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. 2017 Feb 16;20:47–50. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2017.02.005

Table 3.

Responses to treatment questions.

2010
2015
N %a N %a
1. How many cycles before you operate?
Standard 3 cycles 173 53.6 128 53.8
Standard 4 cycles 21 6.5 7 2.9
Variable; depends on response 135 41.8 101 42.5
6 cycles or more 5 1.5 2 0.8



2. After NACT with a complete response, you:
LSC exploration, cytoreduction only if gross disease 12 3.8 11 4.7
Ex-lap, cytoreduction if gross residual 26 8.2 9 3.8
LSC exploration, TLH/BSO even in absence of gross diseaseb 66 20.8 92 39.2
Ex lap with TAH/BSO even in absence of gross diseaseb 225 70.8 111 47.2
Not undergo surgical exploration 5 1.6 1 0.4
Other 24 7.5 11 4.7



3. After NACT with gross residual on ID, you:
If optimally cytoreduced place a port and treat with at least 2 IP cycles 136 42.2 98 42.1
If optimally cytoreduced continue IV chemo 139 43.2 75 32.2
Switch IV treatment to _____ 16 5 2 0.9
Treat with IP regardless of cytoreductive result 1 0.3 4 1.7
Treat with more IV regardless of cytoreductive result 59 18.3 45 19.3



4. After NACT with microscopic disease on ID, you:
At least 2 cycles of IP 157 48.9 99 42.9
Continue with same type of IV 164 51.5 118 51.1
Switch IV treatment to _____ 12 3.7 7 3
Offer no treatment and start disease surveillance 2 0.6 3 1.3

Key

LSC = laparoscopic; TLH = total laparoscopic hysterectomy; BSO = bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy; TAH = total abdominal hysterectomy; IV = intravenous; IP = intra-peritoneal.

a

Percentages are based on the number of participants responding to each question, some participants marked multiple answers.

b

denotes statistically significant difference between years p < 0.0001 by two-sample t-test.