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2 articles from the last 90 days matching "ovarian cancer"

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New Clinical Trial: A Phase 2 Study of T-DXd in Patients With Selected HER2 Expressing Tumors (NCT04482309)

Researchers are testing a cancer drug called trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) in patients with several types of rare and uncommon cancers that have a specific protein marker called HER2. The study includes seven different cancer types in the first part, including bladder, bile duct, cervical, uterine, ovarian, and pancreatic cancers. This drug has already shown promise in breast and stomach cancers, and doctors want to see if it works in these other cancer types too.

WHY IT MATTERSThis trial offers patients with HER2-positive rare cancers like biliary tract, cervical, endometrial, ovarian, and pancreatic cancer access to a targeted therapy that has demonstrated effectiveness in other cancer types—potentially providing a new treatment option where few exist.
💬 Ask your doctorbladder cancerbiliary tract cancercervical cancerRead →
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New Clinical Trial: A Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Biomarker-Driven Therapies in Patients With Persistent or Recurrent Rare Epithelial Ovarian Tumors (NCT04931342)

Researchers are testing new cancer treatments for people with rare types of ovarian cancer that have come back or didn't go away after initial treatment. The study will test different medicines based on specific genetic markers found in each patient's tumor. About 176 patients will participate, and the trial is being run by Roche, a major pharmaceutical company.

WHY IT MATTERSThis trial offers personalized treatment options for patients with recurrent or persistent rare epithelial ovarian cancers, where standard treatments have failed or stopped working—a situation with very limited options.
💬 Ask your doctorRare Epithelial Ovarian CancerFallopian Tube CancerPrimary Peritoneal CancerRead →

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