Gynecologic Oncology

November 24, 2020

Heavily pretreated ovarian cancer patients who received a combination therapy of a novel engineered interleukin-2 (IL-2) cytokine plus pembrolizumab achieved an acceptable safety profile, according to a small cohort of an ongoing phase 1/2 trial.

October 27, 2020

From OncLive, five experts share their perspectives and opinions on the latest research related to triple-negative breast cancer.

September 18, 2020

Women with high-grade cervical dysplasia are much less likely to have recurrence after primary conization if they undergo laser conization than a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP), according to a 5-year follow-up study.

August 19, 2020

In a recent podcast episode from OncLive, Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCO, discusses the primary physical and residual psychological effects of gynecologic cancers on women’s sexual health.

August 18, 2020

Findings from a new study by Australian researchers suggest that physical activity should be incorporated into cancer care during and beyond treatment.

August 12, 2020

Based on the literature, a bundled intervention was created that included dual antibiotic prophylaxis (cefazolin and metronidazole) aimed at reducing surgical site infections for all patients undergoing hysterectomy.

August 11, 2020

Training gynecologic oncologists to perform cytoreduction for advanced ovarian cancer can result in better outcomes for patients, according to results of a new study

July 24, 2020

The study found that both patient- and treatment-related factors contributed to noncompliance.

July 07, 2020

Nearly two-thirds of women newly diagnosed with endometriosis filled an opioid prescription within the first year, according to a US population-based claims study.

May 21, 2020

More than 100 million women worldwide use IUDs as contraception so these findings could have global implications.