Working to Eradicate Gynecologic Cancers

Paola A. Gehrig, MD

Professor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Campus Box 7572
Chapel Hill, NC
USA 27599


Biographical Sketch:
Grant funding given for this work. 2012

Papers:
8 - Focused Plenary Biological effects of metformin in a preoperative window clinical trial for endometrial cancer 64 - Scientific Plenary Preoperative quality of life in gynecologic oncology patients: a new predictor of operative risk? 82 - Featured Poster Gaps in adjuvant treatment in elderly endometrial cancer patients 95 - Featured Poster Do elderly women with endometrial cancer qualify for existing clinical trials? 104 -Featured Poster Endometrial cancer outcomes in diabetic women treated with metformin, statins, and aspirin 105 - Featured Poster Metformin has increased efficacy under obese conditions in a novel genetically engineered mouse model of serous ovarian cancer 124 - Featured Poster Obesity is associated with worse quality of life in women with gynecologic malignancies: an opportunity for improving patient-centered outcomes 141 - Scientific Plenary Multimodal therapy improves progression-free survival in patients with stage I-III uterine carcinosarcoma: a multi-institutional study 276 - Poster Session A The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor simvastatin exhibits antitumorigenic and antimetastatic effects in ovarian cancer 277 - Poster Session A Simvastatin, an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, exhibits antimetastatic and antitumorigenic effects in endometrial cancer 328 - Poster Session A Recurrence and survival in patients with uterine papillary serous carcinoma: do prior breast cancer and tamoxifen exposure influence outcomes? 411 - Poster Session B Biguanides inhibit proliferation and decrease estrogen receptor expression in ovarian granulosa cell tumors 427 - Poster Session B Redefining the role of obesity, race and diabetes in Type I and Type II endometrial cancers: Potential targets for treatment beyond cancer itself 428 - Poster Session B The influence of obesity upon the survival of cervical cancer patients undergoing nonsurgical therapy 511 - Poster Session B The impact of outpatient versus inpatient referrals to hospice 527 - Poster Session B Location of Hospice Referral and its Impact on Subsequent ED visits Discussant