Table 1 Tumour characteristics. Clinical information of the tumour samples in the independent data set

Mean Age (range), years

61.8

61.3

49

Histologic type

Serous

14

29

1

Endometrioid

1

-

2

Mucinous

-

-

1

Mixed carcinoma

-

1

-

FIGO stage

I

-

-

4

III

9

28

-

IV

6

2

-

Differentiation grade

Grade 1

-

1

1

Grade 2

5

7

2

Grade 3

10

22

1

Operation

Primary surgery

6

22

4

Interval surgery after three courses of chemotherapy

3

8

-

Diagnostic biopsy, no surgery

6

-

-

Residual tumour load after surgery

0 cm

8

24

4

0–1 cm

-

1

-

1–2 cm

-

4

-

> 2 cm

7

1

-

Time to progression after first-line chemotherapy

< 6 months

15

-

-

6–12 months

-

-

1

> 12 months

-

22

2

No recurrence

-

8

1

Current status

No evidence of disease

-

8

1

Alive with evidence of disease

1

8

1

Died of disease

14

14

2

Median follow-up, months

16

35

18