2009
Mammaglobin B is an independent prognostic marker in epithelial ovarian cancer and its expression is associated with reduced risk of disease recurrence
Tassi RA, Calza S, Ravaggi A, Bignotti E, Odicino FE, Tognon G, Donzelli C, Falchetti M, Rossi E, Todeschini P, Romani C, Bandiera E, Zanotti L, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Mammaglobin B is an independent prognostic marker in epithelial ovarian cancer and its expression is associated with reduced risk of disease recurrence. BMC Cancer 2009, 9: 253. PMID: 19635143, PMCID: PMC2724548, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-9-253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancerEOC patientsMammaglobin BFresh-frozen tissue biopsiesMultiple histological subtypesDisease-free survivalLong-term prognosisAdditional prognostic informationRisk of recurrenceIndependent prognostic markerIndependent prognostic valueProtein levelsUnivariate survival analysisCancer-related deathAggressive tumor behaviorNormal ovarian controlsPrimary surgeryClinicopathologic characteristicsDisease recurrencePrognostic factorsClinical outcomesClinicopathologic featuresDecreased riskHistological subtypes
2008
Mammaglobin B expression in human endometrial cancer
TASSI RA, BIGNOTTI E, FALCHETTI M, CALZA S, RAVAGGI A, ROSSI E, MARTINELLI F, BANDIERA E, PECORELLI S, SANTIN AD. Mammaglobin B expression in human endometrial cancer. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2008, 18: 1090-1096. PMID: 18021217, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2007.01137.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReal-time polymerase chain reactionPolymerase chain reactionG3 casesNormal endometrial cellsHuman endometrial cancerFresh frozen biopsiesSignificant higher levelsParaffin-embedded tissuesEndometrial cancerG1 casesMammaglobin BNormal endometriumEndometrial tumorsEndometrial cellsOvarian cancerFrozen biopsyNovel molecular markersB expressionNEC controlsGene expression profilingImmunohistochemistryProtein expressionProtein levelsG2 casesChain reaction
2007
Overexpression of mammaglobin B in epithelial ovarian carcinomas
Tassi RA, Bignotti E, Rossi E, Falchetti M, Donzelli C, Calza S, Ravaggi A, Bandiera E, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Overexpression of mammaglobin B in epithelial ovarian carcinomas. Gynecologic Oncology 2007, 105: 578-585. PMID: 17343903, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.01.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian carcinomaHuman ovarian surface epitheliumMammaglobin BOvarian cancerReal-time PCRBenign cystadenomasOvarian carcinomaNormal ovariesNovel ovarian cancer biomarkersB expressionNormal human ovarian surface epitheliumPrimary epithelial ovarian carcinomaSerous papillary ovarian cancerMammaglobin B mRNAMultiple histological typesOvarian cancer biopsiesSerous papillary tumorsClear cell tumorsOvarian surface epitheliumFresh frozen biopsiesOvarian cancer biomarkersParaffin-embedded tissuesMixed histologyBorderline tumorsHistologic type
2006
Differential gene expression profiles between tumor biopsies and short-term primary cultures of ovarian serous carcinomas: Identification of novel molecular biomarkers for early diagnosis and therapy
Bignotti E, Tassi RA, Calza S, Ravaggi A, Romani C, Rossi E, Falchetti M, Odicino FE, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Differential gene expression profiles between tumor biopsies and short-term primary cultures of ovarian serous carcinomas: Identification of novel molecular biomarkers for early diagnosis and therapy. Gynecologic Oncology 2006, 103: 405-416. PMID: 16725184, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2006.03.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorBiopsyClaudin-3Claudin-4Cystadenocarcinoma, SerousEpithelial CellsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansImmunohistochemistryKallikreinsMammaglobin AMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedNeoplasm ProteinsOvarian NeoplasmsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTumor Cells, CulturedUteroglobinConceptsGene expression profilesGene expression profilingExpression profilingExpression profilesGenetic fingerprintsDifferential gene expression profilesNovel molecular biomarkersGene expression productsOvarian serous papillary carcinomaGene expression dataHuman genesGene expressionMolecular biomarkersOligonucleotide microarraysExpression productsPrimary tumor cell culturesExpression dataQuantitative RT-PCREnterotoxin receptorGenesMicroarray dataKallikrein 6Ovarian serous carcinomaProtein levelsMammaglobin 2