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Comparison of ERCC1/XPF genetic variation, mRNA and protein levels in women with advanced stage ovarian cancer treated with intraperitoneal platinum.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Sept 2012
Deloia Julie A, Bhagwat Nikhil R, Darcy Kathleen M, Strange Mary, Tian Chunquio, Nuttall Kevin, Krivak Thomas C, Niedernhofer Laura J
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OBJECTIVE: Approximately 20% of patients receiving platinum-based chemotherapy for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) are refractory or develop early recurrence. Identifying these patients early could reduce treatment-associated morbidity and allow quicker transfer to more effective therapies. Much attention has focused on ERCC1 as a potential predictor of response to therapy because of its essential role in the...
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