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We are dedicated to improving the health of women through education on the warning signs of ovarian cancer, support of those diagnosed with the disease and promotion of ovarian cancer research.
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Ovarian cancer is difficult to detect, especially in the early stages. Do you know the signs?
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Recent News from Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance
- Combination Niraparib plus Pembrolizumab Shows Promise 06/18/2019(June 18, 2019) Results of new trials, funded in part by OCRA though the Ovarian Cancer Dream Team and published in JAMA Oncology, show that combination niraparib plus pembrolizumab therapy showed promising antitumor activity in patients with ovarian cancer. Patients with recurrent ovarian carcinoma frequently develop resistance to platinum-based chemotherapy, at which time treatment options… […]
- OCRA Funded Research Identifies Genes Associated with Increased Risk of Ovarian Cancer 05/21/2019(May 21, 2019) Earlier this month, Nature Genetics published a study, in part funded by OCRA, that found 34 genes were connected to women developing the earliest stages of ovarian cancer. Using data compiled by the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium, researchers looked at the genetic profiles of around 25,000 women diagnosed with ovarian cancer and… […]
