Japan Society of Gynecologic Oncology guidelines 2015 for the treatment of ovarian cancer including primary peritoneal cancer and fallopian tube cancer

Abstract

The fourth edition of the Japan Society of Gynecologic Oncology guidelines for the treatment of ovarian cancer including primary peritoneal cancer and fallopian tube cancer was published in 2015. The guidelines contain seven chapters and six flow charts. The major changes in this new edition are as follows—(1) the format has been changed from reviews to clinical questions (CQ), and the guidelines for optimal clinical practice in Japan are now shown as 41 CQs and answers; (2) the ‘flow charts’ have been improved and placed near the beginning of the guidelines; (3) the ‘basic points’, including tumor staging, histological classification, surgical procedures, chemotherapy, and palliative care, are described before the chapter; (4) the FIGO surgical staging of ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, and primary peritoneal cancer was revised in 2014 and the guideline has been revised accordingly to take the updated version of this classification into account; (5) the procedures for examination and management of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer are described; (6) information on molecular targeting therapy has been added; (7) guidelines for the treatment of recurrent cancer based on tumor markers alone are described, as well as guidelines for providing hormone replacement therapy after treatment.

Guidelines for treatment of ovarian cancer including primary peritoneal cancer and fallopian tube cancer 2015 (4th edition)

Guideline development committee

Mitsuya Ishikawa, Fumiaki Isohashi, Yoshio Itani, Kimihiko Ito, Masahiro Iwasaki, Yasuhiko Ebina, Yoshihiro Ohishi, Hideyuki Ohtake, Tatsuru Oohara, Hiroaki Kajiyama, Noriyuki Katsumata, Kazuyoshi Kato, Shingo Kato, Masanori Kanemura, Kei Kawana, Takako Kiyokawa, Keisuke Kurose, Shinichi Komiyama, Kimiko Sato, Morio Sawada, Tadahiro Shoji, Masashi Takano, Hiroshi Tanabe, Hiroshi Tsubamoto, Fumitoshi Terauchi, Yasuhisa Terao, Kimihiro Nagai, Yoshifumi Nakao, Satoru Nagase, Kentaro Nakayama, Koji Nishino, Hiroyuki Nomura, Kazuhiko Hayashi, Eiji Hirata, Kiyoshi Fujiwara, Hiroyuki Fujiwara, Masayuki Futagami, Yusuke Matsuura, Noriomi Matsumura, Koji Matsumoto, Yoshiki Mikami, Yo Miyahara, Toshinari Muramatsu, Hidekazu Yamada, Kiyoshi Yoshino, Yoshimitsu Ryo, and Hidemichi Watari (in order of the Japanese syllabary).

Guideline review committee

Satomi Aihara, Daisuke Aoki, Yoichi Aoki, Seiji Isonishi, Hiroaki Itamochi, Kazuhiko Ino, Osamu Iwanari, Kimio Ushijima, Masahide Ohmichi, Kazunori Ochiai, Takashi Onda, Hidenori Kato, Junzo Kigawa, Satoru Kyo, Hiroyuki Kuramoto, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Saito, Noriaki Sakuragi, Toyomi Satoh, Kiyosumi Shibata, Toru Sugiyama, Mitsuaki Suzuki, Kazuhiro Takehara, Shinichi Tate, Tsutomu Tabata, Katsuhiro Teramoto, Takafumi Toita, Takafumi Nakamura, Kaei Nasu, Toru Hachisuga, Kenichi Harano, Fumiki Hirahara, Ichio Fukasawa, Keiichi Fujiwara, Satoru Makinoda, Koji Miyazaki, Masanori Yasuda, Yoshihito Yokoyama, Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, and Kosuke Yoshinaga (in order of the Japanese syllabary).