Ovarian Cancer

Whitfield B. Growdon, MD, expands on the FDA’s decision to withdraw the later-line indication of olaparib for patients with BRCA-mutated ovarian cancer.

The phase 1/2 UPLIFT trial evaluating the antibody-drug conjugate upifitamab rilsodotin in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer failed to meet its primary end point of investigator-assessed overall response rate in the NaPi2b-positive population.

The expert panel switches its focus to endometrial cancer and discusses recent data from clinical trials.

Treatment with the combination of ENB-003 and pembrolizumab was well tolerated and produced preliminary signs of clinical activity in patients with platinum-refractory or -resistant, microsatellite stable ovarian cancer, and those with other advanced refractory solid tumors.

Expert gynecologic oncologists react to data from the MIRASOL trial, which studied mirvetuximab in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

A panel of experts on ovarian cancer review ongoing trials on maintenance therapies for recurrent ovarian cancer.

Shannon Westin, MD, MPH, FACOG, expands on key clinical trial updates in gynecologic oncology shared at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting and highlights what she is looking forward to seeing in the future of care for patients with gynecologic malignancies.

A detailed discussion focused on recent data on PARP inhibitors in the recurrent ovarian cancer setting.

Ovarian cancer experts review clinical trial data on the efficacy of later-line therapies in advanced ovarian cancer.

Michael J. Birrer, MD, PhD, highlights the effect of improved molecular characterization in endometrial cancer, the clinical significance of the KEYNOTE-775 trial, and recent changes in the frontline treatment landscape in advanced endometrial cancer.

Heather R. Williams, MD, discusses findings from the phase 3 PRIMA trial in patients with ovarian cancer.

A comprehensive overview of recent clinical trial data on PARP inhibitors in the first-line maintenance setting in ovarian cancer presented at ASCO 2023.

An expert panel highlights current unmet needs in the maintenance setting for ovarian cancer.

Experts on ovarian cancer discuss germline and somatic testing practices and provide clinical insights on factors that influence treatment decisions.

A panel of expert gynecologic oncologists introduce themselves and review frontline maintenance treatment options in ovarian cancer.

Maurie Markman, MD, discusses changes in cancer management as seen in ovarian cancer.

Mary “Nora” Disis, MD, discusses the results of a phase 1/1b study of PRGN-3005 autologous UltraCAR T cells in patients with advanced stage platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

A survey conducted by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Best Practices Committee found that 93% of United States cancer centers polled in the report are experiencing a shortage of carboplatin, and 70% currently have a shortage of cisplatin.

Treatment with avutometinib plus defactinib elicited high responses among patients with recurrent low grade serous ovarian cancer compared with avutometinib monotherapy, supporting the use of the combination in this patient population regardless of KRAS status, according to data from the RAMP 201 trial.

The use of maintenance niraparib enhanced antitumor activity and led to a clinically meaningful increase in progression-free survival vs placebo for patients with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer who displayed measurable residual disease after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy, according to findings from a post hoc subgroup analysis of the phase 3 PRIME study.

Mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx demonstrated a 35% reduction in the risk of disease progression or death compared with investigator’s choice of chemotherapy in patients with folate receptor alpha-high, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

The addition of durvalumab to standard upfront therapy with chemotherapy and bevacizumab followed by maintenance bevacizumab, durvalumab, and olaparib led to a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival compared with chemotherapy and bevacizumab alone in patients with newly diagnosed, advanced ovarian cancer without a BRCA1/2 mutation.

Whitfield B. Growdon, MD, shares the potential implications of first-line PARP maintenance in newly diagnosed ovarian cancer, the importance of treating patients with effective therapies as early as possible, and where combination regimens could fit into the treatment paradigm going forward.

Comprehensive insights on unmet needs, ongoing research, and the future of advanced ovarian cancer treatment.

Expert oncologists review the current PARP inhibitor treatment indications for patients with advanced ovarian cancer and discuss how to best manage patients who have been impacted by the recent updates to the PARP inhibitors.

Drs Coleman and Monk discuss what led to the recent withdrawal of several indications for PARP inhibitors in the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer.

Expert oncologists give an overview of PARP inhibitors available for the treatment of patients with advanced ovarian cancer and review adverse events seen with each agent.

Experts on advanced ovarian cancer give detailed insights on the role of biomarker testing and identify important biomarkers.

Robert L Coleman, MD, FACOG, FACS, and Bradley J Monk, MD, FACOG, FACS, provide an overview of advanced ovarian cancer and discuss its prevalence and diagnosis process.

Whitfield B. Growdon, MD, discusses the role PARP inhibitors have played in ovarian cancer since their introduction to the field, the updated clinical trial data that contributed to the indication withdrawals for these agents, and where future research in this area may be headed.