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Early Treatment of Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Based Upon Rising CA-125 Levels Does Not Increase Survival

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Paul Cacciatore

“European researchers report [at the 2009 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting being held in Orlando, Florida from May 29 through June 2nd] that starting treatment early for an ovarian cancer relapse based on CA125 blood levels alone does not improve overall survival, compared with delaying treatment until symptoms arise.”

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Posted in Biomarker, Meeting Highlights | Tagged 2009 ASCO Annual Mtg., Abstract #P1, CA125, European Organization For Research & Treatment of Cancer, Gordon Rustin M.D., Medical Research Council, Mount Vernon Cancer Center, National Cancer Research Institute, ovarian cancer | 2 Comments
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