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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

IMEDEX: Interactive Case: Ovarian Cancer: Front-Line Therapy in Patient with Inadequate Debulking Surgery



Note:  registration required (free), discusses Japanese trial with weekly Taxol and increased overall survival, GOG 262 ((see arms 1 & 2)  etc...











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Overview:
Dr Bradley Monk very eloquently describes a case of newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer and reinforces the importance of debulking surgery and combination chemotherapy. Various therapeutic options and recent clinical trial data are discussed.
Topics:
Small and large volume residual disease and treatment decision making
Standards and clinical trials
Role of antiangiogenic agents in ovarian cancer management