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Gynecologic Cancer InterGroup (GCIG) Consensus Review for Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary
  1. Aikou Okamoto, MD, PhD*,
  2. Rosalind M. Glasspool, MBBS, PhD, FRCP†,
  3. Seiji Mabuchi, MD, PhD‡,
  4. Noriomi Matsumura, MD, PhD§,
  5. Hiroyuki Nomura, MD, PhD∥,
  6. Hiroaki Itamochi, MD, PhD,
  7. Masashi Takano, MD, PhD#,
  8. Tadao Takano, MD, PhD**,
  9. Nobuyuki Susumu, MD, PhD∥,
  10. Daisuke Aoki, MD, PhD∥,
  11. Ikuo Konishi, MD, PhD§,
  12. Alan Covens, MD, LMCC, FRCSC†,‡,
  13. Jonathan Ledermann, MD, FRCP†,‡,
  14. Delia Mezzazanica, PhD§§,
  15. Christopher Steer, MBBS, FRACP∥∥,
  16. David Millan, BSc, MB, ChB, FRCPath¶¶,
  17. Iain A. McNeish, MD, PhD##,
  18. Jacobus Pfisterer, MD, PhD***,
  19. Sokbom Kang, MD, PhD††,†,
  20. Laurence Gladieff, MD‡,‡,‡,
  21. Jane Bryce, MSN§§§ and
  22. Amit Oza, MD, FRPCPC, MBBs∥∥∥
  1. *Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan;
  2. †Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom;
  3. ‡Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan;
  4. §Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan;
  5. ∥Keio University, Tokyo, Japan;
  6. Tottori University School of Medicine, Tottori, Japan;
  7. #National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan;
  8. **Clinical Research, Innovation, and Education Center, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan;
  9. ††Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Canada;
  10. ‡‡UCL Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom;
  11. §§Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy;
  12. ∥∥Border Medical Oncology, Victoria, Australia;
  13. ¶¶Department of Pathology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom;
  14. ##Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, United Kingdom;
  15. ***Gynecologic Oncology Center, Kiel, Germany;
  16. †††National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea;
  17. ‡‡‡Institut Claudius Regaud, Toulouse, France;
  18. §§§National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy; and
  19. ∥∥∥Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
  1. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Aikou Okamoto, MD, PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8461 Japan. E-mail: aikou7000{at}gmail.com.

Abstract

Abstract Clear cell carcinoma of the ovary (CCC) is a histologic subtype of epithelial ovarian cancer with a distinct clinical behavior. There are marked geographic differences in the prevalence of CCC. The CCC is more likely to be detected at an early stage than high-grade serous cancers, and when confined within the ovary, the prognosis is good. However, advanced disease is associated with a very poor prognosis and resistance to standard treatment. Cytoreductive surgery should be performed for patients with stage II, III, or IV disease. An international phase III study to compare irinotecan/cisplatin and paclitaxel/carboplatin as adjuvant chemotherapy for stage IIV CCC has completed enrollment (GCIG/JGOG3017). Considering the frequent PIK3CA mutation in CCC, dual inhibitors targeting PI3K, AKT in the mTOR pathway, are promising. Performing these trials and generating the evidence will require considerable international collaboration.

  • Clear cell carcinoma of the ovary (CCC)
  • Deep venous thrombosis
  • Glycogen
  • Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1ß
  • WT1
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • Ethnics
  • ARID1A
  • PIK3CA
  • PPM1D
  • PPP2R1A
  • KRAS
  • Cytoreductive surgery
  • Paclitaxel
  • Platinum
  • Irinotecan hydrochloride
  • Cisplatin
  • PI3K/AKT/mTOR

https://doi.org/10.1097/IGC.0000000000000289

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    • The authors declare no conflicts of interest.