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Perioperative outcomes of cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in elderly women with epithelial ovarian cancer: analysis of a prospective registry
  1. Laura M Chambers1,
  2. Meng Yao2,
  3. Molly Morton3,
  4. Anna Chichura3,
  5. Anthony B Costales4,
  6. Max Horowitz1,
  7. Morgan F Gruner3,
  8. Peter G Rose1,
  9. Chad M Michener1 and
  10. Robert DeBernardo1
  1. 1Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  2. 2Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  3. 3Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
  4. 4Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Laura M Chambers, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA; chambel2{at}ccf.org

Abstract

Objective To evaluate perioperative outcomes in elderly versus non-elderly women with advanced or recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer undergoing surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC).

Methods A single-institution prospective registry was analyzed for women with ovarian cancer who underwent surgery with HIPEC from January 2014 to December 2020. Elderly age was defined as ≥65 years at surgery. Complications were defined according to the Accordion scale. Univariate and multivariable analysis was used to compare progression-free survival and overall survival.

Results Of 127 women who underwent surgery with HIPEC, 33.1% (n=42) were ≥65 and 17.3% (n=22) were ≥70 years old. The median age for non-elderly and elderly patients were 55.7±8.3 versus 72.0±5.4 years, respectively (p<0.001). The majority of non-elderly versus elderly patients underwent HIPEC at the time of interval cytoreductive surgery following neoadjuvant chemotherapy (52.9% vs 73.8%, p=0.024). There were no differences in moderate (15.3% vs 26.2%) or severe postoperative complications (10.6% vs 11.9%, p=0.08), acute kidney injury (7.1% vs 16.7%, p=0.12), and length of stay (5.0 vs 5.0 days, p=0.56) for non-elderly versus elderly patients. With a median follow-up of 20 months (95% CI 9.1 to 32.7 months), there was no difference in progression-free survival (18.8 vs 15.7 months, p=0.75) or overall survival (61.6 months vs not estimable, p=0.72) for non-elderly versus elderly patients. Comparing patients 65–69 versus ≥70 years, progression-free survival (33.0 vs 12.5 months, p=0.002) was significantly improved in patients aged 65–69, without difference in overall survival (not estimable vs 36.0 months, p=0.91). On multivariable analysis, age ≥65 did not impact progression-free survival (p=0.74).

Conclusions In this prospective registry of women with ovarian cancer, perioperative morbidity is not increased for non-elderly versus elderly patients following surgery with HIPEC. While age should not exclude patients from surgery with HIPEC, additional research is needed regarding oncologic benefits in elderly women.

  • ovarian cancer
  • gynecologic surgical procedures
  • postoperative complications

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  • Contributors All authors have contributed to the manuscript equally.

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