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David P Bender

2013

P53

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The Relationship Between Vascularity, P53 Gene Mutations And Distant Metastatic Disease In Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma, Janna Girardi, Megan Samuelson, Anna Button, Koen De Geest, David P. Bender, Amina Ahmed, Michael Goodheart Apr 2013

The Relationship Between Vascularity, P53 Gene Mutations And Distant Metastatic Disease In Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma, Janna Girardi, Megan Samuelson, Anna Button, Koen De Geest, David P. Bender, Amina Ahmed, Michael Goodheart

David P Bender

Mutations of the p53 tumor suppressor gene are associated with large differences (>7 vessels/HPF) in Microvessel density (MVD) counts between primary and metastatic tumor sites in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. These data are consistent with models demonstrating p53 mutation functions directly to influence angiogenesis. This information supports continued therapy and research involving angiogenesis inhibitors in patients with ovarian cancer, especially in the setting of increased differences in MVD between primary and metastatic sites.


Comparison Of P53 Mutation Status, Primary Cytoreductive Surgical Outcomes, And Overall Survival In Patients With Ovarian Cancer, David Engle, Hubert Fornalik, Traci Neff, Anna Button, K Collins, Amina Ahmed, David Bender, Susan Lutgendorf, Michael Goodheart Apr 2013

Comparison Of P53 Mutation Status, Primary Cytoreductive Surgical Outcomes, And Overall Survival In Patients With Ovarian Cancer, David Engle, Hubert Fornalik, Traci Neff, Anna Button, K Collins, Amina Ahmed, David Bender, Susan Lutgendorf, Michael Goodheart

David P Bender

Optimal surgical cytoreduction continues to be an important prognostic variable in patients with ovarian cancer independent of p53 mutational status. Among patients with suboptimal cytoreduction a p53 mutation may offer a survival advantage.