2013
Early stage uterine serous carcinoma: Management updates and genomic advances
Fader AN, Santin AD, Gehrig PA. Early stage uterine serous carcinoma: Management updates and genomic advances. Gynecologic Oncology 2013, 129: 244-250. PMID: 23321062, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly stage uterine serous carcinomaUterine serous carcinomaRisk of recurrenceResidual uterine diseaseTaxane-based chemotherapyEarly-stage diseaseNumber of patientsCancer-related deathHigh recurrence rateOptimal management approachHER2/neuPotential therapeutic targetAvailable literaturePIK3CA/Adjuvant therapyCervical involvementStage diseaseBiologic therapyProspective trialEndometrial cancerProspective studyRecurrence rateSerous carcinomaSurvival outcomesAggressive subtype
2012
Trop-2 protein overexpression is an independent marker for predicting disease recurrence in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma
Bignotti E, Zanotti L, Calza S, Falchetti M, Lonardi S, Ravaggi A, Romani C, Todeschini P, Bandiera E, Tassi RA, Facchetti F, Sartori E, Pecorelli S, Roque DM, Santin AD. Trop-2 protein overexpression is an independent marker for predicting disease recurrence in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma. BMC Clinical Pathology 2012, 12: 22. PMID: 23151048, PMCID: PMC3534488, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6890-12-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease-free survivalEndometrioid endometrial carcinomaTrop-2 overexpressionProgression-free survivalIndependent prognostic factorHigh tumor gradePrognostic factorsEndometrial carcinomaTumor gradeMultivariate analysisTrop-2 protein expressionPoor disease-free survivalReduced disease-free survivalProtein expressionAdvanced FIGO stageCommon gynecologic malignancyEndometrioid endometrial cancerLymphovascular space invasionProtein overexpressionParaffin-embedded specimensAggressive tumor phenotypeSurgical stagingCervical involvementMedical comorbiditiesEndometrial cancer