Stage III Ovarian Cancer Treated Over Years Before a Separate Oral Cancer

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, 40s | Stage III

Biomarkers: BRCA1 mutation

After prolonged treatment for recurrent ovarian cancer, follow-up visits documented her as free from ovarian disease.

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Ovarian Cancer Recurrence Complicated by a Benign Surgical Stitch Reaction

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, 40s | Stage III

Diffuse peritoneal relapse was confirmed, and she remained on third-line chemotherapy with persistent evidence of ovarian cancer.

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Ovarian Cancer Recurs as a Solitary Splenic Metastasis Six Years Later

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, 50s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: spleen

After removal of the solitary splenic metastasis, she returned to gynecologic oncology and received another course of paclitaxel and carboplatin.

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Fertility-Sparing Surgery for Stage I Endometrioid Ovarian Cancer

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, Under 40 | Stage I

Biomarkers: BRCA1/2 negative

She had two spontaneous pregnancies after treatment and remained without evidence of disease at 46 months.

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Stage III BRCA1 Ovarian Cancer: Meredith's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Meredith Ippolito, female | Stage III

Biomarkers: BRCA1 mutation

Meredith was told she was cancer-free in April 2009 and continued follow-up visits every 6 months.

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Recurrent Ovarian Cancer With Tumor Lysis Syndrome After Chemotherapy

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, 60s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: lungs

After 9 years of stable disease, the ovarian cancer progressed extensively and the first cycle of renewed chemotherapy was complicated by severe tumor lysis syndrome and multiorgan illness.

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Stage III Ovarian Cancer Diagnosed With a Separate Vaginal Cancer

Patient Info: Anonymized, 50s | Stage III

A whole-body PET scan 4 weeks after treatment found no active malignant disease, and she continued regular follow-up.

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Stage III Ovarian Cancer in a BRCA1 Carrier Treated With Long-Term Maintenance Therapy

Patient Info: Anonymized, 50s | Stage III

Biomarkers: BRCA1 mutation

After long-term maintenance therapy, she had no evidence of ovarian cancer at the latest follow-up.

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Recurrent Stage III Ovarian Cancer in a BRCA2 Carrier Treated Over Many Years

Patient Info: Anonymized, 40s | Stage III

Biomarkers: BRCA2 mutation

She later developed a separate aggressive oral squamous cell carcinoma and died in 2011 from acute airway obstruction during progression of that cancer.

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Stage III Ovarian Cancer in a BRCA1 Carrier With Long-Term Disease Control

Patient Info: Anonymized, 60s | Stage III

Biomarkers: BRCA1 mutation

At the latest follow-up in January 2012, she had no recurrence of ovarian cancer and was well.

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Recurrent Stage III Ovarian Cancer in a BRCA1 Carrier Treated With Multiple Therapies

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, 40s | Stage III

Biomarkers: BRCA1 mutation

By late 2011, hilar nodal disease was slowly progressing and bevacizumab was started for the recurrent ovarian cancer.

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Recurrent Stage III Ovarian Cancer Complicated by Severe Kidney Injury

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, 70+ | Stage III

After further intra-abdominal cancer progression and severe kidney injury, she developed seizures, encephalopathy, and limb ischemia and died 1 week after hospitalization in May 2011.

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Recurrent Ovarian Cancer With Treatment-Related Kidney Failure and Dialysis

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, Under 40

The ovarian cancer later progressed with enlarging pelvic masses, rectal obstruction, and intestinal perforation, and she died in February 2011.

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Recurrent Ovarian Cancer With Severe Kidney Injury During Long-Term Treatment

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, 60s

Despite severe chronic kidney disease, later chemotherapy produced some regression of the progressing ovarian cancer with each sequential regimen.

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