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Item High Measures of Pre-Chemoradiotherapy Platelet-to-Albumin Ratio Indicates Poor Prognosis in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Patients(2022) Kucuk, Ahmet; Topkan, Erkan; Selek, Ugur; Haksoyler, Veysel; Mertsoylu, Huseyin; Besen, Ali Ayberk; Pehlivan, Berrin; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8120-7123; 35444422; AAG-2213-2021Purpose: In a lack of similar research, we meant to retrospectively investigate the prognostic significance of pre-chemoradiotherapy (C-CRT) platelet-to-albumin ratio (PAR) on the survival results of locally advanced unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma (LAPC) patients. Patients and Methods: The present analysis included 139 LAPC patients who received C-CRT in total. The utility of pre-C-CRT cutoff(s) reshaping survival data was explored using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. The primary and secondary objectives were the associations between PAR levels and overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) outcomes. Results: At a median follow-up of 15.7 months (95% CI: 11.6-19.8), the overall cohort's median and 5-year OS rates were 14.4 months (95% CI: 11.8-17) and 14.7%, respectively, while the corresponding PFS rates were 7.8 months (95% CI: 6.5-9.1) and 11.2%. Because the ROC curve analysis found 4.9 as the optimal PAR cutoff for both OS and PFS [area under the curve (AUC): 75.4%; sensitivity: 72.4%; specificity: 70.3%], we divided the patients into two PAR cohorts: PAR<4.9 (N=60) and PAR>4.9 (N=79). Comparative analysis per PAR group exhibited significantly worse OS (11.2 vs 18.6 months, and 9.8% vs 20.9% at 5 years, P=0.003) and DFS (7 vs 14.3 months, and 7.6% vs 16.2% at 5 years, P=0.001) with PAR>4.9 versus PAR<4.9, respectively. In multivariate analysis, the N0 nodal status, CA 19-9 <= 90 U/mL, and PAR<4.9 were found to be independent predictors of improved OS and PFS. Conclusion: The pre-C-CRT high PAR (>4.9) robustly and independently prognosticated significantly worse OS and PFS results in inoperable LAPC patients who underwent definitive C-CRT.Item Prechemoradiotherapy Systemic Inflammation Response Index Stratifies Stage IIIB/C Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients into Three Prognostic Groups: A Propensity Score-Matching Analysis(2021) Topkan, Erkan; Selek, Ugur; Kucuk, Ahmet; Haksoyler, Veysel; Ozdemir, Yurday; Sezen, Duygu; Mertsoylu, Huseyin; Besen, Ali Ayberk; Bolukbasi, Yasemin; Ozyilkan, Ozgur; Pehlivan, Berrin; 0000-0001-8120-7123; 0000-0002-2218-2074; 0000-0002-7862-0192; 33552158; AAG-2213-2021; AAG-5629-2021; AAD-6910-2021Purpose. We explored the prognostic influence of the systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) on the survival outcomes of stage IIIB/C non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who underwent concurrent chemoradiotherapy. Methods. Present propensity score-matching (PSM) analysis comprised 876 stage IIIB/C NSCLC patients who received 1-3 cycles of platinum-based doublets concurrent with thoracic radiotherapy from 2007 to 2017. The primary and secondary objectives were the relationships between the SIRI values and overall (OS) and progression-free survival, respectively. Propensity scores were calculated for SIRI groups to adjust for confounders and to facilitate well-balanced comparability between the SIRI groups by creating 1 : 1 matched study groups. Results. The receiver operating characteristic curve analysis identified an optimal SIRI cutoff at 1.9 for OS (AUC: 78.8%; sensitivity: 73.7%; specificity: 70.7%) and PFS (AUC: 80.5%; sensitivity: 75.8%; specificity: 72.9%) and we grouped the patients into two PSM cohorts: SIRI < 1.9 (N = 304) and SIRI >= 1.9 (N = 304), respectively. The SIRI >= 1.9 cohort had significantly worse median OS (P<0.001) and PFS (P<0.001) than their SIRI < 1.9 companions. The further combination of SIRI with disease stage exhibited that the SIRI-1 (IIIB and SIRI < 1.9) and SIRI-3 (IIIC and SIRI >= 1.9) cohorts had the best and worst outcomes, respectively, with SIRI-2 