Table 1:
Clinical characteristics of patients with ovarian low-grade serous tumors with histologic transformation
| Characteristic | Entire cohort (n=40) No. of patients (%) | LGS-HT-Sync (n=30) No. of patients (%) | LGS-HT-Metac (n=10) No. of patients (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 56 (26–78) | 56 (29–78) | 58 (26–72) |
| Stage | |||
| I/II | 7 (17.5%) | 4 (13.3%) | 3 (30.0%) |
| III/IV | 33 (82.5%) | 26 (86.7%) | 7 (70.0%) |
| Primary treatment | |||
| Primary debulking surgery | 30 (75.0%) | 22 (73.3%) | 8 (80.0%) |
| NACT | 10 (25.0%) | 8 (26.7%) | 2 (20.0%) |
| Residual disease after surgery† | |||
| Complete gross resection | 14 (46.7%) | 7 (31.8%) | 7 (87.5%) |
| Optimal debulking | 14 (46.7%) | 13 (59.9%) | 1 (12.5%) |
| Suboptimal debulking | 2 (6.7%) | 2 (9.1%) | 0 (0%) |
| Post-operative Treatment | |||
| Adjuvant chemotherapy | 38 (95%) | 30 (100%) | 8 (80.0%) |
| Maintenance therapy | |||
| Endocrine therapy | 6 (15.0%) | 4 (13.3%) | 2 (20.0%) |
| Bevacizumab | 7 (17.5%) | 7 (23.3%) | 0 (0%) |
| PARP inhibitor | 2 (5.0%) | 2 (6.7%) | 0 (0%) |
LGS-HT – low-grade serous tumors with histologic transformation (S - synchronous low-grade and higher-grade components; M – metachronous low-grade and higher-grade components); NACT – neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Data for residual disease after surgery were missing for 10 patients.