title: Recent Advancements in Prognostic Factors of Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma.
abstract: Ovarian cancer remains the most common cause of gynecologic cancer-related death among women in developed countries. Nevertheless, subgroups of ovarian cancer patients experience relatively longer survival. Efforts to identify prognostic factors that characterize such patients are ongoing, with investigational areas including tumor characteristics, surgical management, inheritance patterns, immunologic factors, and genomic patterns. This review discusses various demographic, clinical, and molecular factors implicating longevity and ovarian cancer survival. Continued efforts at identifying these prognosticators may result in invaluable adjuncts to the treatment of ovarian cancer, with the ultimate goal of advancing patient care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ezzati
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Danbury Hospital, 24 Hospital Avenue, Danbury, CT 06810, USA.
authors.forename: Amer
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Tufts University, 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shariftabrizi
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Montefiore Centennial, 3332 Rochambeau Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467-2836, USA.
authors.forename: June
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Danbury Hospital, 24 Hospital Avenue, Danbury, CT 06810, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kopf
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Danbury Hospital, 24 Hospital Avenue, Danbury, CT 06810, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Stedman
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Danbury Hospital, 24 Hospital Avenue, Danbury, CT 06810, USA.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Samuelson
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Danbury Hospital, 24 Hospital Avenue, Danbury, CT 06810, USA.
authors.forename: Shohreh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shahabi