In women with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (AOC), neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) combined with interval cytoreductive surgery and post-operative chemotherapy is an option. Several retrospective studies have demonstrated the feasibility of minimally invasive surgery in case of a good response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and prospective randomised trial is currently underway to demonstrate the non-inferiority of minimally invasive surgery compared to laparotomy in patients with an optimal response after 3-4 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (LANCE trial, NCT04575935). The aim of our study is to evaluate the feasibility of interval surgery after at least VI cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with a minimally invasive approach.
Age range
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
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Feasibility of minimally invasive surgery
Timeframe: 15 days
Safety of minimally invasive surgery (First parameter)
Timeframe: 2 years
Safety of minimally invasive surgery (Second parameter)
Timeframe: 2 years
Safety of minimally invasive surgery (third parameter)
Timeframe: 6 months