Practice guidelines for management of ovarian cancer in Korea: a Korean Society of Gynecologic Oncology Consensus Statement

J Gynecol Oncol. 2018 Jul;29(4):e56. doi: 10.3802/jgo.2018.29.e56. Epub 2018 Mar 10.

Abstract

Since after 2006 when the first edition of practice guidelines for gynecologic oncologic cancer treatment was released, the Korean Society of Gynecologic Oncology (KSGO) has published the following editions on a regular basis to suggest the best possible standard care considering updated scientific evidence as well as medical environment including insurance coverage. The Guidelines Revision Committee was summoned to revise the second edition of KSGO practice guidelines, which was published in July 2010, and develop the third edition. The current guidelines cover strategies for diagnosis and treatment of primary and recurrent ovarian cancer. In this edition, we introduced an advanced format based on evidence-based medicine, collecting up-to-date data mainly from MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library CENTRAL, and conducting a meta-analysis with systematic review. Eight key questions were raised by the committee members. For every key question, recommendations were developed by the consensus meetings and provided with evidence level and strength of the recommendation.

Keywords: Consensus; Drug Therapy; General Surgery; Ovarian Neoplasms; Practice Guideline.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial* / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial* / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial* / therapy
  • Consensus*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Female
  • Gynecology
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local* / diagnosis
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local* / pathology
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local* / therapy
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Ovarian Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Ovarian Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Ovarian Neoplasms* / therapy
  • Republic of Korea
  • Societies, Medical