2024
Predictive modeling of gene mutations for the survival outcomes of epithelial ovarian cancer patients
C. M, Lavi E, Altwerger G, Lin Z, Ratner E. Predictive modeling of gene mutations for the survival outcomes of epithelial ovarian cancer patients. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0305273. PMID: 38976671, PMCID: PMC11230535, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerEpithelial ovarian cancer patientsEpithelial ovarian cancer casesGene mutation signaturesPlatinum-based chemotherapyThe Cancer Genome AtlasResponse to treatmentOverall survivalGene mutationsMutational signaturesHomologous recombinationSurvival outcomesIncreased sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapySensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapyAssociated with increased chemoresistanceResistance to platinum-based chemotherapySurvival timeSurvival rateFavorable response to treatmentPlatinum-induced DNA damageKaplan-Meier survival analysisPrediction of survival outcomesOvarian cancer patientsOverall survival ratePrediction of treatment outcomeIntegrated mutational landscape analysis of poorly differentiated high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of the uterine cervix
Bellone S, Jeong K, Halle M, Krakstad C, McNamara B, Greenman M, Mutlu L, Demirkiran C, Hartwich T, Yang-Hartwich Y, Zipponi M, Buza N, Hui P, Raspagliesi F, Lopez S, Paolini B, Milione M, Perrone E, Scambia G, Altwerger G, Ravaggi A, Bignotti E, Huang G, Andikyan V, Clark M, Ratner E, Azodi M, Schwartz P, Quick C, Angioli R, Terranova C, Zaidi S, Nandi S, Alexandrov L, Siegel E, Choi J, Schlessinger J, Santin A. Integrated mutational landscape analysis of poorly differentiated high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of the uterine cervix. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2321898121. PMID: 38625939, PMCID: PMC11046577, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2321898121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-exome sequencingPatient-derived-xenograftsBase excision repairCopy number lossMultiregion whole-exome sequencingCopy number gainHigh-grade neuroendocrine carcinomaCNV analysisPhylogenetic analysisEvolutionary historyNeuroendocrine cervical cancerHuman papillomavirus DNAMutator phenotypeSensitivity to afatinibGenetic landscapeRecurrent mutationsRNA sequencingGene fusionsMutational landscape analysisExcision repairGenesMutationsPan-HERConsistent with deficiencyNeuroendocrine carcinoma
2023
Real-World Efficacy and Safety of PARP Inhibitors in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Patients With Somatic BRCA and Other Homologous Recombination Gene Mutations
Pan Y, Hood A, Ahmad H, Altwerger G. Real-World Efficacy and Safety of PARP Inhibitors in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Patients With Somatic BRCA and Other Homologous Recombination Gene Mutations. Annals Of Pharmacotherapy 2023, 57: 1162-1171. PMID: 36651235, PMCID: PMC11062080, DOI: 10.1177/10600280221149136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent ovarian cancer patientsOvarian cancer patientsSomatic BRCA mutationsOverall response rateCancer patientsBRCA mutationsPARP inhibitorsStable diseaseResponse rateHR mutationsDuration of therapyDuration of treatmentSomatic BRCA1/2 mutationsPoly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitorsReal-world efficacyElectronic medical recordsHomologous recombination mutationsSomatic BRCAMedian TTPTreatment interruptionChart reviewRetrospective studyEfficacy analysisEntire cohortMajor trials