Gynecologic Cancers

Lauren Mahon, MSN, FNP-BC, breaks down what oncology nurses should know about PARP inhibitors in ovarian cancer.

An analysis of patient-reported outcomes in the phase 3 RUBY trial supports dostarlimab use in patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.

Mirvetuximab soravtansine demonstrated an overall survival benefit in FRα-high, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer vs investigator's choice chemotherapy.

The 3 year-pelvic recurrence rates with simple hysterectomy were comparable with those of radical hysterectomy among patients with low-risk, early-stage cervical cancer.

Updated findings from KEYNOTE-826 support the use of pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab for select patients with cervical cancer.

The United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has updated their guidelines to recommend pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib for patients with previously treated endometrial cancer.

Single-agent adagrasib demonstrated a manageable safety profile and meaningful clinical activity in patients with KRAS G12C–mutated solid tumors.

Managing ocular-related adverse effects with mirvetuximab soravtansine is key to helping patients with ovarian cancer stay on treatment.

Patients with PD-L1–positive, human papillomavirus 16–positive advanced, cervical cancer derived a median overall survival greater than 25 months with VB10.16/atezolizumab.

An estimated 54.5% of adolescents in the United States have received the recommended doses of the HPV vaccine, although the government established a goal of an 80% vaccination rate in this population.

Meghan K. Berkenstock, MD, discusses the growing need for strong collaboration between ophthalmologists and gynecologic oncology care teams.

Pembrolizumab inspired a 70% risk reduction in women with mismatch repair–deficient advanced endometrial cancer and a 46% risk reduction in patients with mismatch repair–proficient disease.

With a follow-up of 11.7 months, the estimated 12-month progression-free survival rate was 81% in patients who received neoadjuvant olaparib for BRCA-positive ovarian cancer.

The antibody-drug conjugate trastuzumab deruxtecan has demonstrated clinical activity among patients with uterine carcinosarcomas, regardless of HER2 expression level.

Mary Katherine Montes de Oca, MD, discusses the potential benefit of cryocompression therapy in preventing peripheral neuropathy in patients with gynecologic cancers who are receiving chemotherapy.

Among 22 patients with cervical cancer, the objective response rate with toripalimab, bevacizumab, and platinum-based chemotherapy was 77.3%.

Patients with ovarian cancer who received hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy with cytoreductive surgery did not experience worse health-related quality of life, according to investigators.

Dostarlimab met its primary end point in the phase 3 RUBY trial by increasing the 2-year progression-free survival rate to 36.1%, compared with 18.1% with placebo.

Oncology nurse experts review their experiences with newcomers for the treatment of advanced endometrial cancer and exchange best practices in caring for this population.

In the all-comer population, the overall response rate was 33.8%, including a complete response rate of 7.5% and a partial response rate of 26.3%.

Research presented at the 2023 Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting On Women’s Health suggests that the Carolina frailty index score may be useful for women with ovarian cancer.

The gynecological cancer lymphedema questionnaire and the lower extremity lymphedema screening questionnaire showed a demonstrable correlation in total scores, according to an analysis of women with advanced endometrial cancer.

The implementation of a nonpharmacologic pain intervention bundle helped decrease opioid use among patients recovering from gynecologic and urologic surgeries at a comprehensive cancer center.

Among 5 patients who achieved a response with JTX-8064/pimivalimab, tumor reduction remained consistent for more than 6 months on study treatment.

Courtney R. Arn, APRN-CNP, discusses the recent approval of dostarlimab for patients with mismatch repair–deficient recurrent or advanced endometrial cancer.