Ovarian Cancer

Findings may support reconsideration of guideline recommendations concerning the use of estrogen alone in postmenopausal individuals.

Fumiko Chino, MD, discusses how recent findings of talcum powder use were linked to ovarian cancer.

Results of the Sister Study cohort found an increased risk of ovarian cancer when enrolled patients used genital talcum powder throughout young adulthood.

Although the sample size for this trial was small, data still highlight a potential benefit with nivolumab in dMMR uterine and ovarian cancers.

Combining rintatolimod with pembrolizumab may confer a synergistic effect in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer.

A phase 1b evaluating NXP800 in platinum-resistant ARID1A-mutated ovarian cancer is open for enrollment in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Even when adjusting for prior taxane responses in patients with ovarian cancer, ixabepilone/bevacizumab appears to yield survival benefits in a phase 2 trial.

Findings from the phase 2 RAMP 201 trial highlight responses with avutometinib/defactinib in those with KRAS-mutated low-grade serous ovarian cancer and other patient subgroups.

Several patients with TP53 Y220C–mutated ovarian cancer experience tumor shrinkage following treatment with rezatapopt in the phase 1/2 PYNNACLE study.

Data from the phase 3 MIRASOL trial support the full FDA approval of mirvetuximab soravtansine for those with folate receptor alpha–positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

Ex vivo generation of CD3-positive, CD56-positive Natural Killer-Like (NKT) with CRX100 was successful in all 7 patients with ovarian cancer in a phase 1 trial.

Patient reported outcomes from the phase 3 MIRASOL trial showed improvement when mirvetuximab was used vs standard of care in folate receptor-alpha positive ovarian cancer resistant ovarian cancer.

The phase 2/3 NRG-GY005 trial assessing olaparib plus dediranib did not improve survival vs standard of care in ovarian cancer.

Investigators are assessing avutometinib plus defactinib as a treatment for those with low-grade serous ovarian cancer as part of the phase 3 RAMP 301 trial.

We present the case of a 51-year-old woman with metastatic International FIGO stage IIIC ovarian cancer who had delayed her therapy after initial laparoscopy due to COVID-19 infection and presented with an extreme case of surgical port metastasis.

Patients with advanced ovarian cancer who received primary or interval cytoreduction surgery experienced higher rates of overall and progression-free survival.

The FDA has set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act date of June 29, 2024 for SH-105 as a treatment for patients with ovarian cancer or breast cancer.

Investigators are assessing the safety and antitumor activity of rinatabart sesutecan in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer as part of the phase 1/2 PRO1184-001 study.

Investigators note that the benefit of maintenance olaparib rechallenge in previously treated, platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer extends to the BRCA-mutant and non-mutant cohorts.

The efficacy of HIPEC plus cytoreductive surgery appears to be consistent across ovarian cancer subgroups based on age, histological type, and pre-surgery laparoscopy in the phase 3 OVHIPEC-1 trial.

Implementing exercise programs into standard oncology care may help improve quality of life for patients with ovarian cancer.

Data from the phase 3 MIRASOL trial support mirvetuximab soravtansine as a new standard of care for patients with folate receptor α–positive, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, says Kathleen N. Moore, MD, MS.

Results from phase 1 of the RAMP 201 study shows efficacy in treating patients with recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer with avutometinib plus defactinib, regardless of previous treatment.

Preliminary overall survival data with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab and chemotherapy in recurrent ovarian cancer in the phase 3 ATALANTE trial appear to warrant further analysis.

Collaboration among surgical specialties allows for safe removal of all visible tumors, thus improving survival in patients with advanced ovarian cancer, says Donal J. Brennan, MB, PhD.

Mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx may have the potential to become a new standard for patients with folate receptor α–positive, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, experts say.

Data from the phase 3 MIRASOL trial support the European marketing authorization application for mirvetuximab soravtansine as a treatment for folate receptor α–positive, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

Patients with recurrent ovarian cancer did not see an improvement in efficacy when given atezolizumab plus chemotherapy and niraparib.

Results from the phase 3 FLAMES trial show an improved progression-free survival benefit with senaparib monotherapy vs placebo across all pre-specified patient subgroups with newly diagnosed, advanced ovarian cancer.

Investigators of a phase 2 study suggest that relacorilant may add to a ‘sparse’ field of effective treatment options for patients with platinum-resistant or refractory ovarian cancer.