Treatment of Ovarian Cancer First Line Chemotherapy or Targeted Therapy for Recurrent Cases

Ovarian cancer is the seventh most common gynecological cancer worldwide, ovarian cancer is the eighth leading cause of cancer death in women. In recent years, the number of ovarian cancer cases has been increasing in Japan, more than 9,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year. The 5 year survival rate is 58 , the lowest among gynecological cancers, 4,758 ovarian cancer deaths in 2012. That is, it is reported that about one in two ovarian cancer patients has died. Because it is difficult to cure recurrent ovarian cancer, treatment is used to prolong life and improve quality of life. Because PARP inhibitors are oral targeted drugs that specifically act on cancer cells, they are expected to reduce the risk of disease progression and death while maintaining a good safety profile. In this way, the development of oral preparations has made it possible to avoid the burden on patients such as pain caused by conventional injections and the time constraints required for infusion. In this review, we discuss new treatments for ovarian cancer. Takuma Hayashi | Kaoru Abiko | Ken Yamaguchi | Junzo Hamanishi | Masaki Mandan | Ikuo Konishi "Treatment of Ovarian Cancer: First-Line Chemotherapy or Targeted Therapy for Recurrent Cases" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-3 , April 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd30470.pdf