2012
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) is an effective way of managing elderly women with advanced stage ovarian cancer (FIGO Stage IIIC and IV)
Glasgow MA, Yu H, Rutherford TJ, Azodi M, Silasi D, Santin AD, Schwartz PE. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) is an effective way of managing elderly women with advanced stage ovarian cancer (FIGO Stage IIIC and IV). Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 107: 195-200. PMID: 22648987, DOI: 10.1002/jso.23171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarboplatinCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialChemotherapy, AdjuvantCohort StudiesDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialOvarian NeoplasmsPaclitaxelRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerAdvanced stage ovarian cancerUpfront cytoreductive surgeryNeoadjuvant chemotherapyStage ovarian cancerCytoreductive surgeryOvarian cancerNACT patientsAge 70Stage IV epithelial ovarian cancerAdvanced epithelial ovarian cancerImproved progression-free survivalRetrospective cohort studyShorter ICU stayStage IV diseaseProgression-free survivalLess blood lossSmall bowel resectionOverall survival analysisICU staySame chemotherapyUpfront surgeryMacroscopic diseasePerioperative morbidityStage IIIC
1996
Development and characterization of an interleukin-2–transduced human ovarian carcinoma tumor vaccine not expressing major histocompatibility complex molecules
Santin A, Ioli G, Hiserodt J, Manetta A, Pecorelli S, DiSaia P, Granger G. Development and characterization of an interleukin-2–transduced human ovarian carcinoma tumor vaccine not expressing major histocompatibility complex molecules. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1996, 174: 633-640. PMID: 8623798, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(96)70441-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-2Interleukin-2Ovarian carcinoma cellsOvarian cancerAllogeneic peripheral blood lymphocytesAdvanced epithelial ovarian cancerBALB/c nude miceChromium-51 release assaysMajor histocompatibility complex class IAdvance ovarian cancerCarcinoma cellsHistocompatibility complex class IEpithelial ovarian cancerMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesPeripheral blood lymphocytesHuman ovarian carcinoma cell linesHuman ovarian carcinoma cellsOvarian carcinoma cell linesComplex class ICytokine interleukin-2Long-term cytotoxicHistocompatibility complex moleculesMonths of studyUCI-107Tumor vaccines