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Table 1 Patients’ characteristics

From: Behavior of FDG-avid supradiaphragmatic lymph nodes in PET/CT throughout primary therapy in advanced serous epithelial ovarian cancer: a prospective study

Variables

Patients (n)

%

Total

41

100

Age, median (years,range)

63 (30–80)

 

FIGO stage

  

 IIIB

2

4.9

 IIIC

18

43.9

 IVA

6

14.6

 IVB

15

36.6

Histology

 High grade serous

37

90.2

 Low grade serous

4

9.8

Treatment strategy

  

 Primary debulking surgery

12

29.3

 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

29

70.7

 Interval debulking surgery

24

58.5

PDS outcome

 No residual tumor

3

25.0

 Residual tumor size < 1 cm

4

33.3

 Residual tumor size > 1 cm

5

41.7

IDS outcome

 No residual tumor

6

25.0

 Residual tumor size < 1 cm

17

70.8

 Residual tumor size > 1 cm

1

4.2

Primary treatment outcome

 Complete response

20

48.8

 Partial response

9

22.0

 Stable disease

0

0

 Progressive disease

12

29.2

Recurrence rate after completion of first line therapy (N = 29)

 All patients

26

89.7

 Complete response

14

46.2

 Partial response

12

53.8