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Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteIn a clinical trial involving patients with ovarian cancer previously treated with platinum-based chemotherapy, a novel “conjugate” therapy produced a substantially better response than standard treatments

Mirvetuximab soravtansine generated an objective response in nearly 1/3 of patients participating. That compares with response rates in the single digits for current treatments in patients whose ovarian cancer doesn’t respond to platinum-based chemotherapy.

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