Promoter-specific transcription of insulin-like growth factor-II in epithelial ovarian cancer
Lu L, Katsaros D, Wiley A, de la Longrais I, Puopolo M, Schwartz P, Yu H. Promoter-specific transcription of insulin-like growth factor-II in epithelial ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 2006, 103: 990-995. PMID: 16859738, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2006.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDisease ProgressionDNA PrimersFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansInsulin-Like Growth Factor IIMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialOvarian NeoplasmsPromoter Regions, GeneticReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerConceptsIGF-II promotersResidual tumorOvarian cancerIGF-II transcriptionNon-serous histologyInsulin-like growth factor IISmall residual tumorLarge residual tumorLate-stage diseaseEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancer prognosisOvarian cancer progressionOvarian tumor samplesGrowth factor IIIGF-II geneOptimal debulkingQuantitative RT-PCRSerous histologyStage diseasePatient agePatient survivalDisease characteristicsDisease stageFetal growthIGF-IIThe relationship of insulin-like growth factor-II, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3, and estrogen receptor-alpha expression to disease progression in epithelial ovarian cancer.
Lu L, Katsaros D, Wiley A, de la Longrais I, Risch HA, Puopolo M, Yu H. The relationship of insulin-like growth factor-II, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3, and estrogen receptor-alpha expression to disease progression in epithelial ovarian cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2006, 12: 1208-1214. PMID: 16489075, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-05-1801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorDisease ProgressionEpithelial CellsEstrogen Receptor alphaFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3Insulin-Like Growth Factor IIMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOvarian NeoplasmsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, NeoplasmSurvival AnalysisConceptsIGF-II expressionEstrogen receptor alpha expressionReceptor alpha expressionEpithelial ovarian cancerIGF-IIDisease progressionOvarian cancerInsulin-like growth factor (IGF) systemPrimary epithelial ovarian cancerProtein 3Insulin-like growth factorIGF signalingHigh IGF-IILarge residual lesionExpression of estrogenInsulin-like growth factor IIIGFBP-3 expressionEffects of IGFOvarian cancer treatmentGrowth factor systemFresh tumor specimensGrowth factor IIQuantitative reverse transcription PCRIGFBP-3Serous histology