Publications by authors named "Larry Copeland"

Objective: To identify characteristics associated with long-term progression-free survival (≥2 years) in patients with advanced ovarian cancer treated with niraparib first-line maintenance therapy in the phase III PRIMA/ENGOT-OV26/GOG-3012 study.

Methods: In this post hoc analysis of PRIMA, patients randomized to niraparib were grouped based on investigator-assessed progression-free survival (progressive disease/censoring <2 years or ≥2 years after randomization). Variables assessed for predictive value were Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage at diagnosis, clinical response to platinum-based chemotherapy, number of prior chemotherapy cycles, primary tumor location, body mass index, categorical age, debulking surgery type, number of baseline target lesions, number of baseline non-target lesions, /homologous recombination-deficiency status, residual disease status, and duration from end of chemotherapy to randomization.

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Purpose: We examined associations between patient and treatment characteristics with longitudinally collected patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures to provide a data-informed description of the experiences of women undergoing treatment for endometrial cancer.

Methods: We administered National Institutes of Health Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) questionnaires at the preoperative visit and at 6 and 12 months after surgery. Anxiety, depression, fatigue, sleep disturbance, pain, physical function, and ability to participate in social roles were assessed.

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  • The study looked at how well different combinations of drugs work for treating a type of ovarian cancer that comes back after treatment.
  • Researchers compared patients who received a specific drug combination called carboplatin and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin with those who got other drug combinations before they started maintenance therapy with a drug called PARP inhibitor.
  • The results showed that, although there were some differences in how long patients stayed cancer-free, the overall survival times were not significantly different, meaning more research is needed to understand which drug combination is better.
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Objectives: To determine clinical significance of preoperative and pre-chemotherapy CA-125 in high-risk early-stage epithelial ovarian cancer patients.

Methods: All patients with stage IA/IB and grade 3, stage IC, clear cell, or completed resected stage II cancer were enrolled in a phase III trial and treated with chemotherapy. Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards model were used for statistical analyses.

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  • The study looked at how using antibiotics (ABX) and proton-pump inhibitors (PPI) affects the health of patients with endometrial cancer who got special chemotherapy.
  • They found that using PPIs made patients live less time without cancer getting worse and also affected their overall survival negatively.
  • The researchers believe they need to learn more about how these medicines interact with chemotherapy and the body's bacteria to help improve treatment for cancer patients.
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Objective: To determine the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) diagnoses during the peri-operative and survivorship periods in patients following surgical management of endometrial cancer (EC).

Methods: An IRB-approved, retrospective single-institution cohort study was performed in patients who underwent surgical management of EC from 2014 to 2020. The perioperative period was defined as the 30 days before and after surgery.

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Objective: To determine the impact on overall survival (OS) and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) of combining atezolizumab with standard therapy for newly diagnosed stage III/IV ovarian cancer.

Methods: The placebo-controlled double-blind randomized phase III IMagyn050/GOG 3015/ENGOT-OV39 trial (NCT03038100) assigned eligible patients to 3-weekly atezolizumab 1200 mg or placebo for 22 cycles with platinum-based chemotherapy and bevacizumab. Coprimary endpoints were progression-free survival (already reported) and OS in the PD-L1-positive and intent-to-treat (ITT) populations, tested hierarchically.

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  • The study looked at early-stage ovarian cancer patients to see how often their cancer comes back and how long they survive based on a specific deficiency called HRD.
  • Out of 89 patients, 22% had HRD, and they had a much higher chance of their cancer returning compared to those without HRD.
  • Even after treatment, the HRD group had lower survival rates, showing that their cancer was more likely to come back sooner than in other patients.
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Objectives: To describe stage, treatment patterns, and survival for glassy cell carcinoma of the cervix (GCCC), a poorly understood rare tumor.

Methods: Clinical data and survival were compared between GCCC and more common histologic types using the National Cancer Database (NCDB) from 2004 to 2017. A retrospective review of GCCC cases at our institution from 2012 to 2020 was simultaneously performed with staging updated according to 2018 FIGO staging.

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•Noncontiguous rectal metastasis of vaginal squamous cell carcinoma.•Definitive treatment of vaginal cancer with rectal metastasis.•Chemoradiation and brachytherapy for vaginal SCC with local metastasis.

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Background: Dostarlimab is an immune-checkpoint inhibitor that targets the programmed cell death 1 receptor. The combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy may have synergistic effects in the treatment of endometrial cancer.

