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Ovarian Cancer

A global phase 3 randomized study is currently enrolling patients with stage III or IV high-grade nonmucinous epithelial ovarian cancer to assess the efficacy of an investigational anti–PD-1 humanized monoclonal antibody plus standard of care as first-line treatment and maintenance. The primary outcome measure is progression-free survival. Read More ›

With follow-up of more than 5 years, women with relapsed platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer and a BRCA mutation who participated in the multicenter phase 3 SOLO2 clinical trial lived more than 1 year longer when randomized to maintenance therapy with the poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor olaparib (Lynparza) compared with placebo, according to data released at the ASCO 2020 virtual annual meeting. Read More ›

In a phase 2 study of women with recurrent platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer, safety and efficacy end points favored the combination of niraparib and bevacizumab over niraparib monotherapy. Read More ›

New study findings represent a significant advance for women with BRCA-related relapsed ovarian cancer responding to platinum-based chemotherapy. Read More ›

In the PRIMA study, patients with recurrent ovarian cancer receiving maintenance therapy with an individualized dose of niraparib had similar efficacy compared with placebo as patients receiving a fixed dose of niraparib while experiencing half as many thrombocytopenic events. Read More ›

In a pooled analysis of 2 randomized trials of rucaparib for the treatment of patients with recurrent high-grade ovarian cancer, deleterious BRCA mutations were identified in 71% of patients with responses lasting at least 1 year but in only 52% of short-term responders. Read More ›

In a study of 76 English-speaking women with newly diagnosed ovarian cancer who underwent genetic testing, those found to have a pathogenic mutation did not report increased levels of stress, anxiety, or depression compared with pre-genetic testing. Those testing negative for mutations saw their posttest anxiety levels decline. Read More ›

Results from the phase 3 ARIEL3 clinical trial showed that maintenance therapy with rucaparib leads to significantly improved progression-free survival in patients with advanced ovarian cancer and non-BRCA homologous recombinant repair gene mutations. Read More ›

At the 12-month landmark analysis of the single-arm phase 2 OVARIO clinical trial, 75% of patients in the overall population of patients with newly diagnosed stage IIIB-IV ovarian cancer remained progression-free. Read More ›

Data from the phase 3 PAOLO-1 clinical trial showed that progression-free survival was significantly increased with olaparib plus bevacizumab as maintenance therapy. Read More ›

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