This is a multicentric observational study conducted at selected sites across Latin America. Eligible participants will be identified through the medical records of participating institutions. The study aims to describe overlap of expression of folate receptor alpha (FRα), HER2 and PD-L1 using immunohistochemistry (IHC) and HRD and BRCA (somatic and germline) by NGS. Additionally, to describe clinical demographic and socioeconomic variables, as well as treatment patterns, pathological characteristics, outcomes, and genetic and molecular testing part of clinical practice.
All data (including patient characteristics, treatment patterns, outcomes and available tests) will be collected once, retrospectively from medical records, ensuring adherence to ethical standards and participant confidentiality. Biomarkers analysis (including FRα, HER2 and PD-L1) will be performed prospectively, a Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) tumor block will be collected to evaluate and describe the expression of folate receptor alpha (FRα) and HER2, using immunohistochemistry (IHC) with the Roche Ventana kit (FOLR1 and HER2 4B5) and Dako's 22C3 for PD-L1. The study will analyze samples collected between 1st January 2018 to 31 December 2024 (analysis of historically collected samples).
The study comprises a retrospective data collection from medical charts. Participants will continue to receive treatment and clinical evaluations according to what is determined by their medical team, according to the usual standards of treatment and clinical practice of each center. No intervention or prospective follow-up is proposed in this study.
Participants ≥18 years-old.
advanced stages stage III or IV by FIGO disease stage
new diagnosis and persistent or recurrent disease
Diagnosed from 2018 to 2024.
Histological ambiguous diagnosis upon review.
Diagnosis based on cytology and without any biopsy or surgical specimen.
Patients diagnosed and staged but not receiving any treatment.
Patients without medical records available (lost, empty or irretrievable clinical information).
The study population will consist of 320 participants aged ≥18 years with a diagnosis of advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer (FIGO stage III-IV), including newly diagnosed, persistent, or recurrent disease, identified between 2018 and 2024 at approximately 16 participating centers across Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina. Eligible participants must have histologically confirmed serous, endometrioid, mucinous, or clear cell carcinoma.
Cohort
Retrospective
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Percentage of high-grade serous advanced ovarian cancer (AOC) cases overlapping FRα, HER2, PD-L1 positive expression and aberration positives for HRD and BRCA.
The percentage of high- grade serous AOC cases which are overlapping FRα, HER2, PD-L1 positive expression by IHC according to established clinical cut-offs and aberration positives for HRD and BRCA: FRα: ≥75% of viable tumour cells with 2+ and 3+ scoring intensity. HER2: ≥10% of viable tumour cells with 3+ staining intensity by IHC using current CAP guidelines for scoring HER2 in gastric cancer. PD-L1: positive expression is combined positive score (CPS) ≥1 and ≥10. BRCA mutational status: mutated. HRD: positive.
Socio-demographic and clinicopathologic characteristics of Latin American advanced ovarian cancer (AOC) patients.
Description and summarization of socio-demographic and clinicopathologic characteristics (including histological subtypes) of the study population, presented as frequencies and percentages.
Treatment patterns of high-grade serous advanced ovarian cancer (AOC).
Description of treatment patterns by absolute numbers and percentages of patients, including type of treatment (surgery procedures, chemotherapy regimens, target therapies such as bevacizumab-based or PARP inhibitor-based, and best supportive care \[BSC\]) stratified by line of treatment (first line \[1L\] and second line \[2L\] or more) to define the median number of therapies. It also evaluates the time to first treatment, defined as the duration from the high-grade serous AOC diagnosis until the administration of the first treatment.
Folate receptor alpha (FRα), HER2, and PD-L1 expression by histologic advanced ovarian cancer (AOC) subtype.
Evaluation of the percentage (absolute numbers) of ovarian cancer cases expressing FRα, HER2, and PD-L1 by immunohistochemistry (IHC) across different histological groups (Serous \[low and high grade\], endometrioid, clear cell, and mucinous). FRα expression will be evaluated using the VENTANA FOLR1 kit at two thresholds of viable tumor cells (TC) with membrane staining at moderate (2+) and/or strong (3+) intensity levels: ≥50% and ≥75%.
Mutational status of HRD and BRCA in high-grade serous advanced ovarian cancer (AOC).
Evaluation of the percentage (absolute number) of Latin American patients with high-grade serous AOC exhibiting alterations in homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) status (positive/deficiency vs. negative/proficiency) and BRCA mutational status (mutated vs. wild-type) collected from Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) data available in medical records.
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Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group
Lead sponsor
AbbVie
Collaborator
EVA - Grupo Brasileiro de Tumores Ginecológicos
Collaborator
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