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The role of p53 as a surrogate marker for chemotherapeutical responsiveness in ovarian cancer.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Jan 2010
Bauerschlag Dirk O, Schem Christian, Weigel Marion T, Von Kaisenberg Constantin, Strauss Alexander, Bauknecht Thomas, Maass Nicolai, Meinhold-Heerlein Ivo
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INTRODUCTION: In advanced ovarian cancers (OCs), p53 mutations are frequently observed. The objective of this study was to explore the value of the p53 mutational status, using four different techniques, in advanced OC patients as a predictive marker for responsiveness to platinum-based chemotherapy. METHODS: One hundred and four, mostly serous papillary OC specimens were analyzed, of which all received a...
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