The team analysed levels of PTEN in around 500
ovarian tumour samples.
Not exact matches
In a study of 40 patients with high grade serous
ovarian cancer, the researchers monitored
tumour DNA that could be detected in a blood
sample taken before each chemotherapy treatment.
The research team with international collaborators analysed more than 100 patient
samples from
ovarian and other cancer types to discover a distinct population of cells found in some
tumours.
In lab experiments, the research team used cell lines derived from 40 patient
tumour samples to identify that CD151 contributes to the survival of cells of high - grade serous
ovarian cancer origin.