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

My Experience Enrolling in a Cancer Clinical Trial: The Verdict Is ‘Yes’

January 26, 2022 10:19 am

by Julie S. Brokaw

A patient with ovarian cancer describes how she enrolled in a clinical trial, and how it has given her a renewed sense of hope that she may find a successful treatment option.

To find clinical trials,

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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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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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Addition of Bevacizumab to Pembrolizumab Improves Responses in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

November 17, 2021 10:25 am

By Courtney Marabella

The addition of a short-term, flat dose of bevacizumab to pembrolizumab was found to enhance the response to anti–PD-1 therapy in the absence of chemotherapy for patients with platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer.

The addition of a short-term,

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Repare Therapeutics’ RP-3500 Shows Potential of ATR Inhibitors in Precision Oncology

November 4, 2021 11:09 am

by Alison Kanski

NEW YORK – Pharma companies are racing to develop oral ATR inhibitors that present a unique pan-cancer market opportunity.

Researchers reported positive Phase I results on one of these drugs, Repare Therapeutics’ RP3500, last month across tumor … Read more

Patient With Cancer Answers Common Questions and Dispels Myths About Clinical Trials

October 20, 2021 12:00 am

by Kelly Irvin

The number one reason to participate in a clinical trial is because someone has to do it so new drugs can be developed to treat and even cure cancer. All of the drugs we have now were Read more

Changes in Clinical Trial Conduct Prompted by the COVID-19 Pandemic Should Persist

August 5, 2021 3:51 pm

By Alan P. Lyss, MD

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted changes to standard practices for cancer clinical trials, and thought leaders have recommended continuing — and improving upon — those new practices.

These recommendations, from members of the American Association for … Read 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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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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What to Know About Telehealth for Ovarian Cancer

April 2, 2021 1:30 am

Ovarian cancer is a serious gynecologic cancer and the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in the United States.1 To minimize the risk of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) transmission while … Read more

Combo Tx Active in Recurrent, Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

March 26, 2021 1:00 pm

Ixabepilone plus bevacizumab yielded responses in a third of patients.

By Ian Ingram

Combination treatment with a microtubule stabilizing agent plus bevacizumab (Avastin) proved active for patients with recurrent chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer, a randomized phase II trial found.

Median progression-free … Read more

Niraparib Plus Bevacizumab Shows Clinical Benefit in Patients With Advanced Ovarian Cancer

March 22, 2021 4:00 pm

By Chase Doyle

The addition of niraparib maintenance to first-line platinum-based chemotherapy with bevacizumab demonstrated clinical benefit in patients with advanced ovarian cancer, according to data from the OVARIO study presented by Melissa M. Hardesty, MD, MPH, during the … Read more

PARP Inhibition Shows Efficacy in Ovarian Cancer Regardless of Number of Prior Lines of Chemotherapy, BRCA Mutation Status

March 22, 2021 3:00 pm

By Chase Doyle

Treatment with olaparib is safe and effective for patients with platinum-sensitive relapsed ovarian cancer, regardless of the number of prior lines of chemotherapy received and BRCA mutation status, according to data presented from the phase II LIGHT … Read more

PARP Inhibitor Tops Chemo for Recurrent BRCA Ovarian Cancer

March 20, 2021 4:00 pm

Modest improvement in PFS with rucaparib but worse outcome for reversion mutation.

By Charles Bankhead

A PARP inhibitor slowed progression of recurrent, advanced BRCA-positive ovarian cancer as compared with standard chemotherapy, a randomized trial showed.

Treatment with rucaparib (Rubraca) … Read more

FDA Grants Priority Review to Pafolacianine Sodium Injection in Ovarian Cancer

March 3, 2021 4:00 pm

The FDA has granted priority review to the new drug application for the novel compound pafolacianine sodium injection for use in the identification of ovarian cancer during surgery.

By Courtney Marabella

The FDA has granted priority review to the new

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Phase 3 OVAL Trial of VB-111 in Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Gets Green Light to Continue

February 24, 2021 6:00 pm

An independent data safety monitoring committee has not observed any safety issues with the phase 3 OVAL trial examining VB-111 in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, and as such, has recommended that the trial continue as planned.

By Courtney Marabella… Read more