Sunday, June 05, 2011
Abagovomab Does Not Prolong Progression-Free Survival in Advanced Ovarian Cancer (Mimosa trial)
WHAT IS THE MIMOSA TRIAL?
MIMOSA is a demanding multinational trial started in December 2006 with a 9 years of duration. About 900 patients with advanced ovarian cancer who have had an optimal response to the initial treatment (surgery + chemotherapy) have been included in the study with the aim to test the efficacy and safety of the vaccination with Abagovomab for the prevention or the delay of disease’s recurrences. The first results will be available at the end of 2010.
Saturday, June 04, 2011
Friday, June 03, 2011
2011 ASCO - Patient Pages Doctor-approved cancer information from ASCO | Cancer.Net (annual meeting reports/podcasts, research....)
2011 ASCO Annual Meeting, June 3-7, 2011
Watch Cancer.Net for written summaries, podcasts, and videos on breaking cancer research news for patients, families, caregivers, and survivorsNHQR State Snapshots - Performance Measures
Summary measures of quality of care and States' performances relative to all States and the region by:
Overall health care quality
Types of care (preventive, acute, and chronic)
Settings of care (hospitals, ambulatory care, nursing home, and home health)
Five clinical conditions (cancer, diabetes, heart disease, maternal and child health, and respiratory diseases)
Special focus areas on diabetes, asthma, Healthy People 2010, clinical preventive services, disparities, payer, and variation over time
Cancer's Last Stand? The Genome Solution - Wielding Genomes in the Fight Against Cancer - NYTimes.com
"The researchers agreed that there should be global clinical trials of new cancer drugs, and that all patients should have genetic information about their tumors entered into databases that researchers everywhere could study. Dr. Lander said that concerns about genetic privacy had been “fetishized,” and that the potential harm to patients from releasing their genetic information paled next to the harm threatened by their disease."
press release: EntreMed's ENMD-2076 Demonstrates Clinical Activity in Recurrent, Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Patients Phase 2 Data Presented in ASCO Poster Discussion Session
phase 2 study with ENMD-2076 in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer patients
Genomics|Update|Current
Does it run in the family? Toolkit will soon be available at federal health centers nationwide
, Genetic Alliance, June 2New Blog Post (click on image below)
What is Public Health Genomics? A Day in the Invisible Life of Public Health Genomics.
Search Results - 'lmp ovarian' 'borderline ovarian' 2011 ASCO abstract
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A multivariate longitudinal algorithm for early detection of ovarian cancer using multiple biomarker
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- Regulation of the tumor suppressor gene PAEP in the transition from serous borderline ovarian tumors to low-grade serous ovarian carcinomas. | 2011 ASCO Annual Meeting Abstracts
... from serous borderline ovarian tumors to low-grade serous ovarian carcinomas. | 2011 ASCO ...
... Background: Serous borderline ovarian tumors (SBOT) and low grade serous ovarian carcinomas (LG) ...
- Elevation
of HE4 and CA 125 in symptomatic patients with invasive epithelial
ovarian cancer. | 2011 ASCO Annual Meeting Abstracts
... were malignant. Borderline ovarian tumors were excluded from the analyses. A total of 115 cases ...
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Mutational analysis and clinical correlation of 185 consecutive metastatic colorectal patients: Similarities and differences between colon and rectal patients| 2011 ASCO Abstract
Conclusions:
Rectal and colon patients have similar rates of KRAS and PIK3CA mutations. However, BRAF mutations are more common in colon cancer. NRAS mutations are exclusively found in rectosigmoid cancers and may have a different biology than other colorectal cancers. These data suggest that primary tumor location may provide a means to enrich a population for a genotype-directed study.
Thursday, June 02, 2011
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University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine - Women with BRCA mutations can take hormone-replacement therapy safely after ovary removal
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Women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations, which are linked to a very high risk of breast and ovarian cancer, can safely take hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) to mitigate menopausal symptoms after surgical removal of their ovaries, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania which will be presented Monday, June 6 during the American Society for Clinical Oncology's annual meeting (Abstract #1501). Results of the prospective study indicated that women with BRCA mutations who had their ovaries removed and took short-term HRT had a decrease in the risk of developing breast cancer...............
Domchek says some of the confusion about the role of HRT in cancer risk elevation comes from the fact that the risks and benefits associated with HRT depend on the population of women studied. In this group of women – who have BRCA1/2 mutations and who have had their ovaries removed while they are quite young – HRT should be discussed and considered an option for treating menopausal symptoms. "People want to make hormone replacement therapy evil, so they can say 'Don't do it,'" she says. "But there isn't one simple answer. The devil is in the details of the studies."
By contrast, Penn researchers and their collaborators in the PROSE consortium have shown definitively that oophorectomy reduces ovarian and breast cancer incidence in these women, and reduces their mortality due to those cancers. But paying attention to the role that hormone depletion following preventive oophorectomy plays in women's future health (blogger's note: eg. cardiovascular) is also important............"
press release: Pfizer Licenses PARP Inhibitor To Clovis Oncology (PF-01367338)
"...PF-01367338 would be developed by Clovis as both a monotherapy and in combination with chemotherapeutic agents for the potential treatment of selected cancer patients.
PF-01367338 is currently in a Phase 1 clinical trial examining the maximum tolerated dose of oral PF-01367338 that can be combined with intravenous platinum chemotherapy in the treatment of solid tumors.
Clovis was founded by former executives of Pharmion Corp., which was acquired by Celgene Corporation in 2008. The company is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, and has additional offices in San Francisco and London."
Medical News: Group Issues Gyn Cancer Follow-Up Guidance - MedPage Today
For ovarian (epithelial) cancer, the committee recommended:
- Physical exam and review of symptoms: Every three months for two years, followed by increasing intervals
- Pap test: Not indicated
- CA-125: Optional
- Radiographic imaging: Insufficient data to support routine use
- Suspected recurrence: CT and/or PET, plus CA-125
- Physical exam and review of symptoms: Every two to four months for two years, then every six months or annually depending on histology
- Serum tumor markers: Every two to four months for two years, then every six months for sex-cord stromal tumors but no longer indicated for germ-cell tumors
- Radiographic imaging: Generally, not indicated or data lacking to support routine use
- Suspected recurrence: CT and tumor markers
Moreover, a survey of primary care providers showed that respondents believed transition of oncology patients could be improved with individualized patient summaries, guidelines for surveillance, and expedited referral for suspected recurrence, the committee members noted.
"Thus, the provision of up-to-date information and the education of both patients and physicians are mandatory," they wrote.
"Action Points
Point out that this report indicates that there is very little evidence that either routine cytologic procedures or imaging are sufficiently useful to detect ovarian and endometrial cancer recurrence and alter response rates to salvage therapy.
Note that this report suggests that the most effective method to detect recurrences is a taking a thorough history, performing a detailed physical examination, and educating patients about relevant symptoms."
SGO sets new standards to monitor recurrence of gynecologic cancer more effectively
"The article is “Post treatment surveillance and diagnosis of recurrence in women with gynecologic malignancies: Society of Gynecologic Oncology recommendations: by Ritu Salani, MD, MBA; Floor J. Backes, MD; Michael Fung Kee Fung, MB, BS; Christine H. Holschneider, MD; Lynn P. Parker, MD; Robert E. Bristow, MD, MBA; and Barbara A. Goff, MD (doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.03.008). It will appear in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Volume 204, Issue 6 (June 2011) published by Elsevier."
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