Article
Intratumoral heterogeneity in a minority of ovarian low-grade serous carcinomas.
BMC cancer - 18 Dec 2014
Tone Alicia A, McConechy Melissa K, Yang Winnie, Ding Jiarui, Yip Stephen, Kong Esther, Wong Kwong-Kwok, Gershenson David M, Mackay Helen, Shah Sohrab, Gilks Blake, Tinker Anna V, Clarke Blaise, McAlpine Jessica N, Huntsman David
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ovarian low-grade serous carcinoma (LGSC) has fewer mutations than ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC) and a less aggressive clinical course. However, an overwhelming majority of LGSC patients do not respond to conventional chemotherapy resulting in a poor long-term prognosis comparable to women diagnosed with HGSC. KRAS and BRAF mutations are common in LGSC, leading to clinical trials...
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