Das internationale Endometriose-Evaluationsprogramm (IEEP) – eine Studie für Kliniker, Forscher und Patientinnen

This paper describes the development of the International Endometriosis Evaluation Programme (IEEP), a multicenter, web-based documentation system intended for structured follow-up and biomarker collection in women with intraoperatively diagnosed endometriosis. Using an Oracle-based database with electronic case report forms, it has enrolled more than 12,000 patients across Europe (from February 2014 to the time of writing), capturing patient characteristics, symptoms and clinical features, diagnostic procedures, operative data, and therapies. The authors report that preliminary analyses defined endometriosis subgroups based on spread and analyzed associated patient characteristics, while the broader goal is to develop diagnostic and predictive biomarker tests that could reduce reliance on operative diagnostic steps and predict treatment response. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically, it presents the IEEP cohort and biomarker-follow-up program aimed at improving understanding, classification, and future diagnostics in endometriosis.

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