An Interview with Shannon N Westin, MD, MPH, FASCO, FACOG — Current Management of Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer — Video Interview

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TARGET AUDIENCE
This activity is intended for medical and gynecologic oncologists, hematology-oncology fellows and other healthcare providers involved in the treatment of ovarian and endometrial cancer.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Understand available clinical research findings with PARP inhibitors as maintenance therapy after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer (OC), and appropriately counsel patients regarding personalized treatment recommendations.
• Evaluate the biological rationale for and published research data with PARP inhibitors in combination with other systemic therapies for advanced OC, and consider the clinical and research implications of these findings.
• Appreciate available clinical research findings with anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies in combination with chemotherapy as first-line treatment for advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer (EC), and optimally incorporate this novel strategy into the care of patients with microsatellite instability-high/mismatch repair-deficient and microsatellite-stable/mismatch repair-proficient disease.
• Understand the biological rationale for and available data with PARP inhibitors in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for patients with advanced or metastatic EC.
• Recognize available data with anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies in combination with agents targeting the VEGF pathway, and select patients with metastatic EC for treatment with this novel approach.
• Evaluate published clinical research documenting the efficacy of HER2-targeted agents and regimens for HER2-overexpressing OC and EC, and consider the role of various approaches in the care of patients with these diseases.

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Video Interview: ResearchToPractice.com/ASCO25/Review/OvarianEndometrial/Video and evaluation ResearchToPractice.com/ASCO25/Review/OvarianEndometrial/Video/CME.

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FACULTY — The following faculty reported relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities:

Shannon N Westin, MD, MPH, FASCO, FACOG
Professor
Medical Director, Gynecologic Oncology Center
Director, Early Drug Development
Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Consulting Agreements: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Caris Life Sciences, Clovis Oncology, Corcept Therapeutics, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Eisai Inc, EQRx, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Gilead Sciences Inc, GSK, Immunocore, ImmunoGen Inc, Incyte Corporation, Lilly, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, Merck, Mereo BioPharma, Mersana Therapeutics Inc, NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Nuvectis Pharma Inc, Pfizer Inc, pharmaand GmbH, Seagen Inc, Verastem Inc, Vincerx Pharma, Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, ZielBio; Contracted Research (to Institution): AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Avenge Bio, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Bio-Path Holdings Inc, Clovis Oncology, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, GSK, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, Mereo BioPharma, Novartis, Nuvectis Pharma Inc, Pfizer Inc, pharmaand GmbH, Zentalis Pharmaceuticals.

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These activities are supported by educational grants from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Eisai Inc, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Merck, and Mural Oncology Inc.

Release date: July 2025
Expiration date: July 2026

After completing the post-test, learners may download and review the answers here in order to identify further areas of study.

Dr Liu

González-Martin A et al. Final overall survival (OS) in patients (pts) with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer (aOC) treated with niraparib (nir) first-line (1L) maintenance: Results from PRIMA/ENGOT-OV26/GOG-3012. ESMO 2024;Abstract LBA29.

Harter P et al. Efficacy of subsequent therapies in patients with advanced ovarian cancer who relapse after first-line olaparib maintenance: Results of the PAOLA-1/ENGOT-ov25 trial. Ann Oncol 2025;36(2):185-96. Abstract

Monk BJ et al. ATHENA-COMBO, a phase III, randomized trial comparing rucaparib (RUCA) + nivolumab (NIVO) combination therapy vs RUCA monotherapy as maintenance treatment in patients (pts) with newly diagnosed ovarian cancer (OC). ESMO 2024;Abstract LBA30.

Monk BJ et al. Niraparib first-line maintenance therapy in patients with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer: final overall survival results from the PRIMA/ENGOT-OV26/GOG-3012 trial. Ann Oncol 2024;35(11):981-92. Abstract

Witz A et al. Homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) testing landscape: Clinical applications and technical validation for routine diagnostics. Biomark Res 2025;13(1):31. Abstract

 

Dr O’Malley

Krivak TC et al. Real-world analysis of folate receptor alpha (FRα; FOLR1) expression in pan-tumor samples from over 6000 patients in the US. ASCO 2025;Abstract 5568.

