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Molecular Scores to Predict Ovarian Cancer Outcomes: A Worthy Goal, but Not Ready for Prime Time

Year: 2012

Type: editorial

Abstract: Ovarian carcinoma has the highest mortality of all gynecological cancers. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2012, about 22 280 new cases of ovarian cancer will be diagnosed, and 15 500 women will die of ovarian cancer in the United States (1). Despite achieving high rates of remission following radical surgery and platinum-based chemotherapy, most women relapse

Source: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djs203

Authors: E. M. Swisher, T. Taniguchi, B. Y. Karlan

Institutions: University of Washington, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment

Subfield: Reproductive Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute