Ovarian Cancer: Frontline Therapy

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Dr. Rebecca Previs from the Duke Cancer Center reviews frontline therapy options for patients with advanced ovarian cancer.

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Oncologists are still working on management strategies for neuropathy; a common adverse effect related to chemotherapeutics for ovarian cancer.
Genetic testing information can be used to risk-stratify ovarian cancer survivors for breast cancer, particularly those with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations.
Genetic testing for ovarian cancer may help inform treatment decisions for patients with advanced disease, particularly regarding PARP inhibitor use.
Future findings from a translational analysis of the OVATION-2 trial may corroborate prior clinical data with IMNN-001 in advanced ovarian cancer.
Approximately 10% of patients discontinued treatment with avutometinib/defactinib due to toxicity in the phase 2 RAMP 201 trial.
Response rates appeared to be higher with avutometinib plus defactinib vs avutometinib alone in the phase 2 RAMP 201 study.
Patients who respond to avutometinib/defactinib may be maintained on treatment for long periods of time, says Rachel N. Grisham, MD.
Findings from the OVARIO study show that patients with HRR–deficient and BRCA-mutated disease benefitted the most from niraparib/bevacizumab maintenance.
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