Ovarian carcinoma
MONDO:0005140A malignant neoplasm originating from the surface ovarian epithelium. It accounts for the greatest number of deaths from malignancies of the female genital tract and is the fifth leading cause of cancer fatalities in women. It is predominantly a disease of older white women of northern European extraction, but it is seen in all ages and ethnic groups. Adenocarcinomas constitute the vast majority of ovarian carcinomas. The pattern of metastatic spread in ovarian carcinoma is similar regardless of the microscopic type. The most common sites of involvement are the contralateral ovary, peritoneal cavity, para-aortic and pelvic lymph nodes, and liver. Lung and pleura are the most common sites of extra-abdominal spread. The primary form of therapy is surgical. The overall prognosis of ovarian carcinoma remains poor, a direct result of its rapid growth rate and the lack of early symptoms. --2002
Also known as: ovarian cancer, ovarian epithelial cancer, carcinoma of ovary, carcinoma of the ovary, epithelial ovarian cancer, ovarian carcinoma, ovary carcinoma
3421 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 493 tagged with Ovarian carcinoma itself.
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Browse by category →Sub-types of Ovarian carcinoma
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Ovarian adenocarcinoma 12 trials · 230 incl. sub-types
7 sub-types
- Ovarian serous adenocarcinoma 198 trials · 202 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma 77 trials Sub-types →
- Ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma 22 trials · 26 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Ovarian mucinous adenocarcinoma 11 trials · 14 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Ovarian cystadenocarcinoma 0 trials · 5 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Krukenberg carcinoma 1 trial
- Rete ovarii adenocarcinoma 0 trials
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Ovarian carcinosarcoma 18 trials
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Ovarian seromucinous carcinoma 13 trials
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Undifferentiated ovarian carcinoma 13 trials
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Ovarian transitional cell carcinoma 12 trials
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Familial ovarian carcinoma 5 trials
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Ovarian squamous cell carcinoma 2 trials
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Ovarian small cell carcinoma 1 trial · 2 incl. sub-types
2 sub-types
Most studied deeper sub-types
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Can a Patient's own immune cells be supercharged to fight ovarian cancer?
Cure Not yet recruitingThis trial is testing whether a personalized cell therapy can help women with ovarian cancer that has returned. Doctors will remove a tumor, extract immune cells called tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), and boost them in the lab before infusing them back into the patient. Af…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina • Aim: Cure
Last updated Jul 24, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a targeted drug keep ovarian cancer at bay longer?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis trial is testing whether a targeted therapy called raludotatug deruxtecan (R-DXd), given alone or with bevacizumab, can help people with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer live longer without their cancer growing. Participants have already completed first-line platinum-…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 13, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a new drug combo keep ovarian cancer from coming back?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 3 trial tests whether adding an experimental drug called BG-C9074 to bevacizumab helps adults with epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer whose disease has not worsened after initial platinum-based chemotherapy plus bevacizumab. Participants r…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: BeOne Medicines • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 12, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a new drug extend remission in advanced ovarian cancer?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis trial tests whether adding an experimental drug called INCB123667 to the standard maintenance therapy bevacizumab can delay cancer recurrence in people with advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer. Participants must have completed initial chemotherapy …
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Incyte Corporation • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 11, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug duo aims to outperform chemo in ovarian cancer
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 3 trial tests whether a new drug called mocertatug rezetecan (Mo-Rez) combined with bevacizumab works better than standard chemotherapy plus bevacizumab for women with platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer. The study includes about 690 participants whose cancer has returne…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 05, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a Dual-Antibody combo hold ovarian cancer at bay longer?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis trial is testing whether adding trastuzumab to the standard maintenance drug bevacizumab can delay cancer progression in people with advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer. Participants who have completed initial chemotherapy plus bevacizumab without …
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Suzhou Suncadia Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 23, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a targeted drug combo outsmart returning ovarian cancer?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase II trial is testing whether a new drug, trastuzumab rezetecan, combined with carboplatin (and sometimes bevacizumab) can help people with platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either this experimental combination…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Sun Yat-sen University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 22, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can an amino acid boost the power of ovarian cancer treatment?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 1 trial is testing whether adding arginine, a common amino acid, to standard chemotherapy and immunotherapy can help people with platinum-resistant ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer. The study includes about 24 adults whose cancer has stopped responding to …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Rebecca Arend • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 21, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a new drug shrink Hard-to-Treat tumors?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study tests an experimental drug called ATX-898 in people with advanced solid tumors that have spread or cannot be removed by surgery. The trial has two parts: first, ATX-898 is given alone to find the safest dose; second, it is combined with other anti-cancer drugs to see i…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Antares Therapeutics, Inc • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo aims to stall ovarian cancer in patients without common DNA repair flaw
