Distribution and prognostic role of BRCA status in elderly ovarian cancer patients

CONCLUSIONS: Elderly patients experiment a poorer prognosis due to multiple factors that include both their medical condition and comorbidities, under-treatment and most importantly disease characteristics. We found that beyond disparities, BRCA mutation is still the strongest independent prognostic factor affecting both the risk of recurrence and death due to disease.PMID:38262239 | DOI:10.1016/j.ygyno.2023.12.022

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Source: Gynecologic Oncology - January 23, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lucia Tortorella Serena Cappuccio Diana Giannarelli Camilla Nero Claudia Marchetti Valerio Gallotta Barbara Costantini Tina Pasciuto Angelo Minucci Anna Fagotti Giovanni Scambia Source Type: research