2017
Risk of breast cancer after a diagnosis of ovarian cancer in BRCA mutation carriers: Is preventive mastectomy warranted?
McGee J, Giannakeas V, Karlan B, Lubinski J, Gronwald J, Rosen B, McLaughlin J, Risch H, Sun P, Foulkes WD, Neuhausen SL, Kotsopoulos J, Narod SA, Group O. Risk of breast cancer after a diagnosis of ovarian cancer in BRCA mutation carriers: Is preventive mastectomy warranted? Gynecologic Oncology 2017, 145: 346-351. PMID: 28314588, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.02.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBRCA mutation carriersOvarian cancer patientsOvarian cancerBreast cancerMutation carriersPreventive mastectomyCancer patientsActuarial riskStage III/IV ovarian cancerUnaffected BRCA mutation carriersEarly-stage ovarian cancerBreast cancer incidenceStage ovarian cancerMutation-carrying patientsProportional hazards modelCause of mortalityImpact of mastectomyOvarian cancer diagnosisProbability of deathBreast surveillanceCause mortalityAnnual mortality rateClinical benefitBreast surgeryInternational registryEpidemiologic factors that predict long-term survival following a diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancer
Kim SJ, Rosen B, Fan I, Ivanova A, McLaughlin JR, Risch H, Narod SA, Kotsopoulos J. Epidemiologic factors that predict long-term survival following a diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancer. British Journal Of Cancer 2017, 116: 964-971. PMID: 28208158, PMCID: PMC5379147, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2017.35.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinoma, Clear CellAdenocarcinoma, MucinousAdultAgedCanadaCystadenocarcinoma, SerousEndometrial NeoplasmsEpidemiologic FactorsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHormone Replacement TherapyHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingOvarian NeoplasmsParityPregnancyPrognosisReproductive HistoryYoung AdultConceptsOvarian cancer-specific mortalityCancer-specific mortalityHormone replacement therapyRisk of deathEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancerHazard ratioEpidemiologic factorsOvulatory cyclesOvarian cancer-specific deathOvarian cancer-specific survivalInvasive epithelial ovarian cancerBMI 5 yearsCancer-specific survivalCancer-specific deathOntario Cancer RegistryProportional hazards regressionConfidence intervalsBorderline significant associationOvarian cancer developmentLong-term survivalGreater cumulative numberHRT useCancer RegistryHistologic subtypeSurvival predictors of Burkitt's lymphoma in children, adults and elderly in the United States during 2000–2013
Mukhtar F, Boffetta P, Risch HA, Park JY, Bubu OM, Womack L, Tran TV, Zgibor JC, Luu HN. Survival predictors of Burkitt's lymphoma in children, adults and elderly in the United States during 2000–2013. International Journal Of Cancer 2017, 140: 1494-1502. PMID: 28006853, PMCID: PMC6919213, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.30576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPredictors of survivalBurkitt's lymphomaSurvival predictorsMultiple primariesAge groupsCox proportional hazards regression modelFive-year relative survivalProportional hazards regression modelsStage II diseaseStage IV diseaseEnd Results (SEER) databaseAfrican American raceHazards regression modelsBL patientsElderly patientsPrognostic factorsResults databaseWorse outcomesElderly groupStage IIIAmerican raceRelative survivalHigh mortalityLymphomaDisease
2016
Long non-coding RNAs, ASAP1-IT1, FAM215A, and LINC00472, in epithelial ovarian cancer
Fu Y, Biglia N, Wang Z, Shen Y, Risch HA, Lu L, Canuto EM, Jia W, Katsaros D, Yu H. Long non-coding RNAs, ASAP1-IT1, FAM215A, and LINC00472, in epithelial ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 2016, 143: 642-649. PMID: 27667152, PMCID: PMC5507336, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.09.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdenocarcinoma, Clear CellAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, EndometrioidCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and SerousNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialOvarian NeoplasmsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Long NoncodingYoung AdultConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancerStage diseasePatient survivalGrade tumorsASAP1-IT1Survival associationsLong non-coding RNAsCox proportional hazards regression modelPrimary epithelial ovarian cancerProportional hazards regression modelsTumor samplesFresh frozen tumor samplesHigh expressionEarly-stage diseaseFavorable overall survivalLate-stage diseaseHazards regression modelsLow-grade tumorsHigh-grade tumorsOvarian cancer progressionNon-coding RNAsImportant biological actionsOverall survivalPoor prognosis
2015
Ten-year survival after epithelial ovarian cancer is not associated with BRCA mutation status
