Article
The clinicopathology and survival characteristics of patients with POLE proofreading mutations in endometrial carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2022
Jumaah Alaa Salah, Al-Haddad Hawraa Sahib, McAllister Katherine Ann, Yasseen Akeel Abed
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Endometrial carcinoma (EC) is classified into four distinct molecular subgroups. Patients with polymerase epsilon exonuclease domain mutated (POLE-EDM) tumors have the best prognosis of all. This meta-analysis consolidated the clinicopathology variations reported in the POLE-mutant subtype and survival parameters in patients with EC. METHODS: The following internet data bases were searched: PubMed,...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Carcinoma, Endometrioid
- DNA Polymerase II
- Endometrial Neoplasms
- Female
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Poly-ADP-Ribose Binding Proteins
- Prognosis
