2004
Methylation of tumor suppressor gene p16 and prognosis of epithelial ovarian cancer
Katsaros D, Cho W, Singal R, Fracchioli S, de la Longrais I, Arisio R, Massobrio M, Smith M, Zheng W, Glass J, Yu H. Methylation of tumor suppressor gene p16 and prognosis of epithelial ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 2004, 94: 685-692. PMID: 15350359, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.06.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancer prognosisOvarian cancerP16 methylationMethylation-specific PCRCancer prognosisPrimary epithelial ovarian cancerResidual tumor sizePromoter methylationRegression survival analysisOvarian cancer progressionFresh frozen tumor tissueP16 promoter methylationFrozen tumor tissueAdvanced diseaseNegative patientsOverall survivalPatient agePositive patientsPathological variablesTumor sizeDisease stageHistological gradeAggressive tumorsDisease progression
1996
Circulating antibodies against p53 protein in patients with ovarian carcinoma
Angelopoulou K, Rosen B, Stratis M, Yu H, Solomou M, Diamandis E. Circulating antibodies against p53 protein in patients with ovarian carcinoma. Cancer 1996, 78: 2146-2152. PMID: 8918407, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19961115)78:10<2146::aid-cncr15>3.0.co;2-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibody-positive patientsOvarian carcinomaP53 antibodiesP53 autoantibodiesPositive patientsSuch antibodiesMultivariate analysisPatient disease-free survivalKaplan-Meier survival curvesSerum p53 antibodiesTumor p53 overexpressionDisease-free survivalOlder patient ageSubset of patientsTumor histologic typeOverall patient survivalSera of patientsFrequent molecular eventUnits/LFree survivalNegative patientsOverall survivalPatient ageSuch autoantibodiesAntibody levels