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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Clinical features and outcomes of germline mutation BRCA1-linked versus sporadic ovarian cancer patients

Number of patients

n = 125

Median (range) age at diagnosis in years

55 (28–85)

Performance status WHO:

 ▪ 0

15.2 % (19/125)

 ▪ 1

77.6 % (97/125)

 ▪ 2

7.2 % (9/125)

BSA (m2)

1.69 (95 % CI; 1.65–1.72)

FIGO stage:

 ▪ I

11.2 % (14/125)

 ▪ II

8.0 % (10/125)

 ▪ IIIA

5.6 % (7/125)

 ▪ IIIB

7.2 % (9/125)

 ▪ IIIC

56.0 % (70/125)

 ▪ IV

12.0 % (15/125)

Chemotherapy regimen:

 ▪ Paclitaxel/cisplatin

43.2 % (54/125)

 ▪ Paclitaxel/carboplatin/ caelyx

8.8 % (11/125)

 ▪ Paclitaxel/carboplatin

36.8 % (46/125)

 ▪ Carboplatin

8.8 % (11/125)

 ▪ Paclitaxel/carboplatin/epirubicin

1.6 % (2/125)

 ▪ Gemcitabine/ cisplatin

0.8 % (1/125)

Type of histology:

 ▪ Serous

54.4 % (68/125)

 ▪ Endometrioid

26.4 %(33/125)

 ▪ Mucinous

7.2 % (9/125)

 ▪ Clear cell

4.0 % (5/125)

 ▪ Mixed

2.4 % (3/125)

 ▪ Unspecified

5.6 % (7/125)

Grading:

 ▪ 1

3.2 % (4/125)

 ▪ 2

32.8 % (41/125)

 ▪ 3

23.2 % (29/125)

 ▪ Unspecified

40.8 % (51/125)

Primary surgery:

 ▪ Radical

19.2 % (24/125)

 ▪ Optimal (<1 cm)

42.4 % (53/125)

 ▪ Suboptimal (>1 cm)

38.4 % (48/125)