Old drug, new hope: infection fighter takes on resistant ovarian cancer

NCT ID NCT05998135

Summary

This study is testing whether atovaquone, a medication normally used to treat certain infections, can help control ovarian cancer that has stopped responding to standard platinum chemotherapy. It will involve 28 patients with this resistant form of cancer to see if the drug can slow the disease's progression and improve outcomes. Researchers are repurposing this existing drug to see if it offers a new treatment option.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute

    RECRUITING

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

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    Contact

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