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October 21st 2024
Results from the RAMP 201 clinical trial are promising for patients with recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer.
Approval Sought for Avastin in the Frontline Ovarian Cancer Setting
October 30th 2017If approved, the new indication would make frontline Avastin available in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel, followed by Avastin alone, for women with advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer. The FDA is expected to render a decision on the sBLA by June 25, 2018.
New Maintenance Therapy for Ovarian Cancer Seeks FDA Approval
October 12th 2017The pharmaceutical company Clovis Oncology filed a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) to the FDA for their drug Rubraca (rucaparib) to be used as maintenance therapy for patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in a complete or partial response to platinum-based chemotherapy.
Combinations May Be Crucial for Immunotherapy in Ovarian Cancer
September 26th 2017The future for immunotherapy treatment for gynecologic cancers may be found in drug combinations, according to Dmitriy Zamarin, M.D., Ph.D., who admits that these agents have been slower to demonstrate progress in this group of patients.
Putting Ovarian Self-Awareness in Action with Bright Pink
September 6th 2017September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, but many people still aren’t aware of the symptoms and risk factors that can sometimes lead to an ovarian cancer diagnosis. Here are two steps you can take to personalize your approach to ovarian health management by being "ovarian self-aware."
Finding More Molecular Targets for Ovarian Cancer to Personalize Treatment
September 5th 2017In a recent study, researchers were working on identifying different molecular targets to better provide personalized care to patients with ovarian cancer. To do this, they examined more than 4,000 tumor specimins.
BRCA Mutations May Cause Drug Resistance in Breast and Ovarian Cancer
September 4th 2017There is a relationship between the genetics of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations and the risk of a patient with breast or ovarian cancer being resistant to platinum-based chemotherapy, according to recent research conducted at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The study’s senior author Katherine Nathanson, M.D., spoke with CURE about these findings.
Maintenance Lynparza Tablets Approved in Ovarian Cancer
August 17th 2017Lynparza tablets (olaparib) tablets were granted FDA approval as a maintenance therapy for patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer, who are in a complete or partial response to platinum-based chemotherapy.
Dr. Boulay Discusses Removing a 140-Pound Tumor
August 15th 2017Richard Boulay, M.D., chief of the division of Gynecologic Oncology at the Lehigh Valley Health Netowrk, tells the story of removing a 140-pound tumor from Mary Clancy. The tumor had been growing for at least 10 years when it was caught by a CAT scan, and was about half her body weight.
A Promising New Agent for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
August 15th 2017A new agent showed a favorable toxicity profile for patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. The drug, mirvetuximab soravtansine (IMGN853), also demonstrated encouraging clinical activity in a phase 1 trial presented at the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.