Description

Chan et al evaluate outcomes for women treated for epithelial ovarian cancer. They identified risk factors associated with relapse free survival (RFS). The authors are from the University of California San Francisco, Roswell Park Cancer Center, University of California Irvine, Columbia University, Stanford University, Ohio State University and Fox Chase Cancer Center.


 

Patient selection: women with Stage I or II epithelial ovarian cancers

 

Parameters:

(1) age in years

(2) stage

(3) pelvic fluid cytology

(4) grade

Parameter

Finding

Points

age in years

< 60 years

0

 

>= 60 years

1

stage

Stage I

0

 

Stage II

1

pelvic fluid cytology

negative

0

 

positive

1

grade

Grade 1

0

 

Grade 2

1

 

Grade 3

1

 

clear cell

1

 

total score =

= SUM(points for all 4 parameters)

 

Interpretation:

• minimum score: 0

• maximum score: 4

• The higher the score the greater the risk.

 

Total Score

Risk

5 Year Relapse Free Survival

0 or 1

low risk

88%

2

intermediate risk

71%

3 or 4

high risk

62%

 


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