Biomarkers of platinum resistance in ovarian cancer: what can we use to improve treatment

B van Zyl, D Tang, NA Bowden - Endocrine-related cancer, 2018 - erc.bioscientifica.com
Ovarian cancer has poor survival rates due to a combination of diagnosis at advanced
disease stages and disease recurrence as a result of platinum chemotherapy resistance …

Prognostic significance of BRCA mutations in ovarian cancer: an updated systematic review with meta-analysis

K Xu, S Yang, Y Zhao - Oncotarget, 2016 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There is no consensus on the syntheses concerning the impact of BRCA mutation on
ovarian cancer survival. A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies was …

DNA damage response and repair in ovarian cancer: Potential targets for therapeutic strategies

M Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari, C Ostadian, AA Saei… - DNA repair, 2019 - Elsevier
Ovarian cancer is among the most lethal gynecologic malignancies with a poor survival
prognosis. The current therapeutic strategies involve surgery and chemotherapy. Research …

[HTML][HTML] Association of BRCA1/2 mutations with ovarian cancer prognosis: an updated meta-analysis

YW Huang - Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: A meta-analysis was performed to determine if BRCA1/2 mutations are
associated with improved overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in …

Selecting Patients with Ovarian Cancer for Germline BRCA Mutation Testing: Findings from Guidelines and a Systematic Literature Review

DM Eccles, J Balmana, J Clune, B Ehlken, A Gohlke… - Advances in …, 2016 - Springer
Introduction One of the most significant risk factors for the development of ovarian cancer
(OC) is a genetic mutation in BRCA1 (breast cancer gene 1) or BRCA2. Here we describe …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical evaluation of BRCA1/2 mutation in Mexican ovarian cancer patients

D Gallardo-Rincón, RM Álvarez-Gómez… - Translational …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ovarian cancer (OC) is an important cause of gynecologic cancer-related deaths. In Mexico,
around 4700 new cases of OC are diagnosed per year and it represents the second cause …

Role of circulating biomarkers in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer

CM Sassu, I Palaia, SM Boccia, G Caruso… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ovarian cancer (OC) is the second most common cause of death in women with
gynecological cancer. Considering the poor prognosis, particularly in the case of platinum …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic factors in young ovarian cancer patients: An analysis of four prospective phase III intergroup trials of the AGO Study Group, GINECO and NSGO

M Klar, A Hasenburg, M Hasanov, F Hilpert… - European Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives We evaluated in a large study meta-database of prospectively randomised phase
III trials the prognostic factors for progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in …

Epidemiology of Patients with Ovarian Cancer with and Without a BRCA1/2 Mutation

E Weiderpass, JE Tyczynski - Molecular diagnosis & therapy, 2015 - Springer
Ovarian cancer survival rates have improved only slightly in recent decades; however,
treatment of this disease is expected to undergo rapid change as strategies incorporating …

Frequency of germline mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 in ovarian cancer patients and their effect on treatment outcome

M Ashour, H Ezzat Shafik - Cancer Management and Research, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Aim of work Reporting the incidence and the variants of BRCA1/2 mutations in ovarian
cancer patients exploring their effects on the treatment outcomes. Patients and methods In …