2012
PDCD6 is an independent predictor of progression free survival in epithelial ovarian cancer
Su D, Xu H, Feng J, Gao Y, Gu L, Ying L, Katsaros D, Yu H, Xu S, Qi M. PDCD6 is an independent predictor of progression free survival in epithelial ovarian cancer. Journal Of Translational Medicine 2012, 10: 31. PMID: 22369209, PMCID: PMC3305474, DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-10-31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBlotting, WesternCalcium-Binding ProteinsCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialCell CycleCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Knockdown TechniquesGene SilencingGenetic VectorsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLentivirusMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialOvarian NeoplasmsRNA, MessengerRNA, Small InterferingStatistics, NonparametricTransfectionConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerProgression-free survivalOvarian cancer progressionOvarian cancer cellsOvarian cancerFree survivalOverall survivalIndependent predictorsKaplan-Meier survival analysisEpithelial ovarian cancer tissuesMetastatic ovarian cancer cellsCancer progressionPDCD6 expressionResidual tumor sizeClinical pathological factorsEpithelial ovarian cancer correlatesCancer cellsOvarian cancer correlatesOvarian cancer tissuesHistologic typeClinical progressionTumor sizeDisease stageTumor gradeCancer correlates
1998
Insulin‐like growth factor–binding protein‐3 and breast cancer survival
Yu H, Levesque M, Khosravi M, Papanastasiou‐Diamandi A, Clark G, Diamandis E. Insulin‐like growth factor–binding protein‐3 and breast cancer survival. International Journal Of Cancer 1998, 79: 624-628. PMID: 9842972, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19981218)79:6<624::aid-ijc12>3.0.co;2-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factorActions of IGFsIGFBP-3IGF-binding proteinsBreast cancer recurrenceS-phase fractionTumor sizeCancer recurrenceBreast cancerInsulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3Elevated S-phase fractionHigher IGFBP-3 levelsInhibits breast cancer cell growthBreast cancer cell growthDiagnosis-matched patientsIGFBP-3 levelsUnfavourable prognostic featuresUnfavourable prognostic indicatorPrimary breast cancerEstrogen receptor expressionLarger tumor sizeRisk of deathBreast cancer survivalCase-control studyBreast tissue extracts