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Dec 20, 2018

FDA Approves Olaparib for Frontline Maintenance Treatment in Ovarian Cancer

...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 received cytoreductive surgery and had...

Jul 23, 2015

OCRF Research Shows PARP/Immune Therapy Combo Shows Promise

...a mouse model of BRCA1-deficient ovarian cancer. Combining a PARP-inhibitor with immune therapy resulted in tumor rejection and long-term survival in a mouse model of BRCA1-deficient ovarian cancer. 19 19...

Dec 20, 2017

OCRFA Research Shows Novel Combination Therapy Effective in Ovarian Cancer

...cancer patients without BRCA mutations. The research was funded in part by an OCRFA grant to Rugang, Zhang, PhD. PARP inhibitors have already been approved to treat BRCA-mutant ovarian cancers,...

Jul 28, 2023

Can a Pap Smear Detect Ovarian Cancer? A Comprehensive Look

...genetics, and personal health history play a significant role. Women with a family history of ovarian, breast, uterine, or colorectal cancer may have inherited gene mutations like BRCA1 and BRCA2,...

May 7, 2021

Highlights: 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO)

...United Kingdom, presented “Rucaparib vs chemotherapy in patients with advanced, relapsed ovarian cancer and a deleterious BRCA mutation: efficacy and safety from ARIEL4, a randomized phase 3 study.” Watch “Rucaparib vs....

Apr 18, 2014

SGO and AACR Research Round-Up

...and ovarian cancer While having a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation puts women at high risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer, not all women with the mutation end up developing...

Jul 5, 2013

Family History of Breast Cancer but no Genetic Mutation Does Not Raise Risk of Ovarian Cancer

...a breast cancer family history clinic found that women with a BRCA2 mutation had a 17-times higher risk of developing ovarian cancer than average, and women with a BRCA1 mutation...

Aug 17, 2011

New Genetic Mutation Increases Risk of Ovarian Cancer

...on August 7th. Much like the BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations, which were discovered in the 1990s and which also increase a woman’s risk for ovarian cancer, those who carry this...

Jul 9, 2013

After Angelina: What Do You Need to Know About Ovarian and Breast Cancer Risk?

...opt for testing to determine whether they carry genetic mutations such as BRCA1, BRCA2 and Lynch syndrome—all of which increase the risk of ovarian cancer. Women who know they have...

Jan 30, 2017

OCRFA Funded Research Studies DNA Repair in Ovarian Cancer Cells

...patients. It has been suggested that EMSY amplification may cause suppression on DNA damage repair in a similar manner as in BRCA1 and BRCA2 ovarian cancer patients. Researchers from both...

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FDA Approves Olaparib for Frontline Maintenance Treatment in Ovarian Cancer

OCRF Research Shows PARP/Immune Therapy Combo Shows Promise

OCRFA Research Shows Novel Combination Therapy Effective in Ovarian Cancer

Can a Pap Smear Detect Ovarian Cancer? A Comprehensive Look

Highlights: 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO)

SGO and AACR Research Round-Up

Family History of Breast Cancer but no Genetic Mutation Does Not Raise Risk of Ovarian Cancer

New Genetic Mutation Increases Risk of Ovarian Cancer

After Angelina: What Do You Need to Know About Ovarian and Breast Cancer Risk?

OCRFA Funded Research Studies DNA Repair in Ovarian Cancer Cells

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