Buttermore, Stephanie T.
Hoffman, Mitchel S.
Kumar, Ambuj
Champeaux, Anne
Nicosia, Santo V.
Kruk, Patricia A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7441-9387
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (GRT 10935)
Fifth Third Foundation Cancer Biology Fellowship
U.S. Department of Defense (OC060142)
Article History
Received: 19 May 2017
Accepted: 7 September 2017
First Online: 27 September 2017
Ethical approval and consent to participate
: This study was reviewed and approved by the University of South Florida Institutional Review, Division of Research Compliance for both prospective and retrospective sample collection. All patients gave informed consent for prospective participation in this study.
: Not applicable.
: STB and PAK are co-authors on a provisional US patent entitled “Detection of Ovarian Cancer by Elevated Urinary Levels of Rhamm” USF Ref. No. 16A034PR. The remaining authors have no conflicts of interest to report.
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