Michelle K Wilson1, Peter Fong2, Soizick Mesnage2, Kathryn Chrystal2, Andrew Shelling3, Kathryn Payne4, Helen Mackay5, Lisa Wang6, Stephane Laframboise7, Marjan Rouzbahman8, Wilfred Levin9, Amit M Oza10. 1. Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Canada; Department of Medical Oncology, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand. 2. Department of Medical Oncology, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand. 3. Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand. 4. Department of Pathology, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand. 5. Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Canada. 6. Department of Statistics, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Canada. 7. Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Canada. 8. Department of Pathology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Canada. 9. Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Canada. 10. Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Canada. Electronic address: amit.oza@uhn.ca.
Abstract
UNLABELLED: Optimal management of women with early stage granulosa cell tumours (GCT) presents a management conundrum - they have excellent prognosis but a third will relapse. Advances uncovering the molecular characteristics of GCT have not been matched by improvements in our understanding and treatment. METHODS: Stage I GCT patients referred to Auckland City Hospital (1955-2012) and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (1992-2012) were identified. Baseline characteristics, histopathology and outcomes were recorded retrospectively. RESULTS: One hundred and sixty stage I GCT patients were identified with a median age of 49 years. Median follow-up was 7.0 years (range 0.1-44.2 years). Fifty-one patients (32%) relapsed with a median time to relapse (TTR) of 12.0 years (1.3-17.7 years) - 20 initial relapses occurred 10 years post-diagnosis. Higher relapse rates (43% vs. 24% p=0.02) and shorter TTR (10.2 vs. 16.2 years p=0.007) were seen with stage Ic versus stage Ia disease. Cyst rupture was associated with increased relapse (p=0.03). Surgery was the main therapeutic modality at relapse. Eighty six percent of patients received non-surgical management at least once post-relapse. Clinical benefit rate was 43% with chemotherapy, 61% with hormonal therapy and 86% with radiation. Five- and 10-year overall survival (OS) were 98.5 and 91.6%, respectively. Median OS was similar in patients with (24.3 years) and without relapse (22.3 years). CONCLUSION: Surgery remains fundamental at diagnosis and relapse. Caution should be exercised in recommending adjuvant chemotherapy at initial diagnosis given median OS was greater than 20 years even with relapse. Hormonal therapy at relapse appears encouraging but needs further assessment. Novel treatment strategies need exploration with international collaboration essential for this.
UNLABELLED: Optimal management of women with early stage granulosa cell tumours (GCT) presents a management conundrum - they have excellent prognosis but a third will relapse. Advances uncovering the molecular characteristics of GCT have not been matched by improvements in our understanding and treatment. METHODS: Stage I GCT patients referred to Auckland City Hospital (1955-2012) and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (1992-2012) were identified. Baseline characteristics, histopathology and outcomes were recorded retrospectively. RESULTS: One hundred and sixty stage I GCT patients were identified with a median age of 49 years. Median follow-up was 7.0 years (range 0.1-44.2 years). Fifty-one patients (32%) relapsed with a median time to relapse (TTR) of 12.0 years (1.3-17.7 years) - 20 initial relapses occurred 10 years post-diagnosis. Higher relapse rates (43% vs. 24% p=0.02) and shorter TTR (10.2 vs. 16.2 years p=0.007) were seen with stage Ic versus stage Ia disease. Cyst rupture was associated with increased relapse (p=0.03). Surgery was the main therapeutic modality at relapse. Eighty six percent of patients received non-surgical management at least once post-relapse. Clinical benefit rate was 43% with chemotherapy, 61% with hormonal therapy and 86% with radiation. Five- and 10-year overall survival (OS) were 98.5 and 91.6%, respectively. Median OS was similar in patients with (24.3 years) and without relapse (22.3 years). CONCLUSION: Surgery remains fundamental at diagnosis and relapse. Caution should be exercised in recommending adjuvant chemotherapy at initial diagnosis given median OS was greater than 20 years even with relapse. Hormonal therapy at relapse appears encouraging but needs further assessment. Novel treatment strategies need exploration with international collaboration essential for this.
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