Before 2016 the prognosis for patients with ovarian cancer was poor, and treatment options were limited. However, the introduction of bevacizumab followed by PARP inhibitors transformed outcomes in patients with BRCA1/2 mutation. Anti-angiogenic agents, immuno-oncology agents, combinations of these agents and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy are currently being investigated and show promise for the future.
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Watch this two-part activity exploring the latest data on the use of PARP inhibitors in first-line maintenance therapy in ovarian cancer. Filmed following the ESGO European Congress on Gynaecological Oncology 2022. Part 1: Watch gynaecological cancer expert Prof. Jonathan Ledermann review key data from ESGO 2022 Watch Now Part 2: Watch leading experts consider what these data may mean for global and regional practice Select An Interview
Watch ovarian cancer experts discuss key considerations for optimizing patient outcomes with PARP inhibitors as first-line maintenance therapy.
Watch this two-part activity exploring recent developments in the use of PARP inhibitors as first-line maintenance therapy in ovarian cancer. Filmed following the SGO Hybrid Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer 2022. Part 1: Watch gynaecological cancer expert Prof. Isabelle Ray-Coquard review key data from the SGO Virtual Annual Meeting 2021 Watch Now Part 2: Choose from leading experts who discuss what these data may mean for global and regional practice Select An Interview
Experts consider the practical aspects of using PARP inhibitors for first-line maintenance treatment in ovarian cancer.
Watch this two-part activity exploring recent developments on the use of PARP inhibitors as first-line maintenance therapy in ovarian cancer. Filmed following the SGO Virtual Annual Meeting 2021. Part 1: Watch gynaecological cancer expert Dr Alexandra Leary review key data from the SGO Virtual Annual Meeting 2021 Watch Now Part 2: Choose from leading experts who discuss what these data may mean for global and regional practice Select An Interview
Worldwide, ovarian cancer is the seventh most common cancer and the eighth most common cause of cancer death in women.1 The GLOBOCAN study estimated there were 239,000 new cases in 2012 and 152,000 deaths due to this disease. There are nearly 600,000 women living ...
Gynecological malignancies can be difficult to treat. Ovarian cancer carries with it the worst prognosis of all gynecological cancers. Approximately 75% of patients with epithelial ovarian cancer are diagnosed with advanced disease which is curable only in a minority of cases, ...
Ovarian cancer is a leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide, with almost 300,000 cases diagnosed in 2018.1 If diagnosed and treated at stage I, the 5-year relative survival rate is 92%. However, only about 15% of ovarian cancers are diagnosed at this ...
It is not by chance that this issue of European Oncology & Haematology is opened by an editorial from Suhag, dedicated to the oncological scenario in developing countries, warning that there is “little light at the end of the tunnel”. ...
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