2016
LIN-28B/let-7a/IGF-II axis molecular subtypes are associated with epithelial ovarian cancer prognosis
Lu L, Katsaros D, Canuto EM, Biglia N, Risch HA, Yu H. LIN-28B/let-7a/IGF-II axis molecular subtypes are associated with epithelial ovarian cancer prognosis. Gynecologic Oncology 2016, 141: 121-127. PMID: 26751131, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.12.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancer prognosisOvarian cancer prognosisMolecular subtypesCancer prognosisSurvival analysisMultivariate Cox regression modelKaplan-Meier survival curvesEpithelial ovarian cancer tissuesCox regression modelEpithelial ovarian cancerReduced relapse riskOvarian cancer tissuesIGF-II mRNAQuantitative reverse transcription PCRRelapse riskReverse transcription-PCROvarian cancerBetter survivalCancer tissuesLin-28BSurvival curvesClinical implicationsIGFPrognosisSubtypes
2012
Functional study of risk loci of stem cell-associated gene lin-28B and associations with disease survival outcomes in epithelial ovarian cancer
Lu L, Katsaros D, Mayne ST, Risch HA, Benedetto C, Canuto EM, Yu H. Functional study of risk loci of stem cell-associated gene lin-28B and associations with disease survival outcomes in epithelial ovarian cancer. Carcinogenesis 2012, 33: 2119-2125. PMID: 22822098, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgs243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialCircular DichroismCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplastic Stem CellsNucleic Acid ConformationOvarian NeoplasmsPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrognosisPromoter Regions, GeneticQuantitative Trait LociReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRisk FactorsRNA, MessengerRNA-Binding ProteinsSurvival RateConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsOvarian cancerEpithelial ovarian cancer survivalCancer-related risk factorsEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancer survivalOvarian cancer prognosisHigher mortality riskCell-associated markersPrimary EOC tissuesLin-28BStem cell-associated markersAssociation of genotypesDominant modelPatient survivalSurvival outcomesBorderline significanceEOC tissuesCancer survivalRisk factorsReal-time PCRMortality riskCancer prognosisMultivariate analysisPotential biomarkers