Kotsopoulos J, Rosen B, Fan I, Moody J, McLaughlin JR, Risch H, May T, Sun P, Narod SA. Ten-year survival after epithelial ovarian cancer is not associated with BRCA mutation status. Gynecologic Oncology 2015, 140: 42-47. PMID: 26556769, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBRCA mutation statusLong-term survivalEpithelial ovarian cancerResidual diseaseOvarian cancerMutation carriersMutation statusOntario Cancer RegistryTreatment-related factorsTen-year survivalBRCA2 mutation carriersBRCA1 mutation carriersMajority of womenInitial survival advantageActuarial survivalMortality benefitSerous cancerCancer RegistryBRCA carriersBRCA mutationsMedical recordsBRCA2 mutationsSurvival statusSurvival advantageClinical informationPrognostic and predictive values of long non-coding RNA LINC00472 in breast cancer
Shen Y, Katsaros D, Loo LW, Hernandez BY, Chong C, Canuto EM, Biglia N, Lu L, Risch H, Chu WM, Yu H. Prognostic and predictive values of long non-coding RNA LINC00472 in breast cancer. Oncotarget 2015, 6: 8579-8592. PMID: 25865225, PMCID: PMC4496168, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.3287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalBreast NeoplasmsCarcinomaCell DivisionCell Line, TumorCell MovementChemotherapy, AdjuvantDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGene ExpressionGenes, Tumor SuppressorGenetic VectorsHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRecurrenceRiskRNARNA, Long NoncodingRNA, NeoplasmTissue Array AnalysisTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsLINC00472 expressionBreast cancerPredictive valueBreast tumorsLow expressionBreast cancer cell proliferationFavorable molecular subtypesNormal-like tumorsFavorable disease outcomeAggressive breast tumorsRisk of relapseCell proliferationCancer cell proliferationBreast cancer cellsBreast tumor samplesAdjuvant chemoHormonal therapyLuminal AClinical managementDisease outcomeGene Expression Omnibus databaseMolecular subtypesLong non-coding RNALINC00472Tumor samplesPrognostic value of INPP4B protein immunohistochemistry in ovarian cancer.
Salmena L, Shaw P, Fans I, McLaughlin, Rosen B, Risch H, Mitchell C, Sun P, Narod SA, Kotsopoulos J. Prognostic value of INPP4B protein immunohistochemistry in ovarian cancer. European Journal Of Gynaecological Oncology 2015, 36: 260-7. PMID: 26189250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinoma, Clear CellAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, EndometrioidCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and SerousNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialOvarian NeoplasmsPhosphoric Monoester HydrolasesPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsPTEN PhosphohydrolaseTumor Suppressor Protein p53Young AdultConceptsAberrant p53 expressionOvarian cancerP53 expressionHazard ratioLoss of PTENOvarian tumorsOvarian cancer tissue samplesEndometrioid ovarian tumorsProtein expressionSurvival hazard ratioEpithelial ovarian tumorsPoor disease outcomePossible prognostic roleProportional hazards modelCancer tissue samplesPrognostic roleEndometrioid tumorsEndometrioid subtypePrognostic valuePoor prognosisSerous subtypeProtein immunohistochemistryDisease outcomeTissue microarrayHazards model
2014
Integrative post-genome-wide association analysis of CDKN2A and TP53 SNPs and risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma
Buas MF, Levine DM, Makar KW, Utsugi H, Onstad L, Li X, Galipeau PC, Shaheen NJ, Hardie LJ, Romero Y, Bernstein L, Gammon MD, Casson AG, Bird NC, Risch HA, Ye W, Liu G, Corley DA, Blount PL, Fitzgerald RC, Whiteman DC, Wu AH, Reid BJ, Vaughan TL. Integrative post-genome-wide association analysis of CDKN2A and TP53 SNPs and risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma. Carcinogenesis 2014, 35: 2740-2747. PMID: 25280564, PMCID: PMC4247522, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgu207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAgedBarrett EsophagusCase-Control StudiesCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Disease ProgressionEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrognosisRisk FactorsTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsEsophageal adenocarcinomaBarrett's esophagusSingle nucleotide polymorphismsRisk of EACPredictors of progressionGermline single nucleotide polymorphismsTP53 single nucleotide polymorphismsNucleotide polymorphismsCDKN2A polymorphismsEA tumorsFrequent somatic mutationsProspective cohortCDKN2A variantsMale genderRisk factorsReduced riskTumor suppressor gene CDKN2ACaucasian raceMiR-663bEA casesSomatic alterationsGermline variationAdenocarcinomaGenes CDKN2AEsophagusRisk Factors for Ovarian Cancers With and Without Microsatellite Instability