cohort (IIIB and SIRI >= 1.9 or IIIC and SIRI < 1.9) being remained in between (P<0.001 for OS and PFS, separately). In multivariate analysis, the two- and three-laddered stratifications per the 1.9 cutoffs and SIRI groups retained their independent significance, individually. Conclusions. The SIRI >= 1.9 independently prognosticated significantly worse OS and PFS results and plated the stage IIIB/C patients into three fundamentally distinct prognostic groups.Item Low Prognostic Nutritional Index Predicts Poor Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Stage IIIB Non-small-cell Lung Carcinoma Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy(2020) Ozdemir, Yurday; Topkan, Erkan; Mertsoylu, Huseyin; Selek, Ugur; 0000-0002-1932-9784; 0000-0001-8120-7123; 0000-0002-2218-2074; 32214853; M-9530-2014; AAG-2213-2021; AAG-5629-2021Purpose: To investigate the prognostic utility of the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) in stage IIIB non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) patients undergoing concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT). Methods: A total of 358 stage IIIB NSCLC patients who received a total dose of 60-66 Gy (2 Gy/fraction) radiotherapy and >= 1 cycle(s) of platinum-based chemotherapy were analyzed. The receiver operating curve analysis was utilized to identify the optimal PNI cut-off value demonstrating a significant connection with the overall survival (OS), locoregional progression-free survival (LRPFS), and progression-free survival (PFS). Results: At a median follow-up time of 22.5 months (range: 2.4-123.5), 30.2% and 14% of the patients were still alive and free of disease progression, respectively.The median OS, LRPFS, and PFS were 25.2 [95% confidence interval (CI): 36.3-46.6 months], 15.4 (95% CI: 26.6-35.3 months), and 10.7 (95% CI: 36.8-69.9 months), individually, for the whole study accomplice. The ROC analysis revealed an optimum rounded cut-off that associated meaningfully with each of the OS [area under the curve (AUC): 84.1%; sensitivity: 75.9%;72.4% specificity], LRPFS (AUC: 92.4%; sensitivity: 87.9%; 85.1% specificity), and PFS (AUC: 80.1%; sensitivity: 73.7%; 71.6% specificity) at a value of 40.5. Comparative analyses revealed that the patients presenting with PNI <= 40.5 had significantly inferior OS (16.8 vs 36.7; P<0.001), LRPFS (11.5 vs 19.5; P<0.001), and PFS (8.6 vs 13.6; P<0.001) outcomes compared to patients with PNI>40.5. In univariate analyses, lower T-stage (1-2 vs 3-4; P< 0.001), lower N-stage (N2 vs N3; P< 0.001), anemia status (absent vs present; P< 0.001), weight loss status (<5% vs >= 5%; P< 0.001), and PM group (<= 40.5 vs >40.5; P<0.001) were the factors found to be associated with OS, LRPFS and PFS results. The results of multivariate analysis exhibited that the PM was independently associated with each of the OS (P<0.001), LRPFS (P<0.001), and PFS (P<0.001) outcomes. Conclusion: The pretreatment PNI appears to be a robust novel prognostic factor that stratifies patients with stage IIIB NSCLC into two significantly distinct survival groups after CRT.Item Prognostic Value of Pretreatment Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index in Glioblastoma Multiforme Patients Undergoing Postneurosurgical Radiotherapy Plus Concurrent and Adjuvant Temozolomide(2020) Topkan, Erkan; Besen, Ali Ayberk; Ozdemir, Yurday; Kucuk, Ahmet; Mertsoylu, Huseyin; Pehlivan, Berrin; Selek, Ugur; 0000-0002-1932-9784; 0000-0002-2218-2074; 0000-0001-8120-7123; 0000-0002-7862-0192; 32565725; M-9530-2014; AAG-5629-2021; AAG-2213-2021; AAD-6910-2021Objectives. To evaluate the potential prognostic utility of pretreatment systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) in newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patients who underwent postneurosurgical radiotherapy and concurrent plus adjuvant temozolomide. Methods. The retrospective data of GBM patients who underwent postneurosurgical radiotherapy and concurrent plus adjuvant temozolomide were analyzed. For each patient, SII was calculated using the platelet, neutrophil, and lymphocyte measures obtained on the first day of treatment: SII=plateletsxneutrophils/lymphocytes. