Endometriosis is a gynecological disease defined by the growth of endometrium outside of the uterus. Although endometriosis contributes to 50% of female infertility cases, medical treatments are incompatible with pregnancy. Angiogenesis, the growth of blood vessels from existing vasculature, plays a crucial role in endometriotic lesion growth and survival. Previously, we demonstrated the effect...

Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy and is often not diagnosed until late stages due to its asymptomatic nature. Women diagnosed with EOC typically undergo surgical debulking followed by chemotherapy; however, disease recurrence often occurs. In this study, we evaluated the ability of the thrombospondin-1 mimetic peptide, ABT-898, to regress established, la...

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Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy and is often not diagnosed until late stages due to its asymptomatic nature.Women diagnosedwith EOC typically undergo surgical debulking followed by chemotherapy; however, disease recurrence often occurs. In this study,we evaluated the ability of the thrombospondin-1 mimetic peptide, ABT-898, to regress established, late-...

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