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Ovary16
- Malignant ovarian lesions include primary lesions arising from normal structures within the ovary and secondary lesions from cancers arising elsewhere in the body. (medscape.com)
- During ovulation, which typically happens monthly, an egg is usually released from 1 ovary and travels through a fallopian tube to the uterus. (cancer.net)
- The term "ovarian cancer" is often used to describe cancers that begin in the cells in the ovary, fallopian tube, or peritoneum. (cancer.net)
- An ovarian cyst is an abnormal growth of tissue that forms on the surface of the ovary and includes fluid. (cancer.net)
- Ovarian cancer is a cancerous tumor that forms in the tissues of an ovary. (medlineplus.gov)
- Women with ovarian cancer who are able to keep one ovary can have a baby after treatment. (uchealth.org)
- Ovarian epithelial cancer, fallopian tube cancer, and primary peritoneal cancer are diseases in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissue covering the ovary or lining the fallopian tube or peritoneum. (hoacny.com)
- Cancer sometimes begins at the end of the fallopian tube near the ovary and spreads to the ovary. (hoacny.com)
- Cancer sometimes begins in the peritoneum and spreads to the ovary. (hoacny.com)
- Ovarian epithelial cancer is one type of cancer that affects the ovary. (hoacny.com)
- Many cases of ovarian cancers arise from the epithelial cells of the ovary and fallopian tube. (sciwriteglobal.com)
- Epithelial carcinoma of the ovary is one of the most common gynecologic malignancies. (ahdbonline.com)
- I took a job in a different lab and became interested in the ovary, in ovulation, and then in ovarian cancer. (ocrahope.org)
- Does the cancer arise from surface cells, or epithelial cells, on the ovary, fallopian tube or both? (ocrahope.org)
- A growing body of research supports the idea that the fallopian tube epithelium (FTE) is the precursor for most high-grade serous ovarian cancers (HGSOCs) but that the ovary plays a critical role in tumor metastasis. (aip.org)
- Some investigators have demonstrated precursor cancerous lesions in the fallopian tube (tubal in-situ carcinoma [TIC]) and have speculated that many advanced serous " ovarian cancers " may have originated from the tubes rather than the ovary. (medscape.com)
Carcinoma21
- Primary lesions include epithelial ovarian carcinoma (70% of all ovarian cancers). (medscape.com)
- Epithelial carcinoma. (cancer.net)
- Epithelial carcinoma makes up 85% to 90% of ovarian/fallopian tube cancers. (cancer.net)
- Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal carcinoma. (survivornet.com)
- Patients 18 years and older with epithelial histology of ovarian or primary peritoneal or fallopian tube carcinoma and a life expectancy of at least 12 months were able to enroll on the trial. (cancernetwork.com)
- However, investigators have demonstrated precursor cancerous lesions in the fallopian tube (tubal in-situ carcinoma [TIC]) and have provided evolutionary evidence that many advanced serous ovarian cancers originate in the fallopian tubes. (medscape.com)
- Alymsys (bevacizumab-maly) is a biosimilar to Avastin (bevacizumab) that is used to treat a variety of cancers, including metastatic colorectal cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, glioblastoma, metastatic renal cell carcinoma, cervical cancer, and epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer. (mdtodate.com)
- To determine the differential effect of the treatment periods on the survival of patients with stage IV serous papillary peritoneal carcinoma (SPPC), fallopian tube cancers, and epithelial ovarian cancers (EOC). (cheapebooks.org)
- I. Determine whether treatment with ruxolitinib phosphate (ruxolitinib) in combination with conventional neoadjuvant and post-surgical chemotherapy is safe and tolerable in the primary therapy for epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal carcinoma. (uchicagomedicine.org)
- Demonstrate whether treatment with ruxolitinib in combination with conventional neoadjuvant and post-surgical chemotherapy results in a prolonged progression-free survival when compared to chemotherapy alone, in primary therapy for epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal carcinoma. (uchicagomedicine.org)
- Demonstrate whether treatment with ruxolitinib in combination with conventional chemotherapy results in an improvement in overall survival in primary management of epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal carcinoma. (uchicagomedicine.org)
- The larger expectation for improved prognosis in ovarian carcinoma is related to the use of the new biological agents. (biomedcentral.com)
- Recent reports have identified distinct genomic patterns in ovarian carcinoma, including proliferative and mesenchymal-like groups, with worse outcome. (oncotarget.com)
- Described as a "milestone in the development of personalized treatment of recurrent ovarian carcinoma," PARP inhibitors function by impeding DNA repair. (ahdbonline.com)
- Eligible patients are premenopausal BRCA1/2 mutation carriers after completing childbearing without (a history of) ovarian carcinoma. (biomedcentral.com)
- Ovarian carcinoma occurs at younger age in BRCA1 mutation carriers than in BRCA2 mutation carriers or the general population (both mean and median 51 versus 56 versus 60 years respectively) [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
- Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome and Hereditary Leiomyomatosis and Renal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome: An Effective Multidisciplinary Approach to Hereditary Renal Cancer Predisposing Syndromes. (cdc.gov)
- The objective of this study is to evaluate the predictive value of serum CA-125 changes in the management of patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) followed by interval debulking surgery (IDS) in advanced epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC). (ijrcog.org)
- Morphological subtypes of ovarian carcinoma: a review with emphasis on new developments and pathogenesis. (ijrcog.org)
- Survival effect of maximal cytoreductive surgery for advanced ovarian carcinoma during the platinum era: a meta-analysis. (ijrcog.org)
- It was also under development for the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer peritoneal cancer, fallopian tube cancer, metastatic pancreatic cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, bone cancer and bladder cancer. (pharmaceutical-technology.com)
Recurrent16
- LYNPARZA is indicated for the maintenance treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer in response to platinum-based chemotherapy regardless of BRCA mutation status, and for the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer patients with a gBRCA-mutation previously treated with three or more lines of chemotherapy. (merck.com)
- For the maintenance treatment of adult patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer, who are in complete or partial response to platinum-based chemotherapy. (merck.com)
- This is a phase I, open-label, non-randomized multicenter dose-escalation study with the primary objective to determine the maximally tolerated dose (MTD) of fostamatinib when administered with weekly paclitaxel in women with recurrent platinum -resistant ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer. (survivornet.com)
- Patients must have recurrent, platinum-resistant disease (defined as having relapsed within 6 months of last platinum-containing regimen) or be unable to receive further platinum therapy. (survivornet.com)
- Recurrent ovarian cancer is a particularly aggressive cancer and options for patients diagnosed with platinum-resistance remain extremely limited," principal investigator Ignace Vergote, MD, PhD, chairman of the Belgium and Luxembourg Gynaecological Oncology Group and professor at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, said in the press release. (cancernetwork.com)
- Those with prior disease progression on treatment with weekly paclitaxel for recurrent disease or brain metastasis or leptomeningeal spread of the tumor were not able to enroll on the trial. (cancernetwork.com)