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was utilized for the evaluation of optimal cut-off values for SII those linked with the outcomes. Primary and secondary endpoints constituted the overall (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) per conveyance SII group. Results. A total of 167 patients were included. The ROC curve analysis identified the optimum SII cut-off at a rounded 565 value that significantly interacted with the PFS and OS and stratified patients into two groups: low-SII (SII<565; n=71) and high-SII (SII >= 565; n=96), respectively. Comparative survival analyses exhibited that the high-SII cohort had significantly shorter median PFS (6.0 versus 16.6 months; P<0.001) and OS (11.1 versus 22.9 months; P<0.001) than the low-SII cohort. The relationship between the high-SII and poorer PFS (P<0.001) and OS (P<0.001) further retained its independent significance in multivariate analysis, as well. Conclusions. The outcomes displayed here qualified the pretreatment SII as a novel independent prognostic index for predicting survival outcomes of newly diagnosed GBM patients undergoing postneurosurgical radiotherapy and concurrent plus adjuvant temozolomide.Item Prognostic Value of C-Reactive Protein to Albumin Ratio in Glioblastoma Multiforme Patients Treated with Concurrent Radiotherapy and Temozolomide(2020) Topkan, Erkan; Besen, Ali A.; Mertsoylu, Huseyin; Kucuk, Ahmet; Pehlivan, Berrin; Selek, Ugur; 0000-0002-7862-0192; 0000-0002-1932-9784; 0000-0001-8120-7123; 32566124; AAD-6910-2021; M-9530-2014; AAG-2213-2021Objective. We investigated the prognostic impact of C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CRP/Alb) on the survival outcomes of newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patients treated with radiotherapy (RT) and concurrent plus adjuvant temozolomide (TMZ).Methods. The pretreatment CRP and Alb records of GBM patients who underwent RT and concurrent plus adjuvant TMZ were retrospectively analyzed. The CRP/Alb was calculated by dividing serum CRP level by serum Alb level obtained prior to RT. The availability of significant cutoff value for CRP/Alb that interacts with survival was assessed with the receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. The primary endpoint was the association between the CRP/Alb and the overall survival (OS).Results. A total of 153 patients were analyzed. At a median follow-up of 14.7 months, median and 5-year OS rates were 16.2 months (95% CI: 12.5-19.7) and 9.5%, respectively, for the entire cohort. The ROC curve analysis identified a significant cutoff value at 0.75 point (area under the curve: 74.9%; sensitivity: 70.9%; specificity: 67.7%;P<0.001) for CRP/Alb that interacts with OS and grouped the patients into two: CRP/Alb <0.75 (n = 61) and >= 0.75 (n = 92), respectively. Survival comparisons revealed that the CRP/Alb <0.75 was associated with a significantly superior median (22.5 versus 15.7 months;P<0.001) and 5-year (20% versus 0%) rates than the CRP/Alb >= 0.75, which retained its independent significance in multivariate analysis (P<0.001).Conclusion. Present results suggested the pretreatment CRP/Alb as a significant and independent inflammation-based index which can be utilized for further prognostic lamination of GBM patients.Item Low Systemic Inflammation Response Index Predicts Good Prognosis in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Carcinoma Patients Treated with Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy(2020) Topkan, Erkan; Mertsoylu, Huseyin; Kucuk, Ahmet; Besen, Ali Ayberk; Sezer, Ahmet; Sezen, Duygu; Bolukbasi, Yasemin; Selek, Ugur; Pehlivan, Berrin; 0000-0002-7862-0192; 0000-0002-6445-1439; 0000-0002-1932-9784; 0000-0001-8120-7123; AAD-6910-2021; AAD-2667-2020; M-9530-2014; AAG-2213-2021Background. We investigated the prognostic significance of pretreatment systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) in locally advanced pancreatic carcinoma (LAPC) patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT). Methods. Present