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Patient outcomes following interval and delayed cytoreductive surgery in advanced ovarian cancer: protocol for a multicenter, international, cohort study (Global Gynaecological Oncology Surgical Outcomes Collaborative)
  1. Faiza Gaba1,2,
  2. Karen Ash3,
  3. Oleg Blyuss4,
  4. Nicolò Bizzarri5,
  5. Paul Kamfwa6,
  6. Pedro T Ramirez7,
  7. Ioannis C Kotsopoulos8,
  8. Dhivya Chandrasekaran8,
  9. Nana Gomes9,
  10. John Butler9,
  11. Marielle Nobbenhuis9,
  12. Thomas Ind9,
  13. Owen Heath9,
  14. Desmond Barton9,
  15. Arjun Jeyarajah1,
  16. Elly Brockbank1,
  17. Alexandra Lawrence1,
  18. James Dilley1,
  19. Ranjit Manchanda1,4,
  20. Saurabh Phadnis1 and
  21. GO SOAR2
  1. 1Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
  2. 2Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
  3. 3Department of Gynaecological Oncology, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, UK
  4. 4Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, London, UK
  5. 5UOC Ginecologia Oncologica, Dipartimento per la salute della Donna e del Bambino e della Salute Pubblica, Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
  6. 6Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Cancer Diseases Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
  7. 7Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
  8. 8Department of Gynaecological Oncology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
  9. 9Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Faiza Gaba, Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK; faiza.gaba1{at}abdn.ac.uk

Abstract

Background The Global Gynecological Oncology Surgical Outcomes Collaborative (GO SOAR) has developed a network of gynecological oncology surgeons, surgical departments, and other interested parties that have the long-term ability to collaborate on outcome studies. Presented is the protocol for the GO SOAR2 study.

Primary Objectives To compare survival following interval and delayed cytoreductive surgery, between delayed cytoreductive surgery and no surgery (chemotherapy alone); and international variations in access to cytoreductive surgery for women with stage III–IV epithelial ovarian cancer.

Study Hypotheses There is no difference in survival following interval and delayed cytoreductive surgery; there is poorer survival with no surgery compared with delayed cytoreductive surgery; and there are international disparities in prevalent practice and access to cytoreductive surgery in women with stage III–IV epithelial ovarian cancer.

Trial Design International, multicenter, mixed-methods cohort study. Participating centers, will review medical charts/electronic records of patients who had been consecutively diagnosed with stage III–IV ovarian cancer between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2021. Qualitative interviews will be conducted to identify factors determining international variations in prevalent practice and access to cytoreductive surgery.

Major Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria Inclusion criteria include women with stage III–IV epithelial ovarian cancer, undergoing interval (after 3–4 cycles of chemotherapy) or delayed (≥5 cycles of chemotherapy) cytoreductive surgeries or no cytoreductive surgery (≥5 cycles of chemotherapy alone).

Primary Endpoints Overall survival (defined from date of diagnosis to date of death); progression-free survival (defined from date of diagnosis to date of first recurrence); facilitator/barriers to prevalent practice and access to cytoreductive surgery.

Sample Size In order to determine whether there is a difference in survival following interval and delayed cytoreductive surgery and no surgery, data will be abstracted from 1000 patients.

Estimated Dates for Completing Accrual and Presenting Results It is estimated that recruitment will be completed by 2023, and results published by 2024.

Trial Registration NCT05523804

  • Surgery
  • Ovarian Cancer

https://doi.org/10.1136/ijgc-2022-004101

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    • Collaborators GO SOAR Team.

    • Contributors Study conception and design: FG. Protocol development: FG, NB, PTR, PK, OB, ICK, DC, SP, AJ, EB, AL, RM, JD, NG, JB, MN, TI, OH, DB. Steering committee: FG, KA, PTR, NB, PK, OB. Study management: FG, KA, NB. Preparation of figures: FG. Initial draft of manuscript: FG. Statistical aspects: FG, OB. Manuscript writing and approval: all authors. FG as guarantor accepts full responsibility for this work.

    • Funding The study is supported by the Grampian Endowment Fund.

    • Competing interests FG declares funding from the NHS Grampian Endowment Fund, Medtronic, Karl Storz outside of this work and honorarium from AstraZeneca. RM declares research funding from Barts Charity, Rose Trees Trust, Yorskshire Cancer Research, CRUK, Eve Appeal and honoraria from GSK, MSD, AstraZeneca, and EGL outside this work. DC declares honorarium from AstraZeneca. All other authors declare no conflict of interest.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.