Segev Y, Pal T, Rosen B, McLaughlin JR, Sellers TA, Risch HA, Zhang S, Sun P, Narod SA, Schildkraut J. Risk Factors for Ovarian Cancers With and Without Microsatellite Instability. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2014, 24: 664-669. PMID: 24755492, DOI: 10.1097/igc.0000000000000134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinoma, Clear CellAdenocarcinoma, MucinousBRCA1 ProteinBRCA2 ProteinBreast NeoplasmsCanadaCystadenocarcinoma, SerousDNA, NeoplasmEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMicrosatellite InstabilityMicrosatellite RepeatsMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm StagingOvarian NeoplasmsPrognosisRisk FactorsSyndromeUnited StatesConceptsOvarian cancer patientsOral contraceptive useBody mass indexEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancerCancer patientsHistologic subtypeMass indexTubal ligationRisk factorsBRCA2 mutationsContraceptive usePast oral contraceptive usePrimary epithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancer risk factorsBRCA1 mutationsNational Cancer Institute criteriaProtective factorsSpecific histologic subtypesCancer risk factorsPopulation-based studyMSI-high cancersCases of cancerMSI-high tumorsBRCA2 mutation status
2013
Type I and II Endometrial Cancers: Have They Different Risk Factors?
Setiawan VW, Yang HP, Pike MC, McCann SE, Yu H, Xiang YB, Wolk A, Wentzensen N, Weiss NS, Webb PM, van den Brandt PA, van de Vijver K, Thompson PJ, Group T, Strom BL, Spurdle AB, Soslow RA, Shu XO, Schairer C, Sacerdote C, Rohan TE, Robien K, Risch HA, Ricceri F, Rebbeck TR, Rastogi R, Prescott J, Polidoro S, Park Y, Olson SH, Moysich KB, Miller AB, McCullough ML, Matsuno RK, Magliocco AM, Lurie G, Lu L, Lissowska J, Liang X, Lacey JV, Kolonel LN, Henderson BE, Hankinson SE, Håkansson N, Goodman MT, Gaudet MM, Garcia-Closas M, Friedenreich CM, Freudenheim JL, Doherty J, De Vivo I, Courneya KS, Cook LS, Chen C, Cerhan JR, Cai H, Brinton LA, Bernstein L, Anderson KE, Anton-Culver H, Schouten LJ, Horn-Ross PL. Type I and II Endometrial Cancers: Have They Different Risk Factors? Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 2607-2618. PMID: 23733771, PMCID: PMC3699726, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.48.2596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAge FactorsAgedBiopsy, NeedleCarcinoma, EndometrioidCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsContraceptives, OralDatabases, FactualDiabetes MellitusDisease-Free SurvivalEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingObesityOdds RatioRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificitySmokingSurvival AnalysisConceptsType II tumorsII tumorsRisk factorsEndometrial cancerOdds ratioHigh-grade endometrioid tumorsEndometrial cancer risk factorsType IEndometrial Cancer ConsortiumEndometrial cancer typesType I tumorsEndometrial cancer casesOral contraceptive useRisk factor patternsBody mass indexCancer risk factorsCommon etiologic factorCase-control studyDifferent risk factorsEndometrioid tumorsI tumorsMass indexCigarette smokingPooled analysisEtiologic factorsRisk Factors for Ovarian Cancers With and Without Microsatellite Instability
Segev Y, Pal T, Rosen B, McLaughlin JR, Sellers TA, Risch HA, Zhang S, Ping S, Narod SA, Schildkraut J. Risk Factors for Ovarian Cancers With and Without Microsatellite Instability. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2013, 23: 1010. PMID: 23748177, PMCID: PMC3740723, DOI: 10.1097/igc.0b013e31829a5527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer patientsOral contraceptive useBody mass indexEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancerCancer patientsHistologic subtypeMass indexHistologic findingsTubal ligationRisk factorsContraceptive usePast oral contraceptive usePrimary epithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancer risk factorsBRCA1 mutationsNational Cancer Institute criteriaProtective factorsDifferent histologic findingsSpecific histologic subtypesCancer risk factorsPopulation-based studyMSI-high cancersMSI-high tumorsBRCA2 mutation statusPolymorphisms in Inflammation Pathway Genes and Endometrial Cancer Risk
Delahanty RJ, Xiang YB, Spurdle A, Beeghly-Fadiel A, Long J, Thompson D, Tomlinson I, Yu H, Lambrechts D, Dörk T, Goodman MT, Zheng Y, Salvesen HB, Bao PP, Amant F, Beckmann MW, Coenegrachts L, Coosemans A, Dubrowinskaja N, Dunning A, Runnebaum IB, Easton D, Ekici AB, Fasching PA, Halle MK, Hein A, Howarth K, Gorman M, Kaydarova D, Krakstad C, Lose F, Lu L, Lurie G, O'Mara T, Matsuno RK, Pharoah P, Risch H, Corssen M, Trovik J, Turmanov N, Wen W, Lu W, Cai Q, Zheng W, Shu XO. Polymorphisms in Inflammation Pathway Genes and Endometrial Cancer Risk. