Survival rates in HLA-A2 positive patients, with stage III-IV serous adenocarcinomas of the ovary, correlates with increased expression of COX-2 and iNOS, loss of MHC Class I and II and defects of the antigen processing mechanisms at the tumour level

16544 Background: We have shown that the high prevalence of HLA-A2 in Scandinavia is associated to poor prognosis in advanced (stage III-IV) serous adenocarcinoma of the ovary. Our objective was to...