While this mutation is a relatively rare event, it could have a profound effect for some ovarian cancer patients, he says.Along with Schilder and Godwin, scientists contributing to this research include postdoctoral associate Xiaowei Chen, PhD, scientific technician Brock A. Armstrong and surgical fellow Cletus A. Arciero, MD, of Fox Chase Cancer Center and Michael W. Sill, PhD, and Kathleen M.