Amina Ahmed, MD

Amina Ahmed, MD, Paula Anastasia, RN, MN, AOCN, and Ali McBride, PharmD, MS, provide their support for the use of PARP inhibitors as maintenance therapy in ovarian cancer, and that the optimization of this therapy requires further research to discover the best therapeutic combinations that will be personalized based on patient characteristics.

Amina Ahmed, MD, Paula Anastasia, RN, MN, AOCN, and Ali McBride, PharmD, MS, consider the current and future use of immunotherapy, either alone or in combination with other agents such as PARP inhibitors, as first-line maintenance therapy in ovarian cancer.

Amina Ahmed, MD, Paula Anastasia, RN, MN, AOCN, and Ali McBride, PharmD, MS, discuss the benefits and risks of using combination therapy with a PARP inhibitor and bevacizumab as first-line maintenance therapy in ovarian cancer.

Amina Ahmed, MD, Paula Anastasia, RN, MN, AOCN and Ali McBride, PharmD, critically review the clinical trial data supporting the use of PARP inhibitors and bevacizumab as first-line maintenance therapy in ovarian cancer.

Amina Ahmed, MD, Paula Anastasia, RN, MN, AOCN and Ali McBride, PharmD, describe their experiences in the use of niraparib, olaparib and nucaparib as first-line maintenance therapy in Ovarian Cancer.

Amina Ahmed, MD, Paula Anastasia, RN, MN, AOCN, and Ali McBride, PharmD, discuss the relative benefits and risks of maintenance therapy in ovarian cancer with bevacizumab versus a PARP inhibitor.

Amina Ahmed, MD, Paula Anastasia, RN, MN, AOCN, and Ali McBride, PharmD, deliberate on results from recent clinical trials showing the improvement in progression-free survival after first-line maintenance therapy with PARP inhibitors in patients with ovarian cancer, regardless of HRD status. The experts consider the impact of these data on providing improved treatment options for these patients.

Amina Ahmed, MD, and Paula Anastasia, RN, MN, AOCN, debate the need for rebiopsy and retesting of molecular biomarkers in patients with HRD-discordant responses. The experts agree that reliability of the HRD “fingerprint” is dependent on the validity of the HRD test used as well as the ability to interpret results from these tests.

Amina Ahmed, MD, MS, Paula Anastasia, RN, MN, AOCN and Ali McBride, PharmD, MS, discuss the importance of genetic testing in the workup of patients with ovarian cancer, including both germline and somatic testing. The experts consider practice guidelines and results of recent clinical trials and their perspectives on the impact of genetic testing on treatment as well as clinical outcomes.