Gemcitabine–Pazopanib Combo Shows Antitumor Efficacy in Ovarian Cancer

April 17, 2020 11:00 am

Toronto, Canada—Findings from a phase 2 study prepared for presentation at the 2020 SGO Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer showed that adding pazopanib to gemcitabine enhanced antitumor activity in patients with ovarian cancer.

“Angiogenesis inhibition is a valuable strategy for … Read more

Olaparib Matches Chemotherapy Outcomes in Platinum-Sensitive Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

April 17, 2020 10:30 am

By Lisa Astor

Treatment with olaparib demonstrated similar outcomes to standard-of-care chemotherapy treatment in patients with BRCA wild-type, platinum-sensitive, recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer in the phase II CLIO study. As such, olaparib failed to demonstrate a significant improvement in survival Read more

Frontline Niraparib Plus Bevacizumab for Advanced Ovarian Cancer Yields Promising Activity

April 13, 2020 12:00 pm

By Gina Columbus

Frontline niraparib in addition to bevacizumab as maintenance demonstrated impressive clinical activity in patients with advanced ovarian cancer who achieved either a complete or partial response to frontline platinum-based chemotherapy with bevacizumab, according to the phase II Read more

Olaparib/Bevacizumab as Frontline Maintenance Improves PFS in Ovarian Cancer, Regardless of Timing of Surgery, Disease Status

April 8, 2020 10:00 am

By Gina Columbus

The combination of olaparib (Lynparza) and bevacizumab (Avastin) was found to improve progression-free survival (PFS) outcomes versus bevacizumab alone as a frontline maintenance treatment in patients with newly diagnosed advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer, regardless of the … Read more

Trametinib Boosts PFS and Response Rates in Low-Grade Ovarian Cancer

April 7, 2020 10:00 am

By Denise Myshko

Trametinib (Mekinist) monotherapy has emerged as a new treatment option for women with recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancers based on improvements in survival outcomes and response rates demonstrated in a phase II/III study, according to David M. … Read more

Analysis Pinpoints Veliparib Antitumor Activity in Ovarian Cancer

April 6, 2020 10:00 am

By Jason M. Broderick

Adding veliparib to frontline induction chemotherapy increased complete and CA-125 responses compared with chemotherapy alone in patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer, according to an exploratory analysis of the phase III VELIA trial.1

The 3-arm … Read more

Advanced Ovarian Cancer: Survival & NAC Use Continue to Increase

April 2, 2020 11:00 am

By Pam Harrison

Uptake of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) for the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer has increased dramatically since 2006 in the United States, but importantly, the median survival has also continued to increase, new research shows.

These trends confirm … Read more

Navicixizumab Combo Shows Benefit in Heavily Pretreated Ovarian Cancer

April 2, 2020 10:45 am

By Jason M. Broderick

The anti-DLL4/VEGF bispecific antibody navicixizumab showed promising clinical activity when used in combination with paclitaxel in heavily pretreated patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, according to findings from a phase Ib study.

The data build on positive … Read more

Frontline Maintenance Vigil Immunotherapy Improves RFS in Ovarian Cancer

April 2, 2020 10:30 am

By Gina Columbus

Frontline maintenance treatment with Vigil immunotherapy demonstrated an improvement in relapse-free survival (RFS) compared with placebo in patients with stage III/IV ovarian cancer, especially in those with BRCA1/2 wild-type disease, according to phase II results from the … Read more

More Evidence Supporting the Clinical Benefit of Niraparib Maintenance Therapy After Chemo in Advanced Ovarian Cancer

March 31, 2020 12:00 pm

By Susan Moench, PhD, PA-C

Preliminary assessments of secondary study endpoints of a phase 3 clinical trial evaluating maintenance therapy with niraparib, an inhibitor of poly(adenosine diphosphate [ADP]–ribose) polymerase (PARP), compared with placebo in patients with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian … Read more

Phase 3 Trial Examining ICIs in Epithelial Ovarian Cancers Halted Due to Futility

March 31, 2020 11:00 am

By Susan Moench, PhD, PA-C

An interim analysis of results of the first phase 3 clinical trial evaluating an immune checkpoint inhibitor either in combination with or following platinum-based chemotherapy compared with chemotherapy alone in patients with previously untreated advanced … Read more

Phase I Study of Novel Drug Shows Preliminary Activity in Mesothelin-Expressing Tumors

March 30, 2020 10:00 am

NEW YORK – Data from a Phase I study published last week in the Journal of Clinical Oncology showed that Bayer’s investigational compound anetumab ravtansine (BAY 94-9343), an antibody-drug conjugate comprising an anti-mesothelin antibody linked to maytansinoid DM4, was well … Read more

First-in-Human Study of RAF Family Kinase Inhibitor Lifirafenib in Solid Tumors

March 27, 2020 12:30 pm

By Matthew Stenger

In a first-in-human phase I trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Desai et al found that the RAF family kinase inhibitor lifirafenib produced responses in several solid tumor types in patients with BRAF or … Read more

VB-111 Hits Milestone in Phase III Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Trial

March 26, 2020 10:00 am

By Jason M. Broderick

An independent panel determined that the investigational agent VB-111 (ofranergene obadenovec) met the interim prespecified efficacy criterion in the phase III OVAL study in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, and that the trial should continue without … Read more

Immunotherapy With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Signals Efficacy in Advanced-Stage Ovarian Cancer

March 19, 2020 11:00 am

By Nichole Tucker

GEN-1 immunotherapy demonstrated dose-dependent efficacy results in newly diagnosed patients with advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer (EOC) when treated in combination with the standard of care, according to results from the OVATION 2 … Read more

IMV preps pivotal trials for ovarian cancer T cell therapy

February 26, 2020 11:00 am

IMV says new results from its phase 2 trial of lead drug DPX-Survivac, designed to stimulate a T cell response in ovarian cancer, have set it on course for a registration trial.

The Canadian biotech revealed data from the 22-patient … Read more

IFN-Activated Monocytes Show Early Promise For Ovarian Cancer

February 13, 2020 11:00 am

By Sharon Worcester

REPORTING FROM THE CLINICAL IMMUNO-ONCOLOGY SYMPOSIUM

– Intraperitoneal infusions of peginterferon alfa-2b and interferon gamma-1b, administered with or without autologous monocytes, showed antitumor activity and tolerability in heavily pretreated patients with ovarian cancer in a first-in-human
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Weekly Dose-Dense Chemo Not Recommended in First-Line Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Treatment

December 20, 2019 6:00 pm

By Matthew Fowler

Weekly dose-dense paclitaxel as a frontline treatment for patients with epithelial ovarian cancer was not found to significantly improve progression-free survival (PFS) compared to the standard 3-weekly chemotherapy, according to results from the ICON8 study published in … Read more

Siravatinib/Tislelizumab Signals Efficacy in Patients With Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

December 19, 2019 6:00 pm

By Nichole Tucker

Preliminary data showed that the combination of sitravatinib (MGCD516) and tislelizumab (BGB-A317) is well tolerated and may promote antitumor activity when administered to patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, according to a press release from BieGene, Ltd, which … Read more

Second Surgery for Many Ovarian Cancers Found Ineffective

November 14, 2019 5:00 pm

By Gene Emery

Going back into the operating room for surgery to help a woman whose ovarian cancer has reappeared may not help her live longer – instead, it might shorten her life, according to an international study of 485 … Read more