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2013, 22: 216-223. PMID: 23221126, PMCID: PMC3677562, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-12-0903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAsian PeopleBiomarkers, TumorCase-Control StudiesChinaEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression ProfilingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansInflammationLinkage DisequilibriumMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrognosisRisk FactorsConceptsEndometrial cancer riskEndometrial cancer casesEndometrial cancerSingle nucleotide polymorphismsOdds ratioCancer casesEndometrial carcinogenesisCancer riskStage IConfidence intervalsInflammation pathway genesInflammatory pathway genesAllelic odds ratioChronic inflammationEpidemiologic evidenceInflammatory pathwaysPathway genesSignificant associationStage IIGenetic susceptibilityMMP9 polymorphismsAdditional studiesCancerGenetic polymorphismsFollow-up genotypingLong-Term Ovarian Cancer Survival Associated With Mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2
McLaughlin JR, Rosen B, Moody J, Pal T, Fan I, Shaw PA, Risch HA, Sellers TA, Sun P, Narod SA. Long-Term Ovarian Cancer Survival Associated With Mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2013, 105: 141-148. PMID: 23257159, PMCID: PMC3611851, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djs494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive ovarian cancerOvarian cancerBRCA2 mutationsLong-term survival benefitOvarian cancer-specific survivalCancer-specific survivalOvarian cancer survivalSerous ovarian cancerShort-term survival advantageBRCA1 mutation carriersLong-term survivalHazard ratioSurvival benefitBetter prognosisUnselected womenBRCA2 carriersCancer survivalMutation carriersSurvival advantageSurvival analysisCancerDiagnosisTime pointsWomenSurvival
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 biomarkersGenome-Wide Association Study Identifies a Possible Susceptibility Locus for Endometrial Cancer
Long J, Zheng W, Xiang YB, Lose F, Thompson D, Tomlinson I, Yu H, Wentzensen N, Lambrechts D, Dörk T, Dubrowinskaja N, Goodman MT, Salvesen HB, Fasching PA, Scott RJ, Delahanty R, Zheng Y, O'Mara T, Healey CS, Hodgson S, Risch H, Yang HP, Amant F, Turmanov N, Schwake A, Lurie G, Trovik J, Beckmann MW, Ashton K, Ji BT, Bao PP, Howarth K, Lu L, Lissowska J, Coenegrachts L, Kaidarova D, Dürst M, Thompson PJ, Krakstad C, Ekici AB, Otton G, Shi J, Zhang B, Gorman M, Brinton L, Coosemans A, Matsuno RK, Halle MK, Hein A, Proietto A, Cai H, Lu W, Dunning A, Easton D, Gao YT, Cai Q, Spurdle AB, Shu XO. Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies a Possible Susceptibility Locus for Endometrial Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2012, 21: 980-987. PMID: 22426144, PMCID: PMC3372671, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-11-1160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation between endometriosis and risk of histological subtypes of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of case–control studies
Pearce CL, Templeman C, Rossing MA, Lee A, Near AM, Webb PM, Nagle CM, Doherty JA, Cushing-Haugen KL, Wicklund KG, Chang-Claude J, Hein R, Lurie G, Wilkens LR, Carney ME, Goodman MT, Moysich K, Kjaer SK, Hogdall E, Jensen A, Goode EL, Fridley BL, Larson MC, Schildkraut JM, Palmieri RT, Cramer DW, Terry KL, Vitonis AF, Titus LJ, Ziogas A, Brewster W, Anton-Culver H, Gentry-Maharaj A, Ramus SJ, Anderson AR, Brueggmann D, Fasching PA, Gayther SA, Huntsman DG, Menon U, Ness RB, Pike MC, Risch H, Wu AH, Berchuck A, Consortium O. Association between endometriosis and risk of histological subtypes of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of case–control studies. The Lancet Oncology 2012, 13: 385-394. PMID: 22361336, PMCID: PMC3664011, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(11)70404-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive ovarian cancerSelf-reported endometriosisHistory of endometriosisCase-control studyHistological subtypesOvarian cancerBorderline tumorsOvarian cancer case-control studiesOral contraceptive useBorderline ovarian cancerSubset of womenEpithelial ovarian cancerDanish Cancer SocietyCancer case-control studyOvarian Cancer Association ConsortiumUK National InstituteNational InstituteLogistic regression analysisCancer Research FundCancer Research ProgramMedical Research CouncilCancer Research CenterUS Army Medical ResearchInvasive casesPooled analysis
2008
Cyclin E Overexpression Relates to Ovarian Cancer Histology but not to Risk Factors
Risch HA. Cyclin E Overexpression Relates to Ovarian Cancer Histology but not to Risk Factors. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2008, 17: 1841-1841. PMID: 18628442, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-08-0271.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
The relationship of insulin-like growth factor-II, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3, and estrogen receptor-alpha expression to disease progression in epithelial ovarian cancer.
