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      David M. Gershenson Image

      David M. Gershenson, M.D.

      Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, Division of Surgery - Clinical

      About Dr. Gershenson

      As Professor of Gynecologic Oncology, I have been engaged in several aspects of clinical and translational research of rare ovarian cancers. In the 1980s, my focus was primarily on improving therapies for patients with malignant ovarian germ cell tumors and ovarian sex cord-stromal tumors. Since the late 1980s, my research has concentrated on women with serous borderline tumors and low-grade serous ovarian cancer. In collaboration with Dr. Elvio Silva, we described the clinical course of women with serous borderline tumors and peritoneal implants, some of whom subsequently developed low-grade serous ovarian cancer. In 2004, I was part of the MD Anderson team who transformed the field by defining the binary histologic grading system for serous carcinoma, subsequently adopted by the World Health Organization. Several observational cohort studies of low-grade serous carcinoma followed, documenting the indolent nature of this rare subtype reflected in its prolonged overall survival, its relative insensitivity to chemotherapy, the efficacy of endocrine therapy in multiple clinical settings, the role of neoadjuvant therapy, the role of secondary cytoreductive surgery, the efficacy of bevacizumab, and the identification of the MAP kinase signaling pathway’s role in its pathogenesis. During that period, I was also chairing the Gynecologic Oncology Group’s Rare Tumor Committee (2005-2018), which was developing clinical trials specifically for rare ovarian cancers, including low-grade serous carcinoma. Much of this work culminated in the publication of GOG 281/LOGS, a positive randomized phase 3 clinical trials of the MEK inhibitor, trametinib, compared to physician’s choice standard of care, published in The Lancet in 2022. Additional seminal publications in 2022 included identifying mutations in the MAP kinase signaling pathway as a major prognostic factor and providing preliminary evidence that treatment with contemporary postoperative therapy may be reducing relapse rates. Finally, I am the Co-Principal Investigator of two important clinical trials to define the optimal primary adjuvant therapy (NRG-GY-019) and to determine the efficacy of letrozole plus ribociclib in women with recurrent low-grade serous carcinoma (GOG 3026).

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      Present Title & Affiliation

      Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

      Professor, McGowan Medical School UT Memorial Hermann, Houston, TX

      Clinical Professor, Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Clinical Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, The University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX

      Education & Training

      Degree-Granting Education

      1971Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, US, MD
      1967University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, Psychology, BA

      Postgraduate Training

      1977-1979Fellowship, Gynecologic Oncology, U.T. M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, Texas
      1972-1975Residency, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut
      1971-1972Internship, Medicine/Surgery, University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa

      Licenses & Certifications

      1981American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Diplomate, Division of Gynecologic Oncology
      1979Texas Medical Board
      1977American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Diplomate
      1972National Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomate

      Experience & Service

      Faculty Academic Appointments

      J. Taylor Wharton, M.D., Distinguished Chair in Gynecologic Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2004 - 2012

      Courtesy Status, Obstetrics and Gynecology Service, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX, 2000 - 2012

      Ann Rife Cox Chair in Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2000 - 2004

      Professor, Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1998 - 2016

      Provisional Staff, Obstetrics and Gynecology Service, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX, 1998 - 2000

      Anderson Clinical Faculty Chair for Cancer Treatment and Research, Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1997 - 2000

      Florence Maude Thomas Cancer Research Professor, Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1994 - 1996

      Clinical Associate Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, The University of Texas Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 1987 - 1995

      Associate Professor of Gynecology (tenured), Gynecologist, Department of Gynecology, U.T. M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, TX, 1987 - 1988

      Associate Professor of Gynecology, Department of Gynecology, U.T. M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, TX, 1984 - 1988

      Assistant Professor of Gynecology, Department of Gynecology, U.T. M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, TX, 1979 - 1984

      Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

      Member, Clinical Trials and Translational Research Advisory Committee, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, 2016

      Special Assistant, MDAPN, Peer-to-Peer Physician Consultation Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2013 - 2019

      Department Chair, Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2000 - 2012

      Department Chair ad interim, Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1998 - 2000

      Director, Blanton-Davis Ovarian Cancer Research Program, Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1996 - 2007

