Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Systematic Review
Abstract: Ovarian cancer ranks fifth on the list of causes of cancer mortality in women. The most used therapeutic approach for this condition is cytoreductive surgery combined with chemotherapy. This review aims to analyze survival related to cytoreductive surgery in cases of ovarian cancer. This occurred through an integrative review of articles from 2018 to 2022, following the PRISMA criteria, in the PubMed database. In total, 32 articles were found and of these, 18 entered this review. Therefore, cytoreduction followed by platinum/taxane-based chemotherapy is the current standard treatment for ovarian cancer. Survival outcomes are inversely related to initial and residual tumor burden after surgery. It appears that cytoreductive surgery is a viable technique that has been associated with good patient outcomes, including a median survival rate of 53 months.
Source: Revista de Medicina
Language: English
Subfield: Reproductive Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4404336516