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№3' 2009
ONCOLOGYInternational Medical Journal, Vol. 15., Iss. 3, 2009, P. 103−105.
INDIVIDUALIZATION OF THERAPEUTIC TACTICS IN PATIENTS WITH OVARIAN CANCER DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF TISSUE KALLIKREINS
Kharkiv Medical Academy of Post−graduate Education, Kharkiv, Ukraine
The results of treatment of patients with ovarian cancer are presented. It was revealed that unfavorable prognosis (kallikrein−5 concentration over 0.4 ng/mg of protein and kallikrein−13 concentration under 0.7 ng/mg of protein) requires correction of chemotherapy protocol which allows to increase relapse−free period and life expectancy of the patients with ovarian cancer.
Key words: ovarian malignancy, tissue callicreins, treatment results.