Mammaglobin B is an independent prognostic marker in epithelial ovarian cancer and its expression is associated with reduced risk of disease recurrence
Tassi RA, Calza S, Ravaggi A, Bignotti E, Odicino FE, Tognon G, Donzelli C, Falchetti M, Rossi E, Todeschini P, Romani C, Bandiera E, Zanotti L, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Mammaglobin B is an independent prognostic marker in epithelial ovarian cancer and its expression is associated with reduced risk of disease recurrence. BMC Cancer 2009, 9: 253. PMID: 19635143, PMCID: PMC2724548, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-9-253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancerEOC patientsMammaglobin BFresh-frozen tissue biopsiesMultiple histological subtypesDisease-free survivalLong-term prognosisAdditional prognostic informationRisk of recurrenceIndependent prognostic markerIndependent prognostic valueProtein levelsUnivariate survival analysisCancer-related deathAggressive tumor behaviorNormal ovarian controlsPrimary surgeryClinicopathologic characteristicsDisease recurrencePrognostic factorsClinical outcomesClinicopathologic featuresDecreased riskHistological subtypes