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Ovarian Cancer

Explainable discovery of disease biomarkers: The case of ovarian cancer to illustrate the best practice in machine learning and Shapley analysis.

Apr 17, 2023

Ovarian cancer is a significant health issue with lasting impacts on the community. Despite recent advances in surgical, chemotherapeutic and radiotherapeutic interventions, they have had only margina...

Could uterine conservation be an option in presumed early-stage epithelial ovarian cancer?

Apr 10, 2023

In early-stage epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), patients usually undergo a hysterectomy. However, in fertility sparing surgery (FSS), carefully selected patients could conserve their uterus. The aim o...

Validation of models in predicting residual disease in ovarian cancer: comparing CT urography with PET/CT.

Apr 10, 2023

Many ovarian cancer (OC) residual-disease prediction models were not externally validated after being constructed, the clinical applicability needs to be evaluated.To compare computed tomography urogr...

SpiderLearner: An ensemble approach to Gaussian graphical model estimation.

Apr 03, 2023

Gaussian graphical models (GGMs) are a popular form of network model in which nodes represent features in multivariate normal data and edges reflect conditional dependencies between these features. GG...

Universal genetic testing for women with newly diagnosed breast cancer in the context of multidisciplinary team care.

Apr 03, 2023

To determine the feasibility of universal genetic testing of women with newly diagnosed breast cancer, to estimate the incidence of pathogenic gene variants and their impact on patient management, and...

Study on the effect of 5-aminolevulinic acid-mediated photodynamic therapy combined with cisplatin on human ovarian cancer OVCAR-3 ​cells.

Mar 27, 2023

This article explores the effect of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA)-mediated photodynamic therapy (PDT) combined with cisplatin (CDDP) on the apoptosis of human ovarian cancer cells and the mechanism of...

Comparison of two supporting matrices for patient-derived cancer cells in 3D drug sensitivity and resistance testing assay (3D-DSRT).

Mar 20, 2023

Central to the success of functional precision medicine of solid tumors is to perform drug testing of patient-derived cancer cells (PDCs) in tumor-mimicking ex vivo conditions. While high throughput (...

[Analysis of prognosis and associated factors in multiple recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer with three times or more cytoreductive surgeries].

Mar 20, 2023

To explore the prognosis of epithelial ovarian cancer patients with multiple recurrences (≥2 times) who underwent three times or more cytoreductive surgeries, and to analyze the factors associated ...

Implementing digital systems to facilitate genetic testing for hereditary cancer syndromes: An observational study of 4 clinical workflows.

Mar 13, 2023

National efforts have prioritized the identification of effective methods for increasing case ascertainment and delivery of evidence-based health care for individuals at elevated risk for hereditary c...

Comprehensive Care of Women With Genetic Predisposition to Breast and Ovarian Cancer.

Mar 06, 2023

Women at risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndromes are frequently seen in primary care and gynecology clinics. They present with a distinctive set of clinical and emotional needs that re...

Modified Linear Peptides Effectively Silence STAT-3 in Breast Cancer and Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines.

Feb 27, 2023

RNA interference (RNAi) has drawn enormous attention as a powerful tool because of its capability to interfere with mRNA and protein production. However, designing a safe and efficient delivery system...

The potential of RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK (MAPK) signaling pathway inhibitors in ovarian cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Feb 27, 2023

The RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK (MAPK) pathway plays a role in ovarian carcinogenesis. Low-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (LGSOC) frequently harbors activating MAPK mutations. MAPK inhibitors have been used in sm...

The expression levels of NF-κB and IKKβ in epithelial ovarian cancer and their correlation with drug resistance-related genes MDR1, TOPOII, and ERCC1.

Feb 20, 2023

To explore the expression levels of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) and inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B kinase (IKKβ) in epithelial ovarian cancer and the correlation analysis with multi-drug res...

Multi-maintenance olaparib therapy in relapsed, germline BRCA1/2-mutant high-grade serous ovarian cancer (MOLTO): a phase II trial.

Feb 20, 2023

A single maintenance course of a poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor (PARPi) improves progression-free survival (PFS) in germline BRCA1/2-mutant high-grade serous ovarian cancer (gBRCAm-HGSOC). The ...

Intention matters: Success rate of bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy at the time of vaginal hysterectomy for pelvic organ prolapse.

Feb 13, 2023

The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of successful bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy at the time of vaginal hysterectomy for pelvic organ prolapse and to evaluate associated factor...

Therapeutic effect of haploidentical peripheral blood stem cell treatment on relapsed/refractory ovarian cancer.

Feb 06, 2023

The traditional immunotherapy is limited on relapsed/refractory metastatic ovarian cancer because tumors cause immunosuppression. Since new therapeutic strategies to improve clinical outcomes for pati...

Development and verification of a 7-lncRNA prognostic model based on tumor immunity for patients with ovarian cancer.

Feb 06, 2023

Both immune-reaction and lncRNAs play significant roles in the proliferation, invasion, and metastasis of ovarian cancer (OC). In this study, we aimed to construct an immune-related lncRNA risk model ...

[The expression and significance of protease activated receptor 2 in ovarian epithelial carcinoma].

Jan 30, 2023

To investigate the expression and significance of protease activated receptor 2 (PAR2) in ovarian epithelial carcinoma. PAR2 mRNA expression levels in 410 cases of epithelial ovarian carcinoma and 8...

The epigenetic factor CHD4 contributes to metastasis by regulating the EZH2/β-catenin axis and acts as a therapeutic target in ovarian cancer.

Jan 23, 2023

The overall survival rate of patients with advanced ovarian cancer (OC) has remained static for several decades. Advanced ovarian cancer is known for its poor prognosis due to extensive metastasis. Ep...

High visceral fat-to-muscle ratio is an independent factor that predicts worse overall survival in patients with primary epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancer.

Jan 23, 2023

The intra-abdominal cavity, surrounded by adipocytes, is the main metastatic site of epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancer. Epidemiological and molecular studies have demonstrated ...

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