical outcomes compared to all Stage III/IV and Stage IVB patients, respectively, resection to no gross residual disease was associated with improved PFS.
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- Julia Chalif
- Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A81, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, United States of America.
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States of America
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- Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A81, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, United States of America
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology; Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A81, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, United States of America
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology; Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A81, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, United States of America
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology; Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A81, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, United States of America
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology; Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A81, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, United States of America
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology; Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A81, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, United States of America
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology; Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A81, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, United States of America; Division of Gynecologic Oncology, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH, United States of America
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Coward JI, Barve MA, Kichenadasse G, Moore KN, Harnett PR, Berg D, Garner JS, Dizon DS. Maximum Tolerated Dose and Anti-Tumor Activity of Intraperitoneal Cantrixil (TRX-E-002-1) in Patients with Persistent or Recurrent Ovarian Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer: Phase I Study Results. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:3196. [PMID: 34206826 PMCID: PMC8268018 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13133196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Survival outcomes in ovarian cancer are poor. The aims of this Phase I progressive design study (NCT02903771) were to evaluate the maximum tolerated dose (MTD), tolerability, and antitumor activity of Cantrixil-a novel third-generation benzopyran molecule-in patients (n = 25) with advanced, recurrent/persistent epithelial ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer. All had completed ≥ 2 prior regimens; 3 (12%) had platinum-refractory disease, and 17 (68%) had platinum-resistant disease. Following intraperitoneal (IP) port placement, patients received weekly IP Cantrixil in 3-week cycles as monotherapy (Cycles 1-2), and then in combination with intravenous (IV) chemotherapy (Cycles 3-8). Part A (dose escalation) enrolled 11 patients in 6 dose-level cohorts. An MTD of 5 mg/kg was established with dose-limiting toxicity of ileus. Most treatment-related adverse events were gastrointestinal. Across Parts A and B (dose expansion), 16 (64%) patients received ≥ 1 3-week Cantrixil cycle, and had ≥ 1 post-baseline efficacy measurement available. The results show promising anti-tumor activity in monotherapy (stable disease rate of 56%) and in combination with IV chemotherapy (objective response rate of 19%, disease control rate of 56%, and median progression-free survival of 13.1 weeks). The molecular target and mechanism of action of Cantrixil are yet to be confirmed. Preliminary analysis of stem cell markers suggests that IP Cantrixil might induce ovarian cancer stem cell death and sensitize cells to standard chemotherapy, warranting further evaluation.
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- Jermaine I. Coward
- ICON Cancer Centre, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Mary Crowley Cancer Research Center, Dallas, TX 75251, USA;
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA;
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- Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia;
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- Formerly of Kazia Therapeutics Ltd., Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia;
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- Lifespan Cancer Institute, Providence, RI 02913, USA;
- The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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Chambers LM, Yao M, Morton M, Gruner M, Chichura A, Horowitz M, Costales AB, Rose PG, Michener CM, Debernardo R. Patterns of recurrence in women with advanced and recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer treated with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Gynecol Oncol 2021; 161:389-395. [PMID: 33551202 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.01.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE(S) To identify recurrence patterns and outcomes in women with advanced or recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) after cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). METHODS This is an IRB-approved single-institution cohort study of women who underwent CRS+HIPEC for advanced or recurrent EOC followed in a prospective registry from 1/12/2014-3/1/2020. Recurrence locations were defined as pelvic, upper abdominal (UA) and/or extra-peritoneal (EP). Univariate analysis assessed associations between recurrence location, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). RESULTS In total, 92 women with EOC underwent interval (56.5%; n=52) or recurrent CRS+HIPEC (43.5%; n=40). For interval CRS+HIPEC, recurrence locations were pelvic in 50.0% (n=15), UA in 23.3% (n=7) and EP in 56.7% (n=17); 40.0% (n=12) were EP alone. Similarly, for recurrent CRS+HIPEC, recurrence locations were pelvic (22.5%, n=9), UA (5.0%, n=2) and EP (60.0%, n=24); 66.7% (n=20) were EP alone. For both interval and recurrent CRS+HIPEC, median PFS was 10.5 vs. 13.0 months for pelvic and UA vs. EP only recurrences (p=0.02). Similarly, median OS was 29.2 months for pelvic and UA and not reached for EP only (p=0.05). For interval CRS+HIPEC, there was no difference in median PFS (10.6 vs. 11.7 months, p=0.68) and OS (27.1 vs. 24.8 months, p=0.96) for pelvic and UA vs EP alone. However, for recurrent CRS+HIPEC, pelvic and UA sites of recurrence were associated with reduced PFS (10.0 vs. 18.1 months, p=0.03) and OS (33.6 months vs. not reached, p=0.02) vs. EP only. CONCLUSIONS In women with advanced or recurrent EOC undergoing CRS+HIPEC, one-half of patients experience their first recurrence outside of the peritoneal cavity. Providers must be aware of the risk of EP failure in patients treated with CRS+HIPEC.
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- Laura M Chambers
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A81, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States.
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- Department of Qualitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States
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- Obstetrics, Gynecology, Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A81, 9500, United States
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- Obstetrics, Gynecology, Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A81, 9500, United States
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- Obstetrics, Gynecology, Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A81, 9500, United States
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A81, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, United States
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A81, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A81, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Desk A81, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States
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Jeong SY, Kim TJ, Park BK. Epithelial ovarian cancer: a review of preoperative imaging features indicating suboptimal surgery. J Gynecol Oncol 2020; 31:e57. [PMID: 32347021 PMCID: PMC7286754 DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2020.31.e57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Epithelial ovarian cancer has been traditionally treated with cytoreductive surgery and chemotherapy. Optimal surgery is the key to improving the prognosis, and, thus, preoperative imaging should be carefully assessed to determine if the involvement of gastrointestinal, vascular, or thoracic surgeons is necessary to achieve this. Consequently, gynecologists should be able to recognize which imaging features suggest optimal or suboptimal resection. The aim of this review was to present the preoperative imaging features indicating suboptimal resection of epithelial ovarian cancer.
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- Soo Young Jeong
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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