Journal of International Obstetrics and Gynecology ›› 2023, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (5): 573-577.doi: 10.12280/gjfckx.20230338

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Value of Patient-Reported Outcome Scale in Chemotherapy of Ovarian Cancer

WANG Jian-zhang, RUAN Dan-hua, ZHAO Tian-lang, LIU Rui, ZHANG Xu-yang, ZENG Jing(), YIN Ru-tie   

  1. West China School of Medicine (WANG Jian-zhang, ZHAO Tian-lang, ZHANG Xu-yang), West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medcine (RUAN Dan-hua, LIU Rui), Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; Department of Tumor Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China (ZENG Jing, YIN Ru-tie)
  • Received:2023-05-04 Published:2023-10-15 Online:2023-10-16
  • Contact: ZENG Jing, E-mail:331222004@qq.com

Abstract:

Ovarian cancer is the most lethal malignancy of the female reproductive system and the standard treatment of advanced ovarian cancer is cytoreductive surgery combined with chemotherapy and targeted therapy. Previously, patients′ adverse effects during and after chemotherapy were mainly assessed by Clinician-Reported Outcome (ClinRO). However, an emerging and reliable method of assessing patient health status Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO), has gained wide spread attention in clinical practice. Nowadays, commonly used PRO scales include PRO-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI), QLQ-C30, etc., which can capable of multiple aspects of patient health status, detect clinical symptoms, intervene in clinical care and evaluate treatment options, and improve patient prognosis. However, the evaluation effect of some items in current PRO scales has not been effectively verified, and there is a lack of cohort studies for specific patient groups. Further improvement of the PRO scale and related studies is needed to achieve better results.

Key words: Ovarian neoplasms, Drug therapy, combination, Patient reported outcome measures, Patient health questionnaire, Therapy, Prognosis