- Earlier this year an amended ODD status was granted to include both fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancers following the expanded US approval of Lynparza in August 2017 for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer, who are in a complete or partial response to platinum-based chemotherapy. (worldpharmanews.com)
- Alymsys, in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel, is indicated for the first-line treatment of patients with unresectable, locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). (mdtodate.com)
- Alymsys, in combination with paclitaxel and cisplatin or paclitaxel and topotecan, is indicated for the treatment of patients with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer. (mdtodate.com)
- Alymsys, in combination with paclitaxel, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, or topotecan, is indicated for the treatment of patients with platinum-resistant recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer who received no more than 2 prior chemotherapy regimens. (mdtodate.com)
- Recurrent, advanced, platinum resistant ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer and must have a histological diagnosis of a high-grade serous histology. (survivornet.com)
- The GOG0209 trial reported that TC is not inferior to the paclitaxel-doxorubicin-cisplatin regimen and had a more tolerable toxicity profile, which suggested that TC should be considered as a first-line regimen for advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer [ 5 ]. (e-crt.org)
- and (7) epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer in combination with paclitaxel, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin or topotecan for platinum-resistant recurrent disease in people receiving no more than two prior chemotherapy regimens. (mmitnetwork.com)
- Patients must have histologically diagnosed high-grade (Grade 2 or 3) serous epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer with recurrent disease and must have been previously treated with chemotherapy and experienced a response lasting at least 6 months to first-line platinum based therapy. (stanford.edu)
- Patients must have formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tumor samples available from the primary or recurrent cancer or agree to undergo fresh biopsy prior to study treatment initiation. (stanford.edu)
- Patients must not have received pelvic radiotherapy as treatment for primary or recurrent disease within 1 year of the first dose of study treatment. (stanford.edu)
Tumors17
- Moreover, EOC is not a single disease, but a heterogenic group of tumors that can be classified by their genetic and histological features. (spandidos-publications.com)
- Thus, type I (low-grade serous G1, low-grade endometrioid G1/G2, mucinous or clear cell) tumors are associated with corresponding benign ovarian cystic neoplasms, often developing through an intermediate borderline step and have a better prognosis. (spandidos-publications.com)
- Ovarian cancer is the most common cause of cancer death from gynecologic tumors in the United States. (medscape.com)
- Some other rarer types of ovarian cancer are malignant germ cell tumors and stromal tumors. (medlineplus.gov)
- Epithelial ovarian cancers, which represent 85 to 90 percent of malignant ovarian cancers, are a complex group of tumors that arise from multiple different precursor tissues, and the most common and deadly subtype (high-grade serous) is thought to originate primarily in the fallopian tubes. (kucancercenter.org)
- First-line treatment (in combination with erlotinib) of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer in patients whose tumors have epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) substitution mutations. (southcarolinablues.com)
- Studies have shown that epithelial ovarian cancer is not a single disease but is composed of a diverse group of tumors that can be classified based on distinctive morphologic and molecular genetic features [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
- Malignant mixed mesodermal tumors (carcinosarcomas) are included in the type II category because their epithelial components are identical to the pure type II carcinomas. (biomedcentral.com)
- In terms of origin of ovarian cancer, many of researchers and gynecologic oncologists have traditionally understood that the various different ovarian tumors are all derived from the ovarian surface epithelium (mesothelium) and that subsequent metaplastic changes lead to the development of the different cell types (Table 2 ). (biomedcentral.com)
- We have stated the complex heterogeneity of ovarian cancer models, resembling primary tumors, agreeing with the argument that the cell line model for in vitro experiments must be carefully chosen. (oncotarget.com)
- Clovis Oncology) for the treatment of women who have received ≥2 chemotherapies and whose tumors are associated with deleterious BRCA mutation-associated (germline and/or somatic) advanced ovarian cancer, as detected by the FDA-approved companion diagnostic test FoundationFocus CDxBRCA. (ahdbonline.com)
- For patients with advanced ovarian cancer who have received ≥2 chemotherapies and whose tumors have deleterious BRCA mutations, the recommended dosage of rucaparib is 600 mg, orally, twice daily with or without food. (ahdbonline.com)
- 3%-6% of benign ovarian and uterine tumors can also significantly increase cancer antigen 125. (sekbio.com)
- Cancer antigen 125 can also identify pelvic tumors and masses, especially for postmenopausal women, to determine ovarian masses and cancer. (sekbio.com)
- CpG methylation of the FHIT, FANCF, cyclin-D2, BRCA2 and RUNX3 genes in Granulosa cell tumors (GCTs) of ovarian origin. (cancercentrum.se)
- Conservative surgery to preserve ovarian function in patients with malignant ovarian germ cell tumors. (cancercentrum.se)
- Reproductive and obstetrical outcomes with the overall survival of fertile-age women treated with fertility-sparing surgery for borderline ovarian tumors in Sweden: a prospective nationwide population-based study. (cancercentrum.se)
High-grade serous ovarian cancer2
- The epithelial lining of the fallopian tube is of critical importance for human reproduction and has been implicated as a site of origin of high-grade serous ovarian cancer. (nature.com)
- To identify early driver mutations in ovarian cancer cells, we used dense whole genome sequencing of micrometastases and microscopic residual disease collected at three time points over three years from a single patient during treatment for high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC). (ox.ac.uk)
Tumor22
- These types of cancer begin when healthy cells in these areas change and grow out of control, forming a mass called a tumor. (cancer.net)
- Cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells in the body grow out of control and form a tumor. (medlineplus.gov)
- Findings from an exploratory subgroup analysis in the phase 3 INNOVATE-3 trial suggest that Tumor Treating Fields plus paclitaxel may confer a survival benefit in patients who received only 1 prior line of therapy for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. (cancernetwork.com)
- Combining Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) with paclitaxel did not reach the primary end point of overall survival (OS) in the treatment of patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, according to a press release on final results from the phase 3 ENGOT-ov50/GOG-3029/INNOVATE-3 trial (NCT03940196). (cancernetwork.com)
- Patients were also unable to enroll if they had grade 3 or higher peripheral neuropathy, known allergies to medical adhesives or hydrogel, serious comorbidities, or concurrent anti-tumor treatment beyond weekly paclitaxel outside of hormonal therapy for breast cancer. (cancernetwork.com)
- Novocure provides update on phase 3 ENGOT-ov50 / GOG-3029 / INNOVATE-3 trial evaluating Tumor Treating Fields therapy in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. (cancernetwork.com)
- They are the courier of the cells - exosomes derived from cancer cells shuttle data that can be received by surrounding cells and promote signals to help the tumor grow and spread. (kucancercenter.org)
- For ovarian cancer, the biopsy is most commonly done by removing the tumor during surgery. (uchealth.org)
