Proteomics Pathway Diagnostic Helps Identify Platinum-Refractory Ovarian Cancers

August 9, 2023 9:00 am

A new study describes a new diagnostic approach that could help identify the 15% of women with ovarian cancer whose tumors are intrinsically refractory to standard platinum-based therapies, the most common type of chemotherapy for the disease.

Most ovarian cancers … Read more

Aerobic exercise may reduce chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in ovarian cancer

August 2, 2023 9:00 am

Key takeaways:

  • Women assigned a 6-month intervention reported decreased chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy symptoms.
  • Women in the control group reported a slight increase in symptoms.

A 6-month aerobic exercise intervention significantly improved self-reported chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy among women who underwent chemotherapy … Read more

How to Treat Gynecologic Cancers During the Chemotherapy Shortage

June 12, 2023 6:48 pm

Three organizations have joined together to provide oncologists with recommendations for how to treat patients with gynecologic cancers in light of current chemotherapy shortages.

The recommendations, which pertain to the shortages of cisplatin, carboplatin, and methotrexate, were released by the … Read more

Chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer cells protect their neighbors, shows study

March 3, 2023 10:10 am

by University of Pittsburgh

Certain chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer cells protect neighboring cancer cells by sending signals that induce resistance, according to a new study from University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researchers that may help explain why ovarian cancer patients respond … Read more

Black women less likely to receive guideline-concordant therapy for ovarian cancer

November 9, 2022 11:23 am

by Matthew Shinkle

Black women in the U.S. appeared less likely than white women to receive guideline-concordant treatment for ovarian cancer, according to a study published in Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

Even among white women, the … Read more

Restoring the gut biome after antibiotics could lead to better outcomes for ovarian cancer patients

November 8, 2022 11:09 am

by Cleveland Clinic

Reassessing antibiotic dosage and type could improve survival rates in deadliest gynecologic malignancy, Cleveland Clinic research finds

Newswise — CLEVELAND – Antibiotics routinely used in ovarian cancer care indiscriminately kill gut bacteria, leading to faster cancer progression … Read more

Preventing Chemo Brain? Study Identifies Potential Approach for Common Problem

November 2, 2022 4:22 pm

by NCI Staff

A side effect of some cancer treatments commonly referred to as “chemo brain” has received increasing attention from researchers in recent years. Often referred to as cancer-related cognitive impairment, chemo brain can be marked by severe memory … Read more

Early Signs of Clinical Promise Noted for Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy in Advanced Ovarian Cancer

April 13, 2022 2:12 pm

by Conor Killmurray

Eighty-percent of all patients treated with durvalumab and tremelimumab in combination with neoadjuvant chemotherapy at least had a partial response to treatment prior to the end of a phase 2 trial.

The use of dual immune checkpoint

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Intraperitoneal Carboplatin Plus Paclitaxel Improves PFS in Ovarian Cancer, Yet OS Results Remain Unchanged Vs IV Chemo

March 20, 2022 10:18 am

by Gina Mauro

The iPocc trial indicated that patients with ovarian cancer experienced an improvement in progression-free survival when treated with intraperitoneal carboplatin plus paclitaxel compared with intravenous chemotherapy, but this benefit did not translate to overall survival.

The use

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Ovarian Cancer Chemotherapy Resistance Linked to Stress-Associated Gene Expression Features

February 23, 2022 9:24 am

NEW YORK – A team led by researchers at the University of Helsinki has uncovered stress-related tumor and microenvironment gene expression features that appear to coincide with chemotherapy resistance and shorter progression-free survival in individuals with high-grade serous ovarian cancer.… Read more

Live Tumor Cells Damaged by Chemotherapy May Provide Boost to Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapies

October 20, 2021 12:00 am

New research led by investigators at MIT, has demonstrated that a patient’s own live tumor cells, damaged by chemotherapy, may also augment antitumor immunity. The results suggest these live cell adjuvants may enhance the effectiveness of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB)

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Biomarker May Help to Predict Response to Gemcitabine for Patients With High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

September 30, 2021 2:05 am

By The ASCO Post Staff

For more than 2 decades, the chemotherapy agent gemcitabine has been a mainstay treatment for several types of cancer. Now, scientists have uncovered genetic evidence of which patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer are likely … Read more

Neoadjuvant Chemo for Advanced Ovarian Cancer Reduced Short-Term Mortality

September 30, 2021 12:00 am

By Mike Bassett

— Programs frequently using this treatment achieved these declines without compromising OS

Cancer programs that were more likely to use neoadjuvant chemotherapy to treat advanced ovarian cancer saw larger declines in short-term mortality versus programs with less … Read more

Atezolizumab Regimen Fails to Extend PFS in Newly Diagnosed Ovarian Cancer

May 24, 2021 3:00 pm

By Jennifer Southall

The addition of atezolizumab to chemotherapy and bevacizumab failed to significantly prolong PFS for women with newly diagnosed stage III or stage IV epithelial ovarian cancer, according to a phase 3 study in Journal of Clinical OncologyRead more

Carboplatin Alone Not Adequate for Ovarian Cancer in Frail Seniors

April 27, 2021 6:00 pm

Worse survival than with combination carboplatin-paclitaxel regimens for vulnerable older patients with ovarian cancer.

For vulnerable older patients with ovarian cancer, single-agent carboplatin is less active, with worse survival, than combination carboplatin-paclitaxel regimens, according to a study published online April

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Combo Tx Active in Recurrent, Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

March 26, 2021 1:00 pm

Ixabepilone plus bevacizumab yielded responses in a third of patients.

By Ian Ingram

Combination treatment with a microtubule stabilizing agent plus bevacizumab (Avastin) proved active for patients with recurrent chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer, a randomized phase II trial found.

Median progression-free … Read more

Recent Chemotherapy or Immunotherapy for Gynecologic Cancer Does Not Raise Risk of Death Due to COVID-19

March 21, 2021 4:00 pm

Although some studies show that patients with cancer have a greater risk of health complications from COVID-19, a new study has found that recent chemotherapy or immunotherapy for gynecologic cancer does not raise the risk of hospitalization or death due … Read more

Wee1 Inhibitor Gets Win in Tough-to-Treat Ovarian Cancer

January 25, 2021 5:00 pm

By Ian Ingram

Adding the Wee1 inhibitor adavosertib to gemcitabine reduced the risk of disease progression and death in women with recurrent, platinum-resistant or -refractory ovarian cancer, a randomized phase II trial showed.

For the primary endpoint of progression-free survival … Read more

New Combination Treatment for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Shows Positive Outcomes

November 19, 2020 5:00 pm

A team from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has detailed striking findings on the effectiveness of a previously untried combination of old and new drugs as treatment for recurrent ovarian cancer.

In a new article in JAMA Oncology, the … Read more

Immunotherapy Falls Short Again in Ovarian Cancer

September 23, 2020 6:00 pm

No PFS benefit in advanced disease with addition of atezolizumab to chemo, bevacizumab.

By Charles Bankhead

An immunotherapy boost failed to improve outcomes in newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer compared with chemotherapy and bevacizumab (Avastin), a large international trial showed.… Read more