@article{a0c93d51195642439e2348b1ef19f486,
title = "Quality of life is significantly associated with survival in women with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer: An ancillary data analysis of the NRG Oncology/Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG-0218) study",
abstract = "Objective Evaluate association between baseline quality of life (QOL) and changes in QOL measured by FACT-O TOI with progression-free disease (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). Methods Patients enrolled in GOG-0218 with completed FACT-O TOI assessments at baseline and at least one follow-up assessment were eligible. Baseline FACT-O TOI scores were sorted by quartiles (Q1-4) and outcomes compared between Q1 and Q2-4 with log-rank statistic and multivariate Cox regression adjusting for age, stage, post-surgical residual disease size, and performance status (PS). Trends in FACT-O TOI scores from baseline to the latest follow-up assessment were evaluated for impact on intragroup (Q1 or Q2-4) outcome by log-rank analysis. Results Of 1152 eligible patients, 283 formed Q1 and 869 formed Q2-4. Mean baseline FACT-O TOI scores were 47.5 for Q1 vs. 74.7 for Q2-4 (P < 0.001). Q1 compared to Q2-4 had worse median OS (37.5 vs. 45.6 months, P = 0.001) and worse median PFS (12.5 vs. 13.1 months, P = 0.096). Q2-4 patients had decreased risks of disease progression (HR 0.974, 95% CI 0.953–0.995, P = 0.018), and death (HR 0.963, 95% CI 0.939–0.987, P = 0.003) for each five-point increase in baseline FACT-O TOI. Improving versus worsening trends in FACT-O TOI scores were associated with longer median PFS (Q1: 12.7 vs. 8.6 months, P = 0.001; Q2-4: 16.7 vs. 11.1 months, P < 0.001) and median OS (Q1: 40.8 vs. 16 months, P < 0.001; Q2-4: 54.4 vs. 33.6 months, P < 0.001). Conclusions Baseline FACT-O TOI scores were independently prognostic of PFS and OS while improving compared to worsening QOL was associated with significantly better PFS and OS in women with EOC.",
keywords = "FACT-O TOI, NRG Oncology/GOG, Ovarian cancer, Quality of life, Survival",
author = "Phippen, {N. T.} and Secord, {A. A.} and S. Wolf and G. Samsa and B. Davidson and Abernethy, {A. P.} and D. Cella and Havrilesky, {L. J.} and Burger, {R. A.} and Monk, {B. J.} and Leath, {C. A.}",
note = "Funding Information: This research was supported in part by ( NIH ) 5K12HD0012580-15 to CAL. This research was supported by National Cancer Institute grants to NRG Oncology ( 1 U10 CA180822 ) and NRG Operations ( 1 U10 CA180868 ). The following Gynecologic Oncology Group member institutions participated in the primary treatment studies: Roswell Park Cancer Institute, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Duke University Medical Center, Abington Memorial Hospital, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Wayne State University, University of Minnesota Medical School, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Colorado Gynecologic Oncology Group P.C., University of California at Los Angeles, University of Washington, University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Indiana University School of Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, University of California Medical Center at Irvine, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Magee Women's Hospital, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, University of Kentucky, University of New Mexico, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Washington University School of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Columbus Cancer Council, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Women's Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, University of Chicago, Mayo Clinic, Case Western Reserve University, Tampa Bay Cancer Consortium, Yale University, GOG Japan-Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, University of Wisconsin Hospital, Cancer Trials Support Unit, University of Texas - Galveston, Women and Infants Hospital, Korean Gynecologic Oncology Group, The Hospital of Central Connecticut, Georgia Core, GYN Oncology of West Michigan, PLLC, Aurora Women's Pavilion of West Allis Memorial Hospital, and Community Clinical Oncology Program. ",
year = "2017",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.07.121",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "147",
pages = "98--103",
journal = "Gynecologic Oncology",
issn = "0090-8258",
publisher = "Academic Press Inc.",
number = "1",
}