- In rare cases, a suspected ovarian cancer may be biopsied during a laparoscopy procedure or with a needle placed directly into the tumor through the skin of the abdomen. (uchealth.org)
- We don't use CT scans to biopsy an ovarian tumor, but we can use it to help biopsy a suspected metastasis in a procedure called a CT-guided needle biopsy. (uchealth.org)
- Subgroup analyses of the phase III randomized controlled trials, by tumor subset (EOC, fallopian tube cancer, and SPPC) would shed more light on the differential effects of novel therapies. (cheapebooks.org)
- We aimed to determine the signaling pathway regulating cell metabolism and the mechanism related to the regulation of human tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) in gastric cancer (GC). (cancerindex.org)
- Evaluation usually includes ultrasonography, CT or MRI, and measurement of tumor markers (eg, cancer antigen 125). (merckmanuals.com)
- Over the past three decades, surgical tumor debulking, followed by platinum-based chemotherapy is the standard treatment for advanced ovarian cancer. (biomedcentral.com)
- cohort 2 - (optional for the ovarian cohort) pre-treatment fresh tumor biopsies and paired treatment fresh tumor biopsies will be collected from at least 5 patients. (outcomes4me.com)
- this leads to cancer-cell death and, potentially, to a slower rate of overall tumor growth. (ahdbonline.com)
- It is more common in ovarian-related cancer, but the increase is not necessarily a tumor. (sekbio.com)
- In addition, it is recommended that patients be combined with other laboratory tests, CT, ultrasound, and other imaging tests to confirm the disease and a tumor biopsy should be performed if necessary. (sekbio.com)
- Ovarian Cancer-Tumor Markers and Screening. (ijrcog.org)
- Le T, Faught W, Hopkins L, Fung Kee Fung M. Primary chemotherapy and adjuvant tumor debulking in the management of advanced‐stage epithelial ovarian cancer. (ijrcog.org)
- Ovarian granulosa cell tumor and increased risk of breast cancer. (cancercentrum.se)
- These tumor-suppressor gene mutations represent the most common cause of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome. (medscape.com)
Serous7
- and as monotherapy for the maintenance treatment of adults with platinum sensitive relapsed high grade serous epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in response (complete or partial) to platinum based chemotherapy. (wikipedia.org)
- Dr. Godwin's laboratory, which has received funding over the years from the OVERRUN Ovarian Cancer Foundation and the Vicki Welsh Ovarian Cancer Fund, is dedicated to finding better, more reliable methods for the detection of this deadly disease, particularly high-grade serous carcinomas, the deadliest form of ovarian cancer that primarily originates in the fallopian tubes and spreads rapidly. (kucancercenter.org)
- The most common histology-high-grade serous epithelial ovarian cancer-is considered as a single clinical entity along with fallopian tube and peritoneal cancers because of shared clinical features. (merckmanuals.com)
- The most common histology-high-grade serous epithelial ovarian cancer-is considered as a single clinical entity along. (merckmanuals.com)
- cohort 1: patients with histologically confirmed epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer subjects with any high-grade serous component, progressed on or after platinum-containing therapy and not eligible for further platinum containing treatment (platinum-resistant, platinum-refractory disease defined by progression of disease on a platinum-containing regimen or recurrence of disease within 180 days of receiving the last dose of platinum-based treatment). (outcomes4me.com)
- Based on recent insights into the Fallopian tube as possible site of origin of serous ovarian carcinomas, an alternative preventive strategy has been put forward: early risk-reducing salpingectomy (RRS) and delayed oophorectomy (RRO). (biomedcentral.com)
- Lymph node metastases as only qualifier for stage IV serous ovarian cancer confers longer survival than other sites of distant disease - a SweGCG study. (cancercentrum.se)
Ovaries13
- The fallopian tubes are small ducts that connect the ovaries to the uterus. (cancer.net)
- The frontal section shows the fallopian tubes, 2 small ducts that link the 2 ovaries (1 on each side) to the hollow, pear-shaped uterus. (cancer.net)
- Because the surfaces of the ovaries, the lining of the fallopian tubes, and the covering cells of the peritoneum are made up of the same types of cells, most of these diseases look alike under a microscope. (cancer.net)
- Rarely, peritoneal cancer can develop after ovaries and fallopian tubes have been removed. (cancer.net)
- Staging fallopian tube cancer involves the removal of both fallopian tubes and of the ovaries, uterus, cervix, infracolic omentum, and retroperitoneal lymph nodes, in addition to peritoneal washings and peritoneal biopsies. (medscape.com)
- Ovarian cancer describes cancer in women that begins in the different cells of the ovaries (they produce eggs), fallopian tubes or peritoneum, which determines the type of ovarian cancer. (uchealth.org)
- The eggs travel from the ovaries through the fallopian tubes into the uterus, where a fertilized egg develops into a fetus. (uchealth.org)
- Recent research in women with ovarian cancer shows that cancer actually starts in the fallopian tubes and spreads to the surface of the ovaries and beyond. (uchealth.org)
- No. A hysterectomy does not remove your ovaries, so you may still be at risk for ovarian cancer. (uchealth.org)
- A thin, lighted tube through which your doctor can look at your ovaries and other pelvic organs and tissues in the area. (uchealth.org)
- Tests that examine the ovaries and pelvic area are used to diagnose and stage ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancer. (hoacny.com)
- Eggs pass from the ovaries, through the fallopian tubes, to the uterus. (hoacny.com)
- Some women who have an increased risk of ovarian cancer may choose to have a risk-reducing oophorectomy (the removal of healthy ovaries so that cancer cannot grow in them). (hoacny.com)
BRCA24
- Women with BRCA- mutated ( BRCA m) advanced ovarian cancer treated first-line with LYNPARZA maintenance therapy had a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) compared to placebo. (merck.com)
- Sean Bohen, executive vice president, global medicines development and chief medical officer at AstraZeneca, said, "For the first time, we see a significant and clinically impactful improvement in progression-free survival in the first-line maintenance setting for women with BRCA -mutated ovarian cancer treated with a PARP inhibitor. (merck.com)
- The SOLO-1 data reinforce the importance of knowing BRCA status at diagnosis, as this may enable women with BRCA -mutated ovarian cancer to receive LYNPARZA earlier. (merck.com)
- Additionally, the ongoing GINECO/ENGOTov25 Phase 3 trial, PAOLA-1, is testing the effect of LYNPARZA in combination with bevacizumab as a first-line maintenance treatment in women with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer, regardless of their BRCA status. (merck.com)
- For the treatment of adult patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious germline BRCA- mutated (g BRCA m) advanced ovarian cancer who have been treated with 3 or more prior lines of chemotherapy. (merck.com)
- In patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious g BRCA m, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative metastatic breast cancer who have previously been treated with chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant, adjuvant or metastatic setting. (merck.com)
- HRD is defined by either a deleterious or suspected deleterious BRCA mutation, or genomic instability in patients with disease progression greater than six months after response to the last platinum-based chemotherapy. (wikipedia.org)
- If you are unfamiliar with "BRCA", it's the breast cancer gene. (girl-heroes.com)
- If my family does carry a BRCA gene then it appears we have to wait until cancer makes its ugly appearance in someone under the age of 50 before insurance will cover a test. (girl-heroes.com)
- The use of Lynparza in pancreatic cancer is being assessed in the ongoing Phase III POLO trial, which is testing Lynparza as maintenance monotherapy vs placebo in patients with germline BRCA-mutated metastatic pancreatic cancer whose disease has not progressed following 1st-line platinum-based chemotherapy. (worldpharmanews.com)
