Hormone Receptors and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer : Recent Advances in Biology and Treatment Options

Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is a significant cause of cancer-related mortality in women. Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, EOC remains a challenging disease to manage, and the 5-year survival rate is still poor. The role of hormone receptors (HRs) in EOC carcinogenesis and prognosis has been actively explored; however, the role of hormone therapy (HT) in the treatment of these tumors is not well established. Most available data on HT mainly come from retrospective series and small early clinical trials. Several of these studies suggest that HT may have a role in adjuvant, maintenance therapy, or in the case of recurrent disease, especially for some subtypes of EOC (e.g., low-grade serous EOC). Furthermore, HT has recently been combined with targeted therapies, but most studies evaluating these combinations are still ongoing. The main aim of this review is to provide an overview of the progress made in the last decade to characterize the biological and prognostic role of HRs for EOC and the developments in their therapeutic targeting through HT.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

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Biomedicines - 11(2023), 8 vom: 01. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Borella, Fulvio [VerfasserIn]
Fucina, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Mangherini, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Cosma, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Carosso, Andrea Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Cusato, Jessica [VerfasserIn]
Cassoni, Paola [VerfasserIn]
Bertero, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Katsaros, Dionyssios [VerfasserIn]
Benedetto, Chiara [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aromatase inhibitors
Endocrine therapy
Fulvestrant
Hormone receptors
Hormone therapy
Journal Article
Letrozole
Ovarian cancer
Review
Tamoxifen

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Date Revised 19.09.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/biomedicines11082157

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NLM361248350