Single-chain glycoprotein CD44 is a major cell surface receptor for hyaluronan and
mediates epithelial cell adhesion by its involvement in cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the expression and prognostic
significance of CD44 in epithelial ovarian cancer. Experimental Design: We analyzed the …

To clarify the possible role of CD44 expression in ovarian tumour development and
progression, an immunohistochemical investigation was undertaken of a series of 115 …

PURPOSE CD44 is a hyaluronic acid receptor that exists as a standard 90-kd form (CD44S)
as well as several CD44 variant isoforms produced through alternative splicing. Expression …

Expression of CD44 standard form (CD44s) was evaluated by automated
immunohistochemical analysis using the anti-CD44 A3D8 clone in 101 ovarian epithelial …

CD44, a cell surface glycoprotein, has been increasingly implicated in the pathogenesis and
progression of epithelial ovarian cancer, the deadliest gynecologic malignancy in women …

Background CD44 has recently been reported as a cancer stem cell marker in ovarian
cancer. However, the clinicopathological and prognostic value of this marker in ovarian …

The aim of this study was to evaluate CD44v6 protein expression and its prognostic value of
CD44v6 in ovarian carcinoma. The expression of CD44v6 was analyzed in 62 patients with …

CD44 is a transmembrane hyaluronic acid receptor gene that encodes over 100 different
tissue-specific protein isoforms. The most ubiquitous, CD44 standard, has been used as a …

The aim of this study was to clarify the clinical role of CD44 expression in ovarian serous
cancer, and its relation to clinicopathologic prognostic factors, disease free survival and …