- POLO is a Phase III, randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Lynparza tablets (300 mg twice daily) as maintenance monotherapy compared with placebo, in patients with germline BRCA-mutated metastatic pancreatic cancer whose disease has not progressed following 1st-line platinum-based chemotherapy. (worldpharmanews.com)
- Lynparza (olaparib) was the first in class PARP inhibitor and the first targeted treatment to potentially exploit DNA damage response (DDR) pathway deficiencies, such as BRCA mutations, to preferentially kill cancer cells. (worldpharmanews.com)
- Doubling of cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) level on 2 successive measurements may be considered as meeting the definition of disease progression b) Have received at least 2 lines of prior therapy including a platinum-based regimen if eligible and a poly-ADP ribose polymerase ( PARP ) inhibitor if BRCA 1/2 mutated. (survivornet.com)
- Mutations in the autosomal dominant BRCA gene are associated with a 50 to 85% lifetime risk of developing breast cancer. (merckmanuals.com)
- Recently, therapeutic advances have been made in gynecologic cancer including olaparib in BRCA -mutated ovarian cancer and pembrolizumab in mismatch repair-deficient or microsatellite instability-high endometrial cancer [ 6 , 7 ]. (e-crt.org)
- 1 BRCA genes play an important role in facilitating DNA repair and in preventing cancer. (ahdbonline.com)
- 2 Mutations in the BRCA genes can lead to certain cancers, including ovarian cancer. (ahdbonline.com)
- In December 2014, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to olaparib (Lynparza), an inhibitor of poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP), for the treatment of women with advanced ovarian cancer who received ≥3 chemotherapies and who have deleterious or suspected deleterious germline BRCA mutation, as detected by the FDA-approved companion diagnostic test BRACAnalysis CDx. (ahdbonline.com)
- Results from a clinical trial of olaparib in 137 patients with BRCA mutation-positive ovarian cancer who had received ≥3 chemotherapy regimens demonstrated an investigator-assessed overall response rate of 34% and a median duration of response of 7.9 months. (ahdbonline.com)
- The efficacy of rucaparib was established in Study 10 and in the ARIEL2 study, 2 open-label, single-arm, multicenter clinical trials of 106 patients with advanced BRCA mutation-positive ovarian cancer who received at least 2 previous chemotherapy regimens. (ahdbonline.com)
- Women with germline mutations in one of the two BRCA genes are at increased risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. (biomedcentral.com)
- BRCA mutations are associated with 4% of breast and almost one quarter of epithelial ovarian cancer cases. (medscape.com)
- Compared with unaffected women, those who carry BRCA mutations are at markedly elevated lifetime risk for breast and ovarian cancers. (medscape.com)
- ACOG's recommendations for breast cancer surveillance for BRCA mutation carriers varies by a woman's age. (medscape.com)
Mutations10
- The histopathology of ovarian cancer is heterogeneous, and each subtype harbors specific genetic mutations that can be used for diagnostics and targeted treatment. (spandidos-publications.com)
- Individuals with breast cancer who belong to a population at risk for specific mutations due to ethnic background (e.g. (girl-heroes.com)
- Ovarian cancer happens when there are changes (mutations) in the genetic material (DNA). (medlineplus.gov)
- Some ovarian cancers are linked to mutations in these or other genes. (uchealth.org)
- Some ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancers are caused by inherited gene mutations (changes). (hoacny.com)
- Fallopian tube cancer and peritoneal cancer may also be caused by certain inherited gene mutations . (hoacny.com)
- Today's approval is another example of the trend we are seeing in developing targeted agents to treat cancers caused by specific mutations in a patient's genes. (ahdbonline.com)
- Comprehensive Analysis of TP53 and KEAP1 Mutations and their Impact on Survival in Localized and Advanced Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. (cdc.gov)
- Prominent Striatum Amyloid Retention in Early-Onset Familial Alzheimer's Disease With PSEN1 Mutations: A Pilot PET/MR Study. (cdc.gov)
- The functional and clinical significance of the identified mutations was examined using a combination of population-based whole genome sequencing, targeted deep sequencing, multi-center analysis of protein expression, loss of function experiments in an in-vivo reporter assay and mammalian models, and gain of function experiments in primary cultured fallopian tube epithelial (FTE) cells. (ox.ac.uk)
Chemotherapy19
- In most cases, modern treatment of ovarian cancer includes radical cytoreductive surgery, followed by platinum- and paclitaxel-based systemic chemotherapy ( 5 - 7 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
- In October 2019, the indication for niraparib was expanded to include people with advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer treated with three or more prior chemotherapy regimens and whose cancer is associated with homologous recombination deficiency (HRD)-positive status. (wikipedia.org)
- In April 2020, the indication for niraparib was expanded to include the maintenance treatment of adults with advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in a complete or partial response to first-line platinum-based chemotherapy. (wikipedia.org)
- [ 1 , 2 ] Currently, both early-stage and advanced-stage fallopian tube cancers are treated in much the same way as ovarian cancers-that is, with surgery followed by chemotherapy. (medscape.com)
- In fact, most patients with stage I disease are treated with adjuvant chemotherapy because of the luminal structure of the organ and the risk of shedding cells out of the tubes and into the abdominal cavity. (medscape.com)
- Accordingly, the chemotherapy used to treat primary fallopian tube cancers is based on the standard management of ovarian cancers. (medscape.com)
- Consensus-based guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) suggest administering three to six cycles of chemotherapy for stage IA-IC disease and six to eight cycles for stage II-IV disease. (medscape.com)
- As in ovarian cancer, the use of intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy must be considered the current standard treatment option in patients with stage II-IV disease. (medscape.com)
- 1.1 Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Alymsys, in combination with intravenous fluorouracil-based chemotherapy, is indicated for the first-or secondline treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). (mdtodate.com)
- Ramucirumab is considered MEDICALLY NECESSARY as a single agent or in combination with paclitaxel for the treatment of individuals with advanced (non-resectable) or metastatic esophageal, gastric, or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma with disease progression that occurs during or after fluoropyrimidine- or platinum-containing chemotherapy. (southcarolinablues.com)
- Determine if continuation of ruxolitinib as maintenance therapy in participants who complete 6 cycles of standard chemotherapy in combination with ruxolitinib and have not experienced unacceptable toxicity or disease progression is safe and tolerable. (uchicagomedicine.org)
- Treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer is based on the combination of cytoreductive surgery and combination chemotherapy using taxane and platinum. (biomedcentral.com)
- Regardless of mutation status, systemic treatment for advanced ovarian cancer most often includes platinum-based cytotoxic chemotherapy. (ahdbonline.com)
- Women with these gene abnormalities who have tried at least two chemotherapy treatments for their ovarian cancer now have an additional treatment option," stated Richard Pazdur, MD, Director of the FDA's Office of Hematology and Oncology Products. (ahdbonline.com)
- The standard initial treatment for ovarian cancer is surgery and platinum-based chemotherapy and potentially maintenance therapy with avastin or inhibitors of poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP). (biomedcentral.com)
