Gynecologic Oncology

Closing out their discussion on locally advanced cervical cancer, panelists discuss ongoing clinical trials and the potential of the involved novel therapies.

Considerations for the negative results of the OUTBACK trial, which tested adjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced cervical cancer.

Jubilee Brown, MD, discusses the promise of the phase 2/3 ROCSAN trial in recurrent gynecologic carcinosarcomas.

Rounding out her discussion on the use of tisotumab vedotin in cervical cancer, Rebecca Arend, MD, MPH, considers other agents being investigated and how that may impact the future treatment landscape.

A brief review of the FDA approval and implications of tisotumab vedotin in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.

Considerations for the interim results of innovaTV 205, which tested tisotumab vedotin alone or in combination with other agents for patients with cervical cancer.

Rebecca Arend, MD, MPH, reviews the study design and results from innovaTV 204, which tested tisotumab vedotin in previously treated, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer.

A historical perspective on the management of recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer, followed by expert insight on tisotumab vedotin’s mechanism of action.

Bradley J. Monk, MD, FACS, FACOG, discusses potential shifts to treatment sequencing strategies in cervical cancer.

The clinical-stage immunotherapy company PDS Biotechnology Corporation has announced the temporary suspension of recruitment to the National Cancer Institute–led phase 2 trial, which is evaluating a novel triplet combination comprised of PDS0101 and 2 immunomodulating agents in patients with advanced human papillomavirus cancers.

Nicoletta Colombo, MD, PhD, discusses the next steps with pembrolizumab in cervical cancer.

The accelerated approval of the tissue factor–directed antibody and microtubule inhibitor tisotumab vedotin-tftv bolsters the treatment portfolio for patients with recurrent metastatic cervical cancer.

Focusing on locally advanced cervical cancer, experts elucidate the role of surgery and standard of care therapy.

The panel reflects on the current, optimal use of biomarker testing to guide the management of cervical cancer.

The immuno-oncology company Agenus has made the decision to withdraw its biologic license application for the use of the PD-1 inhibitor balstilimab in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer who experienced disease progression on, or after, chemotherapy.

A comprehensive review of the current paradigm for HPV vaccination and screening to prevent cervical cancer.

Experts provide a brief overview of cervical cancer, focusing on the driving biology and FIGO staging system.

Inguinofemoral radiotherapy could potentially spare patients with vulvar cancer and sentinel node micrometastases from the morbidity of a lymphadenectomy.

The FDA has approved pembrolizumab for use in combination with chemotherapy, with or without bevacizumab, in patients with persistent, recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer whose tumors have a PD-L1 combined positive score of 1 or higher, as determined by an FDA-approved test.

David M. O'Malley, MD, discusses the rationale to evaluate the combination of balstilimab and zalifrelimab in cervical cancer.

R. Wendel Naumann, MD, discusses the evolution of immunotherapy in endometrial cancer.

Bradley J. Monk, MD, FACS, FACOG, discusses the practice-changing data from KEYNOTE-826 examining pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab and next steps for research in recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.

Floor J. Backes, MD, discusses challenges regarding staging and treatment locations in ovarian germ cell tumors.

The FDA has granted priority review to a supplemental biologics license application for the use of cemiplimab-rwlc in the treatment of patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer whose disease progressed on, or after, chemotherapy.

Dr. Monk discusses the significance of the FDA approval of tisotumab vedotin and notable research that was presented at the 2021 ESMO Congress in cervical cancer.