Advanced Ovarian Cancer Shows Persistent Time Without Progression With Combination Niraparib/Beva...
Dec 19, 2023
At an 18-month analysis of the phase 2 OVARIO trial (NCT03326193), progression-free survival (PFS) benefit persisted in a majority of patients with advanced ovarian cancer who were previously treated with frontline platinum-based chemotherapy and bevacizumab (Avastin) and went on to receive combination therapy of niraparib (Zejula) and bevacizumab. These findings were presented during the Society of Gynecological Oncology 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer.
Radiation Oncologists Met With Congressional Leaders to Reverse CMS Cuts and Provide Equal Access to Care
Radiation oncologists met with Congress to urge leaders to consider how the Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposal to make significant cuts to radiation oncology facilities could be detrimental to the survival of patients with Read more…
FDA Approves Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab Combination for Early TNBC Indication
The FDA granted approval to the supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) for pembrolizumab (Keytruda) as neoadjuvant therapy for patients with high-risk early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) when given in combination with chemotherapy followed by single-agent Read more…
Recommended TVUS Screening Thresholds May Miss Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Adherence to current clinical guidelines for the evaluation of postmenopausal bleeding may result in systematic underdiagnosis of endometrial cancer (EC) in Black women, according to a study published online July 15 in JAMA Oncology. Kemi M. Read more…