How do you approach adjuvant therapy for patients with advanced ovarian cancer who undergo interval debulking surgery following six cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy?
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Gynecologic Oncology · UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
If viable tumor at the time of surgery and patient has acceptable performance status then I would treat 2-3 more cycles of chemo followed by maintenance therapy. However, if no viable tumor at the time of surgery then I would forego IV chemotherapy and start maintenance postoperatively depending on ...
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Gynecologic Oncology · Hanjani Institute
I avoid administering 6 courses of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. I aim to only give 3-4 courses and then do the operation if the patient has responded. In my experience, giving 6 courses or more interferes with tumor biology and the tumor may develop chemoresistant cells.