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Table 2 Treatment-related patient characteristics

From: Treatment reality in elderly patients with advanced ovarian cancer: a prospective analysis of the OVCAD consortium

 

Total (%) n = 275

Age <70 years (%) n = 228

Age ≥ 70 years (%) n = 47

p value for group differences

Type of surgery

   

0.019b

Primary cytoreduction

226 (82.2)

193 (84.6)

30 (70.2)

 

Interval debulking

49 (17.8)

35 (15.4)

14 (29.8)

 

Surgical interventions

    

Adnectomy

259 (94.2)

220 (96.4)

39 (83.0)

0.038b

Hysterectomy

248 (90.2)

212 (93.0)

36 (76.6)

0.006b

Omentectomy

255 (92.7)

212 (93.0)

43 (91.5)

0.720b

Pelvic LAE

191 (69.5)

171 (75.0)

20 (42.6)

<0.001b

Paraaortic LAE

184 (66.9)

166 (72.8)

18 (38.3)

<0.001b

Appendectomy

110 (40.0)

94 (41.2)

16 (34.0)

0.327b

Splenectomy

22 (8.0)

19 (8.3)

3 (6.4)

1.000b

Large bowel resection

104 (37.8)

87 (38.2)

17 (36.2)

0.798b

Small bowel resection

37 (13.4)

27 (11.8)

10 (21.3)

0.084b

Postop. residual tumor

   

0.029b

Microscopic

189 (68.7)

163 (71.5)

26 (55.3)

 

Macroscopic

86 (31.3)

65 (28.5)

21 (44.7)

 

Intraoperative complications

   

0.532c

Yes

20 (7.2)

16 (7.0)

4 (8.5)

 

No

247 (89.9)

209 (91.7)

38 (80.9)

 

Unknown

8 (2.91)

3 (1.3)

5 (10.6)

 

Postoperative complications

   

0.495b

Yes

95 (34.6)

82 (36.0)

13 (27.7)

 

No

172 (62.6)

143 (62.7)

29 (61.7)

 

Unknown

8 (2.9)

3 (1.3)

5 (10.6)

 

Mortality rates

    

30d-mortality rate

0.0 %

0.0 %

0.0 %

1.000d

60d-mortality rate

1.1 %

0.4 %

2.1 %

<0.001d

Chemotherapy

    

courses (median, range)

6 (1–8)

6 (1–8)

6 (2–6)

0.156a

Time to chemo after surgery (median, range)

34 (5–188)

34 (5–188)

31.5 (9–127)

0.368a

Treatment concept

   

0.019b

- Neoadjuvant

49 (17.8)

35 (15.4)

14 (29.8)

 

- Adjuvant

226 (82.2)

193 (84.6)

30 (70.2)

 

Treatment regimen

   

<0.001c

- Platinum-based combination

260 (94.5)

223 (97.8)

37 (78.7)

 

- Platinum monotherapy

15 (5.5)

5 (2.2)

10 (21.3)

 

Response to chemotherapy

205 (74.5)

178 (78.4)

27 (57.4)

0.003b

Optimal oncologic treatment (no residual tumor + combination therapy)

   

<0.001b

Yes

179 (65.1)

160 (70.1)

19 (40.4)

 

No

96 (34.1)

68 (29.8)

28 (59.6)

 

Survival (months)

    

Median PFS

19

20

12

0.022d

Median OS

48

64

30

<0.001d

  1. Detailed overview of surgical procedures, chemotherapy and prognostic aspects. Parameters were separately analyzed for elderly patients ≥70 years and patients younger than 70 years.
  2. a Man-Whitney-U-test, b Chi2-test, c Fisher’s exact test, d log-rank test.
  3. LAE = lymphadenectomy, PFS = progression free survival, OS = overall survival.