      Director, Sandra G. Davis Ovarian Cancer Research Program, Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1996 - 1998

      Associate Vice President for Patient Care, U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1989 - 1992

      Chief of Clinical Research, Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1988 - 1999

      Deputy Department Chair, Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1988 - 1998

      Medical Director, Chief of Outpatient Clinic, Station 82, U.T. M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, TX, 1987 - 1989

      Director of Resident Education, Department of Gynecology, U.T. M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, TX, 1981 - 1985

      Other Professional Positions

      Chair, International Consortium for Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer, n/a, 2020 - Present

      Member, Clinical Trials and Translational Research Advisory Committee, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, 2016 - 2021

      Co-Chair Emeritus, Gynecologic Cancer Steering Committee, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, 2016 - 2017

      Chair of Steering Committee Co-Chairs, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, 2015 - 2017

      Member, Scientific Agenda Working Group, Joint NSABP/RTOG/GOG Transition, Philadelphia, PA, 2012

      Member, Medical Advisory Board, Childhood Gynecologic Cancer Association, Ann Arbor, MI, 2011 - Present

      Co-Chair, Gynecologic Cancer Steering Committee, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, 2010 - 2016

      Member, Society of Gynecologic Oncology, Chicago, IL, 2009 - 2015

      Chairman, Foundation for Women's Cancer, n/a, 2009 - 2015

      Editor Emeritus, Gynecologic Oncology, n/a, 2008 - Present

      Chair, Rare Tumor Working Group, Gynecologic Cancer InterGroup, Philadelphia, PA, 2008 - 2012

      Member, Board of Directors, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dallas, Texas, 2006 - 2014

      Chair, NRG Oncology Rare Tumor Committee, Philadelphia, PA, 2005 - 2018

      Member, Medical Advisory Board, fertileHope, New York, NY, 2003 - 2009

      Director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dallas, TX, 2002 - 2005

      Member, Board of Directors, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dallas, TX, 2002 - 2005

      Chair, Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Integration Panel, Department of Defense, 2002 - 2003

      Member, Medical Advisory Board, Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation, Alexandria, PA, 2001 - Present

      Member, Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Integration Panel, Department of Defense, 1999 - 2004

      Faculty Member, The 1999 SmithKline Beecham National Gynecologic Oncology Fellows Forum, Houston, TX, 1999

      Member, Ovarian Cancer Working Group, Prognostic Factors Consensus Conference, American Joint Committee on Cancer, Chicago, IL, 1998

      Member, Ovarian Cancer Practice Guidelines Committee, The National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Jenkintown, PA, 1997 - Present

      Member, Medical Advisory Board, National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Boca Raton, FL, 1997 - 2003

      Editor-In-Chief of Journal, Gynecologic Oncology, New York, NY, 1990 - 2008

      Resident Education Committee, U.T. Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, 1984 - 1985

      Major, United States Air Force, 1975 - 1977

      Editorial Activities

      Guest Editor, International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer, 2025

      Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2015

      Member, Editorial Board, Rare Cancers and Therapy, 2015

      Editor Emeritus, Gynecologic Oncology, 2008 - Present

      Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2004 - 2006

      Section Editor of Gynecologic Oncology, Annals of Surgical Oncology, 2001 - 2004

      Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Women's Imaging, 1999 - 2010

      Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical Oncology, 1998 - 2001

      Editor, Operative Techniques in Gynecologic Surgery, 1996 - 2001

      Member, Editorial Board, CME Journal of Gynecologic Oncology, 1996

      Associate Editor, Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 1991 - 2013

      Editor-In-Chief, Gynecologic Oncology, 1990 - 2008

      Associate Editor, OB/GYN Clinical Alert, 1989 - 2004

      Member, Editorial Board, Oncolog, 1989 - 1997

      Editor, Clinical Consultations in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1989 - 1996

