This content is machine translated Gynecological oncology Current study results offer a chance of improved survival The Society of Gynecologic Oncology ‘s annual meeting on women’s cancer is an important medical event for ovarian and endometrial diseases. The clinical presentations at SGO provide practice-changing updates and…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Ovarian cancer and the immune system The choice of chemotherapy is crucial Chemotherapy-induced changes in the immune system can be used therapeutically in the era of immuno-oncology. Accurate characterization of immunologic effects of different agents, in addition to better risk management, will…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer. HRD+ tumors: first PARP inhibitor approved for first-line maintenance therapy As the first and only PARP inhibitor, olaparib was recently approved by swissmedic for first-line maintenance therapy in patients with advanced, HRD-positive ovarian cancer. The addition of olaparib to bevacizumab resulted…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Ovarian tumors Of PARP inhibitors, new agents and sexuality The treatment of ovarian cancer is in a constant state of flux with the ongoing development of new drugs such as PARP inhibitors. With increasing experience in the use of…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated BRCA-mutated advanced ovarian cancer. PARP inhibitor shows long-term benefit in terms of PFS Ovarian cancer is the eighth leading cause of death among women with cancer worldwide. In Switzerland, approximately 620 patients are newly diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year. Approximately 22% of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Ovarian Cancer Updated S3 guideline recommends PARP inhibitors and radiotherapy Because ovarian cancer generally has no specific symptoms, it is often diagnosed at late stages. The mortality risk is correspondingly high. In order to provide affected women with optimal therapy,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sponsored Content Maintenance therapy in ovarian cancer: considerations in the era of COVID-19. Cancer patients are considered a high-risk group in the Corona pandemic. But does this mean that one should now do without certain treatments? Prof. Dr. med. Viola Heinzelmann-Schwarz, Gynecological Tumor…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Ovarian Cancer Improved PFS argues for maintenance therapy with PARP inhibitor More women die from ovarian cancer than from any other tumor – mainly because it is usually detected very late. PARP inhibitors have been developed for the treatment of recurrent…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Epithelial ovarian carcinoma Newer therapeutic concepts with longer disease-free survival Ovarian cancer is usually diagnosed at an advanced stage and has an unfavorable prognosis. Maximal cytoreductive surgery, if possible, is the first priority therapeutically and prognostically, followed by platinum-containing chemotherapy.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated ESMO Congress Aspirin – a miracle drug in the fight against cancer? Evidence is accumulating that Aspirin® may be effective in cancer prevention, as well as in inhibiting metastases. One of the most renowned researchers and best-known representatives of this new optimism…
