| Literature DB >> 26895188 |
Ben Davidson1,2.
Abstract
Ovarian cancer, consisting mainly of ovarian carcinoma, is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy. Improvements in outcome for patients with advanced-stage disease are limited by intrinsic and acquired chemoresistance and by tumor heterogeneity at different anatomic sites and along disease progression. Molecules and cellular pathways mediating chemoresistance appear to be different for the different histological types of ovarian carcinoma, with most recent research focusing on serous and clear cell carcinoma. This review discusses recent data implicating various biomarkers in chemoresistance in this cancer, with focus on studies in which clinical specimens have been central.Entities:
Keywords: DNA repair; Ovarian cancer; ascites; chemotherapy resistance; histology; microRNA; mitosis; progression
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26895188 DOI: 10.1586/14737159.2016.1156532
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Expert Rev Mol Diagn ISSN: 1473-7159 Impact factor: 5.225