Novel vaccine safe, effective in ovarian cancer subset

June 11, 2021 8:51 am

By Jennifer Southall

A novel vaccine appeared safe and demonstrated clinical benefit as front-line maintenance therapy for women with advanced-stage ovarian cancer, according to results of a phase 2b trial presented during the virtual ASCO Annual Meeting.… Read more

Pafolacianine Sodium, NIRF Imaging Adjunct May Yield Benefit in FR+ Ovarian Cancer

June 8, 2021 11:16 am

Experts reveal pafolacianine sodium may offer a novel real-time adjunct to current surgical imaging practice in ovarian cancer surgery, according to a phase 3 study being presented at the virtual 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.… Read more

No Difference in Survival Noted With Longer Duration of Bevacizumab for Ovarian Cancer

June 7, 2021 11:18 am

Doubling treatment duration of bevacizumab did not lead to better survival in patients with ovarian cancer who were treated on a phase 3 trial.

For patients with primary epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer, prolonged treatment

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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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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

Olaparib Improves Median Time Without Disease Progression in BRCAm Ovarian Cancer

September 18, 2020 3:00 pm

Olaparib (Lynparza®; AstraZeneca/Merck & Co.*) has demonstrated a long-term progression-free survival (PFS) benefit versus placebo as a 1st-line maintenance treatment in patients with newly diagnosed, advanced BRCA-mutated (BRCAm) ovarian cancer who had a complete or partial response … Read more

Study Suggests QoL Assessments Do Not Support First-Line Combination Chemotherapy With Weekly Paclitaxel for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

July 21, 2020 6:00 pm

By Susan Moench, PhD, PA-C

Results of quality of life (QoL) assessments from the randomized, phase 3 ICON8 study evaluating once-weekly vs thrice-weekly administration of paclitaxel in combination with carboplatin as first-line chemotherapy in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer do … Read more

New OS Data With Olaparib Support ‘New Era’ for Ovarian Cancer

May 14, 2020 10:00 am

By Liam Davenport

Women with platinum-sensitive relapsed ovarian cancer and a BRCA mutation could see their survival extended by over a year by maintenance therapy with the PARP-inihibitor olaparib (Lynparza, AstraZeneca).

The new overall survival (OS) data come … Read more

FDA Approves Lynparza/Avastin With Myriad Genetics CDx for Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Cancer

May 11, 2020 10:00 am

NEW YORK – The US Food and Drug Administration has approved olaparib (AstraZeneca/Merck’s Lynparza) in combination with bevacizumab (Genentech’s Avastin) as a maintenance regimen for advanced ovarian cancer patients who have homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) and are responding to first-line … Read more

FDA Approves Combination of Lynparza and Avastin as Maintenance Treatment for Advanced Ovarian Cancer

May 8, 2020 10:00 am

By Beth Fand Incollingo

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the combination of two targeted drugs, Lynparza (olaparib) and Avastin (bevacizumab), for patients with advanced ovarian cancer who have responded to initial treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy plus Avastin … Read more

FDA Approves Niraparib for Advanced Ovarian Cancer

April 29, 2020 10:00 am

By Hannah Slater

The FDA approved niraparib (Zejula) for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in a complete or partial response to first-line platinum-based chemotherapy.1

Efficacy for … 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

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

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

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