September 2024

OB-GYN

REVOLUTIONIZING OVARIAN CANCER TREATMENT

Featuring: Daniela E. Matei, MD

Episode Summary

In this episode of Better Edge, Daniela E. Matei, MD, chief of Reproductive Science in Medicine and Diana, Princess of Wales Professor of Cancer Research in Hematology and Oncology at Northwestern Medicine, discusses her groundbreaking research on chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer. She explains how her team discovered the role of cholesterol in cancer cell survival and the innovative use of nanoparticles to block cholesterol uptake, offering new hope for treatment. Dr. Matei, a leading ovarian cancer researcher and oncologist at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University,  also highlights the potential for combining this approach with traditional chemotherapy and immunotherapy to enhance patient outcomes.
Daniela E. Matei, MD, chief of Reproductive Science in Medicine and Diana, Princess of Wales Professor of Cancer Research in Hematology and Oncology at Northwestern Medicine.

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