Key Takeaways
- Approximately 35% of ovarian cancers present as stage IV at diagnosis (United States distribution)
- Screening with CA-125 and transvaginal ultrasound reduced ovarian cancer mortality by 0.0% in the PLCO trial (no significant mortality reduction)
- The UKCTOCS trial found no statistically significant reduction in ovarian cancer mortality at 10 years with screening overall, but a subgroup analysis suggested potential benefit
- In the United States, 2,090 deaths are expected among women aged 20–44 due to ovarian cancer in 2025
- The United States has 428,000 women living with ovarian cancer (prevalence estimate) as of 2019
- The lifetime risk of dying from ovarian cancer is 1 in 108 (≈0.93%) in the United States
- Family history increases risk: women with a first-degree relative with ovarian cancer have an estimated lifetime risk of about 5–9%
- Genetic testing detects a pathogenic variant in about 20% of patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer
- Parity (having children) reduces ovarian cancer risk by about 30% per birth (pooled estimate)
- In the PAOLA-1 trial, adding atezolizumab to bevacizumab plus chemotherapy improved progression-free survival in PD-L1 selected patients (HR reported for the PD-L1 high subgroup)
- In the ATHENA-MONO trial, median overall survival and progression-free survival endpoints were evaluated for mirvetuximab soravtansine in FRα-positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (clinical trial endpoints)
- In the GOG-0213 trial, the median progression-free survival was 12.4 months with bevacizumab plus chemotherapy versus 10.4 months without bevacizumab (HR and medians reported)
- Olaparib maintenance reduced the risk of progression or death versus placebo with a hazard ratio of 0.30 in the SOLO1 trial (BRCA-mutated population)
- Niraparib maintenance in PRIMA improved progression-free survival with a hazard ratio of 0.43 versus placebo in the overall population (per trial report)
- In the United States, quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) are commonly used to evaluate ovarian cancer interventions in health economic models (standard outcome measure used in HTA studies)
About 35% of ovarian cancers are diagnosed at stage IV in the US, with high mortality and ongoing costs.
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