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VISION: Eliminate ovarian cancer
MISSION: To support patient-centered research to
prevent, detect, treat, and cure ovarian cancer
AOA, are also found in hens with changes that lead to ovarian high-grade and migration. Repurposing of these
ovarian cancer. serous cancer, a disease whose 5-year FDA-approved drugs provides an
Gustavo Rodriguez, NorthShore survival rate is only 27%. This research advantage over new chemical entities
Research Institute; Judith Luborsky, developed and validated an algorithm that require safety testing prior to
Rush University Medical Center to help pathologists diagnose STIC clinical application, thereby offering
(serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma) the potential for rapid translation to
GAP 3
lesions, which are precursors to the clinic. This study has completed a
Ovarian Cancer Risk-Reducing ovarian cancer. The algorithm is pilot clinical trial and is now in Phase I
Surgery: A Decision-Making available online at: http://www. testing.
Resource ovariancancerprevention.org/. Laurie Hudson, University of New
Supported research contributing to the Robert Kurman, Johns Hopkins Mexico Health Sciences Center
preparation of a book, Ovarian Cancer University
Risk-Reducing Surgery: A Decision- GAP 4 & GAP 5
Making Resource. This resource assists GAP 4 Virus-Based Toxin Delivery for
women who carry the BRCA1/2 gene RAD51D Genetic Testing Kit Ovarian Cancer Tumors
or have a family history of ovarian Loss-of-function mutation in the Investigated the use of a virus
cancer in determining whether or not to RAD51D gene predisposes women engineered to deliver toxic therapy
undergo prophylactic oophorectomy as without BRCA1/2 mutations to to ovarian tumors. This virus can
a preventive measure. This resource is ovarian cancer, but not breast cancer. specifically attach to ovarian cancer
available at no cost online (http://www. This information helped guide genetic cells and deliver a toxic gene that will
igcs.org/files/TreatmentResources/ testing kits for women in families with kill the cells. The goal is to develop
OCRRS_2008.pdf). For a paper copy, ovarian cancer, both with or without this technology into an alternative
email surgerybook@fccc.edu with breast cancer. This work is cited as treatment method for patients.
your name, address, and reason for part of the foundational logic leading David T. Curiel, Washington
requesting the book. to a commercially available genetic University, St. Louis
Mary Daly, Fox Chase Cancer Center testing kit from Ambry Genetics.
GAP 4 & GAP 5
Tomas Walsh, University of
GAP 3 & GAP 4 Using MSC1 Immunotherapy to
Washington
Genetic Testing Guidelines for Create an Anti-Tumor Response
Ovarian Cancer GAP 4 Identified an anti-tumor MSC1 therapy
Identified that 44% of women with OVA1™ Diagnostic Index Test as a novel cancer immunotherapy. This
non-mucinous ovarian cancer and Discovered, identified, and validated therapy safely and effectively retrains
mutations in BRCA1/2 did not have five serum biomarkers for use in the immune system to switch from a
a family history of the disease. As a detecting ovarian cancer. OVA1™, pro-tumor state to an anti-tumor state,
result, genetic testing guidelines in an in vitro diagnostic multivariate slowing the progression of ovarian
Australian Familial Cancer Clinics and index test, is approved by the Food cancer.
other countries were changed to include and Drug Administration (FDA) and Aline Betancourt, Tulane University
all women diagnosed under the age of is the only approved blood test to
GAP 4 & GAP 5
70. Implementing these changes should help determine whether an ovarian
save lives by identifying those at risk mass is malignant or benign prior to Targeting Tumor Vasculature to
more effectively than current strategies, surgery, facilitating surgical planning Eliminate Ovarian Cancer Cells
as well as by improving current and and identifying patients for referral to Supported research leading to a
experimental treatment regimes. a gynecologic oncologist. patent for an immunotherapy drug,
Gillian Mitchell and David Bowtell, Zhen Zhang, Johns Hopkins which is now in Phase I clinical trials.
Peter MacCullum Cancer Centre University This immunotherapy drug uses
antibodies to eliminate TEM1, a
GAP 3 & GAP 4 GAP 4 critical factor for tumor vasculature.
A Computational Approach to Using NSAIDs to Treat Ovarian Results from this clinical trial are
Diagnosing Precursor Lesions to Cancer forthcoming.
Ovarian Cancer Repurposed the use of non-steroidal George Coukos, University of
Supported a multi-institutional, multi- anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to Pennsylvania
approach award to investigate early inhibit ovarian cancer cell adhesion
Recruit and retain outstanding scientists
for a lifetime career as ovarian cancer
researchers
John Liao
Mary Disis, mentor
University of Washington
Martina Bazarro
Amy Skubitz, mentor
University of Minnesota
Erinn Rankin
Jonathan Berek, mentor
Stanford University
Jeremy Chien
Andrew Godwin, mentor
University of Kansas
Anda Vlad
Robert Edwards, mentor
Magee-Womens Hospital
Wa Xian
Christopher Crum and
Nita Maihle, PhD Guilio Draetta, mentors
University of Texas Health
Georgia Regents University Science Center
OCA Dean, FY15–FY20
Douglas Levine, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
OCA Assistant Dean, FY15–FY20
Karen McLean
Panagiotis Konstantinopoulos
Ronald Buckanovich, mentor
Alan D’Andrea, mentor
University of Michigan
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Elizabeth Poole
Geeta Mehta Shelly Tworoger, mentor
Ronald Buckanovich, mentor Brigham and Women’s Hospital
University of Michigan David Pepin
Patricia Donahoe and
Kathryn Terry
Michael Birrer, mentors
Daniel Cramer, mentor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Dmitriy Zamarin
Carol Aghajanian, mentor
Anirban Mitra Memorial Sloan Kettering
Kenneth Nephew, mentor Cancer Center
Indiana University
Yang Yang-Hartwich
Gil Mor, mentor
Yale University
Juan Cubillos-Ruiz
Jose Conejo-Garcia, mentor Rugang Zhang
Cornell University Dario Altieri, mentor
Wistar Institute