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 3 trial tests whether the experimental drug mocertatug rezetecan (Mo-Rez), given alone or with bevacizumab, can delay cancer progression better than standard observation or bevacizumab alone in people with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer that does not have a ho…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 08, 2026 00:03 UTC
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Can a Two-Drug combo outsmart resistant ovarian cancer?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 2 trial is testing whether combining two drugs—mirvetuximab soravtansine and suvemcitug—can help people with a type of ovarian cancer that has stopped responding to platinum-based chemotherapy. The study will enroll 20 adults with FRα-positive, platinum-resistant recur…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Peking University Third Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 05, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Real-World check: can a targeted ovarian cancer drug deliver outside clinical trials?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study tracks the safety and effectiveness of mirvetuximab soravtansine (MIRV), a drug that targets a protein called folate receptor alpha on cancer cells, in patients with advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer. Researchers will observe 400 patients r…
Sponsor: NING LI-GYN • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 26, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Experimental drug TJ037130 takes aim at advanced solid tumors
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 1 trial tests an experimental drug called TJ037130 in adults with advanced solid tumors, including ovarian, gastric, and endometrial cancers that have spread. The main goal is to check the drug's safety and find the best dose for future studies. Participants receive TJ…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: TJ Biopharma Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 22, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug aims to outsmart Chemotherapy-Resistant ovarian cancer
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 3 trial tests an experimental drug called SYS6043 against standard chemotherapy in people with platinum-resistant ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either SYS6043 or one of three standard chemotherapies…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: CSPC Megalith Biopharmaceutical Co.,Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug TAX2 targets Hard-to-Treat cancers in first human trial
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study tests an experimental drug, TAX2, in adults with advanced or metastatic solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The trial has two parts: first, finding a safe dose, and then testing that dose in more people. Researchers will monitor side effects, h…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Apmonia Therapeutics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 09, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Targeted Antibody-Drug could shrink Hard-to-Treat ovarian cancers
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis trial tests a drug called sacituzumab govitecan in people with advanced or recurrent ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer that has high levels of a protein called TROP-2. Participants must have already tried standard treatments without success. The drug is g…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Shanghai Gynecologic Oncology Group • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for Platinum-Resistant ovarian cancer: BL-M07D1 enters phase 3 trial
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis Phase 3 trial compares a new drug called BL-M07D1 against standard chemotherapy in 404 people with HER2-expressing ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer that has become resistant to platinum-based treatment. Participants will receive either BL-M07D1 or one of several…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Sichuan Baili Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Immunotherapy-Chemo combo before surgery shows promise for advanced ovarian cancer
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 2 trial tests whether combining two immunotherapy drugs (iparomlimab and tuvonralimab) with standard chemotherapy before surgery can improve outcomes for people with advanced ovarian cancer. Participants receive 3-4 cycles of the combination, followed by surgery to rem…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on Hard-to-Treat ovarian and endometrial cancers
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis early-phase trial tests a one-time treatment called OPB-201, where a patient's own immune cells are modified in a lab to better recognize and attack cancer cells that carry a protein called PRAME. The study will enroll 30 adults with recurrent endometrial cancer or platinum-…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Outpace Bio, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New cocktail of drugs and vaccines takes on advanced ovarian cancer
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 2 trial is testing a new, intensive treatment plan for 28 people with advanced ovarian cancer. The approach combines chemotherapy given into the abdomen and vein, a special vaccine made from the patient's own immune cells, and the immunotherapy drug Keytruda. The goal …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Kalinski, Pawel, MD, PhD • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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New hope for tough ovarian cancer: drug combo trial launches
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study tests a combination of two drugs, liposomal irinotecan and enlonstobart, in 30 women with ovarian cancer that no longer responds to platinum chemotherapy. The goal is to see if the combo can shrink tumors and delay cancer growth. Participants receive treatment every tw…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:35 UTC
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New drug senaparib tested in Real-World ovarian cancer study
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study will observe 500 women with ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are taking the drug senaparib. Researchers will track side effects and how well the drug controls the cancer in real-world conditions, outside of a strict clinical trial. The goal is …
Sponsor: Zhejiang Cancer Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:33 UTC
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Could a common blood pressure pill boost chemo for tough ovarian cancer?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study tests whether adding losartan, a blood pressure medication, to weekly paclitaxel chemotherapy can shrink tumors in people with ovarian cancer that no longer responds to platinum-based drugs. About 27 adults with advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal c…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:29 UTC
