Gynecologic Cancer

On February 9, 2023, the FDA approved dostarlimab-gxly (Jemperli; GlaxoSmithKline) for the treatment of adult patients with mismatch repair-deficient, recurrent or advanced endometrial cancer, as determined by an FDA-approved test, whose disease has progressed on or following a previous platinum-containing regimen in any setting and who are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation.
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Chicago, IL—Treatment with nivolu­mab (Opdivo) led to durable responses and stable disease in a majority of women with relapsed or metastatic cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, according to the results of a phase 1/2 clinical trial—CheckMate-358.
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National Harbor, MD—A higher readmission rate after surgery had a significant association with improved survival for patients with ovarian cancer, according to 2 studies reported at the 2017 Society of Gynecologic Oncology meeting.
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National Harbor, MD—A randomized clinical trial of olaparib strengthened the PARP (poly ADP-ribose polymerase) inhibitor’s role as maintenance therapy for patients with ovarian cancer and BRCA mutation, demonstrating dramatic improvement in progression-­free survival (PFS) versus placebo.
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National Harbor, MD—Patients with recurrent metastatic cervical cancer surpassed all historical standards for 1-year survival when treated with an investigational immunotherapy targeting human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.
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National Harbor, MD—Patients with relapsed high-grade ovarian cancer with BRCA mutation derived the greatest benefit from the poly ADP-­ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor rucaparib (Rubraca) if their disease remained platinum sensitive, a new analysis of a large phase 2 clinical trial showed, as reported at the 2017 Society of Gynecologic Oncology meeting.
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More than 50% of women with early-stage endometrial cancer had open surgery, in contradiction to recommendations in clinical guidelines, according to a study reported at the 2016 Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) annual meeting.
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