Association of copper transporter expression with platinum resistance in epithelial ovarian cancer.

Hiroyuki Yoshida, MASATOMO TERAMAE, M. Yamauchi, Takeshi Fukuda, Tomoyo Yasui, Toshiyuki Sumi, Kenichi Honda, Osamu Ishiko

PubMed · 2013 · 41 citations · 0 references

Abstract

These data suggest that CTR2 contributes to platinum resistance in ovarian cancer. The CTR2/CTR1 ratio is a useful marker for platinum sensitivity and a potential prognostic factor in patients with ovarian cancer.