      Honors & Awards

      2026 - PresentHonoree, Yale Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, Yale New Haven Hospital
      2026 - PresentGiant of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
      2026 - Present2026 Gynecologic Oncology Innovation Award, Society of Gynecologic Oncology
      2025 - PresentPioneer of Progress Award, STAAR Ovarian Cancer Foundation
      2024 - PresentRosalind Franklin Prize for Excellence in Ovarian Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance
      2022Giants of Cancer Care Award, MJH Life Sciences
      2018Distinguished Alumnus Award, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
      2018Heroes Award, Ovarcome
      2017Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s 2017 Distinguished Service Award, Society of Gynecologic Oncology
      2015Foundation for Gynecologic Oncology Distinguished Service Award
      2014MD Anderson Foundation Spain Award
      2014The "Making a Difference" Award, The Belinda Sue Fund for Ovarian Cancer and Research
      2014Award for Excellence in Gynecologic Oncology, International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS)
      2012Top Doctors, U.S. News & World Report Magazine
      201210th Anniversary America's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical LTD
      2011 - 2015Top Doctors, U.S. News & World Report
      2011 - 2013Houston's Top Doctors 2011, H Texas Magazine
      2011Department of Gynecologic Oncology ranked #6, U.S. News & World Report
      2010 - 2016Texas Super Doctors
      2010 - 2011Who's Who of Executives, Professionals & Entrepreneurs, Marquis Who's Who
      2010Top Doctors, The Global Directory of Who's Who
      2010SuperDoctors in the Texas Area, Doximity/Linking Medical Minds
      2009Listed in Guide to America's Top Oncologists, Consumers' Research Council of America
      2009Guide to America's Top Oncologists, Consumers' Research Council of America
      2007Leading Health Professionals of the World
      2006 - 2010Who's Who in America, Marquis Who's Who
      2006 - 2009Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Marquis Who's Who
      2006 - 2007Who's Who in American Education, Marquis Who's Who
      2004 - 2005Guide to America's Top Obstetricians and Gynecologists
      2004The Lonnie S. Burnett Vanderbilt Ob-Gyn Society Eighth Annual Distinguished Alumnus Award, Vanderbilt OB/GYN Society
      2002 - 2010Best Doctors in America, Houston Magazine
      2001 - 2026America's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly's Medical LTD
      2001 - 2002Best Doctors: Information When It Matters Most, Peer-selection
      1999Who's Who in the World, 16th Edition, Marquis Who's Who
      1997 - 2003Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Marquis Who's Who
      1997 - 2003The Best Doctors for Women, Good Housekeeping's List
      1997 - 1999Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Marquis Who's Who
      1995Favorite Son Award, Southern Illinois Medical Association
      1992 - 2016Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors, Inc
      1992 - 1998The Best Doctors in America, Woodward White, Inc. Publishers
      1992President's Award, Society of Gynecologic Oncologists
      1992400 Best Cancer Specialists in America, Good Housekeeping's List
      1988300 Top Obstetricians-Gynecologists, Good Housekeeping's List
      1981Special Recognition for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Training Program, St. Joseph's Hospital
      1971Alpha Omega Alpha, Vanderbilt School of Medicine

      Professional Memberships

      SGO Bridges Program

      2023 - 2024

      International Consortium for Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

