2017
History of Comorbidities and Survival of Ovarian Cancer Patients, Results from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium
Minlikeeva AN, Consortium JL, Freudenheim KH, Eng RA, Cannioto G, Friel JB, Szender B, Segal K, Odunsi P, Mayor B, Diergaarde E, Zsiros LE, Kelemen M, Köbel H, Steed A, deFazio SJ, Group PA, Jordan MW, Fasching HA, Beckmann MA, Risch JA, Rossing J, Doherty MT, Chang-Claude T, Goodman R, Dörk F, Edwards RB, Modugno K, Ness M, Matsuo BY, Mizuno EL, Karlan SK, Goode E, Kjær JM, Høgdall KL, Schildkraut DW, Terry EV, Cramer LE, Bandera LA, Paddock LFAG, Kiemeney R, Massuger H, Sutphen A, Anton-Culver U, Ziogas SA, Menon SJ, Gayther A, Ramus CL, Gentry-Maharaj AH, Pearce J, Wu A, Kupryjanczyk PM, Jensen KB, Webb P, Moysich K. History of Comorbidities and Survival of Ovarian Cancer Patients, Results from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2017, 26: 1470-1473. PMID: 28864456, PMCID: PMC5649363, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-17-0367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalHistory of endometriosisStage of diseaseOvarian cancer patientsOvarian cancer outcomeCancer outcomesCancer patientsCox proportional hazards regression modelProportional hazards regression modelsHazards regression modelsInvasive ovarian carcinomasOvarian cancer prognosisOvarian Cancer Association ConsortiumPooled HRsConcurrent comorbiditiesHistologic subtypeOvarian carcinomaChronic diseasesOvarian cancerWeight statusNeurologic diseaseCancer prognosisComorbiditiesTreatment efficacyNeurological diseases
2016
LIN-28B/let-7a/IGF-II axis molecular subtypes are associated with epithelial ovarian cancer prognosis
Lu L, Katsaros D, Canuto EM, Biglia N, Risch HA, Yu H. LIN-28B/let-7a/IGF-II axis molecular subtypes are associated with epithelial ovarian cancer prognosis. Gynecologic Oncology 2016, 141: 121-127. PMID: 26751131, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.12.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancer prognosisOvarian cancer prognosisMolecular subtypesCancer prognosisSurvival analysisMultivariate Cox regression modelKaplan-Meier survival curvesEpithelial ovarian cancer tissuesCox regression modelEpithelial ovarian cancerReduced relapse riskOvarian cancer tissuesIGF-II mRNAQuantitative reverse transcription PCRRelapse riskReverse transcription-PCROvarian cancerBetter survivalCancer tissuesLin-28BSurvival curvesClinical implicationsIGFPrognosisSubtypes
2015
Biological and Clinical Significance of MAD2L1 and BUB1, Genes Frequently Appearing in Expression Signatures for Breast Cancer Prognosis
Wang Z, Katsaros D, Shen Y, Fu Y, Canuto EM, Benedetto C, Lu L, Chu WM, Risch HA, Yu H. Biological and Clinical Significance of MAD2L1 and BUB1, Genes Frequently Appearing in Expression Signatures for Breast Cancer Prognosis. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0136246. PMID: 26287798, PMCID: PMC4546117, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer prognosisCancer prognosisGene expression signaturesExpression signaturesPoor disease-free survivalDisease-free survivalBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer cell linesBreast cancer progressionMDA-MB-468Tumor cell growthMDA-MB-231Multiple gene expression signaturesCancer cell linesAggressive tumorsCancer patientsClinical significanceDisease outcomeTumor featuresClinical implicationsPrognosisCancer progressionBiologic relevanceHigh expressionCell proliferation
2012
Functional study of risk loci of stem cell-associated gene lin-28B and associations with disease survival outcomes in epithelial ovarian cancer
Lu L, Katsaros D, Mayne ST, Risch HA, Benedetto C, Canuto EM, Yu H. Functional study of risk loci of stem cell-associated gene lin-28B and associations with disease survival outcomes in epithelial ovarian cancer. Carcinogenesis 2012, 33: 2119-2125. PMID: 22822098, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgs243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialCircular DichroismCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplastic Stem CellsNucleic Acid ConformationOvarian NeoplasmsPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrognosisPromoter Regions, GeneticQuantitative Trait LociReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRisk FactorsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerSurvival RateConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsOvarian cancerEpithelial ovarian cancer survivalCancer-related risk factorsEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancer survivalOvarian cancer prognosisHigher mortality riskCell-associated markersPrimary EOC tissuesLin-28BStem cell-associated markersAssociation of genotypesDominant modelPatient survivalSurvival outcomesBorderline significanceEOC tissuesCancer survivalRisk factorsReal-time PCRMortality riskCancer prognosisMultivariate analysisPotential biomarkersHeight, weight, BMI and ovarian cancer survival
Kotsopoulos J, Moody JR, Fan I, Rosen B, Risch HA, McLaughlin JR, Sun P, Narod SA. Height, weight, BMI and ovarian cancer survival. Gynecologic Oncology 2012, 127: 83-87. PMID: 22713293, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2012.05.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexOvarian cancer survivalOvarian cancer-specific mortalityCancer-specific mortalityHazard ratioCancer survivalOvarian cancerLarge population-based studyBMI 5 yearsFatal gynecologic malignancyPopulation-based studyEpithelial ovarian cancerConfidence intervalsOvarian cancer prognosisProportional hazards modelChart reviewGynecologic malignanciesClinicopathologic featuresHistologic subtypeMass indexVital statusModifiable factorsRisk factorsHazards modelCancer prognosis