2012
Prognostic 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 variables
2011
The significance of perineural invasion in early-stage cervical cancer
ElSahwi KS, Barber E, Illuzzi J, Buza N, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Santin AD, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ. The significance of perineural invasion in early-stage cervical cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 2011, 123: 561-564. PMID: 21968340, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.08.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly cervical cancerPerineural invasionCervical cancerRisk factorsAdjuvant therapyEarly-stage cervical cancer patientsEarly-stage cervical cancerMultiple high-risk factorsAdjusted hazard ratioIndependent risk factorRetrospective chart reviewLymphovascular space invasionCervical cancer patientsLarger tumor sizeHigh-risk factorsChart reviewHazard ratioCervical stromaParametrial invasionWorse prognosisPoor prognosisSpace invasionTumor sizeMean ageTumor extension