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Table 1. Patient characteristics
Patients
583
Age, years
Median (Range)
34 (12–40)
Age
≤ 30
198
(34.0)
31–40
385
(66.0)
1986–1999
168
(28.8)
2000–2017
415
(71.2)
441
(75.6)
II
48
(8.2)
III
80
(13.7)
IV
14
(2.4)
Positive
110
(18.9)
Negative
347
(59.5)
NA
126
(21.6)
Serous
123
(21.1)
Mucinous
274
(47.0)
Endometrioid
78
(13.4)
Clear cell
95
(16.3)
Others
13
(2.2)
EOC
325
(55.7)
BOT
258
(44.3)
Period
Stage
Ascitic fluid cytology
Histology
EOC or BOT
13
CA125
≤ 35 U/mL
189
(32.4)
> 35 U/mL
368
(63.1)
NA
26
(4.5)
≤ 37 U/mL
277
(47.5)
> 37 U/mL
209
(35.8)
NA
97
(16.6)
Conservative
326
(55.9)
Radical
242
(41.5)
Others
15
(2.6)
Taxane plus platinum
187
(32.1)
Platinum without taxane
91
(15.6)
No
305
(52.3)
CA19-9
Surgical procedure
Adjuvant chemotherapy
EOC, epithelial ovarian cancer; BOT, borderline ovarian
tumor; NA, not available.
298
14
299
Table 2. Clinicopathologic characteristics stratified by age
group A (age ≤ 30, n = 198)
group B (age: 31–40, n = 385)
P value
Period
< 0.05
1986–1999
70
(35.4)
98
(25.5)
2000–2017
128
(64.6)
287
(74.5)
Stage
< 0.001
170
(85.9)
271
(70.4)
II
(3.0)
42
(10.9)
III
16
(8.1)
64
(16.6)
IV
(3.0)
(2.1)
Ascitic fluid cytology
0.061
Positive
27
(13.6)
83
(21.6)
Negative
125
(63.1)
222
(57.7)
NA
46
(23.2)
80
(20.8)
Histology
< 0.001
Serous
40
(20.2)
83
(21.6)
Mucinous
137
(69.2)
137
(35.6)
Endometrioid
10
(5.1)
68
(17.7)
Clear cell
(2.5)
90
(23.4)
Others
(3.0)
(1.8)
EOC or BOT
< 0.001
EOC
66
(33.3)
259
(67.3)
BOT
132
(66.7)
126
(32.7)
CA125
< 0.05
≤ 35 U/mL
78
(39.4)
111
(28.8)
> 35 U/mL
106
(53.5)
262
(68.1)
NA
14
(7.1)
12
(3.1)
CA19-9
0.287
15
≤ 37 U/mL
88
(44.4)
189
(49.1)
> 37 U/mL
66
(33.3)
143
(37.1)
NA
44
(22.2)
53
(13.8)
Surgical procedure
< 0.001
Conservative
166
(83.8)
160
(41.6)
Radical
30
(15.2)
212
(55.1)
Others
(1.0)
13
(3.4)
Adjuvant chemotherapy
< 0.001
Taxane plus platinum
33
(16.7)
154
(40.0)
Platinum without taxane
32
(16.2)
59
(15.3)
No
133
(67.2)
172
(44.7)
EOC, epithelial ovarian cancer; BOT, borderline ovarian tumor; NA, not available.
