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WISP: Early data provide further support for ISDO in women at high OC risk

Publish date:: March 19, 2019

Key clinical point: Risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) or interval salpingectomy with delayed oophorectomy each lead to significant reductions in cancer distress, but regret is greater with RRSO.

Major finding: Decision regret scores were significantly higher in the RRSO arm (14.1 vs. 8.7).

Study details: The prospective, multicenter WISP study of 183 women.

Disclosures: Dr. Lu reported having no disclosures.

Citation:

Lu KH et al. SGO 2019, Late-breaking Abstract 3.

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