[Therapy outcome in stage III (FIGO) ovarian carcinomas at the Leipzig University Gynecologic Clinic 1976-1982 and...

This retrospective study compares treatment results (median survival time, 5-year survival rate) of 153 patients diagnosed with FIGO stage III ovarian cancer treated between 1976 to 1982 (n = 73) and 1985 to 1991 (n = 80) respectively. Between 1976 to 1982, the median survival time was 12.3 months, while it increased up to 17.0 months during the period of 1985-1991. The 5-year survival rate increased from 14.0% to 28.0%. This improvement may be due to a more radical surgical approach and the use of platinum-based first-line chemotherapy. However, the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant.