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SUBMITTER: Pokhriyal R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6613062 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pokhriyal Ruchika R Hariprasad Roopa R Kumar Lalit L Hariprasad Gururao G
Biomarkers in cancer 20190705
Ovarian cancer is the seventh most common gynaecologic malignancy seen in women. Majority of the patients with ovarian cancer are diagnosed at the advanced stage making prognosis poor. The standard management of advanced ovarian cancer includes tumour debulking surgery followed by chemotherapy. Various types of chemotherapeutic regimens have been used to treat advanced ovarian cancer, but the most promising and the currently used standard first-line treatment is carboplatin and paclitaxel. Despi ...[more]