By Rylan DeStefano
An artificial intelligence model called IRON (Integrated Radiogenomics for Ovarian Neoadjuvant therapy) shows an 80% accuracy rate in the prediction of therapy outcomes for patients with ovarian cancer. The artificial intelligence model focuses specifically on the volumetric … Read more
By Hayden E. Klein
Patients with ovarian cancer saw a 70% improvement in overall survival (OS) 3 years after undergoing a multidisciplinary surgical approach compared with previous approaches to therapy, according to a study published in Annals of Surgical Oncology… Read more
by Hayley Virgil
Vadim Gushchin, MD, says that treatment with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy should not be limited by concerns of negatively impacting health-related quality of life in ovarian cancer.
Combining hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) with cytoreductive surgery
by Jennifer Southall
Women who underwent surgery for gynecologic cancers experienced decreased symptoms of anxiety and pain with the use of acupressure before surgery and acupuncture during surgery, according to study results published in Cancer.
Further investigation is needed … Read more
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
by Charles Bankhead
Women with cardiovascular conditions (CVCs) and ovarian cancer had better 2-year survival if they received a nonselective beta blocker (NSBB) at or around the time of cancer surgery, a review of medical records showed.
Two-year postoperative survival … Read more
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
