Serum S100A6 concentration predicts peritoneal tumor burden in mice with epithelial ovarian cancer and is associated with advanced stage in patients.

Serum S100A6 concentration predicts peritoneal tumor burden in mice with epithelial ovarian cancer and is associated with advanced stage in patients.

BACKGROUND:Ovarian cancer is the 5th leading cause of cancer related deaths in women. Five-year survival rates for early stage disease are greater than 94%, however most women are diagnosed in advanced stage with 5 year survival less than 28%. Improved means for early detection and reliable patient...

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Main Authors: Bih-Rong Wei, Shelley B Hoover, Mark M Ross, Weidong Zhou, Francesco Meani, Jennifer B Edwards, Elizabeth I Spehalski, John I Risinger, W Gregory Alvord, Octavio A Quiñones, Claudio Belluco, Luca Martella, Elio Campagnutta, Antonella Ravaggi, Ren-Ming Dai, Paul K Goldsmith, Kevin D Woolard, Sergio Pecorelli, Lance A Liotta, Emanuel F Petricoin, R Mark Simpson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2765613?pdf=render

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