2012
Trop-2 protein overexpression is an independent marker for predicting disease recurrence in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma
Bignotti E, Zanotti L, Calza S, Falchetti M, Lonardi S, Ravaggi A, Romani C, Todeschini P, Bandiera E, Tassi RA, Facchetti F, Sartori E, Pecorelli S, Roque DM, Santin AD. Trop-2 protein overexpression is an independent marker for predicting disease recurrence in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma. BMC Clinical Pathology 2012, 12: 22. PMID: 23151048, PMCID: PMC3534488, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6890-12-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease-free survivalEndometrioid endometrial carcinomaTrop-2 overexpressionProgression-free survivalIndependent prognostic factorHigh tumor gradePrognostic factorsEndometrial carcinomaTumor gradeMultivariate analysisTrop-2 protein expressionPoor disease-free survivalReduced disease-free survivalProtein expressionAdvanced FIGO stageCommon gynecologic malignancyEndometrioid endometrial cancerLymphovascular space invasionProtein overexpressionParaffin-embedded specimensAggressive tumor phenotypeSurgical stagingCervical involvementMedical comorbiditiesEndometrial cancer
2005
Gene expression fingerprint of uterine serous papillary carcinoma: identification of novel molecular markers for uterine serous cancer diagnosis and therapy
Santin AD, Zhan F, Cane' S, Bellone S, Palmieri M, Thomas M, Burnett A, Roman JJ, Cannon MJ, Shaughnessy J, Pecorelli S. Gene expression fingerprint of uterine serous papillary carcinoma: identification of novel molecular markers for uterine serous cancer diagnosis and therapy. British Journal Of Cancer 2005, 92: 1561-1573. PMID: 15785748, PMCID: PMC2362016, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous papillary cancerNormal endometrial cellsEndometrial cancerAggressive variantClaudin-4Normal endometrial epithelial cellsUterine serous papillary carcinomaAdhesion moleculesNovel therapeutic markerCommon gynecologic tumorsSerous papillary carcinomaParaffin-embedded specimensEndometrial epithelial cellsL1 cell adhesion moleculeType-specific therapiesRas homolog gene familyQuantitative RT-PCRScalar dosesGynecologic tumorsPapillary cancerEndometrial cellsInterleukin-6Cell adhesion moleculeNovel molecular markersPapillary carcinoma