      2020 - Present

      Texas Association of Obstetrics and Gynecologists

      2011

      Southwest Obstetrical and Gynecological Society

      2010 - 2010

      Foundation for Women's Cancer

      2009 - 2015

      Gynecologic Cancer Intergroup

      2008 - Present

      Lonnie S. Burnett Vanderbilt OB/GYN Society

      2005 - Present

      American College of Surgeons

      2004 - 2005

      Gynecologic Cancer Foundation

      2003 - 2011

      Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics

      2003

      American Society of Clinical Oncology

      1999 - Present

      National Comprehensive Cancer Network

      1996 - Present

      American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

      1994 - 2014

      Houston Gynecological and Obstetrical Society

      1994 - 2012

      Gynecologic Oncology Group/NRG Oncology

      1990 - Present

      Society of Gynecologic Oncologists

      1987 - Present

      American Radium Society

      1987 - 2004

      Felix Rutledge Society

      1983 - 1995

      Houston Surgical Society

      1980 - Present

      Harris County Medical Society

      1979 - Present

      Selected Publications

      Peer-Reviewed Articles

      1. Grisham RN, Slomovitz BM, Andrews N, Banerjee S, Brown J, Carey MS, Chui H, Coleman RL, Fader AN, Gaillard S, Gourley C, Sood AK, Monk BJ, Moore KN, Ray-Coquard I, Shih IM, Westin SN, Wong KK, Gershenson DM. Low-grade serous ovarian cancer: expert consensus report on the state of the science. Int J Gynecol Cancer 33(9):1331-1344, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37591609.
      2. Gershenson DM, Cobb LP, Westin SN, Zhang Y, Jazaeri A, Malpica A, Sun CC. Contemporary primary treatment of women with stage II-IV low-grade serous ovarian/peritoneal cancer (LGSOC): Determinants of relapse and disease-free survival. Gynecol Oncol 167(2):139-145, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36137845.
      3. Cobb LP, Gershenson DM. Novel Therapeutics in Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer” in Special Issue, Novel Therapies Leading to a New Landscape in Gynecologic Tumors. Int J Gynecol Cancer, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
      4. Gershenson DM, Sun CC, Westin SN, Eyada M, Cobb LP, Nathan LC, Sood AK, Malpica A, Hillman RT, Wong KK. The genomic landscape of low-grade serous ovarian/peritoneal carcinoma and its impact on clinical outcomes. Gynecol Oncol 165(3):560-567, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35606067.
      5. Gershenson DM, Miller A, Brady WE, Paul J, Carty K, Rodgers W, Millan D, Coleman RL, Moore KN, Banerjee S, Connolly K, Secord AA, O'Malley DM, Dorigo O, Gaillard S, Gabra H, Slomovitz B, Hanjani P, Farley J, Churchman M, Ewing A, Hollis RL, Herrington CS, Huang HQ, Wenzel L, Gourley C. Trametinib versus standard of care in patients with recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer (GOG 281/LOGS): an international, randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 2/3 trial. Lancet 399(10324):541-553, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35123694.
      6. Chelariu-Raicu A, Cobb LP, Gershenson DM. Fertility preservation in rare ovarian tumors. Int J Gynecol Cancer 31(3):432-441, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33649010.
      7. Slomovitz B, Gourley C, Carey MS, Malpica A, Shih IM, Huntsman D, Fader AN, Grisham RN, Schlumbrecht M, Sun CC, Ludemann J, Cooney GA, Coleman R, Sood AK, Mahdi H, Wong KK, Covens A, O'Malley DM, Lecuru F, Cobb LP, Caputo TA, May T, Huang M, Siemon J, Fernández ML, Ray-Coquard I, Gershenson DM. Low-grade serous ovarian cancer: State of the science. Gynecol Oncol 156(3):715-725, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31969252.
      8. Cobb LP, Sun CC, Iyer R, Nick AM, Fleming ND, Westin SN, Sood AK, Wong KK, Silva EG, Gershenson DM. The role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the management of low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary and peritoneum: Further evidence of relative chemoresistance. Gynecol Oncol, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32709538.
      9. Gershenson DM, Cobb LP, Sun CC. Endocrine therapy in the management of low grade serous ovarian/peritoneal carcinoma: Mounting evidence for the relative efficacy of tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors. Gynecol Oncol 159(3):601-603, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
      10. Dalton HJ, Fleming ND, Sun CC, Bhosale P, Schmeler KM, Gershenson DM. Activity of bevacizumab-containing regimens in recurrent low-grade serous ovarian or peritoneal cancer: A single institution experience. Gynecol Oncol 145(1):37-40, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28139261.
