2016
The Role of the Immune System in Ovarian Cancer and Implications on Therapy
Menderes G, Schwab CL, Black J, Santin AD. The Role of the Immune System in Ovarian Cancer and Implications on Therapy. Expert Review Of Clinical Immunology 2016, 12: 681-695. PMID: 26821930, DOI: 10.1586/1744666x.2016.1147957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsClinical Trials as TopicFemaleHumansImmune SystemImmunological SynapsesImmunotherapyOvarian NeoplasmsConceptsOvarian cancerImmune systemGoal of immunotherapyConventional cytotoxic chemotherapyCause of deathAdvanced surgical techniquesDifferent immunotherapiesTremendous toxicityCytotoxic chemotherapyGynecologic malignanciesDisease recurrenceMicroscopic diseaseTreatment optionsImmune modulationSurgical techniqueCurrent evidenceDisease pathogenesisCurrent ongoing studiesCancerImmunotherapyRecurrenceOngoing studiesChemotherapyMalignancyPathogenesis
1998
Routine Lymph Node Dissection in the Treatment of Early Stage Cancer:Are We Doing the Right Thing?
Santin A, Parham G. Routine Lymph Node Dissection in the Treatment of Early Stage Cancer:Are We Doing the Right Thing? Gynecologic Oncology 1998, 68: 1-3. PMID: 9454650, DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1997.4900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansImmune SystemLymph Node ExcisionLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisNeoplasm StagingConceptsLymph node dissectionNode dissectionLymph nodesProphylactic lymph node dissectionRoutine lymph node dissectionRegional lymph nodesRecent immunological studiesTreatment of patientsEarly-stage solid tumorsEarly-stage cancerEarly-stage malignanciesManagement of cancerElective lymphadenectomyTherapeutic dissectionAntitumor reactivitySalvage rateBloc resectionSurgical interventionPrimary tumorRegional nodesStage cancerLymphatic pathwaysMatter of controversySolid tumorsImmune system