300
16
301
Table 3. Uni- and multivariate analyses of clinicopathologic parameters in relation to overall survival of patients
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with EOC or BOT
Univariate
Multivariate
HR (95% CI)
P value
HR (95% CI)
P value
Age
≤ 30
31–40
2.069 (1.259–3.584)
< 0.05
2.059 (1.128–3.904)
< 0.05
Period
1986–1999
2000–2017
0.942 (0.601–1.508)
0.798
1.149 (0.513–2.495)
0.729
Stage
II
4.626 (2.340–8.762)
< 0.001
3.713 (1.741–7.609)
< 0.05
III
9.758 (5.910–16.334)
< 0.001
7.233 (3.849-13.814)
< 0.001
IV
19.944 (9.096–40.472)
< 0.001
12.737 (5.089–30.140)
< 0.001
Ascitic fluid cytology
Positive
Negative or NA
0.220 (0.144–0.336)
< 0.001
0.554 (0.341–0.900)
< 0.05
Histology
Serous
Mucinous
0.423 (0.239–0.749)
< 0.05
2.164 (1.044–4.483)
< 0.05
Endometrioid
0.587 (0.280–1.228)
0.144
0.435 (0.191–0.993)
< 0.05
Clear cell
1.287 (0.730–2.268)
0.383
1.310 (0.722–2.377)
0.374
Others
2.439 (0.928–6.407)
0.101
2.835 (0.988–8.133)
0.076
EOC or BOT
EOC
BOT
0.045 (0.012–0.126)
< 0.001
0.065 (0.015–0.186)
CA125
≤ 35 U/mL
17
< 0.001
> 35 U/mL or NA
4.646 (2.387–10.452)
< 0.001
1.906 (0.854–4.735)
0.119
CA19-9
≤ 37 U/mL
> 37 U/mL or NA
1.359 (0.880–2.126)
0.172
1.407 (0.856–2.337)
0.178
Surgical procedure
Conservative
Radical or others
3.051 (1.930–4.982)
< 0.001
0.633 (0.365–1.129)
0.120
Adjuvant chemotherapy
Taxane plus platinum
Platinum without taxane
1.097 (0.664–1.781)
0.710
1.924 (0.849–4.113)
0.114
No
0.226 (0.123–0.394)
< 0.001
1.134 (0.509–2.414)
0.750
HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval EOC, epithelial ovarian cancer; BOT, borderline ovarian tumor; NA,
not available.
303
18
304
Table 4. Uni- and multivariate analyses of clinicopathologic parameters in relation to overall survival of patients
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with EOC
Univariate
Multivariate
HR
P value
HR
P value
Age
≤ 30
31–40
1.124 (0.674–1.984)
0.669
2.008 (1.077–3.895)
< 0.05
Period
1986–1999
2000–2017
1.086 (0.688–1.752)
0.728
1.175 (0.512–2.599)
0.697
Stage
II
2.859 (1.432–5.490)
< 0.05
3.789 (1.766–7.841)
< 0.05
III
6.729 (4.011–11.480)
< 0.001
7.273 (3.799–14.212)
< 0.001
IV
10.650 (4.818–21.890)
< 0.001
12.627 (4.998–30.239)
< 0.001
Ascitic fluid cytology
Positive
Negative or NA
0.332 (0.215–0.512)
< 0.001
0.605 (0.364–1.004)
0.052
Histology
Serous
Mucinous
0.439 (0.242–0.795)
< 0.05
1.871 (0.874–4.004)
0.109
Endometrioid
0.276 (0.132–0.578)
< 0.001
0.409 (0.179–0.935)
< 0.05
Clear cell
0.557 (0.316–0.982)
< 0.05
1.259 (0.693–2.288)
0.449
Others
1.670 (0.635–4.391)
0.326
2.725 (0.944–7.865)
0.088
CA125
≤ 35 U/mL
> 35 U/mL or NA
3.259 (1.671–7.340)
< 0.05
1.690 (0.743–4.259)
CA19-9
≤ 37 U/mL
19
0.218
> 37 U/mL or NA
1.371 (0.882–2.163)
0.162
1.467 (0.887–2.455)
0.136
Surgical procedure
Conservative
Radical or others
1.559 (0.973–2.593)
0.066
0.635 (0.361–1.151)
0.132
Adjuvant chemotherapy
Taxane plus platinum
Platinum without taxane
1.239 (0.747–2.019)
0.398
1.932 (0.837–4.185)
0.119
No
0.593 (0.316–1.052)
0.075
1.235 (0.539–2.686)
0.607
HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval EOC, epithelial ovarian cancer; NA, not available.
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Figure legends
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Figure 1. Estimated overall survival of patients with epithelial ovarian cancer and borderline ovarian tumor
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stratified by age (group A, age ≤ 30; group B, age 31–40).
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Figure 2. Estimated disease-free survival of patients with epithelial ovarian cancer and borderline ovarian tumor
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stratified by age (group A, age ≤ 30; group B, age 31–40).
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