Research News
2011 SGO News: Mutation Link to Ovarian Cancer Disputed
Developers of a genetic-susceptibility test for ovarian cancer might have jumped the gun, according to an OCRF-funded research consortium that found no association between a KRAS mutation and risk of the cancer…
2011 SGO News: ESAs Linked to Mortality Risk in Ovarian Cancer
Cancer recurrence and death occurred significantly more often in ovarian cancer patients treated with erythropoietin-stimulating agents (ESAs), data from a retrospective cohort review showed…
2011 SGO News: PARP Inhibitor Active in Ovarian Cancer
Almost half of patients with heavily pretreated ovarian cancer benefited from an investigational PARP inhibitor, results of a phase I study showed…
2011 SGO News: MicroRNA May Help Predict Ovarian Cancer Response
Changes in expression of a microRNA showed potential for predicting response to the angiogenesis inhibitor bevacizumab (Avastin) in recurrent serous ovarian cancer, according to results of a small study reported here…
2011 SGO News: Medicare Patients Get Less Than Best Ovarian Cancer Care
Most older patients with ovarian cancer may receive care that doesn't measure up to national standards, according to an analysis of a National Cancer Institute (NCI) database and Medicare claims data…
Study Shows that Few Lives Saved with Current Ovarian Cancer Screening Technology
12/21/2010 Available ovarian cancer screening only slightly reduces the number of deaths from the disease, a new study finds…
OCRF Research Finds microRNA Regulates Cancer Stem Cells
11/08/2010 OCRF Grantee Lin Zhang, MD Research has provided strong support for the ovarian cancer stem cell hypothesis, which proposes that a rare subpopulation of tumor cells—cancer stem cells– have the unique ability to initiate and…
Understanding Ovarian Cancer: Part One of OCRF’s Educational Series
09/28/2010 View a seven-part series about ovarian cancer, brought to you by the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.The series is narrated by Douglas A. Levine, MD, of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr…
OCRF Statement on OVA1
Some of you may have recently seen articles in the newspaper or on TV about a test called OVA1…
Meet OCRF's Newest Grantees
01/29/2010 Each year, OCRF awards millions of dollars in grants to researchers who are working to beat ovarian cancer. Our two newest grantees, Dr. Lin Zhang and Dr…
SGO's Statement on Use of CA125 for Monitoring Ovarian Cancer
06/08/2009 Last weekend a European study regarding the use of CA 125 testing in ovarian cancer patients was presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO) Annual Meeting…
Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Announces New Research Grant Recipients
03/17/2009 Today, the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) announced its most recent research grant recipients…