Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine as a regulator of murine ovarian cancer growth and chemosensitivity.

Objective: Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC) influences the growth of several solid tumors. Our objectives were to determine the effect of SPARC on the growth and response to cisplatin therapy of platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

Study Design: SPARC expression was determined in 4 platinum-resistant ovarian cancer cell lines.

Implications of EGFR inhibition in ovarian cancer cell proliferation.

Objectives: Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) is one of the four members of the Human Epidermal Receptor (HER) family and is over-expressed in multiple malignancies. EGFR over-expression in ovarian cancer has been associated with poor prognosis. Targeted inhibition of EGFR via its tyrosine kinase domain is a successful treatment in lung cancer.

Fertility-sparing surgery in 101 women with adenocarcinoma in situ of the cervix.

Objectives: Cervical adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) is a precursor of invasive disease that is increasing in incidence primarily among reproductive-age women of low parity. Conization is an alternative to hysterectomy that allows future pregnancy, but has an inherent risk of residual AIS. The purpose of this study was to determine the outcomes of patients treated by this fertility-sparing strategy over an extended period of surveillance.