Abstract
The goal of this study was to investigate the relative merits of granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) prophylaxis for patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). The Institutional Review Board of the Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine has approved this study (No. IRB-20200132-R) with a waiver of informed consent. Patients with EOC who received the combination of a platinum drug and paclitaxel (TP) chemotherapy regimens in the hospital from January 1, 2016, to November 30, 2020, were included in this retrospective cohort study. To assess clinical effectiveness, patients were categorized into groups who received either long-acting G-CSF or short-acting G-CSF prophylaxis with and without prophylaxis. The incidence of neutropenia and adverse events were compared between groups. All results of chemotherapy were pooled for analysis. Of the identified cases, 128 patients were evaluated. Long-acting G-CSF and short-acting G-CSF were applied in 51 and 41 patients, respectively. The absolute neutrophil count at the nadir was significantly lower in patients with G-CSF prophylaxis than those without G-CSF (p = 0.001). The duration of ANC levels < 2.0 x 109/L in cycles using short-acting G-CSF was longer than that in those receiving long-acting G-CSF (p = 0.045). There were no serious adverse events observed in patients with G-CSF. No significant differences in the incidence of febrile neutropenia (FN) and duration of grade 2 - 4 neutropenia were observed between groups receiving G-CSF prophylaxis and those without. Primary prophylaxis with G-CSF in chemotherapy for epithelial ovarian cancer appears to be of low value in terms of its relationship to the incidence of FN and prognosis.
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