Latest research and treatment of advanced-stage epithelial ovarian cancer

RL Coleman, BJ Monk, AK Sood… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2013 - nature.com
The natural history of ovarian cancer continues to be characterized by late-stage
presentation, metastatic bulky disease burden and stagnant mortality statistics, despite …

New strategies in the treatment of ovarian cancer: current clinical perspectives and future potential

S Banerjee, SB Kaye - Clinical cancer research, 2013 - AACR
The treatment of ovarian cancer is set to undergo rapid changes, as strategies incorporating
molecular targeted therapies begin to take shape. These are based on a better appreciation …

A randomized phase II trial of maintenance therapy with Sorafenib in front-line ovarian carcinoma

TJ Herzog, G Scambia, BG Kim, C Lhommé… - Gynecologic …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Sorafenib, an oral multikinase inhibitor of the VEGFR/PDGFR/Raf/MEK/ERK
pathway, has shown potential activity in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer (OC). One …

[HTML][HTML] Serine protease inhibitor Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) drives proliferation and anoikis resistance in a subset of ovarian cancers

C Mehner, AL Oberg, KR Kalli, A Nassar, A Hockla… - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ovarian cancer represents the most lethal tumor type among malignancies of the female
reproductive system. Overall survival rates remain low. In this study, we identify the serine …

Clinical trials and future potential of targeted therapy for ovarian cancer

H Itamochi, J Kigawa - International journal of clinical oncology, 2012 - Springer
Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death in women with gynecological cancer. Most
patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage with a poor prognosis. Currently, surgical …

Targeting tyrosine-kinases in ovarian cancer

M Morotti, CM Becker, MV Menada… - Expert opinion on …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the leading cause of gynaecologic cancer
death. Although in some cases initial treatment is effective, most of the women diagnosed …

[HTML][HTML] Major clinical research advances in gynecologic cancer in 2012

DH Suh, JW Kim, K Kim, HJ Kim… - Journal of Gynecologic …, 2013 - synapse.koreamed.org
Ten topics were chosen among major clinical research achievements in gynecologic
oncology in 2012. For ovarian cancer, comprehensive review of the history of bevacizumab …

Profile of erlotinib and its potential in the treatment of advanced ovarian carcinoma

HW Hirte - OncoTargets and therapy, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The epidermal growth-factor receptor (EGFR) is overexpressed in the majority of epithelial
ovarian cancers and promotes cell proliferation, migration and invasion, and angiogenesis …

The changing landscape of therapeutic strategies for recurrent ovarian cancer

KH Baumann, U Wagner, A Du Bois - Future Oncology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Advanced epithelial ovarian cancer, cancer of the fallopian tube and primary peritoneal
cancer have a poor prognosis and a high rate of disease recurrence following primary …

Clinical investigation of receptor and non-receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors for the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer

SJ Klempner, AP Myers, GB Mills… - Expert opinion on …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the second most common gynecologic
malignancy and the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancer in the USA. EOC is an …