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May 27, 2020May 27, 2020

Phase 2 Trial to Test Exercise as Way to Improve Quality of Life in Recurring Ovarian Cancer

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A new Phase 2 clinical trial in Australia will assess whether exercise can improve the quality of life and physical function of women with recurring ovarian cancer who are on ... Read more

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020

SOLO-2 Results: Maintenance Therapy with Lynparza Extends Survival in Relapsed Ovarian Cancer

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Maintenance therapy with AstraZeneca’s Lynparza (olaparib) extended survival by more than one year in women with BRCA-mutated relapsed ovarian cancer, whose tumors responded to platinum-based chemotherapy, final results from ... Read more

May 13, 2020May 13, 2020

Zejula-Avastin Combo Treating Advanced Cancer Patients in Phase 2 Trial

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Zejula (niraparib) given in combination with Avastin (bevacizumab) shows promising safety and efficacy at delaying disease progression in women with advanced ovarian cancer who had responded to a first-line platinum-based ... Read more

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020

FDA Approves Lynparza Combo as First-line Maintenance Therapy for Advanced Ovarian Cancer

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lynparza (olaparib), in combination with bevacizumab, as a first-line maintenance therapy for women with advanced ovarian cancer positive for homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) and who responded to platinum-based chemotherapy. ... Read more

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020

STRO-002 Continues to Show Promise in Advanced Ovarian Cancer, Early Trial Results Show

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STRO-002, an investigational antibody-drug conjugate, continues to show promising safety and anti-tumor activity in women with advanced ovarian cancer, according to preliminary data from a Phase 1 clinical trial. ... Read more

April 30, 2020May 12, 2020

FDA Approves Zejula as First-line Maintenance Therapy for Advanced Ovarian Cancer

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Zejula (niraparib) as a first-line maintenance therapy for women with advanced ovarian cancer who responded to platinum-based chemotherapy, regardless of their BRCA mutation status. This ... Read more

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020

Ovarian Cancer Often More Advanced at Diagnosis in Rural Areas in US

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Women living in rural areas in the U.S. are significantly more likely to have metastatic disease at the time of their ovarian cancer diagnosis than those living in metropolitan ... Read more

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020

Surge in Telemedicine One ‘Good’ Outcome from COVID-19 Crisis, Doctors Say

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While there are few silver linings to the cloud created by COVID-19, the pandemic that has killed tens of thousands, hobbled economies worldwide and drove millions to quarantine in ... Read more

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020

First Advanced Cancer Patients Dosed With VT1021 in Trial’s Expansion Phase

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A Phase 1b/2 trial investigating Vigeo Therapeutics‘ VT1021 as a stand-alone treatment for advanced ovarian cancer and other tumor types has dosed the first patients in its dose expansion stage. ... Read more

April 15, 2020April 15, 2020

Antibody-drug Conjugate XMT-1536 Shows Promise for Ovarian Cancer in Phase 1 Trial

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Treatment with XMT-1536 appears to be safe, with promising responses shown in heavily pretreated patients with ovarian cancer and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) adenocarcinoma in a Phase 1 ... Read more

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