Is adjuvant chemotherapy beneficial for patients with FIGO stage IC adult granulosa cell tumor of the ovary?

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate the association between adjuvant chemotherapy and clinical outcomes in patients with stage IC adult granulosa cell tumor (AGCT).

Methods

We performed a retrospective study of patients with stage IC AGCT diagnosed at our hospital from January 1985 to September 2015. We analyzed descriptive statistics, and performed univariate and multivariate and Kaplan-Meier survival analyses.

Results

Sixty stage IC AGCT patients were identified, including 28 in the no adjuvant chemotherapy group (NACG) and 32 in the adjuvant chemotherapy group (ACG). The median follow-up time was 88 months (range: 9-334 months). Sixteen patients developed recurrences, including nine in the NACG and seven in the ACG groups. Univariate analysis identified incomplete surgical stag

SUBMITTER: Wang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5870389 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature