Effect of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Expression Level on Survival in Patients with Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Psyrri A, Kassar M, Yu Z, Bamias A, Weinberger PM, Markakis S, Kowalski D, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Dimopoulos MA. Effect of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Expression Level on Survival in Patients with Epithelial Ovarian Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2005, 11: 8637-8643. PMID: 16361548, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-05-1436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorOvarian cancerOverall survivalPrognostic valuePlatinum-paclitaxel combination chemotherapyAdvanced stage ovarian cancerDisease-free survivalSignificant prognostic factorsAdverse prognostic indicatorEpithelial ovarian cancerTumor EGFR expressionEGFR expression statusImportant prognostic informationConflicting resultsEpidermal growth factor receptor expression levelsEGFR protein expressionReceptor expression levelsGrowth factor receptorSurgical debulkingCombination chemotherapyPrognostic factorsMultivariable analysisEntire cohortPoor outcomePrognostic indicator