2015
Management of Borderline Ovarian Tumors Based on Patient and Tumor Characteristics
Black JD, Altwerger GH, Ratner E, Lu L, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Santin AD, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ. Management of Borderline Ovarian Tumors Based on Patient and Tumor Characteristics. Gynecologic And Obstetric Investigation 2015, 81: 169-173. PMID: 26067608, DOI: 10.1159/000431219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMucinous tumorsSeromucinous tumorsOvarian tumorsComplete surgical stagingNormal-appearing appendixBorderline ovarian tumorsLymph node involvementRetrospective cohort analysisRisk of recurrenceAggressive stagingNodal diseaseSurgical stagingHazard ratioNode involvementDisease recurrencePseudomyxoma peritoneiSerous tumorsSingle institutionPathology reportsCohort analysisLower riskRecurrenceMultivariate analysisFrozen sectionsTumors
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
2007
Expression of MDR1 in epithelial ovarian cancer and its association with disease progression.
Lu L, Katsaros D, Wiley A, Rigault de la Longrais IA, Puopolo M, Yu H. Expression of MDR1 in epithelial ovarian cancer and its association with disease progression. Oncology Research Featuring Preclinical And Clinical Cancer Therapeutics 2007, 16: 395-403. PMID: 17913048, DOI: 10.3727/000000006783980892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1Biomarkers, TumorBRCA1 ProteinCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Disease ProgressionDrug Resistance, MultipleEstrogen Receptor alphaFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3Insulin-Like Growth Factor IIMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and SerousOvarian NeoplasmsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerRNA, NeoplasmSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsMDR1 expressionClinicopathological parametersDisease progressionOvarian cancer cohortEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancer prognosisOvarian cancer treatmentOvarian cancer progressionExpression of MDR1Ovarian tumor samplesOverall survivalPatient ageOvarian tumorsIGF-IIQuantitative real-time PCROvarian cancerCancer cohortReal-time PCRIndependent markerCancer prognosisDrug resistanceTumor samplesCancer treatmentCancer progressionERalpha