OBJECTIVE: To compare clinical features, treatment responses, and survival outcomes between endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer (EAOC) and high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC), with a focus on platinum resistance. MATERIALS AND …
This large-scale study aimed to determine the long-term influences of potential prognostic predictors and progression-free interval (PFI) criteria for grading platinum-sensitivity in ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC). We retrospectively r…
Angiogenesis is essential for the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Gene expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) A and C in 10 eutopic endometrial, 23 normal peritoneal, and 62 endometriotic tissues surgically obtained f…
ObjectiveTo evaluate how endometriosis affects expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in granulosa cells.DesignProspective study.SettingIVF-ET program at Osaka Medical College.Patient(s)Seventeen pa…
Survivin is a novel inhibitor of apoptosis and is expressed during fetal development and in cancer tissues, but its expression has not been reported in normal adult tissues or benign diseases. We investigated survivin gene and protein expre…