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
2005
Racial differences in the overexpression of epidermal growth factor type II receptor (HER2/neu): A major prognostic indicator in uterine serous papillary cancer
Santin AD, Bellone S, Siegel ER, Palmieri M, Thomas M, Cannon MJ, Kay HH, Roman JJ, Burnett A, Pecorelli S. Racial differences in the overexpression of epidermal growth factor type II receptor (HER2/neu): A major prognostic indicator in uterine serous papillary cancer. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2005, 192: 813-818. PMID: 15746676, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.10.605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2/neu expressionEndometrial cancerNeu expressionProportional hazards modelWhite patientsBlack patientsPoor outcomeHigh HER2/neu expressionUterine serous papillary cancerCox proportional hazards modelHER2/neu overexpressionEndometrial cancer survivalMultivariate Cox regressionMajor prognostic indicatorHER2/neu oncogeneRacial differencesNovel treatment strategiesHER2/neuType II receptorStage IAAggressive variantMultivariable analysisUnivariable analysisCorpus uteriCox regression