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New drug combo for BRCA ovarian cancer enters early testing
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis early-stage study tests two drugs, CKD-215 and D215, in 24 adults aged 19-75 with advanced BRCA-mutated ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer. The goal is to compare how the body processes each drug and check for side effects. Participants will receive both d…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:07 UTC
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New triple therapy aims to stall return of ovarian cancer
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study tests a combination of three drugs (Benmelstobart, Anlotinib, and low-dose Cyclophosphamide) in 40 women whose ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer has come back. The goal is to see if this mix can keep the cancer from growing for longer. Participants must be …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:00 UTC
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New vaccine combo aims to outsmart ovarian cancer resistance
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 2 trial tests whether a peptide vaccine (NY-ESO-1) combined with an immunotherapy drug (toripalimab-tpzi) can prevent resistance to treatment in 24 women with stage III/IV ovarian cancer that no longer responds to platinum chemotherapy. The vaccine primes the immune sy…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Georgetown University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:02 UTC
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New vaccine targets tough ovarian cancer in tiny trial
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis early study tests a personalized vaccine (YS247) made from a patient's own immune cells to fight a specific type of ovarian cancer (HRD-negative). Only 9 women who haven't been cured by standard therapy will take part. The main goal is to check safety, not yet to prove it wo…
Sponsor: Peking University Third Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:01 UTC
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Experimental drug WSK-IM02 takes on Hard-to-Treat ovarian cancer
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis early-phase trial is testing an experimental drug called WSK-IM02 in 36 women with platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer, a type that no longer responds to standard platinum chemotherapy. The drug is given as an injection into the abdomen. The main goal is to check saf…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: WestVac Biopharma Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail shows promise for recurrent ovarian cancer
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study tests a new drug combination for women with recurrent ovarian cancer that still responds to platinum chemotherapy. The treatment includes an immunotherapy (iparomlimab/tuvonralimab) plus standard chemo, followed by a maintenance drug (olaparib). The goal is to see if t…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:11 UTC
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New drug cocktail aims to shrink ovarian tumors before surgery
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis Phase 2 trial will test a combination of the experimental drug QL1706 with standard chemotherapy or with olaparib and intraperitoneal chemotherapy as a pre-surgery treatment for 50 women with advanced ovarian cancer. The goal is to see if this approach can shrink tumors enou…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Jiangsu Cancer Institute & Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:04 UTC
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Ovarian cancer trial uses KELIM score to personalize surgery timing
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study looks at whether a blood test score (KELIM) can help doctors decide the best time for surgery in people with advanced ovarian cancer. After three rounds of chemotherapy, those with a good score will have surgery right away, while those with a poor score will get more c…
Sponsor: Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:02 UTC
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New drug combo aims to shrink ovarian tumors in Hard-to-Treat patients
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 2 trial tests two oral drugs, zeprumetostat and fuzuloparib, in 30 people with advanced or recurrent ovarian cancer who do not have BRCA gene mutations. The goal is to see if the combination can shrink tumors and delay progression. Participants first take fuzuloparib a…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Peking University Third Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:13 UTC
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New hope for hard-to-treat ovarian cancer: drug duo shows promise in early trial
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study tests a combination of two drugs (sacituzumab tirumotecan and bevacizumab) in 30 women with platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer, a type that is very hard to treat. The goal is to see if the combo can shrink tumors better than current options. Participants must …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:08 UTC
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Can surgery buy more time for ovarian cancer patients?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study looks at whether a second surgery to remove visible tumors (secondary cytoreductive surgery) after chemotherapy helps women with platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer. About 160 participants will be randomly assigned to get surgery plus chemo or chemo alone. The …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Asan Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:05 UTC
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New spray chemotherapy trial targets Hard-to-Treat ovarian cancer
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study tests a method called PIPAC, where the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel is turned into a pressurized spray and delivered directly into the abdomen. It is for women with ovarian cancer that has come back and no longer responds to platinum-based chemotherapy. The trial has t…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:03 UTC
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Mapping the DNA test that decides who gets PARP inhibitors
Diagnosis Not yet recruitingResearchers are reviewing medical records from about 1,125 women in Italy with newly diagnosed advanced high-grade epithelial ovarian cancer. The study focuses on how hospitals test tumors for homologous recombination deficiency (HRD), a DNA repair flaw that can make PARP inhibit…
Sponsor: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Sep 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a new imaging tracer light up ovarian cancer cells?
