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An Orthotopic Model of Serous Ovarian Cancer in Immunocompetent Mice for in vivo Tumor Imaging and Monitoring of Tumor Immune Responses
Published on: November 28, 2010
Overview of imaging findings associated with systemic therapies in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer
Ezgi Guler1, Daniel A Smith2, Bhanusupriya Somarouthu3
1Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA. gulerezgi@yahoo.com.
Purpose:
To provide an overview for radiologists of the systemic agents used in the treatment of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and their associated toxicities.
Results:
EOC is a common gynecological malignancy, with the majority of patients presenting with advanced stage disease at the time of diagnosis. Although primary cytoreductive surgery and chemotherapy are the principal treatments for EOC, recurrence rates of disease remain high. As several molecular targeted therapies have been developed in the last decade, various novel agents have shown efficacy in the treatment of advanced EOC. Advanced EOC will be discussed by outlining the relevant radiological features of toxicities.
Conclusion:
Knowledge of the systemic therapies utilized in the treatment of advanced EOC and their associated radiological features is critical in diagnostic image interpretation.
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