Koji Matsuo1, Hiroko Machida2, Brendan H Grubbs3, Shinya Matsuzaki4, Maximilian Klar5, Lynda D Roman6, Anil K Sood7, David M Gershenson7. 1. Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: koji.matsuo@med.usc.edu. 2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan. 3. Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 4. Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 5. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. 6. Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 7. Department of Gynecologic Oncology & Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine changes in the characteristics of low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC) and serous borderline ovarian tumor (serous-BOT) in a time-specific manner. METHODS: We conducted a population-based retrospective study examining the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program from 1988 to 2000. Trends, demographics, and outcomes of 775 women with well-differentiated serous ovarian cancer, used as a surrogate for LGSOC, were compared to 3937 women with serous-BOT. RESULTS: In the multivariable analysis, women with LGSOC were more likely to be older, have stage II-IV disease, and have undergone hysterectomy at surgery, but less likely to be a Western U.S. resident compared to those with serous-BOT (all, adjusted-P < 0.05). During the study period, the number of LGSOCs decreased by 25.9%, particularly stage I disease (37.6% relative decrease) compared to stage II-IV disease (21.1% relative decrease) (all, P < 0.05). With a median follow-up of 16.9 years, there was a decreasing trend in the 15-year overall survival rates among LGSOC (28.7% relative decrease, P = 0.056) but not in serous-BOT (2.5% relative increase, P = 0.416) as a whole cohort. The magnitude of hazard risk from all-cause death for women with LGSOC compared to those with serous-BOT increased by 68.9% from 1988 to 2000 (P < 0.001). LGSOC remained an independent prognostic factor for decreased overall survival compared to serous-BOT (adjusted-P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that the decreasing number and survival of LGSOC over time may be due to a diagnosis-shift from LGSOC to serous-BOT. Given the distinct characteristics and outcomes of LGSOC compared to serous-BOT, our study endorses the importance of making the correct diagnosis upfront. Whether this diagnostic-shift supports a hypothesis that serous-BOT is a precursor lesion of LGSOC merits further investigation.
OBJECTIVE: To determine changes in the characteristics of low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC) and serous borderline ovarian tumor (serous-BOT) in a time-specific manner. METHODS: We conducted a population-based retrospective study examining the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program from 1988 to 2000. Trends, demographics, and outcomes of 775 women with well-differentiated serous ovarian cancer, used as a surrogate for LGSOC, were compared to 3937 women with serous-BOT. RESULTS: In the multivariable analysis, women with LGSOC were more likely to be older, have stage II-IV disease, and have undergone hysterectomy at surgery, but less likely to be a Western U.S. resident compared to those with serous-BOT (all, adjusted-P < 0.05). During the study period, the number of LGSOCs decreased by 25.9%, particularly stage I disease (37.6% relative decrease) compared to stage II-IV disease (21.1% relative decrease) (all, P < 0.05). With a median follow-up of 16.9 years, there was a decreasing trend in the 15-year overall survival rates among LGSOC (28.7% relative decrease, P = 0.056) but not in serous-BOT (2.5% relative increase, P = 0.416) as a whole cohort. The magnitude of hazard risk from all-cause death for women with LGSOC compared to those with serous-BOT increased by 68.9% from 1988 to 2000 (P < 0.001). LGSOC remained an independent prognostic factor for decreased overall survival compared to serous-BOT (adjusted-P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that the decreasing number and survival of LGSOC over time may be due to a diagnosis-shift from LGSOC to serous-BOT. Given the distinct characteristics and outcomes of LGSOC compared to serous-BOT, our study endorses the importance of making the correct diagnosis upfront. Whether this diagnostic-shift supports a hypothesis that serous-BOT is a precursor lesion of LGSOC merits further investigation.
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