- This is a Phase 2, open-label, single arm study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of niraparib in ovarian cancer patients who have received three or four previous chemotherapy regimens. (stanford.edu)
- Le T, Williams K, Senterman M, Hopkins L, Faught W, Fung-Kee-Fung M. Histopathologic assessment of chemotherapy effects in epithelial ovarian cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and delayed primary surgical debulking. (ijrcog.org)
- Changes in serum CA-125 can predict optimal cytoreduction to no gross residual disease in patients with advanced stage ovarian cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. (ijrcog.org)
- Zepzelca is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic small cell lung cancer (SCLC) with disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy. (pharmaceutical-technology.com)
Epithelium6
- EOC can include cells of origin from both the ovarian surface epithelium and the fallopian tube ( 2 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
- Here we demonstrate the existence of adult stem cells in the human fallopian tube epithelium, which gives rise to a monolayer of differentiated epithelial cells in a complex 3D organoid in vitro . (nature.com)
- Our data reveal a significant overlap between Notch-dependent genes in the fallopian epithelium and the defined 'stem cell signature' of the mouse intestine, suggesting the existence of a conserved pathway that regulates tissue renewal and directly controls cell fate specification and differentiation in the organoid by inhibiting cilliogenesis. (nature.com)
- Therefore, this new organoid model closely mimics the normal physiology and anatomy of the human fallopian tube epithelium and provides a starting point for future investigations into the regulatory mechanisms involved in its cellular renewal and pathology. (nature.com)
- Events underlying malignant transformation are poorly characterised in ovarian cancer, but accumulating evidence suggests that a majority of ovarian cancers arise in the Fallopian tube epithelium. (lu.se)
- I plan to develop novel 3-D organ cultures to test whether ovulation transforms both the ovarian surface epithelium and the fallopian tube epithelium to generate ovarian cancer. (ocrahope.org)
Peritoneal cancers2
- When the term "ovarian cancer" is used, it includes both fallopian tube and peritoneal cancers because it may be unclear where the cancer started. (cancer.net)
- Just as with ovarian cancer, some peritoneal cancers may begin in the fallopian tubes and spread from the end of the fallopian tube into the peritoneal cavity. (cancer.net)
Risk of ovarian cancer5
- There are also certain genetic changes that can raise your risk of ovarian cancer, including changes called BRCA1 and BRCA2 . (medlineplus.gov)
- Besides genetics, your lifestyle and the environment can affect your risk of ovarian cancer. (medlineplus.gov)
- Women who have a family history of ovarian cancer are at an increased risk of ovarian cancer. (hoacny.com)
- Women with an increased risk of ovarian cancer may consider surgery to lessen the risk. (hoacny.com)
- In high-risk women, this procedure has been shown to greatly decrease the risk of ovarian cancer. (hoacny.com)
Diagnosis10
- The FDA grants ODD status to medicines intended for the treatment, diagnosis or prevention of rare diseases or disorders that affect fewer than 200,000 people in the US. (worldpharmanews.com)
- If your doctor suspects that you might have cancer based on the pelvic exam, she would need to order further tests to make a proper diagnosis. (uchealth.org)
- This study aimed to find new biomarkers to facilitate the prognosis and diagnosis of ovarian cancer. (biomedcentral.com)
- It has been estimated that only 16% of all individuals with lung cancer will survive 5 years or more following diagnosis. (southcarolinablues.com)
- These nanoparticles can be effectively used in the designing of electrochemical sensors which can be used in the diagnosis of diseases. (sciwriteglobal.com)
- OCRA's support and education programs are available to help you navigate your diagnosis, treatment, and life after cancer. (ocrahope.org)
- Non-epithelial ovarian cancer: ESMO clinical recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. (cancercentrum.se)
- Introduction to the SEER Program The National Cancer Act of 1971 mandated the collection, analysis, and dissemination of all data useful in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. (cdc.gov)
- Providing continuing information on changes over time in the extent of disease at diagnosis, trends in therapy, and associated changes in patient survival. (cdc.gov)
- Diagnosis and management of other causes of lower abdominal pain (e.g., ectopic pregnancy, acute appendicitis, ovarian cyst, ovarian torsion, or functional pain) are unlikely to be impaired by initiating antimicrobial therapy for PID. (cdc.gov)
Hereditary breast4
- To add to the list, I spent time on the Force, Facing Our Risks of Cancer Empowered, website and saw that having relatives with melanoma and prostate cancer also increases the risk of developing hereditary breast and ovarian cancer . (girl-heroes.com)
- Overview of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) guidelines across Europe. (cdc.gov)
- Today I'd like to discuss new guidance from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) for management of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome. (medscape.com)
- ACOG recently updated its guidance for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. (medscape.com)
Types of ovarian3
- What are the types of ovarian cancer? (medlineplus.gov)
- There are a few different types of ovarian cancer. (medlineplus.gov)
- These findings suggest that these two different types of ovarian cancers develop along different molecular pathways. (biomedcentral.com)
Carcinomas3
- Fallopian tube carcinomas were once believed to be rare. (medscape.com)
- It appears that the vast majority of what seem to be primary epithelial ovarian and primary peritoneal carcinomas is, in fact, secondary from the fimbria, the most distal part of the fallopian tube. (biomedcentral.com)
- Prat J. Ovarian carcinomas: five distinct diseases with different origins, genetic alterations, and clinicopathological features. (ijrcog.org)
Uterus4
- Typically, the female reproductive system has 2 fallopian tubes, with 1 located on each side of the uterus. (cancer.net)
- The fallopian tubes are a pair of long, slender tubes on each side of the uterus. (medlineplus.gov)
- The fallopian tubes are a pair of long, slender tubes, one on each side of the uterus. (hoacny.com)
- It also exists in fetal coelom epithelial secretions, amniotic fluid, the fallopian tube, uterus, and endocervix in adults, seen in the first three months of pregnancy, or other diseases. (sekbio.com)
Clinical15
- Dr. Roy Baynes, senior vice president and head of global clinical development, chief medical officer, Merck Research Laboratories, said, "Building on the strong data we've seen with LYNPARZA to date, the data from SOLO-1 reinforce LYNPARZA's ability to provide meaningful disease control with a well-characterized safety and tolerability profile. (merck.com)
- Roy Baynes, Senior Vice President and Head of Global Clinical Development, Chief Medical Officer, at MSD Research Laboratories, said: "Pancreatic cancer is a relatively less common, but life-threatening, form of cancer. (worldpharmanews.com)
- Lynparza, which has the broadest clinical development programme of any PARP inhibitor, is being investigated in a range of DDR-deficient tumour types, and is the foundation of AstraZeneca's industry-leading portfolio of compounds targeting DDR mechanisms in cancer cells. (worldpharmanews.com)
- Epithelial ovarian cancer is referred to as the "silent killer" due to its lack of overt clinical symptoms. (kucancercenter.org)
- Alymsys is not indicated for adjuvant treatment of colon cancer [see Clinical Studies (14.2)] . (mdtodate.com)
- CONCLUSIONS: HOXB13 (X285K) is significantly enriched in self-reported Black patients, and X285K carriers detected in the real-world clinical setting have aggressive prostate cancer features similar to the BRCA2 carriers. (bvsalud.org)
