Anda M Vlad

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus · active 2006-2015

Study types

  • article 4
  • letter 1
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 6
  • mesh:D004715 5
  • infertility 1
article 2015
Oncoimmunology ·doi:10.1080/2162402x.2014.1002732

Immune escape is consequential for cancer development. Identifying abnormalities of the immune microenvironment during early carcinogenesis can provide insight into disease pathogenesis and unravel new preventive or therapeutic targets. We …

article 2014
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research ·doi:10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-14-1338

PURPOSE: Mechanisms of immune dysregulation associated with advanced tumors are relatively well understood. Much less is known about the role of immune effectors against cancer precursor lesions. Endometrioid and clear-cell ovarian tumors p…

article 2013
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research ·doi:10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-12-2726

PURPOSE: Endometriosis, a largely benign, chronic inflammatory disease, is an independent risk factor for endometrioid and clear cell epithelial ovarian tumors. We aimed to identify plasma miRNAs that can be used to differentiate patients w…

letter 2013
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research ·doi:10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-13-1022

We are pleased that our research (1) has generated interest in the scientific community, and we are happy to provide our reply to the comments submitted by Dr. Haifeng Qiu.The major concern addressed by Dr. Qiu is that the upregulation of p…

article 2009
Disease models & mechanisms ·doi:10.1242/dmm.002535

Endometriosis is defined by the presence of tissue implants resembling endometrial glands outside of the uterus, at ectopic sites, frequently on the ovarian surface. The ectopic lesions are often invasive, resistant to therapy, and may pred…

review 2006
Immunologic research ·doi:10.1385/IR:36:1:229

Endometriosis is a chronic, debilitating disease, associated with pelvic pain and infertility. Recent epidemiological studies suggest that women with endometriosis are at increased risk for ovarian cancer. Although the causative factors for…