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ArticleCancers2022

Prognostic Impact of Circulating Methylated Homeobox A9 DNA in Patients Undergoing Treatment for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer.

Louise Faaborg, Rikke Fredslund Andersen, Marianne Waldstrøm, Jon Røikjær Henriksen, Parvin Adimi, Anders Jakobsen, Karina Dahl Steffensen

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Article in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Louise FaaborgDepartment of Oncology, Lillebaelt Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Beriderbakken 4, 7100 Vejle, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-9630-9648
Rikke Fredslund AndersenDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology, Lillebaelt Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Beriderbakken 4, 7100 Vejle, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-5894-7745
Marianne WaldstrømDepartment of Pathology, Lillebaelt Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Beriderbakken 4, 7100 Vejle, Denmark.
Jon Røikjær HenriksenDepartment of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsløws Vej 4, 5000 Odense C, Denmark.
Parvin AdimiDepartment of Oncology, Lillebaelt Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Beriderbakken 4, 7100 Vejle, Denmark.
Anders JakobsenDepartment of Oncology, Lillebaelt Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Beriderbakken 4, 7100 Vejle, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-2110-2615
Karina Dahl SteffensenDepartment of Oncology, Lillebaelt Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Beriderbakken 4, 7100 Vejle, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-9217-3907
Lillebaelt Hospital · DKUniversity of Southern Denmark · DKOdense University Hospital · DK

Funding

Department of Oncology, Lillebaelt Hospital (Vejle) - University Hospital of Southern Denmark, The Region of Southern Denmark 19/15008NEYE Foundation, Denmark None
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methylated Homeobox A9 circulating tumor DNA (meth-HOXA9) has been suggested as a blood-based biomarker in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), although its prognostic significance remains unproven. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prognostic impact of meth-HOXA9 in patients with recurrent EOC. DNA was purified from 4 mL plasma and, following bilsulfite conversion, meth-HOXA9 was analyzed using a methylation-specific droplet digital PCR. Detection of meth-HOXA9 was reported as a percentage of total DNA and as a binary variable (detectable and undetectable). Meth-HOXA9 status and its dynamics during palliative treatment were correlated with overall survival (OS) as the primary endpoint. At baseline, meth-HOXA9 was detected in 65.9% (83/126) of the patients. The median OS was 8.9 and 17.9 months in patients with detectable and undetectable meth-HOXA9 at baseline (hazard ratio: 2.04, p = 0.002), which remained significant in the multivariate analysis. Median OS in patients with an increase in meth-HOXA9 after one treatment cycle was 5.3 months compared to 33 months in patients with undetectable meth-HOXA9 (p < 0.001). Meth-HOXA9 was significantly related to poor survival and may serve as a prognostic marker in patients with recurrent EOC. The longitudinal monitoring of meth-HOXA9 is clinically feasible with the perspective of aiding clinical decision making.

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biomarkercirculating tumor DNAHomeobox A9liquid biopsymethylationovarian cancerprognosisrelapse

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PMID35406538
PMCPMC8997085
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