Cervical Cancer

Pembrolizumab combined with chemoradiotherapy followed by pembrolizumab monotherapy significantly improved survival compared to chemoradiotherapy alone in patients with high-risk locally advanced cervical cancer.

Pembrolizumab plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy demonstrated a higher progression-free survival rate than placebo plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy for patients with high-risk, locally advanced cervical cancer in the East Asia subgroup of the phase 3 ENGOT-cx11/GOG-3047/KEYNOTE-A18 study.

An analysis from the innovaTV 301 showed that tisotumab vedotin in the second- and third-line bettered overall survival vs investigator’s choice of chemotherapy in patients with cervical cancer.

The FDA has approved one of the first human papillomavirus self-collection solutions for use in the US.

Tisotumab vedotin is now an FDA-approved treatment for patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.

A quality initiative study investigated whether offering human papillomavirus vaccines at the time of abortion care could increase vaccination rates.

APL-1702 is the first nonsurgical treatment for cervical high-grade intraepithelial lesions to show clinical efficacy in a phase 3 trial, making it a potentially groundbreaking option in the field.

In locally advanced cervical cancer, the combination of neoadjuvant tislelizumab plus chemotherapy was demonstrated to be safe with encouraging antitumor activity.

Rates of cervical cancer across the United States vary due to social determinants of health.

Findings from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-A18 trial showed that pembrolizumab plus chemoradiotherapy improved overall survival in newly diagnosed cervical cancer compared with chemoradiotherapy alone.

In an interview for Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, Robert P. Edwards, MD, discussed the current treatment landscape of cervical cancer as well as future prospects.

Positive findings from the KEYNOTE-A18 trial support the approval of pembrolizumab, radiotherapy, and concurrent chemotherapy in patients with high-risk locally advanced cervical cancer.

The supplemental biologics license application approval is based on findings from the phase 3 innovaTV 301 trial investigating tisotumab vedotin vs investigator’s choice of chemotherapy in cervical cancer.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Brian Slomovitz, MD, details findings from the innovaTV 301 trial investigating tisotumab vedotin for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.

In an interview, John Diaz, MD, discusses updates to the cervical cancer treatment landscape and where the field is moving to potentially eradicate this disease in the United States.

Data presented at the 2023 ESMO Congress and showed that induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiation reduced the risk of progression or death by 35% vs chemoradiation alone in patients with cervical cancer.

Tisotumab vedotin-tftv improved survival in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer with disease progression on doublet chemotherapy.

Data from the KEYNOTE-A18 trial support the addition of pembrolizumab to chemoradiotherapy, which has been in place as standard of care for patients with newly diagnosed, previously untreated, high-risk locally advanced cervical breast cancer since 1999.

Midway through the IMMUNOCERV trial, PDS0101 enhances the production of versatile CD8 killer T cells, leading to reduced tumor DNA and significant tumor shrinkage of over 60% in all patients with high-risk cervical cancer.

In the first article of a 2-part series, Shannon N. Westin, MD, MPH, looks at the promising responses to tisotumab vedotin for patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.

A supplemental biologics license application seeking the approval of pembrolizumab, external beam radiotherapy, and concurrent chemotherapy, followed by brachytherapy has been accepted for priority review by the FDA for advanced cervical cancer.

Further data support the recent accelerated FDA approval of tisotumab vedotin for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.

An overview of first-line treatment options and immune checkpoint inhibitors in metastatic cervical cancer.

Ritu Salani, MD, offers clinical insights on the role of biomarker testing in treating cervical cancer.

An expert gynecologic oncologist reviews the biology of cervical cancer and discusses how HPV vaccination is increasingly playing a role in prevention.

Ritu Salani, MD, presents the case of a patient with cervical cancer and describes the typical disease presentation and risk factors.

According to Bradley J. Monk, MD, FACS, FACOG, et al, multiple studies have shown the potential of tisotumab vedotin in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer. More evidence is needed before the oncology community can fully adopt its use.

The Data Monitoring Committee for the phase 3 KEYNOTE-A18 clinical trial has announced that the study met one of its primary end points.

According to phase 2 study results, the combination of prolgolimab, bevacizumab and platinum doublet chemotherapy showed promising efficacy and an adequate safety profile in cervical cancer.

Canadian study results indicate surgical de-escalation is possible in patients with low-risk, early-stage cervical cancer.