Interim data from a Phase 3 trial failed to show that a combination of nemvaleukin, an experimental immune-modulating therapy, and Keytruda (pembrolizumab) could outperform standard…
Gynecological cancer
Gynecological cancer encompasses a group of cancers affecting the female reproductive system. Approximately 100,000 people are diagnosed with gynecological cancer in the U.S. every year. Although each type of gynecological cancer is unique, with its own symptoms, risk factors, and treatment options, reaching an early diagnosis is critical for ensuring the best possible outcomes in any of them.
There are several treatment approaches for gynecological cancer, which encompasses all cancers that originate in the female reproductive system. The choice of treatment will depend on the cancer type, how far it has spread, a patient’s general health status, and other factors, such as whether the patient wishes for their fertility to be preserved.
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Treatment with AbbVie’s Elahere (mirvetuximab soravtansine) reduced the risk of death by 32% in women with difficult-to-treat epithelial ovarian cancer over standard chemotherapy. That’s according…
A Phase 1 clinical trial testing Nikang Therapeutics’ oral therapy NKT3964 in people with certain advanced or metastatic solid tumors, including gynecological cancers,…
In a rare case, a woman in China was found to have fallopian tube cancer in her left tube that had spread to lymph nodes…
Allarity Therapeutics will soon start recruiting patients at several U.S. sites for a new dosing protocol in its Phase 2 trial testing stenoparib…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast-track status to CUSP06, Oncusp Therapeutics’ treatment candidate for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. This designation…
