Gynecologic Oncology | Specialty

Tisotumab Vedotin Plus Frontline Carboplatin and Second-/Third-Line Pembrolizumab Demonstrates Notable Activity in Recurrent/Metastatic Cervical Cancer

September 19th 2021

Tisotumab vedotin elicited significant responses without prohibitive toxicity in combination with carboplatin as frontline therapy, as well as in combination with pembrolizumab as second- or third-line therapy in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.

Pembrolizumab/Chemo With or Without Bevacizumab May Represent New Frontline SOC in Cervical Cancer

September 18th 2021

The addition of pembrolizumab to chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab significantly improved survival and response rates in patients with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer.

Dr. Monk on Transformative KEYNOTE-826 Data in Frontline Cervical Cancer

September 18th 2021

Bradley J. Monk, MD, FACS, FACOG, discusses outcomes with pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer, as reported in the phase 3 KEYNOTE-826 trial.

Olaparib Rechallenge Improves PFS in Relapsed Ovarian Cancer Previously Treated With PARP Inhibition

September 17th 2021

Rechallenge with maintenance olaparib following response to platinum-based chemotherapy significantly improved progression-free survival in heavily pretreated patients with relapsed ovarian cancer, irrespective of BRCA status, according to results of the phase 3 OReO/ENGOT Ov-38 study.

TMB-H Status Linked With High Responses to Dostarlimab in Endometrial Cancer

September 16th 2021

Patients with endometrial cancer who had a high tumor mutational burden experienced high responses to single-agent dostarlimab-gxly, irrespective of mismatch repair or microsatellite stability status.

ESMO 2021: Oncology Experts Share Game-Changing Data in Breast Cancer, Gynecologic Malignancies

September 16th 2021

The 2021 ESMO Congress, held as a virtual format for the second consecutive year, is fast approaching and isn’t holding back in terms of pivotal data across malignancies, especially in breast cancer and gynecologic cancers.

Tisotumab Vedotin–Based Combos Demonstrate Antitumor Activity in Recurrent/Metastatic Cervical Cancer

September 15th 2021

Treatment with the antibody-drug conjugate tisotumab vedotin in combination with bevacizumab, pembrolizumab, or carboplatin was tolerable and elicited encouraging preliminary antitumor activity in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.

Pembrolizumab Plus Lenvatinib Improves Survival in dMMR Endometrial Cancer

September 7th 2021

The combination of pembrolizumab and lenvatinib led to a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival and overall survival in patients with mismatch repair deficient advanced endometrial cancer following platinum-based chemotherapy.

Dr. Eskander on the Utility of Lymphadenectomy in Endometrial Cancer

August 25th 2021

Ramez N. Eskander, MD, discusses the utility of lymphadenectomy in patients with endometrial cancer.

Transvaginal Ultrasound Misses Mark on Screening Endometrial Cancer in Black Women

August 20th 2021

The use of transvaginal ultrasonography to measure the need for diagnostic testing of endometrial cancer missed almost 5 times more endometrial cancer cases in Black women compared with those in White women.

Dr. Robert L. Coleman discusses Rubraca® (rucaparib) for 2L Maintenance Treatment

August 18th 2021

FDA Green Lights First Companion Diagnostic for Dostarlimab in dMMR Solid Tumors

August 18th 2021

The FDA has approved the VENTANA MMR RxDx panel as the first companion diagnostic test to assist in identifying patients with solid tumors that are DNA mismatch repair deficient who may be eligible to receive the anti–PD-1 therapy dostarlimab-gxly, which was recently granted an accelerated approval by the agency.

FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to STRO-002 for Advanced Ovarian Cancer

August 18th 2021

The FDA has granted a fast track designation to STRO-002 as a potential therapeutic option for patients with platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who have previously received 1 to 3 lines of systemic therapy.

FDA Approves Dostarlimab-gxly for dMMR Recurrent or Advanced Solid Tumors

August 17th 2021

The FDA has granted an accelerated approval to dostarlimab-gxly for the treatment of adult patients with mismatch repair-deficient recurrent or advanced solid tumors, as determined by an FDA-approved test, who have progressed on or following previous treatment and who have no satisfactory alternative options.

FDA Grants Fast Track Status to IN10018 for Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

August 16th 2021

The FDA has granted a fast track designation to IN10018 as a potential therapeutic option for use in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

FDA Approval Sought for Single-Agent Pembrolizumab for Select MSI-H/dMMR Advanced Endometrial Carcinoma

August 10th 2021

The FDA has accepted a new supplemental biologics license application that is seeking the approval of pembrolizumab for use as a monotherapy in patients with advanced endometrial carcinoma that is microsatellite instability–high or mismatch repair deficient, who have progressed after systemic therapy in any setting and are not eligible for curative surgery or radiation.

FDA Grants Regular Approval to Pembrolizumab Plus Lenvatinib for Advanced Endometrial Carcinoma

July 22nd 2021

The FDA has granted a regular approval to pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib for the treatment of patients with advanced endometrial carcinoma that is not microsatellite instability high or mismatch repair deficient, who have disease progression after previous systemic therapy in any setting, and who are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation.

Dostarlimab Expands Options for dMMR Endometrial Cancer

July 14th 2021

Patients with mismatch repair–deficient recurrent or advanced endometrial cancer gained an efficacious and safe treatment option with the addition of dostarlimab-gxly.

Personalized Medicine Is Gaining Momentum in Advanced Endometrial Cancer

July 9th 2021

Molecular characterization of endometrial tumors has resulted in a boom of investigative efforts aimed at ushering in a new era of tailored therapeutic regimens for patients with these malignancies.

Research Reflections: O'Malley Relays Key Updates in Ovarian and Endometrial Cancers

July 5th 2021

Dr. O’Malley discusses key findings from 6 trials that were presented at the virtual 2021 SGO Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer.