Ovarian cancer: a heterogeneous disease

M Kossaï, A Leary, JY Scoazec, C Genestie - Pathobiology, 2018 - karger.com
Ovarian cancer encompasses a collection of neoplasms with distinct clinicopathological and
molecular features and prognosis. Despite there being a variety of ovarian cancer subtypes …

[HTML][HTML] Rethinking ovarian cancer: recommendations for improving outcomes

S Vaughan, JI Coward, RC Bast Jr, A Berchuck… - Nature Reviews …, 2011 - nature.com
There have been major advances in our understanding of the cellular and molecular biology
of the human malignancies that are collectively referred to as ovarian cancer. At a recent …

Spatial and temporal heterogeneity in high-grade serous ovarian cancer: a phylogenetic analysis

RF Schwarz, CKY Ng, SL Cooke, S Newman… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background The major clinical challenge in the treatment of high-grade serous ovarian
cancer (HGSOC) is the development of progressive resistance to platinum-based …

Distinct evolutionary trajectories of primary high‐grade serous ovarian cancers revealed through spatial mutational profiling

A Bashashati, G Ha, A Tone, J Ding… - The Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
High‐grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSC) is characterized by poor outcome, often
attributed to the emergence of treatment‐resistant subclones. We sought to measure the …

Inferring tumor progression from genomic heterogeneity

N Navin, A Krasnitz, L Rodgers, K Cook, J Meth… - Genome …, 2010 - genome.cshlp.org
Cancer progression in humans is difficult to infer because we do not routinely sample
patients at multiple stages of their disease. However, heterogeneous breast tumors provide …

Causes and consequences of increased glucose metabolism of cancers

RJ Gillies, I Robey, RA Gatenby - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2008 - Soc Nuclear Med
In this review we examine the mechanisms (causes) underlying the increased glucose
consumption observed in tumors within a teleological context (consequences). In other …

Micro-dissected tumor tissues on chip: an ex vivo method for drug testing and personalized therapy

M Astolfi, B Péant, MA Lateef, N Rousset… - Lab on a Chip, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
In cancer research and personalized medicine, new tissue culture models are needed to
better predict the response of patients to therapies. With a concern for the small volume of …

Ascites modulates cancer cell behavior, contributing to tumor heterogeneity in ovarian cancer

S Kim, B Kim, YS Song - Cancer science, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Malignant ascites constitute a unique tumor microenvironment providing a physical structure
for the accumulation of cellular and acellular components. Ascites is initiated and …

Ovarian carcinoma pathology and genetics: recent advances

CB Gilks, J Prat - Human pathology, 2009 - Elsevier
In this review we summarize recent advances in the histopathological diagnostic criteria and
molecular pathology of the main subtypes of ovarian surface epithelial carcinoma. These …

Single-cell RNA-seq recognized the initiator of epithelial ovarian cancer recurrence

T Kan, S Zhang, S Zhou, Y Zhang, Y Zhao, Y Gao… - Oncogene, 2022 - nature.com
Epithelial ovarian cancers (EOCs) are sensitive to chemotherapy but will ultimately relapse
and develop drug resistance. The origin of EOC recurrence has been elusive due to intra …