The OncLive Ovarian Cancer condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on ovarian cancer and evolving treatment approaches, including PARP inhibitors, antibody-drug conjugates, chemotherapy and more. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances, and ongoing research in ovarian cancer.
April 27th 2024
Sara Corvigno, MD, PhD, expands on an analysis that uncovered the CHIP variants that occurred at a higher frequency in patients with ovarian cancer post-chemotherapy.
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Applying New Evidence in Multiple Myeloma Care from Frontline to R/R Disease
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Medical Crossfire®: How Do Clinicians Integrate the Latest Evidence in Treating Ovarian Cancer to Personalize Care?
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COM701 Plus BMS-986207/Nivolumab Shows Early Activity in Platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancer
A triplet regimen comprised of COM701, BMS-986207, and nivolumab was found to have encouraging antitumor activity and favorable tolerability in patients with heavily pretreated, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.
Luveltamab Tazevibulin Shows Encouraging Activity in Frα-Selected Advanced Ovarian Cancer
January 11th 2023Treatment with the folate receptor α–directed antibody-drug conjugate luveltamab tazevibulin led to a 37.5% overall response rate in Frα-selected patients with advanced ovarian cancer, defined by a tumor proportion score above 25%.
FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Designation to OverC Multi-Cancer Detection Blood Test
January 4th 2023The FDA has granted a breakthrough device designation to the OverC Multi-Cancer Detection Blood Test for the early detection of cancers including esophageal, liver, lung, ovarian, and pancreatic in adults aged to 50 to 75 years with average risk.
Researchers Advance a Novel Screening Test for Early-Stage Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer
Peter Dottino, MD, FACOG, discusses the need for more accurate early screening tests for ovarian cancer, why testing for early-stage endometrial cancer is also important, the process used to develop the screening test, and how it could be implemented into practice if it is approved by the FDA.
Individualized Maintenance Niraparib Dosing Confers Favorable OS in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
December 16th 2022The use of an individualized starting dose of niraparib led to a trend toward improved overall survival as maintenance therapy vs placebo in Chinese patients with platinum-sensitive, recurrent ovarian cancer regardless of germline BRCA mutation status, according to data from the phase 3 NORA trial.
FDA Approves First IHC Companion Diagnostic for Mirvetuximab Soravtansine in Ovarian Cancer
November 15th 2022The FDA has approved the VENTANA FOLR1 RxDx assay, the first immunohistochemistry companion diagnostic test to help identify patients with epithelial ovarian cancer who are eligible for treatment with mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx.
FDA Approves Mirvetuximab Soravtansine-gynx for FRα+ Platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancer
The FDA has granted accelerated approval to mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx (Elahere) for the treatment of select patients with folate receptor α–positive, platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer.
FDA Requests Restriction of Second-line Maintenance Niraparib Indication in Ovarian Cancer
At the request of the FDA, GlaxoSmithKline plc will restrict the second-line maintenance indication for niraparib to only the population of patients with recurrent ovarian cancer whose tumors harbor deleterious or suspected deleterious germline BRCA mutations.
PARP Maintenance Therapy Provides Varying Benefit in Advanced Ovarian Cancer
The benefit of PARP maintenance therapy for patients with advanced ovarian cancer differs depending on a number of factors, including the homologous recombination and BRCA mutation status of the tumor.
Mirvetuximab Soravtansine Leads a Cascade of ADCs Under Development in Ovarian Cancer
Kathleen N. Moore, MD, MS, discusses the clinical implications of the potential FDA approval of mirvetuximab soravtansine, observations from other antibody-drug conjugates under investigation in clinical trials, and the rationale of examining PARP inhibitor–based combinations in ovarian cancer.
BRCA Mutations, HRD Status Drive PARP Inhibitor Selection in Ovarian Cancer Maintenance
Bobbie J. Rimel, MD, discusses how PARP inhibitors are deployed across different treatment settings of ovarian cancer, the recent market withdrawal of PARP inhibitors in later-line indications, and ongoing research efforts at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for patients with ovarian cancer.