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In the treatment of patients with platinum-sensitive, recurrent ovarian cancer, a lower starting dose of niraparib in patients with a low body weight (77 kg) or low platelet count (150,000/μL) had similar efficacy as the fixed 300-mg starting dose versus placebo on the end point of progression-free survival, confirming a previous observation. Read More ›

A review of the National Cancer Database reveals that use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer increased markedly between 2004 and 2016. At the same time, median survival improved by more than 6 months. Study authors found no association between the 2 trends. Read More ›

Data from a real-world setting show that a platinum-free interval >12 months was associated with the best outcomes after progression on PARP inhibitor maintenance in patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer. Read More ›

On September 4, 2020, the FDA accelerated the approval of pralsetinib (Gavreto; Blueprint Medicines/Genentech), an oral RET inhibitor, for the treatment of adults with metastatic non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and RET-activating fusions, as detected by an FDA-approved test. Read More ›

Adding abemaciclib to endocrine therapy led to a significant reduction in invasive disease recurrence versus endocrine therapy alone in HR-positive, HER2-negative early-stage breast cancer, according to the results of a new study. “This is a very important trial, and the findings will change practice,” said Giuseppe Curigliano, MD, PhD. Read More ›

ASCO guidelines cite significant improvement in progression-free survival when PARP inhibitors are used as maintenance therapy or in the setting of recurrent disease in women with advanced ovarian cancer who have responded to platinum-based chemotherapy in the first line. Read More ›

In an analysis of the phase 3 PRIMA study, niraparib monotherapy as first-line maintenance after platinum-based chemotherapy improved progression-free survival in women with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer regardless of BRCA mutation status or homologous recombination status (deficient or proficient). Read More ›

In the PAOLA-1 study, women with advanced ovarian cancer, regardless of BRCA mutation status, experienced a 40% reduction in the risk for disease progression or death when randomized to olaparib plus bevacizumab compared with placebo and bevacizumab. The reduction in risk with olaparib was greatest in patients whose tumors were homologous recombination deficient. Read More ›