Moore KN et al. Safety and tolerability of mirvetuximab soravtansine monotherapy for folate receptor alpha–expressing recurrent ovarian cancer: An integrated safety summary. Gynecol Oncol 2024;191:249-58. Abstract

Ray-Coquard IL et al. Initial results from a first-in-human phase 1 study of LY4170156, an ADC targeting folate receptor alpha (FRα), in advanced ovarian cancer and other solid tumors. ASCO 2025;Abstract 3023.

Zhang S et al. Safety and efficacy of BAT8006, a folate receptor α (FRα) antibody drug conjugate, in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer: Update on the dose optimization/expansion cohort of BAT-8006-001-CR trial. ASCO 2025;Abstract 5517.

 

Dr Santin

Buza N. HER2 testing in endometrial serous carcinoma time for standardized pathology practice to meet the clinical demand. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2021;145:687–91. Abstract

Buza N et al. Towards standard HER2 testing of endometrial serous carcinoma: 4-year experience at a large academic center and recommendations for clinical practice. Mod Pathol 2013;26(12):1605-1. Abstract

Fader AN et al. Randomized phase II trial of carboplatin-paclitaxel compared with carboplatin-paclitaxel-trastuzumab in advanced (Stage III-IV) or recurrent uterine serious carcinomas that overexpress HER2/neu (NCT01367002): Updated overall survival analysis. Clin Can Res 2020;26(15):3928-35. Abstract

Fader AN et al. Randomized phase II trial of carboplatin-paclitaxel versus carboplatin-paclitaxel-iratumumab in uterine serous carcinomas that overexpress human epidermal growth factor receptor 2/neu. J Clin Oncol 2018;36(20):2044-51. Abstract

Meric-Bernstam F et al. Efficacy and safety of trastuzumab deruxtecan in patients with HER2-expressing solid tumors: Primary results from the DESTINY-PanTumor02 phase II trial. J Clin Oncol 2024;42(1):47-58. Abstract

Rugo HS et al. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment are crucial for managing T-DXd-related ILD and potentially allowing for continued treatment with T-DXd. JCO Oncol Pract 2023;19(8):539-46. Abstract

Zhao S et al. Mutation landscape of uterine and ovarian carcinosarcomas implicates histone genes in epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2016;113(43):12238-43. Abstract

Zhou S et al. Landscape of somatic single-nucleotide and copy-number mutations in uterine serous carcinoma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013;110(8):2916-21. Abstract

 

Dr Westin

Colombo N et al. Atezolizumab and chemotherapy for advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer (AtTEnd): A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol 2024;25(9):1135-46. Abstract

Marth C et al. First-line lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy for advanced endometrial cancer: A randomized, open-label, phase III trial. J Clin Oncol 2025;43(9):1083-100. Abstract

Westin SN et al. Durvalumab plus carboplatin/paclitaxel followed by maintenance durvalumab with or without olaparib as first-line treatment for advanced endometrial cancer: The phase III DUO-E trial. J Clin Oncol 2024;42(3):283-99. Abstract

 

Dr Salani

Lee D et al. HER2 expression in ovarian cancer: Its relationship with HRD status, and other biomarkers. ESMO 2024;Abstract 765P.

Makkar V et al. Long-term follow-up of efficacy and safety of selinexor maintenance treatment in patients with TP53wt advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer: A subgroup analysis of the ENGOT-EN5/GOG-3055/SIENDO study. Gynecol Oncol 2024;185:202-11. Abstract

Oaknin A et al. Datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) in patients with endometrial (EC) or ovarian cancer (OC): Results from the phase II TROPION-PanTumor03 study. ESMO 2024;Abstract 714MO.