Gynecologic Cancers

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.

Kathleen Lutz, RN, NP-BC WH, weighs in on the recent approval of mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx for patients with folate receptor alpha (Frα)-positive, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

Updated findings from the KEYNOTE-146 trial support the use of lenvatinib/pembrolizumab in advanced endometrial cancer.

Dostarlimab-gxly has been granted regular approval for the treatment of patients with dMMR endometrial cancer. The label comes with warnings for immune-mediated adverse effects.

Neoadjuvant pembrolizumab elicited high clinical activity in patients with mismatch repair deficiency/microsatellite instability high solid tumors and was well tolerated.

January is cervical cancer awareness month. This fourth article in a series underscores the role of the nurse or social workers in patient advocacy.

An analysis of 141 children who had prenatal exposure to maternal cancer showed promising cognitive and behavioral functions at age 9 years.

January is cervical cancer awareness month. This third article in a series highlights current cervical cancer treatment options.

January is cervical cancer awareness month. This second article in a series highlights current cervical screening guidelines.

Patients with heavily pretreated, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer showed promising responses with a triplet regimen consisting of COM701, BMS-986207, and nivolumab.

Maintenance therapy with rucaparib monotherapy improved progression-free survival compared with placebo. However, the treatment also significantly elevated anemia and neutropenia rates in this setting.

Kathleen Lutz, RN, NP-BC WH, explains the most commonly used first-line treatment options in patients with advanced endometrial cancer who are unsuitable candidates for surgery.

The panel reviews the current treatment modalities for endometrial cancer and in what circumstances each is considered for a patient.

Lenvatinib is approved in combination with pembrolizumab for the treatment of patients with advanced endometrial cancer who have disease progression after systemic therapy, are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation, and who are mismatch repair proficient or not microsatellite instability–high.

Dostarlimab plus standard-of-care chemotherapy, followed by dostarlimab alone, met a predetermined progression-free survival end point in the phase 3 RUBY trial.

The panel shares how they determine a treatment regimen for patients with advanced endometrial cancer taking into consideration fertility and family planning, hereditary conditions, and comorbidities.

Kathleen Lutz, RN, NP-BC WH, presents a 76-year-old woman with advanced endometrial cancer, and the panel assesses the chosen treatment regimens.

Improve care for LGBTQ+ patients with cancer by learning about disparities, focusing on patient-centered treatment, and not making assumptions about patients and their loved ones.

Zimberelimab demonstrated encouraging efficacy with a tolerable safety profile in patients with PD-L1–positive recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer who had progressed after first- or subsequent-line, platinum-containing chemotherapy.

Certified Nurse Practitioner Kimberly Spickes shares the educational and supportive resources she recommends for patients with newly-diagnosed advanced endometrial cancer.

Nurse Practitioners Kathleen Lutz and Kimberly Halla describe the conversations they have with patients with advanced endometrial cancer before and after diagnosis and the common questions they hear.