(May 20, 2019) University of Chicago gynecologic oncologist Nita K. Lee wants the next generation of doctors to know that the story of ovarian cancer is changing for the better in small and meaningful ways. “I don’t want to sugarcoat this terrible disease, but I also want students to see that women are living longer,” … Continued
(April 3, 2019) In March, ovarian cancer researchers, clinicians and advocates gathered to attend the much-anticipated Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s (SGO) 50th Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, to discuss the latest cutting edge research. OCRA Research Advocate, Scientific Advisory Committee member, and ovarian cancer survivor Annie Ellis attended the meeting and wrote a report highlighting … Continued
(March 26, 2019) The NCCN, or the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, recently updated its clinical guidelines for the treatment of ovarian cancers. The guidelines, a summary of which can be found here, have been updated after several studies were completed and the FDA approved several new drugs. The new guidelines address topics such as PARP … Continued
(March 20, 2019) The Ovarian Cancer Dream Team, funded in part by OCRA, recently completed a Phase 1b Trial, which combined a PARP inhibitor with an HRR (homologous recombination repair) pathway inhibitor, such as PI3K, in order to increase the efficacy of PARP inhibitors in breast and epithelial ovarian cancers. Phase 1 trials are used … Continued
(March 19, 2019) Congress is considering a $15 million increase for OCRP funding. Urge YOUR Representative to sign the letter to help push this funding through. Deadline is March 25th! The Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) is a cutting-edge program housed within the Department of Defense and despite a history of successful breakthroughs, the program … Continued
(March 18, 2019) Before the most recent study on the usage of lymphadenectomy, published earlier this month in the New England Journal of Medicine, it was thought that surgically removing clinically negative lymph nodes had a positive effect on the patient’s health. Now, doctors are rethinking that approach. The LION, Lymphadenectomy in Ovarian Neoplasms, trial … Continued
(March 15, 2019) Cell Reports recently published a study about a drug that, given in combination with chemotherapy, could greatly increase survival rates of ovarian cancer patients. Researchers, including OCRA grantees Illana Chefetz, PhD and Ronald Buckanovich, MD, PhD, identified a new drug, 673A, that finds and destroys stem-like ovarian cancer cells. Stem-like cells are … Continued
(February 13, 2019) Data from a study conducted by researchers at MD Anderson and Johns Hopkins suggest that an adjuvant gastrointestinal (GI)-based chemotherapy regimen is more beneficial than one that is gynecologic-based in patients with mucinous ovarian cancer. Because mucinous patients don’t typically do particularly well on regimens usually used to treat the more common … Continued
(January 23, 2019) Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital recently found a correlation between a class of drug used to treat hypertension and longer survival rates in ovarian cancer patients when used with paclitaxel, a drug used to treat ovarian cancer. The antihypertension drug used in a phase II clinical trial, losartan, aids the body in … Continued
(January 10, 2019) We’re pleased to announce OCRA’s newest research grants of $5.25 million to 23 top scientists at 14 top medical centers. In 2019, with our other ongoing grants and programs, OCRA is investing nearly $9 million in our fight against ovarian cancer. “OCRA invests in medical research to cure ovarian cancer. Scientists need … Continued
(December 21, 2018) This month, researchers in Boston published their findings on how PARP inhibitors (PARPi) cause a chain reaction of responses from the tumor and its environment. Study authors, including OCRA grantee Ursula Matulonis, MD, treated BRCA-1 deficient tumors with olaparib, a PARPi, and found that it began both a natural and medically induced … Continued
(December 20, 2018) Earlier this year a phase III clinical trial, known as SOLO-1, showed that frontline olaparib (Lynparza) can reduce the risk of disease progression or death by up to 70% in women with BRCA 1 or 2 positive, advanced stage epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancers. Those included in the study … Continued
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