As presented at the ESMO Gynaecological Cancers Congress 2024 (Florence, 20–22 June), a post-hoc analysis of the phase III MIRASOL (GOG 3045/ENGOT-ov55) trial in patients with high folate receptor alpha (FRalpha), platinum-resistant ovarian cancer revealed that even those who required … Read more
By Ashling Wahner
Although the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx (Elahere) is associated with a high rate of ocular toxicity in patients with folate receptor α (FRα)-positive, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, the real-world incidence of this adverse effect (AE) in this … Read more
Clearity’s Perspective: In the January 17, 2024 update to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines for ovarian cancer, several new therapies have been added to the list of acceptable regimens for recurrent platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. For example, trastuzumab deruxtecan … Read more
A new drug approval is providing hope for many people living with ovarian cancer.
Some women have what is known as “platinum-resistant” cancer, that means the disease is no longer responding to platinum-based chemotherapy, the most common chemo drug used … Read more
Testing tumors with next-generation sequencing in patients with ovarian cancer can provide teams insight into targetable mutations that may affect treatment decisions, although this approach is not the current standard of care for all patients, an expert said.
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by Jordan Sava
Impressive efficacy data and consistent safety data continue to be seen with mirvetuximab soravtansine for the treatment of patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, according to data from the confirmatory MIRASOL trial.
Mirvetuximab sorvtansine-gynx (Elahere) demonstrated statistically significant
