2015
MicroRNA let‐7a modifies the effect of self‐renewal gene HIWI on patient survival of epithelial ovarian cancer
Lu L, Katsaros D, Risch HA, Canuto EM, Biglia N, Yu H. MicroRNA let‐7a modifies the effect of self‐renewal gene HIWI on patient survival of epithelial ovarian cancer. Molecular Carcinogenesis 2015, 55: 357-365. PMID: 25630839, DOI: 10.1002/mc.22285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerKaplan-Meier survival curvesOverall survivalHIWI expressionLet-7a expressionPatient survivalLet-7aClinical relevanceMultivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysisCox proportional hazards regression analysisCox proportional hazards regression modelSurvival curvesProportional hazards regression analysisProportional hazards regression modelsLow let-7aHazards regression analysisRisk of deathPoor overall survivalHazards regression modelsMiRNA let-7aPrimary EOC tissuesQuantitative reverse transcription PCRU-shape associationEOC prognosisPrognostic significance
2011
MicroRNA let-7a: A potential marker for selection of paclitaxel in ovarian cancer management
Lu L, Schwartz P, Scarampi L, Rutherford T, Canuto EM, Yu H, Katsaros D. MicroRNA let-7a: A potential marker for selection of paclitaxel in ovarian cancer management. Gynecologic Oncology 2011, 122: 366-371. PMID: 21571355, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.04.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow let-7aDisease progressionLet-7aSurvival analysisEpithelial ovarian cancer patientsPlatinum-based chemotherapyOvarian cancer managementOvarian cancer patientsAddition of paclitaxelType of treatmentLet-7a expressionOvarian cancer resistanceOverall survivalDifferent chemotherapyEOC patientsPatient survivalSurvival outcomesDisease stageOvarian tumorsCancer patientsTumor gradeDisease outcomeCancer managementBetter survivalEOC survival
2010
Let-7a regulation of insulin-like growth factors in breast cancer
Lu L, Katsaros D, Zhu Y, Hoffman A, Luca S, Marion CE, Mu L, Risch H, Yu H. Let-7a regulation of insulin-like growth factors in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2010, 126: 687-694. PMID: 20848182, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-010-1168-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIGF expressionBreast cancerOvarian cancerInsulin-like growth factorDisease-free survivalCancer cellsAction of IGFBreast cancer patientsExpression of IGFHigh-grade tumorsIGF-II expressionPR-negative cancerLet-7aQuantitative methylation-specific PCRBreast cancer samplesOverall survivalFavorable prognosisPatient survivalCancer patientsGrade tumorsIGF mRNAsMethylation-specific PCRDisease featuresCancerCancer samples
2007
Hypermethylation of let-7a-3 in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Is Associated with Low Insulin-like Growth Factor-II Expression and Favorable Prognosis
Lu L, Katsaros D, de la Longrais IA, Sochirca O, Yu H. Hypermethylation of let-7a-3 in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Is Associated with Low Insulin-like Growth Factor-II Expression and Favorable Prognosis. Cancer Research 2007, 67: 10117-10122. PMID: 17974952, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-2544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factor IIPossible epigenetic regulationLet-7 regulationEpithelial ovarian cancerLet-7aRole of miRNAsActivity of mRNAPromoter CpG island methylationCpG island methylationTumor suppressor geneIGF-II expressionMiRNA genesSmall RNAsEpigenetic regulationOvarian cancerDNA methylationCpG islandsMethylation-specific PCRReal-time reverse transcription PCRReverse transcription-PCRReal-time methylation-specific PCRSuppressor geneIsland methylationMethylationMiRNA expression