- Universal GGT for patients with breast cancer is feasible within rural populations, enabling optimization of clinical care to patients' genetic profile, and may reduce unnecessary healthcare, resource utilization. (bvsalud.org)
- Wilson Disease Prevalence: Discrepancy Between Clinical Records, Registries and Mutation Carrier Frequency. (cdc.gov)
- Clinical Impact of Pathogenic Germline Variants in Pancreatic Cancer: Results From a Multicenter, Prospective, Universal Genetic Testing Study. (cdc.gov)
- Laboratory and clinical research has shown that these ovarian cancers may respond to the molecular target of a drug such as TAK228, and there have been studies using it in other advanced solid tumours including endometrial cancer. (biomedcentral.com)
- The FDA approved Elahere based on results of a clinical trial in 106 patients with FRα-positive, platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer. (conquer-magazine.com)
- Ovarian cancer has specific clinical value, especially for observing the curative effect and judging recurrence. (sekbio.com)
- Clinical Cancer Research. (lu.se)
- Andrew Armstrong, MD, ScM, Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, N.C. and an investigator in the trial, said, 'Preventing or delaying radiographic progression is an important clinical endpoint in assessing cancer treatment and is very important to patients, their caregivers and their families. (yahoo.com)
- Lurbinectedin is under clinical development by Jazz Pharmaceuticals and currently in Phase II for Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Negative Breast Cancer (HER2- Breast Cancer). (pharmaceutical-technology.com)
Pancreatic cancer6
- AstraZeneca and Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., US (Merck: known as MSD outside the US and Canada) announced that they were granted orphan drug designation (ODD) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Lynparza (olaparib) for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. (worldpharmanews.com)
- Pancreatic cancer is a rare, life-threatening disease that accounts for about 3% of all cancers in the US. (worldpharmanews.com)
- Sean Bohen, Executive Vice President, Global Medicines Development and Chief Medical Officer said: "Pancreatic cancer is an area of significant unmet medical need. (worldpharmanews.com)
- The FDA granting Orphan Drug Designation is a positive step for patients with pancreatic cancer and continues to reinforce the importance of our collaboration in bringing Lynparza to more patients in need. (worldpharmanews.com)
- Increased expression of miR-223 promotes abnormal activation of the Akt/mTOR pathway in several diseases, including pancreatic cancer and colorectal cancer [ 24 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
- Novel Models of Genetic Education and Testing for Pancreatic Cancer Interception: Preliminary Results from the GENERATE Study. (cdc.gov)
BRCA24
- An international consortium following BRCA1 or BRCA2 germline mutation carriers who later developed ovarian cancer. (kucancercenter.org)
- If you have been diagnosed with an epithelial ovarian cancer, we will recommend that you get genetic counseling to help you decide if you should be tested for a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene. (uchealth.org)
- Approximately 15% of patients with ovarian cancer have a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene. (ahdbonline.com)
- We observed a trend of more aggressive disease in the HOXB13 (X285K) and BRCA2 P/LP carriers than in the HOXB13 (G84E) carriers. (bvsalud.org)
Colorectal cancer2
- Unlike breast, cervical or colorectal cancer, there is no reliable screening test to detect epithelial forms of ovarian cancer. (kucancercenter.org)
- Genomic landscape of treatment refractory metastatic colorectal cancer. (cdc.gov)
Symptoms of ovarian2
- What are the symptoms of ovarian cancer? (medlineplus.gov)
- Signs and symptoms of ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer include pain or swelling in the abdomen. (hoacny.com)
Cervical1
- No survival difference between robotic and open radical hysterectomy for women with early-stage cervical cancer: results from a nationwide population-based cohort study. (cancercentrum.se)
Originate1
- Current research suggests that most of these originate from the fallopian tubes. (medscape.com)
Cases of ovarian1
- Hereditary ovarian cancer makes up about 20% of all cases of ovarian cancer. (hoacny.com)
Breast25
- Patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer should have been treated with a prior endocrine therapy or be considered inappropriate for endocrine treatment. (merck.com)
- Two weeks ago, my aunt became a breast cancer survivor overnight. (girl-heroes.com)
- My mom had breast cancer . (girl-heroes.com)
- My grandma had breast cancer. (girl-heroes.com)
- My other aunt had breast cancer. (girl-heroes.com)
- This means all my first and second degree female relatives on one side of the family have had breast cancer with the addition of melanoma and prostate cancer in one male relative. (girl-heroes.com)
- Women who carry these genes have a genetically higher chance (up to 80% chance) of being diagnosed with breast cancer. (girl-heroes.com)
- Are the women in my family getting breast cancer by chance or is it genetic? (girl-heroes.com)
- These two changes also raise your risk of breast and other cancers. (medlineplus.gov)
- With at least six new medicines to be launched between 2014 and 2020 and a broad pipeline of small molecules and biologics in development, we are committed to advance Oncology as a key growth driver focused on lung, ovarian, breast and blood cancers. (worldpharmanews.com)
- Recent studies have revealed that the downregulation of PKCε is associated with the inhibition of Akt, resulting in a better prognosis in breast cancer [ 40 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
- There are three hereditary patterns: ovarian cancer alone, ovarian and breast cancers , and ovarian and colon cancers . (hoacny.com)
- A Study Evaluating the Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy of Ipatasertib Administered in Combination With Rucaparib in Participants With Advanced Breast, Ovarian Cancer, and Prostate Cancer. (genentech-clinicaltrials.com)
- This is a study in participants with advanced breast, ovarian, or prostate cancer to investigate the dose, safety, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary efficacy of ipatasertib in combination with rucaparib. (genentech-clinicaltrials.com)
- The study consists of two parts: a Dose-Escalation Phase (Part 1) in participants with previously treated advanced breast cancer, ovarian cancer, or prostate cancer and a Dose-Expansion Phase (Part 2) in participants with advanced prostate cancer who have had at least one line of prior therapy with second-generation androgen-receptor (AR)-targeted agents (e.g., abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide). (genentech-clinicaltrials.com)
- BACKGROUND: Whereas the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) criteria restrict germline-genetic testing (GGT) to a subset of breast cancer (BC) patients, the American Society of Breast Surgeons recommends universal GGT. (bvsalud.org)
- This study reports real-world implementation of universal GGT for patients with breast cancer and genetics-informed, treatment decision-making in a rural, community practice with limited resources. (bvsalud.org)
- METHODS: From 2019 to 2022, all patients with breast cancer at a small, rural hospital were offered GGT, using a genetics-extender model. (bvsalud.org)
- RESULTS: Of 210 patients with breast cancer who were offered GGT, 192 (91.4%) underwent testing with 104 (54.2%) in-criteria (IC) and 88 (45.8%) out-of-criteria (OOC) with NCCN guidelines. (bvsalud.org)
- Secondary outcome measures are ovarian/breast cancer incidence, surgery-related morbidity, histopathology, cardiovascular risk factors and diseases, and cost-effectiveness. (biomedcentral.com)
- Epithelial ovarian cancer is heterogeneous and associated with poor survival relative to breast cancer. (lu.se)
- Our goal is to elucidate the molecular context and mechanisms by which aberrantly regulated genes contribute to breast and ovarian tumorigenesis. (lu.se)
- I applied to several jobs after I got my PhD, and was offered a position in a breast cancer research lab. (ocrahope.org)
