Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian cancer is a group of malignant neoplasms arising from the ovary, encompassing epithelial carcinomas (the most common, including high-grade serous subtypes), germ cell tumors, and sex cord-stromal tumors. It is among the most lethal gynaecological malignancies, largely because nonspecific early symptoms and t…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 41× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2576-2818 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Ovarian cancer is a group of malignant neoplasms arising from the ovary, encompassing epithelial carcinomas (the most common, including high-grade serous subtypes), germ cell tumors, and sex cord-stromal tumors. It is among the most lethal gynaecological malignancies, largely because nonspecific early symptoms and the absence of effective population screening lead to advanced-stage diagnosis. Pathogenesis involves accumulated genetic and epigenetic alterations, with hereditary predisposition linked to germline variants in BRCA1/BRCA2 and other homologous-recombination genes; functional and structural classification of variants of uncertain significance is therefore central to risk assessment. Management combines cytoreductive surgery with platinum-based chemotherapy, increasingly informed by molecular biomarkers and targeted agents. The peer-reviewed research collected here engages several of these dimensions, including high-throughput mass-spectrometry feature-weighting approaches to ovarian cancer identification, analysis of a BRCA1 missense variant of uncertain clinical significance, characterization of rare ovarian lesions such as non-specific steroid cell tumors and coexisting mature cystic teratoma with endometrioma, and pH-sensitive nanomedicine strategies for gynaecological cancers. Related work on microRNA-based diagnostics and broader carcinogenesis themes reflects the field's emphasis on early detection, biomarker discovery, and tumor biology. Collectively these contributions underscore the importance of molecular diagnostics, hereditary risk evaluation, and novel therapeutic delivery in improving ovarian cancer outcomes.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2020

pH-Sensitive Nanomedicine for Treating Gynaecological Cancers

Vishwanath Prasad PramodCorresponding author
Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
Exact topic Women's Reproductive Health Cited by 8 doi:10.14302/issn.2381-862X.jwrh-19-3143
2015

Epigenetics and Nutrition

Lundstrom KennethCorresponding author
PanTherapeuitcs, Rue des Remparts 4, CH1095 Lutry, Switzerland
Exact topic International Journal of Nutrition Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-14-603

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 41 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Fertility Biomarkers (ISSN 2576-2818).

Journal editorial board
Reshef Tal · United States Weihua Wang · United States

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