Frontline Management of Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: A Comprehensive Statement by the Africa Middle East Cancer Inter-group [AMCI]-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Frontline Management of Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: A Comprehensive Statement by the Africa Middle East Cancer Inter-group [AMCI]

Published:2024-02 Issue:1 Volume:20 Page:
ISSN:1573-4048
Container-title:Current Women s Health Reviews
language:en
Short-container-title:CWHR

Author:

Azim Hamdy A.¹,Seoud Mudieddine²³,Ladjeroud Amel⁴,Jaafar Hassan⁵,Mokhtar Mohsen¹,Ozyilkan Ozgur⁶,Alkhayyat Shadi⁷,Dawood Shaheenah⁸,Arik Zafer⁹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Oncology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

2. Department of Oncology, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City-Mayo Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

3. The American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

4. Department of Oncology, Pierre and Marie Currie Center of Algiers, Sidi M’Hamed, Algeria

5. Department of Oncology, Sheikh Khalifa Speciality Hospital, Ras-Al- Khaima, United Arab Emirates

6. Department of Oncology, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey

7. Department of Oncology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

8. Department of Oncology, Mediclinic Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

9. Department of Oncology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

Abstract

Abstract: Worldwide, ovarian cancer (OC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death among women. Despite the recent progress in the treatment of advanced OC, oncologists in many parts of the world still face several difficulties and constraints in their daily management of their patients. In addition to the shortage of resources and expertise, non-adherence to the up to date international guidelines has been identified as a major obstacle towards the improvement of treatment outcomes in the majority of developing countries, including the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries. A multidisciplinary gynecological oncology panel from the MENA region met virtually in December 2020 to discuss the challenges and hurdles faced by the community oncologists in the management of advanced OC. This manuscript reviews the key molecular and clinical studies that shaped the current international guidelines and suggests several modifications to make them more adaptable to the health status of developing countries of this region

Publisher

Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.

Subject

Obstetrics and Gynecology