Prognostic impact of platinum sensitivity in ovarian carcinoma patients with brain metastasis

Prognostic impact of platinum sensitivity in ovarian carcinoma patients with brain metastasis

Abstract Background Brain metastasis (BM) is a rare event in ovarian cancer patients. The current prognostic scores that have been used for other tumors do not account for specific characteristics of ovarian cancer, such as platinum sensitivity. Methods This retrospective cohort study examined patie...

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Main Authors: Alexandre André Balieiro Anastácio da Costa, Elizabeth Santana dos Santos, Deborah Porto Cotrim, Natasha Carvalho Pandolfi, Marcelle Goldner Cesca, Henrique Mantoan, Solange Moraes Sanches, Adriana Regina Gonçalves Ribeiro, Louise de Brot, Graziele Bonvolim, Paulo Issamu Sanematsu, Ronaldo Pereira de Souza, Joyce Maria Lisboa Maya, Fabrício de Souza Castro, João Paulo da Nogueira Silveira Lima, Michael Jenwel Chen, Andrea Paiva Gadelha Guimarães, Glauco Baiocchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Brain metastasis
Prognostic factors
Ovarian cancer
Platinum sensitivity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-6382-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-6382-x

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