Research Advocate, Annie Ellis, recently attended the Biennial Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium presented by the Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer and the American Association for Cancer Research. Read her report, check out a poster on Beyond RECIST 1.1 and a poster on MAGENTA-Making Genetic Testing More Accessible.
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The Overview: September 2026
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