Trop-2 overexpression as an independent marker for poor overall survival in ovarian carcinoma patients
Bignotti E, Todeschini P, Calza S, Falchetti M, Ravanini M, Tassi RA, Ravaggi A, Bandiera E, Romani C, Zanotti L, Tognon G, Odicino FE, Facchetti F, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Trop-2 overexpression as an independent marker for poor overall survival in ovarian carcinoma patients. European Journal Of Cancer 2010, 46: 944-953. PMID: 20060709, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2009.12.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerTrop-2 overexpressionTrop-2 expressionOverall survivalPrognostic factorsProtein overexpressionTrop-2 protein expressionMultivariate Cox regression analysisConventional clinicopathological featuresPresence of ascitesCox regression analysisLymph node metastasisOvarian carcinoma patientsPoor overall survivalIndependent prognostic markerNovel prognostic factorUnivariate survival analysisAggressive malignant phenotypeImmunotherapeutic strategiesShort-term cultureCarcinoma patientsClinical courseNode metastasisClinicopathological featuresPrognostic significance