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SUBMITTER: Jang HI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5364099 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jang Hye-In HI Lim Soo-Hyun SH Lee Yoo-Young YY Kim Tae-Joong TJ Choi Chel Hun CH Lee Jeong-Won JW Kim Byoung-Gie BG Bae Duk-Soo DS
Obstetrics & gynecology science 20170316 2
<h4>Objective</h4>This study was done to evaluate whether perioperative propranolol (ß-blocker) in ovarian cancer patients undergoing debulking surgery reduced perioperative tumor growth induced by surgical stress.<h4>Methods</h4>This was a prospective randomized single institution analysis. The primary objective was to compare the changes in CA 125 level (changes between preoperation day 2 and postoperative day 7). As a study arm, patients received a low dose of propranolol 40 mg/day (4×10 mg) ...[more]