Mesothelium expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule‐1 (VCAM‐1) is associated with an unfavorable prognosis in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC)

Abstract

Mesothelium VCAM-1 expression is negatively associated with progression-free and overall survival in EOC. This is especially compelling in light of previous data suggesting that persistent VCAM-1 expression during treatment is an indicator of platinum resistance. Our pilot study had insufficient cases to determine whether sVCAM-1 would substitute for mesothelium expression. Cancer 2017;123:977-84. © 2016 American Cancer Society.