High EMSY expression defines a BRCA-like subgroup of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma with prolonged survival and hypersensitivity to platinum.
Robert L HollisMichael ChurchmanCaroline O MichieTzyvia RyeLaura KnightAndrena McCaviganTimothy PerrenAlistair R W WilliamsW Glenn McCluggageRichard S KaplanGordon C JaysonAmit OzaD Paul HarkinC Simon HerringtonRichard KennedyCharlie GourleyPublished in: Cancer (2019)
Patients with HGSOCs demonstrating high EMSY expression appear to experience prolonged survival and greater platinum sensitivity, reminiscent of BRCA-mutant cases. These data are consistent with the notion that EMSY overexpression may render HGSOCs HR deficient.