retrospective cohort analysis investigated consecutive 154 LAPC patients who received radical CRT. The SIRI was defined as:SIRI=neutrophilxmonocyte/lymphocyte counts. Ideal SIRI cutoff(s) influencing overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) results were sought by using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. The primary endpoint was the interaction between the SIRI and OS results. Results. The median follow-up, PFS, and OS durations were 14.3 (range: 2.9-74.6), 7.9 [%95 confidence interval (CI): 5.7-10.1), and 14.7 months (%95 CI: 11.4-18.0) for the entire cohort, respectively. ROC curve analyses determined the ideal SIRI cutoff that exhibiting a significant link with OS and PFS outcomes at the rounded 1.6 point (AUC: 74.3%; sensitivity: 73.8%; specificity: 70.1%).The SIRI <1.6 patients (N=58) had significantly superior median PFS (13.8 versus 6.7 months; P<0.001) and OS (28.6 versus 12.6 months; P<0.001) lengths than SIRI >= 1.6 patients (N=96), respectively. Although the N0 (versus N1; P<0.05) and CA 19-9 <= 90 U/mL (versus >90 U/mL) appeared as the other significant associates of better OS and PFS in univariate analyses, yet the results of multivariate analyses confirmed the SIRI <1.6 as the independent indicator of superior OS and PFS (P<0.001 for each). Conclusion. Pretreatment SIRI is a novel independent prognosticator that may further enhance the conventional tumor-node-metastases staging system in a more precise prediction of the OS and PFS outcomes of LAPC patients after radical CRT.Item Low Advanced Lung Cancer Inflammation Index Predicts Poor Prognosis in Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients Treated with Definitive Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy(2020) Topkan, Erkan; Ozdemir, Yurday; Kucuk, Ahmet; Guler, Ozan Cem; Sezer, Ahmet; Besen, Ali Ayberk; Mertsoylu, Huseyin; Senyurek, Sukran; Kilic Durankus, Nulifer; Bolukbasi, Yasemin; Selek, Ugur; Pehlivan, Berrin; 0000-0001-8120-7123; 0000-0002-7862-0192; 0000-0002-2218-2074; 0000-0001-6908-3412; 0000-0002-1932-9784; 0000-0002-6445-1439; 0000-0002-5361-364X; 33082783; AAG-2213-2021; AAD-6910-2021; AAG-5629-2021; AAC-5654-2020; M-9530-2014; AAD-2667-2020Purpose. We aimed to retrospectively investigate the prognostic worth of pretreatment advanced lung cancer inflammation index (ALI) in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (LA-NPC) patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (C-CRT).Patients and Methods. A total of 164 LA-NPC patients treated with cisplatinum-based definitive C-CRT were included in this retrospective cohort analysis. The convenience of ideal pre-C-CRT ALI cut-offs affecting survival results was searched by employing the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses. The primary endpoint was the link between the ALI groups and overall survival (OS), while cancer-specific survival (CSS), locoregional progression-free survival [LR(PFS)], distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS), and PFS comprised the secondary endpoints.Results. The ROC curve analyses distinguished a rounded ALI cut-off score of 24.2 that arranged the patients into two cohorts [ALI >= 24.2 (N = 94) versus < 24.2 (N = 70)] with significantly distinct CSS, OS, DMFS, and PFS outcomes, except for the LRPFS. At a median follow-up time of 79.2 months (range: 6-141), the comparative analyses showed that ALI < 24.2 cohort had significantly shorter median CSS, OS, DMFS, and PFS time than the ALI >= 24.2 cohort (P<0.001for each), which retained significance at 5- (P<0.001) and 10-year (P<0.001) time points. In multivariate analyses, ALI < 24.2 was asserted to be an independent predictor of the worse prognosis for each endpoint (P<0.001for each) in addition to the tumor stage (T-stage) (P<0.05for all endpoints) and nodal stage (N-stage) (P<0.05for all endpoints).Conclusion. As a novel prognostic index, the pretreatment ALI < 24.2 appeared to be strongly associated with significantly diminished survival outcomes in LA-NPC patients treated with C-CRT independent of the