2013
Secretoglobin expression in ovarian carcinoma: lipophilin B gene upregulation as an independent marker of better prognosis
Bignotti E, Tassi RA, Calza S, Ravaggi A, Rossi E, Donzelli C, Todeschini P, Romani C, Bandiera E, Zanotti L, Carnazza M, Quadraro F, Tognon G, Sartori E, Pecorelli S, Roque DM, Santin AD. Secretoglobin expression in ovarian carcinoma: lipophilin B gene upregulation as an independent marker of better prognosis. Journal Of Translational Medicine 2013, 11: 162. PMID: 23819652, PMCID: PMC3706350, DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-11-162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian carcinomaNormal ovariesMammaglobin APrognostic markerLipophilin ALipophilin BPatients' clinico-pathological featuresMultivariate Cox regression analysisMammaglobin B mRNANeoplastic ovarian tissuesProgression-free survivalDisease-free survivalProtein expressionCox regression analysisLow tumor gradeClinico-pathological featuresIndependent prognostic markerUnivariate survival analysisOvarian carcinoma samplesAggressive tumor phenotypeGene overexpressionParaffin-embedded tumorsConclusionsThe present studyReal-time reverse transcription PCRQuantitative real-time reverse transcription PCR
2010
Trop-2 overexpression as an independent marker for poor overall survival in ovarian carcinoma patients
Bignotti E, Todeschini P, Calza S, Falchetti M, Ravanini M, Tassi RA, Ravaggi A, Bandiera E, Romani C, Zanotti L, Tognon G, Odicino FE, Facchetti F, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Trop-2 overexpression as an independent marker for poor overall survival in ovarian carcinoma patients. European Journal Of Cancer 2010, 46: 944-953. PMID: 20060709, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2009.12.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerTrop-2 overexpressionTrop-2 expressionOverall survivalPrognostic factorsProtein overexpressionTrop-2 protein expressionMultivariate Cox regression analysisConventional clinicopathological featuresPresence of ascitesCox regression analysisLymph node metastasisOvarian carcinoma patientsPoor overall survivalIndependent prognostic markerNovel prognostic factorUnivariate survival analysisAggressive malignant phenotypeImmunotherapeutic strategiesShort-term cultureCarcinoma patientsClinical courseNode metastasisClinicopathological featuresPrognostic significance
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