Luyao Guan

Dr. Luyao Guan

Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University

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Academic Career Length

9Years (2018-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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26 June 2018 in Journal of Ovarian Research
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TZTing Zhao
Ting Zhao
YLYuan Lu
Yuan Lu
YLYan Liu
Yan Liu
XWXiao Wang
Xiao Wang
LGLuyao Guan
Luyao Guan
YLYuan Lu
Yuan Lu
Considered as the precursor lesion of a subset of ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC), the prognostic role of endometriosis in OCCC patients remains controversial. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic role of coexisting endometriosis in the survival of patients with OCCC, and also sought to identify other prognostic factors. A total of 125 patients were diagnosed with OCCC during the study period. Of these, 55 (44.0%) patients had coexisting endometriosis. Patients with endometriosis were younger (p = 0.030), had smaller tumor diameter (p = 0.005) and lower preoperative CA125 levels (p = 0.005). More patients with endometriosis had International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage I disease (83.6% vs. 51.4%, p = 0.000) and exhibited sensitivity to platinum-based regimen (89.6% vs. 66.7%, p = 0.003). Univariate and multivariate analysis revealed that coexisting endometriosis was not a predictor of 5-year overall survival (OS) or progression-free survival (PFS) of OCCC patients. For OS, chemosensitivity was the only useful prognostic factor (Hazards ratio (HR) 109.33, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 23.46–511.51; p = 0.000). For PFS, the useful prognostic factors were ascites (HR 2.78, 95% CI 1.21–6.47; p = 0.016), FIGO stage (HR 1.61, 95% CI 1.04–2.49; p = 0.033), and chemosensitivity (HR 101.60, 95% CI 29.45–350.49; p = 0.000). Moreover, higher FIGO stage was the only risk factor for resistance to platinum-based chemotherapy (Exp (B) = 0.292, 95% CI 0.123–0.693; p = 0.005). In this study, coexisting endometriosis was not a prognostic factor for the survival of OCCC patients. The most important predictor of both 5-year OS and PFS was chemosensitivity to platinum-based regimen, which decreased significantly with increase in FIGO stage.