2016
The Role of the Immune System in Ovarian Cancer and Implications on Therapy
Menderes G, Schwab CL, Black J, Santin AD. The Role of the Immune System in Ovarian Cancer and Implications on Therapy. Expert Review Of Clinical Immunology 2016, 12: 681-695. PMID: 26821930, DOI: 10.1586/1744666x.2016.1147957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancerImmune systemGoal of immunotherapyConventional cytotoxic chemotherapyCause of deathAdvanced surgical techniquesDifferent immunotherapiesTremendous toxicityCytotoxic chemotherapyGynecologic malignanciesDisease recurrenceMicroscopic diseaseTreatment optionsImmune modulationSurgical techniqueCurrent evidenceDisease pathogenesisCurrent ongoing studiesCancerImmunotherapyRecurrenceOngoing studiesChemotherapyMalignancyPathogenesis
2014
Past, present and future targets for immunotherapy in ovarian cancer
Schwab CL, English DP, Roque DM, Pasternak M, Santin AD. Past, present and future targets for immunotherapy in ovarian cancer. Immunotherapy 2014, 6: 1279-1293. PMID: 25524384, PMCID: PMC4312614, DOI: 10.2217/imt.14.90.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancerImmune systemGoal of immunotherapyOvarian cancer immunotherapyConventional cytotoxic chemotherapyCause of deathAdvanced surgical techniquesDifferent immunotherapiesTremendous toxicityCytotoxic chemotherapyGynecologic malignanciesDisease recurrenceMicroscopic diseaseCancer immunotherapyImmune modulationSurgical techniqueCurrent evidenceImmunotherapyCurrent ongoing studiesCancerRecurrenceOngoing studiesFuture targetsChemotherapyMalignancy