Ovarian Cancer

Family history is probably the biggest risk factor that patients need to know about, said Rebecca Brooks, MD, UC Davis Health.

Women with ovarian, breast, skin, and uterine cancers were found to have significantly higher levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), phenols, and parabens in their bodies.

Patients with low-grade serous ovarian cancer appear to have worse survival outcomes following treatment with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT).

The treatment combined adoptive T-cell therapy with a personalized cancer vaccine and was found to be safe in a small cohort of 17 patients.

Results from ATLANTE/ENGOT-ov29 show that atezolizumab did not significantly improve progression-free survival (PFS) compared with placebo plus bevacizumab for patients with platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer.

The phase 3 ENGOT-ov50/GOG-3029/INNOVATE-3 trial found the addition of tumor treating fields (TTFields) to paclitaxel did not provide a statistically significant improvement in overall survival (OS) vs paclitaxel alone for patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, failing to meet its primary end point.

Out of several factors, surgical complications were the only factor independently associated with emergency department (ED) readmission among patients who underwent surgery for ovarian carcinoma.

A recent study found that ultrasonography-based risk models for differentiation between benign and malignant ovarian tumors performed well in a diagnostic study conducted in a US cohort.

Investigators said analysis of multiple tissues from the same patients suggests tumor evolution in high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSC) was not through somatic mutations.

The platinum drugs most effective in treating ovarian cancer are in limited supply due to the drug shortage; the government proposes a plan to prevent hospitals from redistributing Medicaid money; physicians ask for help in treating the high number of children with mental illness coming to the emergency department.

New research found that ovarian cancer risk is reduced by salpingectomy just as much as by tubal ligation, contradicting guidelines that suggest otherwise.

While there is currently no effective treatment for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, one of the most common and severe adverse effects for patients who have undergone chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, a 6-month aerobic exercise intervention significantly improved symptoms.

Mount Sinai researchers discovered a 64-protein signature that may help predict whether patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancers will respond to chemotherapy.

Results of the phase 3 PRIME study showed that treatment with niraparib with an individualized starting dose significantly extended progression-free survival (PFS) and reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 55% compared with placebo.

Currently, there is no established standard of care treatment for ovarian squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).

Racial minority patients and low socioeconomic status patients tended to face the most barriers.

Investigators looked at both primary and metastatic tumors and found correlations between characteristics and patient outcomes.

Most cases of high-grade serous ovarian cancer are not diagnosed until the disease has reached an advanced stage.

The findings come amidst growing use of the treatment approach.

In addition to a fear of cancer recurrence, patients said feeling isolated was also a challenge associated with having ovarian cancer.

Rates of next-generation sequencing (NGS) more than doubled once a nurse navigation program was implemented.

Outcomes for patients with this form of the disease are poor and treatment options are limited.

This interview with the lead investigator of the MIRASOL trial, which was presented at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, will appear with coverage of ASCO in the upcoming issue of Evidence-Based Oncology.

Latina women at risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer are less likely to be referred for genetic counseling and testing.

Following safety reports of bleeding events after treatment with upifitamab rilsodotin among patients with platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer, the FDA places a partial clinical hold on enrollment for the UP-NEXT and UPGRADE-A trials.

The confirmatory trial showed limited side effects relative to physician's choice of chemotherapy.

The antibody drug conjugate received FDA approval in November 2022.

In addition to the drug approval, the FDA approved a companion diagnostic to be used to identify patients who are eligible to receive the treatment.

Patients with ovarian cancer who lived within 10 miles of Kansas’s only National Cancer Institute–designated cancer center, and those of a non-White race, were shown to have less of a survival advantage.