FAILED TRIAL: Ph 3 INNOVATE-3 trial of TTFields + paclitaxel in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer did not meet its primary endpoint of OS
“Recurrent ovarian cancer is a particularly aggressive cancer and options for patients diagnosed with platinum-resistance remain extremely limited,” said Ignace Vergote, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator and Chairman of the Belgium and Luxembourg Gynaecological Oncology Group and Professor at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. “We are committed to continuing research with TTFields and exploring innovative approaches to treat this area of immense unmet need, and we are extremely grateful to all the investigators and patients for their participation in these studies.”
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