2015
Management of Borderline Ovarian Tumors Based on Patient and Tumor Characteristics
Black JD, Altwerger GH, Ratner E, Lu L, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Santin AD, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ. Management of Borderline Ovarian Tumors Based on Patient and Tumor Characteristics. Gynecologic And Obstetric Investigation 2015, 81: 169-173. PMID: 26067608, DOI: 10.1159/000431219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMucinous tumorsSeromucinous tumorsOvarian tumorsComplete surgical stagingNormal-appearing appendixBorderline ovarian tumorsLymph node involvementRetrospective cohort analysisRisk of recurrenceAggressive stagingNodal diseaseSurgical stagingHazard ratioNode involvementDisease recurrencePseudomyxoma peritoneiSerous tumorsSingle institutionPathology reportsCohort analysisLower riskRecurrenceMultivariate analysisFrozen sectionsTumors
2012
Prognostic Significance of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Serum Determination in Women with Ovarian Cancer
Bandiera E, Franceschini R, Specchia C, Bignotti E, Trevisiol C, Gion M, Pecorelli S, Santin AD, Ravaggi A. Prognostic Significance of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Serum Determination in Women with Ovarian Cancer. International Scholarly Research Notices 2012, 2012: 245756. PMID: 22792477, PMCID: PMC3390037, DOI: 10.5402/2012/245756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndependent prognostic factorPrognostic factorsPrognostic significanceOvarian cancerSerum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levelsVascular endothelial growth factor levelsPresence of ascitesLymph node involvementResidual tumor sizeSubgroup of patientsGood prognostic markerGrowth factor levelsPotential prognostic significanceMEDLINE/PubMedSVEGF levelsFIGO stageNode involvementOverall survivalTumor sizeTumor gradeEligible studiesPatient outcomesPrognostic markerInclusion criteriaPrognostic variablesPrognostic factors and treatment-related outcomes in patients with uterine serous cancer (USC).
deLeon M, Lu L, Hui P, Santin A, Rutherford T, Arin-Silasi D, Azodi M, Ratner E, Schwartz P. Prognostic factors and treatment-related outcomes in patients with uterine serous cancer (USC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 5099-5099. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.5099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStage IA/IBDisease-free survivalUterine serous cancerIIIA/IIIBIVA/IVBIA/IBUSC patientsPrognostic factorsMyometrial invasionLargest single-institution experienceWhole-pelvis radiation therapyLymph node involvementPlatinum-based chemotherapySingle institution experienceIndependent prognostic factorLymph node metastasisTreatment-related outcomesUterine cancer deathsBetter OSII-IVBIB diseaseNode involvementSurgical debulkingSerous cancerShorter OS
2011
Serum Human Epididymis Protein 4 and Risk for Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm as New Diagnostic and Prognostic Tools for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Management
Bandiera E, Romani C, Specchia C, Zanotti L, Galli C, Ruggeri G, Tognon G, Bignotti E, Tassi RA, Odicino F, Caimi L, Sartori E, Santin AD, Pecorelli S, Ravaggi A. Serum Human Epididymis Protein 4 and Risk for Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm as New Diagnostic and Prognostic Tools for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Management. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2011, 20: 2496-2506. PMID: 22028406, PMCID: PMC3237732, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-11-0635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman epididymis protein 4Epithelial ovarian cancerSerum human epididymis protein 4Independent prognostic factorOvarian Malignancy AlgorithmPrognostic factorsMalignancy AlgorithmProgression-free survivalLymph node involvementOvarian cancer managementPreoperative serum samplesProtein 4Ovarian benign cystsElevated CA125Node involvementPositive cytologyPostmenopausal womenPremenopausal womenMultivariable analysisMulticenter studyPrognostic valueAdvanced ageOvarian cancerBenign cystsObstetricians stage