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Genetics and anatomy sculpt immune-cell partners of ovarian cancer

The therapeutic options available to treat ovarian cancer need improvement. Data that reveal the cellular, molecular and mutational landscape as such tumours grow and spread might aid efforts to develop new targeted therapies.
  1. Denarda Dangaj Laniti

    1. Denarda Dangaj Laniti is at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Lausanne Branch, and Department of Oncology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Agora Cancer Research Center, Lausanne 1011, Switzerland.

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    1. George Coukos is at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Lausanne Branch, and Department of Oncology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Agora Cancer Research Center, Lausanne 1011, Switzerland.

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The most common type of ovarian cancer1, called high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC), is challenging from a therapeutic perspective. By the time most individuals are diagnosed with this type of tumour, it has already spread (metastasized) from the primary site to distant regions, seeding cancer cells in multiple abdominal locations (intraperitoneal sites). At that point, symptoms arise because of an accumulation of peritoneal fluid in these areas. Writing in Nature, Vázquez-García et al.2 provide insights into metastatic ovarian cancer.

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Nature 612, 634-636 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-04169-3

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Competing Interests

G.C. has received grants, research support or is co-investigator in clinical trials by Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Boehringer Ingelheim, Roche, Tigen Pharma, Iovance and Kite. G.C. has patents in the domain of antibodies and vaccines targeting the tumour vasculature, as well as technologies related to T-cell expansion and engineering for T-cell therapy.

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