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).
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.
Caroline Robert, MD, PhD, of Gustave Roussy, characterizes complete responses in patients with advanced melanoma who received the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab, or nivolumab or ipilimumab alone (Abstract 1213O).
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).
Michèle Beau-Faller, MD, PhD, of the Hôpital de Hautepierre & Institut Régional du Cancer, discusses study results on ultrasensitive detection of EGFR T790M mutation by droplet digital PCR in TKI naïve non–small cell lung cancer harboring EGFR mutation (Abstract 85PD).
Domenica Lorusso, MD, PhD, of the National Cancer Institute of Milan, discusses neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery vs concurrent cisplatin and radiation therapy in patients with stage IB2 to IIB squamous carcinoma of the cervix (Abstract 928O_PR).
