2006
The relationship of insulin-like growth factor-II, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3, and estrogen receptor-alpha expression to disease progression in epithelial ovarian cancer.
Lu L, Katsaros D, Wiley A, de la Longrais I, Risch HA, Puopolo M, Yu H. The relationship of insulin-like growth factor-II, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3, and estrogen receptor-alpha expression to disease progression in epithelial ovarian cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2006, 12: 1208-1214. PMID: 16489075, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-05-1801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorDisease ProgressionEpithelial CellsEstrogen Receptor alphaFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3Insulin-Like Growth Factor IIMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOvarian NeoplasmsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, NeoplasmSurvival AnalysisConceptsIGF-II expressionEstrogen receptor alpha expressionReceptor alpha expressionEpithelial ovarian cancerIGF-IIDisease progressionOvarian cancerInsulin-like growth factor (IGF) systemPrimary epithelial ovarian cancerProtein 3Insulin-like growth factorIGF signalingHigh IGF-IILarge residual lesionExpression of estrogenInsulin-like growth factor IIIGFBP-3 expressionEffects of IGFOvarian cancer treatmentGrowth factor systemFresh tumor specimensGrowth factor IIQuantitative reverse transcription PCRIGFBP-3Serous histology
2002
Histopathologic Features of Genetically Determined Ovarian Cancer
Shaw P, McLaughlin J, Zweemer R, Narod S, Risch H, Verheijen R, Ryan A, Menko F, Kenemans P, Jacobs I. Histopathologic Features of Genetically Determined Ovarian Cancer. International Journal Of Gynecological Pathology 2002, 21: 407-411. PMID: 12352190, DOI: 10.1097/00004347-200210000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive serous carcinomasOvarian carcinomaSilverberg gradeGermline mutationsHistologic typeSerous carcinomaNuclear gradeGOG grade 3High histologic gradeBRCA1/BRCA2Serous histologyGynecologic pathologistsHistologic featuresHistopathologic featuresBRCA carriersHistologic gradeBRCA mutationsOvarian cancerArchitectural gradeBRCA2 mutationsGrade 3Germline BRCA1CarcinomaMutation statusControl group