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Olanzapine appears to be just as effective as fosaprepitant, a neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist (NK1-RA), in controlling chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in patients with gynaecologic malignancies who were receiving carboplatin/paclitaxel chemotherapy every 3 weeks, a prospective study presented at SGO 2024 suggests. However, the former trumps the latter in terms of cost effectiveness.

Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) from the phase III MIRASOL trial underpin the potential of the antibody drug conjugate mirvetuximab soravtansine (MIRV) to improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in women with folate receptor-alpha positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (FRα-positive PROC) as opposed to investigator’s choice of chemotherapy.

In the second interim analysis of part 1 of the phase III ENGOT-EN6-NSGO/GOG-3031/RUBY trial, dostarlimab plus carboplatin/paclitaxel (CP) chemotherapy delivered a significant survival benefit in women with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.

Expansion of a territory-wide cervical screening programme to train a group of local South Asian women has enabled education regarding cervical cancer and screening services among their peers, and considerably improved screening uptake.