1999
Prognostic value of plasma prostate specific antigen after megestrol acetate treatment in patients with metastatic breast carcinoma
Diamandis E, Helle S, Yu H, Melegos D, Lundgren S, Lonning P. Prognostic value of plasma prostate specific antigen after megestrol acetate treatment in patients with metastatic breast carcinoma. Cancer 1999, 85: 891-898. PMID: 10091767, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19990215)85:4<891::aid-cncr17>3.0.co;2-k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma prostate-specific antigenProstate-specific antigenPlasma PSA levelsMetastatic breast carcinomaMegestrol acetatePSA levelsPSA increaseMA treatmentPrognostic valueBreast carcinomaSpecific antigenSecretion of PSAMegestrol acetate treatmentPlasma PSA concentrationProgestin megestrol acetateSensitive immunofluorometric procedureSerial plasma levelsSubset of patientsOverall patient survivalRisk of deathMA withdrawalAlternative regimensPSA changeBetter prognosisDistant metastasis
1996
Circulating antibodies against p53 protein in patients with ovarian carcinoma
Angelopoulou K, Rosen B, Stratis M, Yu H, Solomou M, Diamandis E. Circulating antibodies against p53 protein in patients with ovarian carcinoma. Cancer 1996, 78: 2146-2152. PMID: 8918407, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19961115)78:10<2146::aid-cncr15>3.0.co;2-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibody-positive patientsOvarian carcinomaP53 antibodiesP53 autoantibodiesPositive patientsSuch antibodiesMultivariate analysisPatient disease-free survivalKaplan-Meier survival curvesSerum p53 antibodiesTumor p53 overexpressionDisease-free survivalOlder patient ageSubset of patientsTumor histologic typeOverall patient survivalSera of patientsFrequent molecular eventUnits/LFree survivalNegative patientsOverall survivalPatient ageSuch autoantibodiesAntibody levels