The Overview: December 2023
We took meaningful steps in the fight against ovarian and related gynecologic cancers this year, and we couldn’t have done it without your support. Join me for a look at … Continued
News
OCRA-Funded Researchers Make Breakthrough Toward Decreasing Chemoresistance
Snap Summary: OCRA-funded researchers discovered a potential key to reducing chemotherapy resistance, and reducing recurrence rates for the most common type of ovarian cancer. A research team at Magee-Women’s Research … Continued
OCRA-Funded Research Identifies Key Molecule with Immunotherapy Potential
Snap Summary: New findings could help develop better immune therapy for patients with the most common and lethal subtype of ovarian cancer. A recent study co-authored by Dr. Sherry Wu … Continued
The Overview: September 2023
OCRA Announces Game-Changing Initiatives This month, OCRA announced a trio of initiatives that carry profound implications for ovarian cancer and related research and patient support: OCRA will expand its mission to include … Continued
OCRA-Funded Trial Finds Genetic Counseling May Be Unnecessary Barrier to Genetic Testing
Snap Summary: Research co-funded by OCRA found that foregoing genetic counseling before and after genetic testing does not negatively impact individuals who do not have a pathogenic mutation. Studies have … Continued
OCRA-Funded Study Discovers Potential Target for Overcoming Treatment Resistance
Snap Summary: An OCRA-funded study sought to understand why certain ovarian cancer cells resist olaparib treatment, and discovered that introducing a second drug (mifepristone) while targeting certain cells (polyploid giant … Continued
Chemotherapy Drug Shortage Impacts Ovarian Cancer Treatment and Mental Health
A recent article from Stat News reports that as the United States continues to face a concerning shortage of vital chemotherapy drugs, ovarian cancer patients are among the hardest hit. … Continued
Benjamin Bitler, Phd | Meet a Scientist
Dr. Benjamin Bitler of the University of Colorado is a 2022 recipient of OCRA’s Collaborative Research Development Grant. His OCRA-funded project, which is expanding on findings from the Ovarian Cancer Research … Continued
The Overview: July 2023
OCRA-Funded Study Targets Immunotherapy OCRA grantees and their Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center colleagues published results from an exciting study detailing a new approach to adoptive T-cell therapy that may help improve immunotherapy … Continued
Study: Gynecologic Cancer Survivors Fear Recurrence Regardless of Prognosis
A recent study from Cancer Nursing has shed more light on the profound impact gynecologic cancer has on survivors, even after treatment. In particular, the study highlighted the prevalence of … Continued
Chi Lam Au Yeung, PhD | Meet a Scientist
Dr. Chi Lam Au Yeung of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is a 2022 recipient of OCRA’s Early Career Investigator Grant. Her OCRA-funded project is focused on … Continued
OCRA-Funded Research Helps Immune System Better Attack a Known Therapeutic Target
Snap summary: OCRA-funded researchers set out to improve immune response against a known therapeutic target, and provided a glimpse into a world where an ovarian cancer patient’s own immune system … Continued