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ReviewCancers2024

Novel Endocrine Therapeutic Opportunities for Estrogen Receptor-Positive Ovarian Cancer-What Can We Learn from Breast Cancer?

Tine Ottenbourgs, Els Van Nieuwenhuysen

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Review in Cancers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Tine OttenbourgsGynaecological Oncology Laboratory, KU Leuven, Leuven Cancer Institute, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-3655-8706
Els Van NieuwenhuysenDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals Leuven, BGOG and Leuven Cancer Institute, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-5432-1828

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC) is a rare ovarian malignancy primarily affecting younger women and is characterized by an indolent growth pattern. It exhibits indolent growth and high estrogen/progesterone receptor expression, suggesting potential responsiveness to endocrine therapy. However, treatment efficacy remains limited due to the development of endocrine resistance. The mechanisms of resistance, whether primary or acquired, are still largely unknown and present a significant hurdle in achieving favorable treatment outcomes with endocrine therapy in these patients. In estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, mechanisms of endocrine resistance have been largely explored and novel treatment strategies to overcome resistance have emerged. Considering the shared estrogen receptor positivity in LGSOC and breast cancer, we wanted to explore whether there are any parallel mechanisms of resistance and whether we can extend endocrine breast cancer treatments to LGSOC. This review aims to highlight the underlying molecular mechanisms possibly driving endocrine resistance in ovarian cancer, while also exploring the available therapeutic opportunities to overcome this resistance. By unraveling the potential pathways involved and examining emerging strategies, this review explores valuable insights for advancing treatment options and improving patient outcomes in LGSOC, which has limited therapeutic options available.

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breast cancercombination therapyendocrine resistanceestrogen receptorlow-grade serous ovarian cancernovel endocrine therapies

Identifiers

PMID38791941
PMCPMC11119209

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