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How are you counseling HR-proficient ovarian cancer patients about front line PARP inhibitor maintenance?

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What are your recommendations for HR-proficient advanced ovarian cancer patients after completion of adjuvant therapy with PR/CR?

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Medical Oncology · University of Pittsburgh Magee Womens Hospital
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I think this is a tough decision, but I recommend observation for patients with HR proficient disease. In brief, I don't find a PFS advantage, without a proven OS advantage, enough to justify this long-term, expensive, and not non-toxic treatment.

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Gynecologic Oncology · Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
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It’s truly exciting to have new FDA approvals in ovarian cancer. Both the PRIMA trial (González-Martín et al, NEJM 2019) and the PAOLO trial (Ray-Coquard et al NEJM 2019) have led to recent approvals for front-line maintenance therapies. When comparing data for the current front-line maintenance opt...

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