Lu L, Katsaros D, Wiley A, de la Longrais I, Risch HA, Puopolo M, Yu H. The relationship of insulin-like growth factor-II, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3, and estrogen receptor-alpha expression to disease progression in epithelial ovarian cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2006, 12: 1208-1214. PMID: 16489075, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-05-1801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorDisease ProgressionEpithelial CellsEstrogen Receptor alphaFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3Insulin-Like Growth Factor IIMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOvarian NeoplasmsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, NeoplasmSurvival AnalysisConceptsIGF-II expressionEstrogen receptor alpha expressionReceptor alpha expressionEpithelial ovarian cancerIGF-IIDisease progressionOvarian cancerInsulin-like growth factor (IGF) systemPrimary epithelial ovarian cancerProtein 3Insulin-like growth factorIGF signalingHigh IGF-IILarge residual lesionExpression of estrogenInsulin-like growth factor IIIGFBP-3 expressionEffects of IGFOvarian cancer treatmentGrowth factor systemFresh tumor specimensGrowth factor IIQuantitative reverse transcription PCRIGFBP-3Serous histology
2005
Demographic and lifestyle predictors of survival in patients with esophageal or gastric cancers
Trivers KF, de Roos AJ, Gammon MD, Vaughan TL, Risch HA, Olshan AF, Schoenberg JB, Mayne ST, Dubrow R, Stanford JL, Abrahamson P, Rotterdam H, West AB, Fraumeni JF, Chow WH. Demographic and lifestyle predictors of survival in patients with esophageal or gastric cancers. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2005, 3: 225-230. PMID: 15765441, DOI: 10.1016/s1542-3565(04)00613-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaGastric cancerHazard ratioLonger survivalNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug usePopulation-based case-control studyAnti-inflammatory drug usePrediagnosis body mass indexAdjusted hazard ratioGastroesophageal reflux diseaseSquamous cell carcinomaConfidence intervalsGastric cancer survivalCase-control studyEsophageal adenocarcinoma patientsLocalized diseaseReflux diseaseMass indexAlcohol intakeCigarette smokingDecreased riskIncident casesAdenocarcinoma patientsCell carcinoma
2000
BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Analysis of 208 Ashkenazi Jewish Women with Ovarian Cancer
Moslehi R, Chu W, Karlan B, Fishman D, Risch H, Fields A, Smotkin D, Ben-David Y, Rosenblatt J, Russo D, Schwartz P, Tung N, Warner E, Rosen B, Friedman J, Brunet J, Narod S. BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Analysis of 208 Ashkenazi Jewish Women with Ovarian Cancer. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2000, 66: 1259-1272. PMID: 10739756, PMCID: PMC1288193, DOI: 10.1086/302853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBRCA2 ProteinBreast NeoplasmsDNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleFounder EffectGene FrequencyGenes, BRCA1Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansIncidenceIsraelJewsMaleMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasm StagingNorth AmericaOvarian NeoplasmsPedigreeTranscription FactorsConceptsFemale first-degree relativesAge 75 yearsOvarian cancerFirst-degree relativesBreast cancerAshkenazi Jewish womenHereditary breast-ovarian cancer syndromeBreast-ovarian cancer syndromeObserved excess riskFounder mutationFamilial cancer riskDetailed family historyBRCA2 mutation analysisCumulative incidenceExcess riskHealthy controlsRelative riskFamily historyMedical CenterCancer riskCancer syndromesAshkenazi Jewish populationControl populationProtein truncation testBRCA2 genes