universally recognized T- and N-stages.Item Pretreatment Photopenia on F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography Scans Predicts Poor Prognosis in Nasopharyngeal Cancer Patients Undergoing Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy(2020) Topkan, Erkan; Selek, Ugur; Mertsoylu, Huseyin; Ozdemir, Yurday; Kucuk, Ahmet; Torun, Nese; Besen, Ali Ayberk; 0000-0002-2218-2074; 0000-0002-1932-9784; 0000-0001-8120-7123; 0000-0002-7862-0192; 0000-0002-5597-676X; 32075362; AAG-5629-2021; M-9530-2014; AAG-2213-2021; AAD-6910-2021; AAE-2718-2021Objectives. To investigate the influence of pretreatment primary tumor or nodal photopenia (PP) on F-18-fluorodeoxyglu- case positron emission tomography-computed tomography (FDG PET-CT), an indicator of tumor ischemia, on survival results of nasopharyngeal cancers (NPCs) treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (C-CRT). Methods. The pre-C-CRT FDG PET-CT scans of 104 patients with NPC (cT1-4 N0-3 M0) were retrospectively examined to determine the presence of PP (PP+). Our primary endpoint was the influence of PP+ on overall survival (OS), while the progression-free survival (PFS) and locoregional PFS (LRPFS) constituted the secondary endpoints. Results. The PP+ was detected in 29 (27.9%): nine (8.7%), seven (6.7%), and 13 (12.5%) in the primary tumor alone, primary tumor plus neck nodes, and neck nodes alone, respectively. Because the PP+ cases were small by count per location, all comparative analyses were performed according to overall PP+/PP- status instead of per detected site. At a median follow-up of 67.8 months (range, 9 to 130 months), the median survival times were not reached (NR) for the entire population. while 5-year OS, LRPFS, and PFS rates were 73.3%, 68.2%, and 63.4%, respectively. Comparatively the PP patients exhibited significantly poorer median OS (49.8 months vs. NR, P<0.001), LRPFS (40.7 months vs. NR, P=0.001), and PFS (31.8 months vs. NR, P=0.002) durations than their PP- counterparts. Furthermore, the PP+ retained its independent prognostic significance in multivariate analysis (P <0.001). Conclusion. Present results uncovered the pre-C-CRT PP as an independent predictor of poor prognosis for NPC patients, which underscore the requirement for the fortification of the local and systemic treatments in hypoxic NPCs.Item Systemic Inflammation Response Index Predicts Survival Outcomes in Glioblastoma Multiforme Patients Treated with Standard Stupp Protocol(2020) Topkan, Erkan; Kucuk, Ahmet; Ozdemir, Yurday; Mertsoylu, Huseyin; Besen, Ali Ayberk; Sezen, Duygu; Bolukbasi, Yasemin; Pehlivan, Berrin; Selek, Ugur; 0000-0002-7862-0192; 0000-0001-8120-7123; 0000-0002-2218-2074; 0000-0002-1932-9784; 33274245; AAD-6910-2021; AAG-2213-2021; AAG-5629-2021; M-9530-2014Objectives. We endeavored to retrospectively assess the prognostic merit of pretreatment systemic immune response index (SIRI) in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patients who underwent postoperative partial brain radiotherapy (RT) and concurrent plus adjuvant temozolomide (TMZ), namely, the Stupp protocol. Methods. The records of 181 newly diagnosed GBM patients who received the postoperative Stupp protocol were retrospectively analyzed. The SIRI value for each eligible patient was calculated by utilizing the platelet, neutrophil, and lymphocyte measures obtained on the first day of treatment: SIRI=NeutrophilsxMonocytes/Lymphocytes. The ideal cutoff values for SIRI connected with the progression-free- (PFS) and overall survival (OS) results were methodically searched through using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Primary and secondary end-points constituted the potential OS and PFS distinctions among the SIRI groups, respectively. Results. The ROC curve analysis labeled the ideal SIRI cutoffs at 1.74 (Area under the curve (AUC): 74.9%; sensitivity: 74.2%; specificity: 71.4%) and 1.78 (AUC: 73.6%; sensitivity: 73.1%; specificity: 70.8%) for PFS and OS status, individually. The SIRI cutoff of 1.78 of the OS status was chosen as the common cutoff for the stratification of the