Diversity of the gut microbiome is associated with higher response rates for cancer patients
receiving immunotherapy but has not been investigated in patients receiving radiation …

Objectives The aim of this study was to characterize variation in the gut microbiome of
women with locally advanced cervical cancer and compare it to healthy controls. Methods …

Purpose Patients receiving pelvic radiation for cervical cancer experience high rates of
acute gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity. The association of changes in the gut microbiome with …

Abstract Purpose of Review Although the survival rate of patients with ovarian cancer (OC)
has significantly improved, OC is still one of the most common causes of gynecologic cancer …

Definitive standard chemoradiation for locoregionally advanced carcinomas of the uterine
cervix includes multimodality therapy consisting of concurrent cisplatin based …

Background A diverse and abundant gut microbiome can improve cancer patients' treatment
response; however, the effect of pelvic chemoradiotherapy (CRT) on gut diversity and …

Importance Despite similar histologic appearance among high-grade serous ovarian
cancers (HGSOCs), clinical observations suggest vast differences in gross appearance …

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection causes 600,000 new cancers worldwide each year.
HPV-related cancers express the oncogenic proteins E6 and E7, which could serve as tumor …

Objective: Cervical cancer metastatic to the para-aortic lymph nodes (PALNs) carries a poor
prognosis. Despite extended-field radiation therapy (EFRT), only 30% to 50% of patients will …

Background Next generation sequencing has progressed rapidly, characterizing microbial
communities beyond culture-based or biochemical techniques. 16S ribosomal RNA gene …