Neoadjuvant Olaparib Proves Feasible, Aids Optimal Resection in BRCA-Mutant Ovarian Cancer
March 28th 2023Neoadjuvant treatment with olaparib prior to surgical resection and adjuvant chemotherapy was well tolerated and led to a 100% optimal resection rate in patients with newly diagnosed, BRCA-mutant ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer.
Dostarlimab Plus Chemotherapy Elicits PFS Benefit in Recurrent Endometrial Cancer
March 28th 2023Dostarlimab plus standard-of-care chemotherapy generated a significant improvement in progression-free survival vs chemotherapy alone for patients with recurrent endometrial cancer, including those with mismatch repair–deficient, microsatellite instability–high tumors.
Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy Improves Survival in dMMR/pMMR Advanced Endometrial Cancer
March 28th 2023Pembrolizumab plus standard-of-care chemotherapy, followed by maintenance pembrolizumab, reduced the risk of disease progression or death vs chemotherapy alone in patients with mismatch repair–deficient and mismatch repair–proficient advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.
Lenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab Produces Deep, Sustained Responses in Advanced Endometrial Cancer
March 27th 2023The combination of lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab produced deep, durable tumor responses in both all-comer and mismatch repair–proficient (pMRR) populations of patients with advanced endometrial cancer, according to data from the phase 3 Study 309/KEYNOTE-775 trial.
Niraparib Maintenance Does Not Produce Long-term OS Benefit in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
March 27th 2023Maintenance niraparib did not produce a statistically significant overall survival benefit compared with placebo in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer, according to data from an updated exploratory OS analysis of the phase 3 ENGOT-OV16/NOVA study.
Tolerability Hinders Adavosertib Activity in Recurrent or Persistent Uterine Serous Carcinoma
March 27th 2023Treatment with the oral, small-molecule Wee1 kinase inhibitor adavosertib was clinically active but not well tolerated in patients with recurrent or persistent uterine serous carcinoma who previously received platinum-based chemotherapy.
Dr Coleman on Response Rates With Mirvetuximab Soravtansine in Ovarian Cancer
March 27th 2023Robert L. Coleman, MD, FACOG, FACS, discusses an analysis of the phase 3 SORAYA trial evaluating response rates in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer who received mirvetuximab soravtansine at different points in their disease course.
Olaparib Plus Selumetinib Produces Clinical Benefit in RAS-Mutated Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer
March 27th 2023The recommended phase 2 dose of olaparib plus selumetinib generated a clinical benefit in patients with endometrial or ovarian cancer harboring RAS mutations, according to findings from the dose-expansion portion of the phase 1b SOLAR trial.
Neoadjuvant Durvalumab/Tremelimumab Plus Chemo Meets PFS End Point in Advanced Ovarian Cancer
Neoadjuvant treatment with the combination of durvalumab plus tremelimumab and chemotherapy elicited a promising 12-month progression-free survival rate in patients with advanced-stage ovarian cancer.
Dr. Mayadev on Atezolizumab Plus Chemoradiation in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer
March 22nd 2022Jyoti Mayadev, MD, discusses the phase 1 NRG-GY017 trial evaluating atezolizumab given as an immune primer or concurrently with extended field chemoradiation in patients with locally advanced, node-positive cervical cancer.