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Conference paperFotopoulou C, Cunnea P, Rama NR, et al., 2015,
Characterising phenotypically relevant intratumoural heterogeneity in high grade serous ovarian cancer.
, Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Clinical-Oncology (ASCO) / Clinical Science Symposium on Predicting and Improving Adverse Outcomes in Older Adults with Cancer, Publisher: AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, ISSN: 0732-183X -
Journal articleSayasneh A, Kaijser J, Preisler J, et al., 2015,
Accuracy of ultrasonography performed by examiners with varied training and experience in predicting specific pathology of adnexal masses
, ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY, Vol: 45, Pages: 605-612, ISSN: 0960-7692- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 23
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Journal articleStronach EA, Cunnea P, Turner C, et al., 2015,
The role of interleukin-8 (IL-8) and IL-8 receptors in platinum response in high grade serous ovarian carcinoma
, Oncotarget, Vol: 6, Pages: 31593-31603, ISSN: 1949-2553Platinum based drugs are the cornerstone of chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, however the development of chemoresistance hinders its success. IL-8 is involved in regulating several pro-survival pathways in cancer. We studied the expression of IL-8 and IL-8 receptors in platinum sensitive and resistant cell lines. Using qRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry, both platinum sensitive (PEA1, PEO14) and resistant (PEA2, PEO23) show increased expression of IL-8 and IL-8 receptors. IL-8RA shows nuclear and cytoplasmic expression, whilst IL-8RB is present solely in the cytoplasm. Knockdown of IL-8 increased sensitivity to cisplatin in platinum sensitive and reversed platinum resistance in resistant cell lines, decreased the expression of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 and decreased inhibitory phosphorylation of pro-apoptotic Bad. IL-8 receptor antagonist treatment also enhanced platinum sensitivity. Nuclear localisation of IL-8RA was only detected in platinum resistant tumours. Inhibition of IL-8 signalling can enhance response in platinum sensitive and resistant disease. Nuclear IL-8RA may have potential as a biomarker of resistant disease.
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Journal articleRizzuto I, Stavraka C, Chatterjee J, et al., 2015,
Risk of Ovarian Cancer Relapse Score A Prognostic Algorithm to Predict Relapse Following Treatment for Advanced Ovarian Cancer
, International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, Vol: 25, Pages: 416-422, ISSN: 1525-1438Objective: The aim of this study was to construct a prognostic index that predicts risk ofrelapse in women who have completed first-line treatment for ovarian cancer (OC).Methods: A database of OC cases from 2000 to 2010 was interrogated for InternationalFederation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage, grade and histological subtype of cancer,preoperative and posttreatment CA-125 level, presence or absence of residual disease aftercytoreductive surgery and on postchemotherapy computed tomography scan, and time toprogression and death. The strongest predictors of relapse were included into an algorithm,the Risk of Ovarian Cancer Relapse (ROVAR) score.Results: Three hundred fifty-four cases of OC were analyzed to generate the ROVARscore. Factors selected were preoperative serum CA-125, International Federation ofGynecology and Obstetrics stage and grade of cancer, and presence of residual disease atposttreatment computed tomography scan. In the validation data set, the ROVAR score had asensitivity and specificity of 94% and 61%, respectively. The concordance index for thevalidation data set was 0.91 (95% confidence interval, 0.85-0.96). The score allows patientstratification into low (G0.33), intermediate (0.34Y0.67), and high (90.67) probability ofrelapse.Conclusions: The ROVAR score stratifies patients according to their risk of relapsefollowing first-line treatment for OC. This can broadly facilitate the appropriate tailoring ofposttreatment care and support.
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Journal articleFlanagan JM, Brook MN, Orr N, et al., 2015,
Temporal Stability and Determinants of White Blood Cell DNA Methylation in the Breakthrough Generations Study
, CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION, Vol: 24, Pages: 221-229, ISSN: 1055-9965- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 49
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Conference paperWu W, Vitharana K, Gorgy T, et al., 2015,
A Method for Voltage Measurements of Cancerous vs Non-cancerous Omentum
, 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE-Engineering-in-Medicine-and-Biology-Society (EMBC), Publisher: IEEE, Pages: 7514-7517, ISSN: 1557-170X- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 2
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Journal articleBorley J, Brown R, 2015,
Epigenetic mechanisms and therapeutic targets of chemotherapy resistance in epithelial ovarian cancer
, ANNALS OF MEDICINE, Vol: 47, Pages: 359-369, ISSN: 0785-3890- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 40
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Journal articleFlanagan JM, 2015,
Epigenome-Wide Association Studies (EWAS): Past, Present, and Future
, CANCER EPIGENETICS: RISK ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PROGNOSIS, Vol: 1238, Pages: 51-63, ISSN: 1064-3745- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 76
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Journal articleMura M, Hopkins TG, Michael T, et al., 2014,
LARP1 post-transcriptionally regulates mTOR and contributes to cancer progression
, Oncogene, Vol: 34, Pages: 5025-5036, ISSN: 1476-5594RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) bind to and post-transcriptionally regulate the stability of mRNAs. La-related protein 1 (LARP1) is a conserved RBP that interacts with poly-A-binding protein and is known to regulate 5′-terminal oligopyrimidine tract (TOP) mRNA translation. Here, we show that LARP1 is complexed to 3000 mRNAs enriched for cancer pathways. A prominent member of the LARP1 interactome is mTOR whose mRNA transcript is stabilized by LARP1. At a functional level, we show that LARP1 promotes cell migration, invasion, anchorage-independent growth and in vivo tumorigenesis. Furthermore, we show that LARP1 expression is elevated in epithelial cancers such as cervical and non-small cell lung cancers, where its expression correlates with disease progression and adverse prognosis, respectively. We therefore conclude that, through the post-transcriptional regulation of genes such as mTOR within cancer pathways, LARP1 contributes to cancer progression.
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Journal articleParente-Pereira AC, Shmeeda H, Whilding LM, et al., 2014,
Adoptive Immunotherapy of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer with Vγ9Vδ2 T Cells, Potentiated by Liposomal Alendronic Acid
, JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY, Vol: 193, Pages: 5557-5566, ISSN: 0022-1767- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 35
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