Ovarian Cancer Patients in PARP Inhibitor Trials Don’t Reflect Real-World Population

February 25, 2022 11:33 am

by Jonathan Goodman, MPhil

Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Black patients were significantly underrepresented, but Asian/Pacific Islander patients were overrepresented.

Clinical trials of PARP inhibitors in patients with ovarian cancer do not accurately reflect the racial and ethnic makeup of the real-world … Read more

New Drug Combination Shown Effective for Patients With Advanced Ovarian Cancer

February 14, 2022 10:17 am

by Anne Doerr

A new study led by researchers at Yale Cancer Center and the University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center shows ixabepilone plus bevacizumab (IXA+BEV) is a well-tolerated, effective combination for treatment of platinum/taxane-resistant ovarian cancer compared to … Read more

Industry News: Ovarian cancer therapy boosted by drug that slows disease’s advance

February 4, 2022 9:28 am

A drug currently used to treat skin and lung cancers has been found to slow the progression of a form of ovarian cancer and increase the number of patients who respond to treatment, a clinical trial has found.

As a … Read more

Virtual Surveillance Visits with Symptom, Serum CA-125 Review May Offer Alternative for Ovarian Cancer Recurrence Detection.

February 1, 2022 12:37 pm

by Monica Janke, MD

In patients with ovarian cancer and pretreatment elevated CA-125 who achieved remission after frontline therapy, most recurrences are detected by rising CA-125 levels or symptoms.

In patients with ovarian cancer and pretreatment elevated CA-125 who achieved

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Racial Disparities Persist in Ovarian Cancer Treatment

January 25, 2022 8:52 am

by Jon Kelvey

Black patients with ovarian cancer were less likely than their White counterparts to receive adjuvant chemotherapy after primary surgery, according to a study published in Gynecologic Oncology.

The study also showed that patients who did not undergo … Read more

Paclitaxel Plus Carboplatin Is Reportedly Non-Inferior to Paclitaxel and Ifosfamide in Uterine Carcinosarcoma

January 13, 2022 8:49 am

by Ariana Pelosci

Findings from a phase 3 study indicated that patients with uterine carcinosarcoma treated with paclitaxel and carboplatin experienced a better progression-free survival and non-inferior duration of overall survival vs paclitaxel plus ifosfamide.

A combination regimen of paclitaxel

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STRO-002 Produces Deep Responses in Heavily Pretreated Advanced Ovarian Cancer

January 7, 2022 11:18 am

by Kristi Rosa

The FolRα-targeted antibody-drug conjugate STRO-002 was found to elicit encouraging responses in heavily pretreated patients with advanced ovarian cancer.

The FolRα-targeted antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) STRO-002 was found to elicit encouraging responses in heavily pretreated patients with advanced

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FDA Clears Amma, a Scalp-Cooling Device to Prevent Chemo-Related Hair Loss in Patients With Cancer

December 8, 2021 9:18 am

by Brielle Benyon

Amma was developed by a cancer survivor who wanted an easier — and cheaper — way for patients to preserve their hair during chemotherapy treatment.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted clearance to Amma, a scalp-cooling

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AGO Score Identifies Ovarian Cancer Patients Likely to Benefit from Cytoreductive Surgery

December 6, 2021 2:29 pm

by Sucharita Mistry, PhD

Cytoreductive surgery followed by chemotherapy can prolong overall survival (OS), compared with chemotherapy alone, in certain patients with relapsed ovarian cancer, according to results from the DESKTOP III trial published in the New England Journal of Read more

Mirvetuximab Elicits Responses in More Than 31% of Patients With FRalpha-High Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

November 30, 2021 12:10 pm

by Nichole Tucker

Top-line results from the phase 3 SORAYA study show promise for mirvetuximab in patients with FRα-high platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

Single-agent mirvetuximab soravtansine (mirvetuximab; IMGN853) has demonstrated clinically meaningful benefit in patients with late receptor alpha (FRα)-high platinum-resistant

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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

Breakthrough Therapy Designation Granted to VS-6766 Plus Defactinib for Pretreated Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

May 25, 2021 5:00 pm

A RAF/MEK plus FAK inhibitor combination will be given an expedited review by the FDA as therapy for patients with recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer.

By Audrey Sternberg

The combination of the RAF/MEK inhibitor, VS-6766, plus the FAK inhibitor, defactinib, … 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

ARIEL2 Analysis Sheds Light on Biomarkers of Response to Rucaparib in Ovarian Cancer

May 4, 2021 2:00 pm

RAD51C and RAD51D mutations and high-level BRCA1 promotor methylation are predictive of response to rucaparib in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer, while genomic scars linked with homologous recombination deficiency is predictive of response only in those with platinum-sensitive disease.

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Smart Cell Therapies for Solid Cancers Ready to Move Toward Clinical Trials

April 28, 2021 7:00 pm

By Lindzi Wessel

Immunotherapies that fight cancer have been a life-saving advancement for many patients, but the approach only works on a few types of malignancies, leaving few treatment options for most cancer patients with solid tumors. Now, in two Read 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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Ovarian Cancer and a New Era for Clinical Trials

April 20, 2021 9:00 am

At Clearity we are intent on bringing the future of ovarian cancer treatment to women today. It’s exciting to have the opportunity to work with other organizations who share our vision. Teckro’s goal is to make clinical trials more accessible, Read more

Tislelizumab Plus Sitravatinib Demonstrates Antitumor Activity, Maintains Safety in Platinum-Resistant Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

April 14, 2021 3:00 pm

For patients with recurrent platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer who were naïve to PD-1/PD-L1 inhibition, the combination treatment of tislelizumab plus sitravatinib showed early antitumor activity while maintaining a manageable safety profile.

By Kristi Rosa

For patients with recurrent platinum-resistant epithelial

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Cancer Discovery Could Revive Failed Treatments for Solid Tumors

April 5, 2021 11:00 am

New research from the UVA Cancer Center could rescue once-promising immunotherapies for treating solid cancer tumors, such as ovarian, colon and triple-negative breast cancer, that ultimately failed in human clinical trials.

The research from UVA’s Jogender Tushir-Singh, PhD, explains why … Read more