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Rucaparib Maintenance Therapy Improved Progression-Free Survival Among Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Endometrial Cancer

Featuring Bradley Corr, MD

03/21/2024

At the Society for Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2024 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancers, Bradley Corr, MD, Anschutz Medical Campus at Colorado University, Aurora, Colorado, shared results from a phase 2 study evaluating rucaparib maintenance therapy for metastatic or recurrent endometrial cancer.

This study found, when compared to placebo, rucaparib maintenance therapy improved the progression-free survival in a statistically significant and clinically meaningful manner for these patients.

Source:

Corr B, Haggerty A, Gysler SM, et al. A phase II, randomized, double-blind study of the use of rucaparib versus placebo maintenance therapy in metastatic and recurrent endometrial cancer. Presented at Society for Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancers; March 16-18, 2024. San Diego, California.

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