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Ursula A. Matulonis, MD, on Ovarian Cancer: Niraparib as Maintenance Therapy

SGO 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting on Womens Cancer

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Ursula A. Matulonis, MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses phase III results from the ENGOT-OV16/NOVA study on the long-term safety and efficacy of niraparib as maintenance therapy in patients with platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer with either a BRCA mutation or a tumor with high-grade serous histology. Women in the study have responded to their most recent chemotherapy containing a platinum agent (ID #: 11139).



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