By R. Colon-Thillet
Treatment for ovarian cancer across subtypes typically consists of platinum-based chemotherapies. However, this standard therapy is less effective against ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC), a rare subtype of ovarian cancer with distinct pathology and genetic drivers. Advanced … Read more
The FDA has granted priority review to the new drug application for the novel compound pafolacianine sodium injection for use in the identification of ovarian cancer during surgery.
By Courtney Marabella
The FDA has granted priority review to the new
By Christina Bennett, MS
The number of genes tested for ovarian and breast cancer has grown in recent years, but most patients do not undergo testing. Thus, variant-of-unknown-significance (VUS) results are common, especially among minority populations, according to the results … Read more
Eleven years ago, my wife and I had the rug pulled out from under us. Michelle was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and we were thrust into a new, alien world—Michelle as patient, and me as caregiver—a role I frankly wasn’t … Read more
