Clinical impact of selective and nonselective beta‐blockers on survival in patients with ovarian cancer

Abstract

Preclinical evidence has suggested that sustained adrenergic activation can promote ovarian cancer growth and metastasis. The authors examined the impact of beta‐adrenergic blockade on the clinical outcome of women with epithelial ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancers (collectively, epithelial ovarian cancer [EOC]).

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Aug 24, 2015
Source ID
10.1002/cncr.29392

Entities

People

  • Alpa M. Nick
  • Anil K. Sood
  • Diana L. Urbauer
  • Jack L. Watkins
  • Kathryn C. Squires
  • Koji Matsuo
  • Lois M. Ramondetta
  • Pedro T. Ramirez
  • Premal H. Thaker
  • Robert L Coleman
  • S. Kumar
  • Susan K. Lutgendorf

Organizations

  • Mayo Clinic
  • National Institutes of Health
  • RGK Foundation
  • United States Department of Defense
  • University of Iowa
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • Washington University in St. Louis

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Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Immunology and Pathology
  • Women's Health and Cancer Risk Research: African American Women and Pregnancy Outcomes.