2013
Genotyping of stathmin and its association with clinical factors and survival in patients with ovarian cancer
YING L, SU D, ZHU J, MA S, KATSAROS D, YU H. Genotyping of stathmin and its association with clinical factors and survival in patients with ovarian cancer. Oncology Letters 2013, 5: 1315-1320. PMID: 23599786, PMCID: PMC3629093, DOI: 10.3892/ol.2013.1144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOvarian cancerSingle nucleotide polymorphismsPlatinum-based chemotherapyEpithelial ovarian cancerFresh tumor samplesPhenotype of patientsCytoreductive surgeryClinical factorsClinical outcomesPatientsStathmin geneCancerTumor samplesHuman cancersSurgeryDirect sequencingTotalLinkage disequilibrium blockAssociationPresent studyStathminNucleotide polymorphismsOutcomesDisequilibrium blockDNA samples
2009
Stathmin and tubulin expression and survival of ovarian cancer patients receiving platinum treatment with and without paclitaxel
Su D, Smith SM, Preti M, Schwartz P, Rutherford TJ, Menato G, Danese S, Ma S, Yu H, Katsaros D. Stathmin and tubulin expression and survival of ovarian cancer patients receiving platinum treatment with and without paclitaxel. Cancer 2009, 115: 2453-2463. PMID: 19322891, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh stathmin expressionBetaIII-tubulinOvarian cancerTreatment responseOverall survivalStathmin expressionDisease progressionPaclitaxel treatmentResidual tumor sizePlatinum-based chemotherapyEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancer patientsFresh tumor samplesMessenger RNA expressionBetaIII-tubulin expressionCytoreductive surgeryPatient agePolymerase chain reaction analysisPatient survivalTumor sizeDisease stagePlatinum chemotherapyPoor prognosisUnfavorable prognosisCancer patients
2007
ERCC1 Genotype and Phenotype in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Identify Patients Likely to Benefit From Paclitaxel Treatment in Addition to Platinum-Based Therapy
Smith S, Su D, de la Longrais I, Schwartz P, Puopolo M, Rutherford TJ, Mor G, Yu H, Katsaros D. ERCC1 Genotype and Phenotype in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Identify Patients Likely to Benefit From Paclitaxel Treatment in Addition to Platinum-Based Therapy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2007, 25: 5172-5179. PMID: 18024864, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.11.8547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcision repair cross-complementation group 1High ERCC1 expressionOvarian cancer patientsERCC1 expressionC genotypeDisease progressionGreater riskCancer patientsTreatment responseCodon 118Postoperative platinum-based chemotherapyEpithelial ovarian cancer patientsLow ERCC1 expressionSurvival of patientsPlatinum-based chemotherapyEpithelial ovarian cancerERCC1 mRNA expressionCombination of platinumERCC1 genotypePlatinum chemotherapyPoor prognosisOvarian cancerPaclitaxel treatmentGroup 1T genotype
2006
Improved Survival in Surgical Stage I Patients With Uterine Papillary Serous Carcinoma (UPSC) Treated With Adjuvant Platinum-Based Chemotherapy
Kelly M, O’Malley D, Hui P, McAlpine J, Yu H, Rutherford T, Azodi M, Schwartz P. Improved Survival in Surgical Stage I Patients With Uterine Papillary Serous Carcinoma (UPSC) Treated With Adjuvant Platinum-Based Chemotherapy. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2006, 61: 27-29. DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000193850.73725.34.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUterine papillary serous carcinomaStage IA patientsStage IB patientsPlatinum-based chemotherapyRecurrence of diseaseEndometrial aspiration biopsyResidual uterine diseaseStage IA diseaseDisease-free survivalPapillary serous carcinomaRisk of recurrenceIB patientsTreatment modalitiesAbdominopelvic radiationAdjuvant chemotherapyIA patientsSerous carcinomaIA diseaseAdjuvant therapyAdjuvant treatmentOverall survivalUterine carcinomaVaginal cuffUterine diseaseAspiration biopsy