Methods: We conducted a phase 3, global, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

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Objective: Gynecologic cancers are associated with a high risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). The Khorana score is a validated tool to assess risk of VTE in cancer patients. The purpose of this study is to determine if the Khorana score can be used as a risk stratification tool for VTE in patients with uterine cancer undergoing chemotherapy.

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Background: Uterine cancers are associated with a high risk for venous thromboembolisms. The American Society of Clinical Oncology practice guidelines recommend that all patients undergoing pelvic surgery for cancer should receive extended pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis with the duration being dependent on risk. However, risk stratification for patients with uterine cancer is not clearly defined.

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Objectives: Anetumab ravtansine is an antibody-drug conjugate consisting of a fully human anti-mesothelin monoclonal antibody conjugated to cytotoxic maytansinoid tubulin inhibitor DM4. Mesothelin is highly expressed in ovarian cancer. This phase Ib study determines the safety, pharmacokinetics, and anti-tumor activity of anetumab ravtansine and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in mesothelin-expressing platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

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Background: There is a paucity of literature regarding the outcomes following vulvar excision for nonmalignant lesions. This is a common procedure among gynecologists and gynecologic oncologists, and a body of evidence is warranted to guide clinical care and future research.

Objective: This study aimed to estimate the rate of wound complications following simple vulvar excision and to identify the risk factors for these outcomes.

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Purpose: In patients with high-grade ovarian cancer, predictors of bevacizumab efficacy in first-line setting are needed. In the ICON-7 trial, a poor tumor intrinsic chemosensitivity (defined by unfavorable modeled cancer antigen-125 [CA-125] ELIMination rate constant K [KELIM] score) was a predictive biomarker. Only the patients with high-risk disease (suboptimally resected stage III, or stage IV) exhibiting unfavorable KELIM score < 1.

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Objectives: To determine the clinical and prognostic significance of CA-125 trends prior to, during, and after chemotherapy in high-risk early-stage epithelial ovarian cancer patients.

Methods: All patients were enrolled in a phase III randomized trial (GOG 157) following upfront surgery for grade 3 stage IA/IB, stage IC, or stage II disease, and had been treated with either three or six cycles of carboplatin/paclitaxel. Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards model were used to evaluate recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS).

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Objective: To examine patients with confirmed endometrial cancer recurrence; evaluate patterns, presentation, and mode of diagnosis.

Study Design: A retrospective review of women with endometrial cancer diagnosis between 2014 and 2020. Disease recurrences were evaluated.

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Background: With the increasing rates of same-day discharge following minimally invasive surgery for endometrial cancer, the need for and value of routine postoperative testing is unclear.

Objective: This study aimed to determine whether routine postoperative laboratory testing following minimally invasive hysterectomy for endometrial cancer leads to clinically significant changes in postoperative care.

Study Design: This was a single-institution retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing minimally invasive hysterectomy for endometrial cancer by a gynecologic oncologist between June 2014 and June 2017.

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Objective: To evaluate the association between pre-treatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and survival outcomes among patients with recurrent/metastatic cervical cancer treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients with recurrent/metastatic cervical cancer treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors from 2016 to 2021 was conducted. Progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) outcomes were assessed for patients stratified by NLR (<8 vs ≥ 8) utilizing Kaplan-Meier method.

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Objective: Patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) alive without progression at a landmark time-point of 10 years from diagnosis are likely cured. We report the proportion of patients with Stage III EOC who were long-term disease-free survivors (LTDFS≥10 years) following either intraperitoneal (IP) or intravenous (IV) chemotherapy as well as the predictors of LTDFS.

Methods: Data from 3 mature NRG/GOG trials (104, 114, 172) were analyzed and included demographics, clinicopathologic details, route of administration, and survival outcomes of patients living ≥10 years assessed according to the Kaplan-Meier method.

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Purpose: To compare taxane maintenance chemotherapy, paclitaxel (P) and paclitaxel poliglumex (PP), with surveillance (S) in women with ovarian, peritoneal, or fallopian tube (O/PC/FT) cancer who attained clinical complete response after first-line platinum-taxane therapy.

Methods: Women diagnosed with O/PC/FT cancer who attained clinical complete response after first-line platinum-taxane-based chemotherapy were randomly allocated 1:1:1 to S or maintenance, P 135 mg/m once every 28 days for 12 cycles, or PP at the same dose and schedule. Overall survival (OS) was the primary efficacy end point.

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