Diagnosis Not yet recruitingThis trial tests a new PET/CT tracer called 89Zr-DFO-Mirvetuximab, which targets a protein (FRα) found on many ovarian cancer cells. Researchers will give the tracer to 20 people with advanced or recurrent ovarian cancer and take scans at several time points. They will compare th…
Early phase 1 • Sponsor: Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Aug 29, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New blood tests aim to catch ovarian cancer earlier
Diagnosis Not yet recruitingThis study evaluates several experimental blood tests designed to detect ovarian cancer earlier. Researchers compare results from people with ovarian cancer to those without cancer to see how well the tests distinguish between the two. The tests look for specific changes in the b…
Sponsor: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jul 11, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Blood test may spot ovarian cancer return months before scans
Diagnosis Not yet recruitingThis study looks at whether a specialized blood test can detect tiny bits of cancer DNA in the blood of women with advanced ovarian cancer after they finish initial treatment. Researchers will follow 300 women for up to 3 years, taking blood samples at key times. The goal is to s…
Sponsor: Asan Medical Center • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 28, 2026 00:00 UTC
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AI reads laparoscopy videos to guide ovarian cancer surgery
Diagnosis Not yet recruitingThis study tests whether artificial intelligence (AI) can predict the type of ovarian cancer and how well surgery might work by analyzing videos from a diagnostic laparoscopy. Researchers will collect videos from 100 women with advanced ovarian cancer and train an AI to recognize…
Sponsor: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:58 UTC
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New Two-Step surgery could spare High-Risk women from early menopause
Prevention Not yet recruitingThis study tests a new two-step preventive surgery for women with gene mutations (like BRCA1) that raise their risk of ovarian cancer. Instead of removing both ovaries and fallopian tubes at once, the first step removes only the fimbria (the end of the fallopian tube), and the ov…
Sponsor: Centre Oscar Lambret • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:02 UTC
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Can tumor markers guide future ovarian cancer treatments?
Knowledge-focused Not yet recruitingThis study examines tumor samples from 320 Latin American women with advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer to describe the presence of certain markers (FRα, HER2, PD-L1, HRD, and BRCA). Researchers will collect medical history and test archived tumor tissue to se…
Sponsor: Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 27, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New dye technique could spare ovarian cancer patients from invasive surgery
Knowledge-focused Not yet recruitingThis study tests whether a dye called indocyanine green can help surgeons find cancer spread in early ovarian cancer. About 30 women will receive the dye during surgery to see if it can identify affected lymph nodes. If it works, it may reduce the need for removing many lymph nod…
Sponsor: Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:34 UTC
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Eye test for surgeons: can they spot cancer clues?
Knowledge-focused Not yet recruitingThis study checks if surgeons can tell key details about ovarian cancer by looking at images from a camera inside the belly. About 70-80 surgeons will review pictures from 19 patients and guess the cancer type and growth pattern. The goal is to see if visual clues can help plan t…
Sponsor: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:08 UTC
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New study explores combining cancer and blood vessel surgery for advanced gynecologic tumors
Knowledge-focused Not yet recruitingThis study looks at how well patients do after surgery that removes both advanced gynecologic cancers and the major blood vessels they have grown into. Researchers will track 130 participants for up to 5 years to see survival rates and how long it takes for the cancer to return. …
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute, Naples • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:01 UTC