Sandro Pignata, MD, PhD, on Ovarian and Related Gynecologic Cancers: Expert Perspective on Three Key Trials
2017 ESMO Congress
Sandro Pignata, MD, PhD, of the Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, summarizes findings from the ICON8 study on dose-dense chemotherapy integration in first-line epithelial ovarian/fallopian tube/primary peritoneal carcinoma treatment; the ARIEL3 study on rucaparib vs placebo in recurrent ovarian carcinoma; and the ENGOT-OV16/NOVA on quality of life in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer treated with niraparib (Abstracts 929O, LBA40, 930O).
Robert I. Haddad, MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses phase III study results on treatment beyond disease progression with nivolumab in patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (Abstract 1043O).
Bonnie S. Glisson, MD, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses a clinical trial on the combination of ISA101, an HPV-16 vaccine, and nivolumab for patients with incurable HPV-16+ cancer (Abstract 1136O).
Luis G. Paz-Ares, MD, PhD, of Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre, discusses phase III study findings on durvalumab after chemoradiation therapy in patients with stage III, locally advanced, unresectable non–small cell lung cancer (Abstract LBA1).
Simone Koole, MD (and a PhD candidate), of the Netherlands Cancer Institute, discusses phase III findings on health-related quality of life after hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for stage III ovarian cancer.
Robert A. Figlin, MD, of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, discusses an interim analysis of phase III findings on rocapuldencel-T, an individualized immunotherapy, for newly diagnosed patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (Abstract 1137O).
