FDA approves pioneering drug for ovarian cancer surgery

November 29, 2021 10:11 am

by Steve Tally

Purdue-developed imaging drug allowed surgeons to find additional cancer lesions

Left image: A drug used for fluorescent imaging during ovarian cancer surgeries, which was just approved by the FDA, lights up cancer cells “like stars against a 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

HIPEC/Carboplatin Does Not Show Significant Results in Ovarian Cancer

July 14, 2021 3:37 pm

By Ariana Pelosci

A new phase 2 study shows that patients who were treated with HIPEC and Carboplatin, did not have better progression-free or overall survival.

Although hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) with carboplatin appeared to be well tolerated in patients … Read more

HIPEC With Carboplatin for Platinum-Sensitive Recurrent Ovarian Cancer: Safety and Outcomes

June 2, 2021 12:29 pm

In an MSK Team Ovary–led phase II trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Zivanovic et al found that use of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) with carboplatin during secondary cytoreduction followed by chemotherapy did not improve 24-month progression-free … Read more

HIPEC Combo Doubles PFS in Advanced Ovarian Cancer

March 26, 2021 12:00 pm

Cisplatin/paclitaxel boosts outcomes without increasing complications in registry study.

By Charles Bankhead

Two drugs outperformed one for hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) after interval surgical debulking of advanced ovarian cancer, data from a prospective registry showed.

Median progression-free survival (PFS) doubled … Read more

FDA Grants Priority Review to Pafolacianine Sodium Injection in Ovarian Cancer

March 3, 2021 4:00 pm

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

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HIPEC With Cytoreductive Surgery Effective in Ovarian Cancer

August 25, 2020 5:00 pm

By Sarah Williams

For patients with stage III epithelial ovarian cancer, adding hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) to primary cytoreductive surgery (PCS) increases survival compared with PCS alone, according to results of a retrospective study now published in JAMA Network OpenRead more

Imaging System Helps Surgeons Remove Tiny Ovarian Tumors

April 23, 2019 5:00 pm

By Anne Trafton

More effective surgery could boost survival rates for ovarian cancer.

Ovarian cancer is usually diagnosed only after it has reached an advanced stage, with many tumors spread throughout the abdomen. Most patients undergo surgery to remove as

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