Telomere length is a prognostic biomarker in elderly advanced ovarian cancer patients: a multicenter GINECO study
Author(s) -
Claire Falandry,
Béatrice Horard,
Amandine Bruyas,
Éric Legouffe,
Jacques Cretin,
Jérôme Meunier,
Jérôme Alexandre,
Valérie Delecroix,
Michel Fabbro,
Marie-Noëlle Certain,
Raymonde Maraval-Gaget,
Éric Pujade-Lauraine,
Éric Gilson,
Gilles Freyer
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 90
ISSN - 1945-4589
DOI - 10.18632/aging.100840
Subject(s) - telomere , ovarian cancer , biomarker , oncology , gerontology , medicine , cancer , gynecology , biology , genetics , dna
Age induces a progressive decline in functional reserve and impacts cancer treatments. Telomere attrition leads to tissue senescence. We tested the hypothesis that telomere length (TL) could predict patient vulnerability and outcome with cancer treatment.
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