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Targeted Therapy Plus Chemotherapy Shows Better Results in Difficult-to-Treat Ovarian Cancer

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Molecular targeted therapy in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of platinum-resistantrefractory meta-analysis.DOI 10.108007853890.2026.262421

Some ovarian cancers stop responding to platinum-based chemotherapy. Doctors call this platinum-resistant or platinum-refractory ovarian cancer. Treating this condition can be challenging, and many patients receive standard chemotherapy with limited benefit.
Researchers recently reviewed 22 clinical trials involving more than 3,400 patients to see whether combining chemotherapy with molecular targeted therapies could improve outcomes.
The results showed that adding targeted medicines to chemotherapy helped patients live longer and delayed cancer growth compared with chemotherapy alone. Targeted drugs work by blocking specific pathways that cancer cells use to grow and spread.
One of the most effective combinations was paclitaxel with bevacizumab, a drug that blocks blood vessel growth in tumors. This treatment showed a strong balance between effectiveness and safety in many patients.
Another promising option was topotecan combined with sorafenib, which may help patients who cannot receive anti-angiogenic drugs like bevacizumab.
A third treatment, adavosertib combined with gemcitabine, also showed good cancer control. Some patients experienced stronger side effects with this combination, so doctors may need to carefully select patients who can tolerate it.

Overall, the study suggests that combining targeted therapy with chemotherapy may offer better treatment options for patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. These combinations may help control the disease longer and provide new hope for patients facing limited treatment choices.

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