Discordance between beliefs and recommendations of gynecologic oncologists in ovarian cancer management*
- 1 November 2004
- journal article
- Published by BMJ in International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer
- Vol. 14 (6), 1055-1062
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1048-891x.2004.14602.x
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine how physician experts make decisions for clinical scenarios in ovarian cancer and describe a profile of factors reported to influence treatment decisions. A questionnaire was sent to Full Members of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists regarding surgery and chemotherapy for scenarios of primary and recurrent ovarian cancer. In a scenario of primary presentation, 94% of respondents chose a treatment of tumor resection over chemotherapy. Despite the preference for surgery in a clinical scenario, 50% agreed with a statement that neoadjuvant chemotherapy is equivalent to primary surgery. In a scenario of recurrent disease, a comparable number of respondents chose a treatment of secondary cytoreductive surgery (45%) versus direct retreatment with chemotherapy (49%). Those choosing surgery responded that they believed in extensive surgery to achieve optimal cytoreduction. Most (62%) respondents described themselves as collaborative in treatment planning, yet only 24% reported that patient preference strongly influences their decision making. Although a plan for primary cytoreduction is favored, in specific scenarios, views were divided for the role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. For a recurrent disease scenario, support was divided between secondary cytoreductive surgery and direct retreatment with chemotherapy. Further clinical research is necessary to minimize the discordance between physician beliefs and recommendations.Keywords
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