A combination of the immunotherapy pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and the DNA repair–blocking agent niraparib (Zejula) can be significantly more effective than either drug alone in women with hard-to-treat ovarian cancer, a phase I/II clinical trial led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers … Read more
A vaccine derived from a patient’s tumor cells, which enhances T-cell targeting of cancer cells, has shown promise against ovarian cancer.
This outcome of a phase 1 clinical trial was reported at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s 2018 Annual Meeting … Read more
“Fighting my cancer as much as possible” is why many patients participate in early stage clinical trials, according to research presented at the TAT (Targeted Anticancer Therapies) International Congress 2018 in Paris, France.
“The importance of early stage trials is … Read more