study population (Group 1: SIRI <= 1.78 (N=96) and SIRI>1.78 (N=85)) and further comparative PFS and OS analyses. Comparisons between the two SIRI cohorts manifested that the SIRI <= 1.78 cohort had altogether significantly superior median PFS (16.2 versus 6.6 months; P<0.001) and OS (22.9 versus 12.2 months; P<0.001) than its SIRI>1.78 counterparts. The results of multivariate Cox regression analyses ratified the independent and significant alliance between a low SIRI and longer PFS (P<0.001) and OS (P<0.001) durations, respectively. Conclusions. Present results firmly counseled the pretreatment SIRI as a novel, sound, and independent predictor of survival outcomes in newly diagnosed GBM patients intended to undergo postoperative Stupp protocol.Item Clinical characteristics of relapsed ovarian cancer patients with striking response to the bevacizumab at first relapse(2020) Kose, Fatih; Alemdaroglu, Songul; Mertsoylu, Huseyin; Besen, Ali Ayberk; Guler, Ozan Cem; Simsek, Seda Yuksel; Erbay, Gurcan; Onal, Cem; Celik, Husnu; 0000-0002-2742-9021; 0000-0003-4335-6659; 0000-0001-6908-3412; 0000-0002-0156-5973; 0000-0002-7862-0192; 0000-0002-1932-9784; D-5195-2014; AAI-8400-2021; AAC-5654-2020; G-4827-2016; AAD-6910-2021; M-9530-2014Background: Ovarian cancer is fifth leading cause of the cancer related death in women. Platin based doublet regimen plus bevacizumab is standard treatment in relapse. The primary aim of this study is to define clinicopathological characteristics of the relapsed ovarian cancer who derived unexpectedly long benefit from bevacizumab treatment. Methods: Total number of 106 patients with relapsed ovarian cancer and treated with bevacizumab (bevacizumab is not reimbursed as a part of adjuvant treatment in Turkey) on their first relapse were included. For the purpose of the study, the patients were placed into two groups, Group A and B, selected on the basis of the rate of PFS 1 (time between first day of adjuvant chemotherapy and first radiological progression) to PFS 2 (time between first day of second line treatment and second radiological progression). The patients included into Group A if PFS 1 greater than PFS 2 and Group B vice versa. Results: Group A and B were consisted of 67 (63%) and 39 (37%) patients. At a median follow-up of 32.1 months (5.3-110.8), 56 (52.8%) patients were died. Significant number of patients (78.4%) treated with primary surgery without neoadjuvant treatment and 59 (57.8%) out of the 102 patients had debulking surgery when their cancer relapsed. PFS 1 and 2 were estimated as 16.5 mo (14.1-18.9) vs. 13.7 mo (9.9-17.5) and 13.4 mo (8.0-18.6) vs. 29.7 mo (21.5-38.0) in group A and B, respectively (p < 0.001 and p < 0.001). Only parameter that show significant difference between groups was the rate of platin resistant patients; Group A: 13 (19.4%) out of 67 patients vs. Group B: 15 (38.6%) out of 39 patients with ap value of 0.041. Binary logistic regression indicates PFS1 is significant inverse predictor (shorter PFS-1 means greater chance of being in group B) of entering Group B [Chi-Square = 16.5, df = 6 and p = 0.011 (< 0.05)]. PFS1 is significant at the 5% level [ PFS1 wald = 4.33,p = 0.038 (p < 0.05)]. In multivariate analysis, cox-regression proportional hazard, cytoreductive surgery at second relapse (yes or no) (p: 0.028; HR: 0.3, 0.02-0.7, 95% CI) showed significant effect on PFS-2. On the other hand, platin resistance (< 6 mos; yes or no) (p: 0.04; HR: 4.0, 1.1-14.4, 95% CI) and secondary surgery outcome (no visible vs. visible) (p: 0.003; HR: 0.2, 0.07-0.58, 95% CI) showed significant effect on OS. Bevacizumab related adverse effects with greater than grad 3 detected in 13 (15%) and 10 (25%) in group A and B (p: 0.77). Conclusions: Our findings indicate that bevacizumab produced strikingly high PFS (over 24 months) in significant portion of relapsed ovarian cancer patients whom were mostly platin resistant cases with short PFS-1. This gain specifically achieved in patients who had aggressive secondary surgery with no-visible surgical outcome.
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