Gynecologic Cancers

Data from the DUO-E trial support potential new durvalumab-based treatment options for patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.

Data from the phase 3 LEAP-001 study support lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab as an active combination for endometrial cancer.

The use of ChatGPT may help to improve genetic counseling for patients with gynecologic cancer.

Treatment with simple hysterectomy reduces the incidence of urinary incontinence compared with radical hysterectomy in patients with low-risk cervical cancer.

Data from the phase 3 RUBY trial support the recommendation for dostarlimab plus chemotherapy for patients with advanced MSI-H/dMMR endometrial cancer.

Data from the phase 3 NRG-GY018 trial support the supplemental biologics license application for pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy as a treatment for those with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.

Tisotumab vedotin may become the first antibody drug conjugate to receive marketing authorization in the European Union as a treatment for those with cervical cancer.

Treatment with pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab yields an overall survival improvement regardless of squamous or nonsquamous cervical cancer histology.

Findings from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-A18 trial support the FDA approval of pembrolizumab plus external beam radiotherapy and concurrent chemotherapy in stage III to IVA cervical cancer.

Ritu Salani, MD, MBA, discussed the results from the phase 2 SKYSCRAPER-4 trial, which determined tiragolumab plus atezolizumab should not be used to treat PD-L1–positive recurrent cervical cancer.

A survey was conducted in Italy for survivors of gynecologic cancer regarding quality of life, specifically that of sexual activity after a cancer diagnosis.

The FDA has set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act date of May 9, 2024 for the potential full approval of tisotumab vedotin for those with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.

Investigators note a trend towards improved overall survival with cadonilimab plus chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab among those with cervical cancer in the phase 3 AK104-303 trial.

Data from the phase 2 DESTINY-PanTumor02 trial support trastuzumab deruxtecan as a potential treatment for patients with gynecologic HER2-expressing tumors that have progressed on prior therapy.

Results from the phase 3 GCIG INTERLACE trial highlight progression-free survival and overall survival improvements with induction chemotherapy plus chemoradiotherapy for patients with locally advanced cervical cancer.

Progression-free survival benefit appears consistent in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer treated with tisotumab vedotin.

Investigators report acceptable morbidity and health-related quality of life with neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus surgery and concomitant chemoradiotherapy in those with cervical cancer.

The safety profile of tisotumab vedotin-tftv among those with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer in the phase 3 innovaTV 301 trial appears to be comparable with prior reports of the agent.

In addition to potentially moving mirvetuximab into earlier lines of treatment for those with platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer, Ritu Salani, MD, also discusses combining the agent with carboplatin to decrease toxicities and improve quality of life.

Olvimulogene nanivacirepvec virotherapy plus chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab produces a manageable safety profile in platinum-resistant or platinum-refractory ovarian cancer in the phase 2 VIRO-15 trial.

Avutometinib plus defactinib produces no new safety signals among those with low-grade serous ovarian cancer in the phase 2 RAMP 201 trial.

Maintenance with niraparib also produces benefits in chemotherapy-free interval and time to first and second therapy among those with BRCA wild-type recurrent ovarian cancer in the phase 3 NOVA study.

Health-related quality of life data support dostarlimab plus chemotherapy as a standard of care in primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer, according to an expert from Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark.

Maintenance bevacizumab plus durvalumab and olaparib appears to produce a progression-free survival benefit among those with HRD-negative advanced ovarian cancer in the phase 3 DUO-O trial.

Simple hysterectomy may become the new standard of care for patients with low-risk, early-stage cervical cancer, according to an expert from Université Laval in Quebec City, Canada.

Data from the phase 3 DUO-E trial indicate that the safety of durvalumab/chemotherapy with or without olaparib/durvalumab or durvalumab monotherapy maintenance in recurrent endometrial cancer was consistent with previous reports of each agent.

Prexasertib is currently under investigation as part of a phase 2 trial as a treatment for patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, endometrial adenocarcinoma, and urothelial cancers.

A recovery tracker and other digital tools may be useful in helping to manage patient symptoms following debulking surgery for gynecologic cancer, according to an expert from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Common symptoms following debulking surgery for gynecologic cancer appear to include pain, diarrhea, and nausea, according to an expert from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Based on findings from the phase 3 MIRASOL trial, investigators plan to submit a supplemental biologics license application for mirvetuximab soravtansine in folate receptor α–positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.