- According to GlobalData, Phase II drugs for Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Negative Breast Cancer (HER2- Breast Cancer) have a 49% phase transition success rate (PTSR) indication benchmark for progressing into Phase III. (pharmaceutical-technology.com)
- Awareness of the role of genetic causes of breast and ovarian cancer continues to increase among women as well as clinicians. (medscape.com)
Primary perito14
- On November 14, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx (Elahere) for adult patients with folate receptor alpha (FRα)-positive, platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer, who have received one to three prior systemic treatment regimens. (ascopost.com)
- NCT04296890 ), a single-arm trial of 106 patients with FRα-positive, platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer. (ascopost.com)
- This accelerated approval of mirvetuximab soravtansine for [FRα-positive, platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer] is incredibly meaningful for patients who have this cancer," Ursula A. Matulonis, MD , Chief of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology and the Brock-Wilson Family Chair at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and co-leader of the SORAYA study. (ascopost.com)
- Niraparib, sold under the brand name Zejula, is an anti-cancer medication used for the treatment of epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer. (wikipedia.org)
- Primary peritoneal cancer forms in the tissue lining the peritoneum. (medlineplus.gov)
- This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and the best dose of ruxolitinib phosphate when given together with paclitaxel and carboplatin and to see how well they work in treating patients with stage III-IV epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer. (uchicagomedicine.org)
- Giving ruxolitinib phosphate together with paclitaxel and carboplatin may be a better treatment for epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer compared to paclitaxel and carboplatin alone. (uchicagomedicine.org)
- Ovarian epithelial cancer, fallopian tube cancer, and primary peritoneal cancer form in the same type of tissue and are treated the same way. (hoacny.com)
- Primary peritoneal cancer is cancer that forms in the peritoneum and has not spread there from another part of the body. (hoacny.com)
- Disparities between Uptake of Germline BRCA1/2 Gene Tests and Implementation of Post-test Management Strategies in Epithelial Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer Patients. (cdc.gov)
- from ImmunoGen), an FRα inhibitor, for the treatment of adults with FRα-positive platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or primary peritoneal cancer after 1 to 3 systemic treatments. (conquer-magazine.com)
- The drug's safety was evaluated in a pooled analysis of 3 studies that included 464 patients with FRα-positive, platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer. (conquer-magazine.com)
- This guideline covers detecting, diagnosing and treating women (18 years and older) who have, or are suspected of having, epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, primary peritoneal cancer or borderline ovarian cancer. (bvsalud.org)
- Genetic counseling should be offered to all women with epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer . (medscape.com)
Women with ovarian cancer1
- LYNPARZA to women with ovarian cancer in the first-line maintenance setting as quickly as possible. (merck.com)
Detection of ovarian cancer3
- Developing non-invasive and highly specific blood-based tests for pre-symptomatic screening and early detection of ovarian cancer is therefore crucial. (kucancercenter.org)
- Most blood biomarkers to date lack the necessary sensitivity and specificity for early detection of ovarian cancer. (kucancercenter.org)
- It aims to enable earlier detection of ovarian cancer and improve initial tre. (bvsalud.org)
Treatment for ovarian cancer1
- Are you familiar with key components of presentation, workup, and treatment for ovarian cancer? (medscape.com)
Patients39
- Patients received mirvetuximab soravtansine at 6 mg/kg (based on adjusted ideal body weight) as an intravenous infusion every 3 weeks until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. (ascopost.com)
- In the efficacy-evaluable population of patients who had platinum-resistant, measurable disease and received at least one dose of therapy (n = 104), the confirmed overall response rate was 31.7% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 22.9%-41.6%) and median duration of response was 6.9 months (95% CI = 5.6-9.7 months). (ascopost.com)
- Physicians should select advanced ovarian cancer patients for therapy based on a FDA-approved companion diagnostic. (merck.com)
- Statins and sepsis in patients with cardiovascular disease: A population-based people psychoanalysis quality 120 mg silvitra erectile dysfunction drugs history. (wgc2010.sk)
- Patients must have measurable disease, according to RECIST v1.1. (survivornet.com)
- Implementing exercise programs into standard oncology care may help improve quality of life for patients with ovarian cancer. (cancernetwork.com)
- Dr. Dmitriy Zamarin speaks with Cancer Network about the findings of a phase II trial in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer patients. (cancernetwork.com)
- 1) Due to the late onset of symptoms, patients are often diagnosed after the cancer has progressed to locally advanced or metastatic stages of the disease. (worldpharmanews.com)
- This is especially true for patients with metastatic disease where the benefits of current treatment options are very limited. (worldpharmanews.com)
- The stage at which ovarian cancer is diagnosed mainly determines the survival outcomes of patients. (biomedcentral.com)
- however, these techniques have low accuracy and are non-specific, resulting in high mortality rates of patients due to this disease. (biomedcentral.com)
- Further study revealed that TPD52 mRNA and miRNA-223 expression was elevated, while the expression of KLF 9 and PKCε was reduced in the blood of ovarian cancer patients. (biomedcentral.com)
- This study is intended for the patients who have been diagnosed with Epithelial Ovarian Cancer that either came back or did not improve after platinum treatments (platinum resistant). (survivornet.com)
- The purpose of this study is to test the safety of using a new treatment called Integrated Circuit T (ICT) cells (AB-1015 cells) in patients with ovarian cancer . (survivornet.com)
- This was an exploratory, population-based observational study of all patients with stage IV SPPC, fallopian tube cancers, and EOC collected from the SEER Research Data 1973-2017. (cheapebooks.org)
- The last era 2014-2017 showed a 3-year cause-specific survival of 64%, 67%, and 45% for patients with SPPC, fallopian tube cancers, and POC, respectively. (cheapebooks.org)
- I. Determine frequency of patients who do not receive surgery within 6 weeks of completing cycle 3 therapy for reasons other than non-response, disease progression, or medical contraindications. (uchicagomedicine.org)
- A few recent studies demonstrated positive results of bevacizumab on progression-free survival in ovarian cancer patients, however, investigation of molecular targeting drugs in patients with ovarian cancer are still underway. (biomedcentral.com)
- This phase I study was conducted to determine the maximum tolerated dose and the recommended phase II dose of weekly administered Genexol-PM combined with carboplatin in patients with gynecologic cancer. (e-crt.org)
- This open-label, phase I, dose-escalation study of weekly Genexol-PM included 18 patients with gynecologic cancer, who were equally divided into three cohorts of dose levels. (e-crt.org)
- Weekly administered Genexol-PM with carboplatin demonstrated an acceptable safety profile in gynecologic cancer patients. (e-crt.org)
- In the phase III JGOG 3016 trial, dose-dense weekly paclitaxel (80 mg/m 2 ) plus 6 area under the curve (AUC) of carboplatin had a better median progression-free survival (PFS) compared with the tri-weekly conventional regimen in ovarian cancer patients (28.0 vs. 17.2 months) [ 9 , 10 ]. (e-crt.org)
