[The results of ovarian cancer therapy in the Hungarian Centers in 2002-2003].

Unlabelled: Authors presented data of treatment results and course of disease in 487 ovarian cancer patients treated by primary surgery and paclitaxel-carboplatin combination chemotherapy between July 1, 2002 and December 31, 2003.

Patients: Most of our patients (87.8%) belonged to the age-group between 40-70 years.

[Status report on the chemotherapy of ovarian cancer at special cancer centers in Hungary (2002-2003)].

Data on the first-line treatment of ovarian cancer in special centers of Hungary 2002 and 2003 are presented, involving 283 and 416 patients, respectively. Patients' age, clinical stage and histological type of the tumor were highly similar to literature data, while grades were different. Surgical effectiveness in case of IIIc staged tumors with >1 cm residual mass was 37%.