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Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) from the phase III MIRASOL trial underpin the potential of the antibody drug conjugate mirvetuximab soravtansine (MIRV) to improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in women with folate receptor-alpha positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (FRα-positive PROC) as opposed to investigator’s choice of chemotherapy.

In the second interim analysis of part 1 of the phase III ENGOT-EN6-NSGO/GOG-3031/RUBY trial, dostarlimab plus carboplatin/paclitaxel (CP) chemotherapy delivered a significant survival benefit in women with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.

Expansion of a territory-wide cervical screening programme to train a group of local South Asian women has enabled education regarding cervical cancer and screening services among their peers, and considerably improved screening uptake.

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection from mothers to newborns appears to be rare in a cohort study conducted by the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH), Singapore General Hospital (SGH), and National University Hospital (NUH).

Short-term supplementation with a selective essential amino acid (EAA)-containing product significantly improved liver-related outcomes among adolescent girls with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in a recent study.

A local study has raised concerns about a high rate of hypovitaminosis D in early pregnancy in Singapore.