Management and Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Advanced Ovarian Cancer in Routine Clinical Practice in Spain: The OVOC Study
摘要
The OVOC study was carried out to evaluate the management and clinical evolution of patients with advanced ovarian cancer (AOC) in routine clinical practice in Spain.
MethodsA retrospective study was made in women diagnosed with advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer (FIGO IIIB-IV) who had received at least one line of treatment between 2013 and 2016, before the establishment of poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors as first-line treatment.
ResultsA total of 400 patients (median age: 61.7 years; FIGO IIIC: 60.0%; high-grade serous carcinoma: 75.0%) received a median of two therapy lines. Primary and interval debulking surgery was performed in 37.0% and 54.3% of the patients. Germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations were found in 16.2% and 12.0% of the patients. The median progression-free survival (PFS) from the start of the first-/second-/third-line of treatment was 14.2/8.7/4.5 months. The median treatment-free interval (TFI) to the start of the second line was 9.9 months. The median overall survival (OS) was 42.6 months. At first relapse, 65.9% of the patients were platinum-sensitive and 34.1% platinum-resistant. Biologic therapies were administered in 25.2% of the platinum-sensitive and 16.2% of the platinum-resistant patients. Patients harboring BRCA mutations had a lower risk of progression/relapse after the first (BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation versus native: p < 0.0001) and second line (BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation versus native: p = 0.021 and p = 0.037, respectively). Patients with BRCA2 mutations had a lower mortality risk than those without (p = 0.015). The median PFS was significantly higher in patients receiving targeted therapy in the first (17.4 versus 11.6 months; p = 0.039) and second line (11.1 versus 7.8 months; p < 0.001).
ConclusionThis study provides real-world data on therapeutic management and outcomes in AOC patients in Spain. A longer PFS was achieved in patients receiving targeted therapies. BRCA1/2 mutations were a favorable prognostic factor for PFS and BRCA2 mutation for OS.