      11. Gershenson DM, Bodurka DC, Coleman RL, Lu KH, Malpica A, Sun CC. Hormonal Maintenance Therapy for Women With Low-Grade Serous Cancer of the Ovary or Peritoneum. J Clin Oncol 35(10):1103-1111, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28221866.
      12. Gershenson DM, Sun CC, Wong KK. Impact of mutational status on survival in low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary or peritoneum. Br J Cancer 113(9):1254-8, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26484411.
      13. Gershenson DM, Bodurka DC, Lu KH, Nathan LC, Milojevic L, Wong KK, Malpica A, Sun CC. Impact of Age and Primary Disease Site on Outcome in Women with Low-Grade Serous Carcinoma of the Ovary or Peritoneum: Results of a Large Single-Institution Registry of a Rare Tumor. J Clin Oncol 33(24):2675-82, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26195696.
      14. Crane EK, Sun CC, Ramirez PT, Schmeler KM, Malpica A, Gershenson DM. The Role of Secondary Cytoreduction in Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer or Peritoneal Cancer. Gynecol Oncol 136(1):25-9, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25448453.
      15. Gourley C, Farley J, Provencher DM, Pignata S, Mileshkin L, Harter P, Maenpaa J, Kim JW, Pujaide-Lauraine E, Glasspool RM, Ray-Coquard I, Gershenson DM. Gynecologic Cancer InterGroup (GCIG) Consensus Review for Ovarian and Primary Peritoneal Low-Grade Serous Carcinomas. Int J Gynecol Cancer 24(S):S9-S13, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25341587.
      16. Fader AN, Java J, Krivak TC, Bristow RE, Tergas AI, Bookman MA, Armstrong DK, Tanner EJ, Gershenson DM. The Prognostic Significance of Pre- and Post-Treatment CA-125 in Grade 1 Serous Ovarian Carcinoma: A Gynecologic Oncology Group Study. Gynecol Oncol 132(3):560-5, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24333362.
      17. Tsang YT, Deavers MT, Sun CC, Kwan SY, Kuo E, Malpica A, Mok SC, Gershenson DM, Wong KK. KRAS (but not BRAF) mutations in ovarian serous borderline tumour are associated with recurrent low-grade serous carcinoma. J Pathol 231(4):449-56, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24549645.
      18. Fader AN, Java J, Ueda S, Bristow RE, Armstrong DK, Bookman MA, Gershenson DM. Survival in women with grade 1 serous ovarian carcinoma. Obstet Gynecol 122(2 Pt 1):225-32, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23969788.
      19. Farley J, Brady WE, Vathipadiekal V, Lankes HA, Coleman R, Morgan MA, Mannel R, Yamada SD, Mutch D, Rodgers WH, Birrer M, Gershenson DM. Selumetinib in women with recurrent low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary or peritoneum: an open-label, single-arm, phase 2 study. Lancet Oncol S1470-2045(12)(2):705472-7, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23261356.
      20. Bodurka DC, Deavers MT, Tian C, Sun CC, Malpica A, Coleman RL, Lu KH, Sood AK, Birrer MJ, Ozols R, Baergen R, Emerson RE, Steinhoff M, Behmaram B, Rasty G, Gershenson DM. Reclassification of serous ovarian carcinoma by a 2-tier system: A Gynecologic Oncology Group Study. Cancer 118(12):3087-94, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22072418.
      21. Gershenson DM, Sun CC, Iyer RB, Malpica AL, Kavanagh JJ, Bodurka DC, Schmeler K, Deavers M. Hormonal therapy for recurrent low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary or peritoneum. Gynecol Oncol 125(3):661-6, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22406638.
      22. Wong KK, Tsang YT, Deavers MT, Mok SC, Zu Z, Sun C, Malpica A, Wolf JK, Lu KH, Gershenson DM. BRAF mutation is rare in advanced-stage low-grade ovarian serous carcinomas. Am J Pathol 177(4):1611-7, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20802181.
      23. Gershenson DM, Sun CC, Bodurka DC, Coleman RL, Lu KH, Sood AK, Deavers M, Malpica AL, Kavanagh JJ. Recurrent low-grade serous ovarian carcinoma is relatively chemoresistant. Gynecol Oncol 114(1):48-52, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19361839.
      24. Wong KK, Lu KH, Malpica A, Bodurka DC, Shvartsman HS, Schmandt RE, Thornton AD, Deavers MT, Silva EG, Gershenson DM. Significantly greater expression of ER, PR, and ECAD in advanced-stage low-grade ovarian serous carcinoma as revealed by immunohistochemical analysis. Int J Gynecol Pathol 26(4):404-9, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17885490.
      25. Gershenson DM, Sun CC, Lu KH, Coleman RL, Sood AK, Malpica A, Deavers MT, Silva EG, Bodurka DC. Clinical behavior of stage II-IV low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary. Obstet Gynecol 108(2):361-8, 2006. e-Pub 2006. PMID: 16880307.
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