Gynecology & Obstetrics
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Daisuke Hotta

Publications

• Case Report
  Bevacizumab Treatment for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer with Isolated Metastasis to the Lymph Node
  Author(s): Kenro Chikazawa, Sachiho Netsu, Keiko Akashi, Yurina Suzuki, Daisuke Hotta and Ryo Konno Kenro Chikazawa, Sachiho Netsu, Keiko Akashi, Yurina Suzuki, Daisuke Hotta and Ryo Konno
  
  Bevacizumab (BV) has been used as an effective treatment option for advanced and recurrent cancers; however there are no reports till date on its usage in ovarian cancers with isolated metastasis to the lymph node. Here, we present two cases of ovarian cancer (OVCA) recurrence with isolated metastasis to the lymph node that showed complete response (CR) to BV. In the first case, a 60-year-old woman with OVCA, FIGO stage Ic(b), clear cell adenocarcinoma, exhibited recurrence of the disease with isolated metastasis to the right internal iliac lymph nodes approximately after a year. Eight cycles of paclitaxel/carboplatin therapy resulted in stable disease (SD) and six cycles of docetaxel/carboplatin/BV therapy resulted in CR in the patient without adverse effects. In the second case, a 34-year-old woman who presented with OVCA, FIGO stage IIIc, showed r.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0932.1000329

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