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Suggest Treatment For Recurring Ovarian Cancer

I was diagnosed with clear cell ovarian cancer (2c) in October 2013. I had 6 cycles of IP/IV chemotherapy with Taxol and Cisplaten. I had a reoccurrence in November 2014 with a enlarged cardiophrenic lymph node and a lesion on the surface of my liver and have received 5 cycles of chemo with carboplatin and Taxol. I had a CT after 3 treatments which showed a decrease in size of both the lymph node and the lesion on my liver. I recently heard that immunotherapy has been successful in treating ovarian cancer. Is this an option for me and if so, where can I get this therapy? I am currently using services at Magee Women s Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA.
Wed, 16 Sep 2015
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Good evening. It is good that you have a platinum sensitive disease. Immunotherapy is not successful in ovarian cancer but a new drug known as olaparib has been recently approved fro ovarian cancers who are BRCA mutation positive. Prior to olaparib there are still many drugs available for you, so need not to worry.
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Suggest Treatment For Recurring Ovarian Cancer

Good evening. It is good that you have a platinum sensitive disease. Immunotherapy is not successful in ovarian cancer but a new drug known as olaparib has been recently approved fro ovarian cancers who are BRCA mutation positive. Prior to olaparib there are still many drugs available for you, so need not to worry.