2021
A Circulating Exosome RNA Signature Is a Potential Diagnostic Marker for Pancreatic Cancer, a Systematic Study
Wu Y, Zeng H, Yu Q, Huang H, Fervers B, Chen ZS, Lu L. A Circulating Exosome RNA Signature Is a Potential Diagnostic Marker for Pancreatic Cancer, a Systematic Study. Cancers 2021, 13: 2565. PMID: 34073722, PMCID: PMC8197236, DOI: 10.3390/cancers13112565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPancreatic cancerHealthy individualsRNA signatureChronic pancreatitisHealthy controlsExosome RNASimilar differential patternsPancreatic cancer detectionPotential diagnostic markerDisease stageTumor tissueCancerDiagnostic markerEarly detectionPancreatitisSignificant differencesCancer detectionDifferential patternsDifferential expressionExosomesExosome proteinsRNA-seq dataIndividualsRNAPatients
2012
Demographics of uterine serous cancer (USC) patients: A single institutional experience.
de Leon M, Lu L, Hui P, Santin A, Rutherford T, Arin-Silasi D, Azodi M, Ratner E, Schwartz P. Demographics of uterine serous cancer (USC) patients: A single institutional experience. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: e15581-e15581. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.e15581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPast medical historyUterine cancerUSC patientsSEER dataBreast cancerPrior historyLargest single-institution experienceCommon uterine cancerSerous cancer patientsSmall institutional seriesSingle institution experienceSingle institutional experienceForms of cancerOlder ptsPt ageDiabetic womenPostmenopausal womenFIGO stageInstitutional seriesOral contraceptivesMenopause statusCancer patientsDisease stageMedical historyEstrogen dependency
2011
Telomerase expression and telomere length in breast cancer and their associations with adjuvant treatment and disease outcome
Lu L, Zhang C, Zhu G, Irwin M, Risch H, Menato G, Mitidieri M, Katsaros D, Yu H. Telomerase expression and telomere length in breast cancer and their associations with adjuvant treatment and disease outcome. Breast Cancer Research 2011, 13: r56. PMID: 21645396, PMCID: PMC3218945, DOI: 10.1186/bcr2893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndocrine therapyDisease outcomeAdjuvant treatmentTelomerase expressionBetter survival outcomesDisease-free survivalHormone receptor statusBreast cancer patientsRisk of deathTelomere lengthHigh telomeraseCause-specific mortalityBreast cancer prognosisBreast cancer cellsCancer cell resistanceHigh telomerase expressionOverall survivalPatient ageDisease recurrenceReceptor statusHistological typeAggressive diseaseSurvival outcomesDisease stageCancer patientsMicroRNA 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
2008
TGF-β1 genotype and phenotype in breast cancer and their associations with IGFs and patient survival
Mu L, Katsaros D, Lu L, Preti M, Durando A, Arisio R, Yu H. TGF-β1 genotype and phenotype in breast cancer and their associations with IGFs and patient survival. British Journal Of Cancer 2008, 99: 1357-1363. PMID: 18827819, PMCID: PMC2570529, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher TGF-β1TGF-β1 genotypesTGF-β1T genotypeHazard ratioBreast cancerBreast tumorsProportional hazards regression analysisLower TGF-β1Early-stage diseaseHazards regression analysisBreast cancer patientsLate-stage diseaseShorter overall survivalFresh tumor samplesTGF-β1 concentrationsBreast cancer progressionClinical characteristicsIGFBP-3Overall survivalDisease recurrenceReceptor statusPatient survivalSurvival outcomesDisease stage
2006
Promoter-specific transcription of insulin-like growth factor-II in epithelial ovarian cancer
Lu L, Katsaros D, Wiley A, de la Longrais I, Puopolo M, Schwartz P, Yu H. Promoter-specific transcription of insulin-like growth factor-II in epithelial ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 2006, 103: 990-995. PMID: 16859738, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2006.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDisease ProgressionDNA PrimersFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansInsulin-Like Growth Factor IIMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialOvarian NeoplasmsPromoter Regions, GeneticReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerConceptsIGF-II promotersResidual tumorOvarian cancerIGF-II transcriptionNon-serous histologyInsulin-like growth factor IISmall residual tumorLarge residual tumorLate-stage diseaseEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancer prognosisOvarian cancer progressionOvarian tumor samplesGrowth factor IIIGF-II geneOptimal debulkingQuantitative RT-PCRSerous histologyStage diseasePatient agePatient survivalDisease characteristicsDisease stageFetal growthIGF-II