Identifying aggressive forms of endometrioid-type endometrial cancer: new insights into molecular subtyping

Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2015 Jan;15(1):1-3. doi: 10.1586/14737140.2015.992420. Epub 2014 Dec 12.

Abstract

Clinical heterogeneity represents a great challenge for cancer therapeutics. Molecular classification of patients into different subtypes based on genetic or epigenetic characteristics has the potential to revolutionize the clinical care and mechanistic understanding of a wide spectrum of cancers, including endometrial carcinoma, the most common gynecological cancer affecting women.

Keywords: CTNNB1 mutation; cancer therapeutics; endometrial carcinoma; molecular subtyping; wnt signaling pathway.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers, Tumor / genetics
  • Carcinoma, Endometrioid / genetics*
  • Carcinoma, Endometrioid / pathology
  • DNA Mutational Analysis / trends*
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor