Molecular oncology

Endometriosis is a benign yet debilitating condition, and its molecular complexity remains unexplored. Although clinically recognized, its genetic landscape has long been overlooked. This review analyses cancer-associated mutations (CAMs) i…

Type 1 interferons (IFN-1), such as IFN-α and IFN-β, are the most well-studied interferon class due to their abundant expression, widespread signaling, and potent immunomodulatory functions. Although the role of these cytokines in mediating…

Ovarian endometrioid carcinoma (OEC) is a major histotype of endometriosis-associated ovarian carcinoma, yet the spatial distribution of cancer-associated mutations and the clonal relatedness of synchronous endometrial and ovarian carcinoma…

Abstracts submitted to the 'EACR 2026 Congress: Innovative Cancer Science', from 08-11 June 2026 and accepted by the Congress Organising Committee are published in this Supplement of Molecular Oncology, an affiliated journal of the European…

Abstracts submitted to the 'EACR 2025 Congress: Innovative Cancer Science', from 16-19 June 2025 and accepted by the Congress Organising Committee are published in this Supplement of Molecular Oncology, an affiliated journal of the European…

Endometrioid ovarian cancers (EOvC) are usually managed as serous tumors. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive molecular investigation to uncover the distinct biological characteristics of EOvC. This retrospective multicenter study i…

Ezrin-radixin-moesin-binding phosphoprotein 50 (EBP50) is a scaffold protein that is required for epithelial polarity. Knockout (KO) of membranous EBP50 (Me-EBP50) in ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) cells induced an epithelial-mesenchym…

Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) reportedly develops from endometriosis. However, the molecular mechanism underlying its malignant progression to OCCC remains elusive. This study aimed to identify an essential gene in the malignant trans…

The alpha-folate receptor (α-FR) is highly-expressed in various non-mucinous tumors of epithelial origin, including ovarian carcinoma. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between alpha-folate receptor (α-FR) and the cl…

Hereditary ovarian cancer accounts for at least 5% of the estimated 22,000 new cases of this disease during 2009. During this same time, over 15,000 will die from malignancy ascribed to ovarian origin. The bulk of these hereditary cases fit…

The pathogenesis of high-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary has come into sharper focus as closer attention has been paid to the earlier phases of this disease. The study of patients with BRCA mutation has been of particular value, in as m…

The value of identifying women with an inherited predisposition to epithelial ovarian cancer has become readily apparent with the identification of the BRCA1, and BRCA2 genes. Women who inherit a deleterious mutation in either of these gene…