2012
Trop-2 protein overexpression is an independent marker for predicting disease recurrence in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma
Bignotti E, Zanotti L, Calza S, Falchetti M, Lonardi S, Ravaggi A, Romani C, Todeschini P, Bandiera E, Tassi RA, Facchetti F, Sartori E, Pecorelli S, Roque DM, Santin AD. Trop-2 protein overexpression is an independent marker for predicting disease recurrence in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma. BMC Clinical Pathology 2012, 12: 22. PMID: 23151048, PMCID: PMC3534488, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6890-12-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease-free survivalEndometrioid endometrial carcinomaTrop-2 overexpressionProgression-free survivalIndependent prognostic factorHigh tumor gradePrognostic factorsEndometrial carcinomaTumor gradeMultivariate analysisTrop-2 protein expressionPoor disease-free survivalReduced disease-free survivalProtein expressionAdvanced FIGO stageCommon gynecologic malignancyEndometrioid endometrial cancerLymphovascular space invasionProtein overexpressionParaffin-embedded specimensAggressive tumor phenotypeSurgical stagingCervical involvementMedical comorbiditiesEndometrial cancerPrognostic Significance of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Serum Determination in Women with Ovarian Cancer
Bandiera E, Franceschini R, Specchia C, Bignotti E, Trevisiol C, Gion M, Pecorelli S, Santin AD, Ravaggi A. Prognostic Significance of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Serum Determination in Women with Ovarian Cancer. International Scholarly Research Notices 2012, 2012: 245756. PMID: 22792477, PMCID: PMC3390037, DOI: 10.5402/2012/245756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndependent prognostic factorPrognostic factorsPrognostic significanceOvarian cancerSerum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levelsVascular endothelial growth factor levelsPresence of ascitesLymph node involvementResidual tumor sizeSubgroup of patientsGood prognostic markerGrowth factor levelsPotential prognostic significanceMEDLINE/PubMedSVEGF levelsFIGO stageNode involvementOverall survivalTumor sizeTumor gradeEligible studiesPatient outcomesPrognostic markerInclusion criteriaPrognostic variablesPrognostic factors and treatment-related outcomes in patients with uterine serous cancer (USC).
deLeon M, Lu L, Hui P, Santin A, Rutherford T, Arin-Silasi D, Azodi M, Ratner E, Schwartz P. Prognostic factors and treatment-related outcomes in patients with uterine serous cancer (USC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 5099-5099. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.5099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStage IA/IBDisease-free survivalUterine serous cancerIIIA/IIIBIVA/IVBIA/IBUSC patientsPrognostic factorsMyometrial invasionLargest single-institution experienceWhole-pelvis radiation therapyLymph node involvementPlatinum-based chemotherapySingle institution experienceIndependent prognostic factorLymph node metastasisTreatment-related outcomesUterine cancer deathsBetter OSII-IVBIB diseaseNode involvementSurgical debulkingSerous cancerShorter OS
2011
Serum Human Epididymis Protein 4 and Risk for Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm as New Diagnostic and Prognostic Tools for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Management
Bandiera E, Romani C, Specchia C, Zanotti L, Galli C, Ruggeri G, Tognon G, Bignotti E, Tassi RA, Odicino F, Caimi L, Sartori E, Santin AD, Pecorelli S, Ravaggi A. Serum Human Epididymis Protein 4 and Risk for Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm as New Diagnostic and Prognostic Tools for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Management. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2011, 20: 2496-2506. PMID: 22028406, PMCID: PMC3237732, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-11-0635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman epididymis protein 4Epithelial ovarian cancerSerum human epididymis protein 4Independent prognostic factorOvarian Malignancy AlgorithmPrognostic factorsMalignancy AlgorithmProgression-free survivalLymph node involvementOvarian cancer managementPreoperative serum samplesProtein 4Ovarian benign cystsElevated CA125Node involvementPositive cytologyPostmenopausal womenPremenopausal womenMultivariable analysisMulticenter studyPrognostic valueAdvanced ageOvarian cancerBenign cystsObstetricians stage