- Although the yield of pathogenic germline variants (PGV) in unselected BC patients has been studied, the practicality and utility of incorporating universal GGT into routine cancer care in community and rural settings is understudied. (bvsalud.org)
- Exome sequencing and targeted gene panels: a simulated comparison of diagnostic yield using data from 158 patients with rare diseases. (cdc.gov)
- Identification of a glycolysis-related gene signature for survival prediction of ovarian cancer patients. (cdc.gov)
- The approval of Elahere is significant for patients with FRα-positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, which is characterized by limited treatment options and poor outcomes," said Ursula Matulonis, MD, Chief, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, and co-principal investigator of the SORAYA study. (conquer-magazine.com)
- All patients received Elahere as an IV infusion every 3 weeks, until disease progression or unacceptable side effects. (conquer-magazine.com)
- Among the 104 patients with platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer who received 1 or more doses of Elahere, 31.7% of patients had a response to therapy, including 5 complete responses (no sign of cancer), and the average response lasted 6.9 months. (conquer-magazine.com)
- Patients must not be considered a poor medical risk due to a serious, uncontrolled medical disorder, nonmalignant systemic disease or active, uncontrolled infection. (stanford.edu)
- The serum cancer antigen 125 marker of patients with ovarian epithelial cancer is significantly increased, reaching several times the average value. (sekbio.com)
- A retrospective hospital-based study of patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancers (stage III and IV) was conducted at Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute, Ahmedabad, for two years. (ijrcog.org)
- Out of 50, there were 43 patients (86%) with stage III disease and 7 (14%) with stage IV disease. (ijrcog.org)
- Nivolumab is a medicinal product that is being developed for the adjuvant treatment (after the primary treatment) of patients with resected oesophageal or gastro-oesophageal junction cancer. (nihr.ac.uk)
- If licensed, nivolumab will offer an adjuvant treatment option for patients with resected oesophageal or GOJ cancer, who currently have few effective adjuvant therapies available. (nihr.ac.uk)
- In the U.S., prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men, and despite an increase in the number of available therapies for patients with mCRPC, five-year survival remains low. (yahoo.com)
- Many patients with mCRPC are only able to receive one line of therapy, as the disease can progress quickly. (yahoo.com)
- Premalignant SOX2 overexpression in the fallopian tubes of ovarian cancer patients: Discovery and validation studies. (ox.ac.uk)
- 2(-16)), which was not found in patients without cancer (n=108). (ox.ac.uk)
- Abstracts records for resident cancer patients seen in every hospital in and outside the coverage area. (cdc.gov)
Platinum resistant3
- There have been no approved therapies for platinum resistant ovarian cancer since 2014, so [this] action by the FDA is a very significant milestone. (ascopost.com)
- a) Platinum resistant disease is defined as progression of disease within six months of platinum regimen. (survivornet.com)
- No more than 3 lines of prior therapy for the treatment of platinum resistant disease is permitted. (survivornet.com)
Develop ovarian cancer3
- Worldwide, more than 200,000 women are estimated to develop ovarian cancer every year and about 100,000 die of the disease. (medscape.com)
- Who is more likely to develop ovarian cancer? (medlineplus.gov)
- Certain people are more likely to develop ovarian cancer. (medlineplus.gov)
Diagnose ovarian cancer1
- There is an urgent need to identify novel biomarkers, apply new strategies and develop technologies to diagnose ovarian cancer earlier. (kucancercenter.org)
Methods1
- Current screening methods for ovarian cancer can only detect advanced disease. (ox.ac.uk)
Paclitaxel2
- Paclitaxel and carboplatin (TC) is a standard treatment for various gynecologic cancers [ 1 - 3 ]. (e-crt.org)
- Therefore, paclitaxel remains one of the most important anticancer drugs for gynecologic cancer. (e-crt.org)
Colon1
- Tests to see if the cancer has invaded the colon or rectum. (uchealth.org)
Progression-Free Sur1
- The primary objective/endpoint of the study is to compare the two treatments in terms of progression-free survival, or the length of time that each participant is alive without the cancer significantly worsening according to defined assessment criteria. (biomedcentral.com)
Prostate cancer3
- BACKGROUND: Recent reports have uncovered a HOXB13 variant (X285K) predisposing to prostate cancer in men of West African ancestry. (bvsalud.org)
- DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Real-world data were collected from 21,393 men with prostate cancer undergoing genetic testing from 2019 to 2022, and in vitro cell-line models were established for the evaluation of oncogenic functions associated with the X285K protein. (bvsalud.org)
- PATIENT SUMMARY: The HOXB13 (X285K) variant is clinically and functionally linked to aggressive prostate cancer, supporting genetic testing for X285K in Black men and early disease screening of carriers of this variant. (bvsalud.org)
Distal1
- The presence of 'stem cell-like' cells has previously been postulated based on sphere-forming capacity and differentiation in vitro 1 and evidence for the presence of label-retaining cells in the distal fallopian tube 2 . (nature.com)
Lifetime risk1
- The lifetime risk of a woman developing epithelial ovarian cancer is 1 in 70. (medscape.com)
Gynecologic cancer3
- In the United States, ovarian cancer is the second most common gynecologic cancer (affecting approximately 1/70 women). (merckmanuals.com)
- In the US, ovarian cancer is the 2nd most common gynecologic cancer (affecting about 1/70 women). (msdmanuals.com)
- Lymphovascular space invasion as a predictive factor for lymph node metastases and survival in endometrioid endometrial cancer - a Swedish Gynecologic Cancer Group (SweGCG) study. (cancercentrum.se)
Cells11
- T cells are part of the immune system that protect the body from infection and may help fight cancer. (survivornet.com)
- These logic-gated T cells may help the body's immune system identify and kill cancer cells while sparing normal healthy tissues from toxicity. (survivornet.com)
- Here we report on the establishment of long-term, stable 3D organoid cultures from human fallopian tubes, indicative of the presence of adult stem cells. (nature.com)
- We show that single epithelial stem cells in vitro can give rise to differentiated organoids containing ciliated and secretory cells. (nature.com)
- Ki-67-positive cells were distributed along the epithelial folds, without restriction to a particular region with occasional clustering ( Fig. 1a , asterisk). (nature.com)
- Figure 1: Single fallopian epithelial cells give rise to organoids that can be maintained long term. (nature.com)
- Epithelial cells tend to show higher proliferative rates, and mesenchymal cells show an increase in EMT related markers, especially when cultured in 3D conditions. (oncotarget.com)
- At the same time, cancer antigen 125 mainly exists in ovarian cancer tissue cells. (sekbio.com)
- Nivolumab works by improving the activity of a type of white blood cells called T-cells through blocking a protein called programmed death -1 (PD-1) on the surface of T-cells and thereby increasing the ability of the immune system to kill cancer cells. (nihr.ac.uk)
- I hope this work will result in new technologies for studying precursor cells of ovarian cancers, new cell lines to investigate the role of the fallopian tube in ovarian cancer, and new pathways for intervention and prevention. (ocrahope.org)
- If we understood what these cells are doing in the earliest stages of the disease, we'd have better targets so that we could try to interrupt that process before it ever really takes off. (ocrahope.org)
Cohorts1
- Evaluable disease (dose escalation cohorts) or measurable disease (backfill cohorts) at time of enrollment as per protocol definitions. (survivornet.com)
Stromal1
- Ovarian cancers represent several distinct diseases, which are named after the type of cell they come from: epithelial, germ cell and stromal. (kucancercenter.org)