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Cancers (Basel)
February 2023
Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Centre Oscar Lambret, 3 rue Frédéric Combemale, 59020 Lille, France.
Risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy is the gold standard for the prophylaxis of ovarian cancer in high-risk women. Due to significant adverse effects, 20-30% of women delay or refuse early oophorectomy. This prospective pilot study (NCT01608074) aimed to assess the efficacy of radical fimbriectomy followed by a delayed oophorectomy in preventing ovarian and pelvic invasive cancer (the primary endpoint) and to evaluate the safety of both procedures.
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