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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Mabuchi S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4823362 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of gynecologic oncology 20160501 3
Clear cell carcinoma (CCC) of the ovary is known to show poorer sensitivity to chemotherapeutic agents and to be associated with a worse prognosis than the more common serous adenocarcinoma or endometrioid adenocarcinoma. To improve the survival of patients with ovarian CCC, the deeper understanding of the mechanism of CCC carcinogenesis as well as the efforts to develop novel treatment strategies in the setting of both front-line treatment and salvage treatment for recurrent disease are needed. ...[more]