Karen Cowden Dahl, PhD

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Institution: Indiana University
Category: Understanding resistance: Improving effectiveness

Karen Cowden Dahl, PhD
Indiana University

The Role of ARID3B isoforms in Ovarian Cancer and Chemoresistance

Around 70% of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer have advanced disease and the prognosis is very poor. Treatment for ovarian cancer consists of surgery followed by chemotherapy. One of the contributing factors to the poor prognosis for advanced ovarian cancer is due to tumor cells becoming resistant to chemotherapy. This project aims to understand how a new overexpressed gene (ARID3B) is regulated in ovarian cancer and how different forms of this gene contribute to chemoresistance. These studies will further the understanding of genes that are involved in ovarian cancer and chemoresistance in order to better treat ovarian cancer patients.