2009
Potential therapeutic activity of adecatumumab (MT201), a fully human monoclonal antibody, against epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) in uterine serous papillary carcinoma
Santin A, Bellone S, El-Sahwi K, Buza N, Tavassoli F, Silasi D, Azodi M, Schwartz P, Rutherford T, Pecorelli S. Potential therapeutic activity of adecatumumab (MT201), a fully human monoclonal antibody, against epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) in uterine serous papillary carcinoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2009, 27: e16502-e16502. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.e16502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUterine serous papillary carcinomaPrimary USPC cell linesAntibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicityUSPC cell linesNormal endometrial cellsSerous papillary carcinomaComplement-dependent cytotoxicityHuman monoclonal antibodyEpithelial cell adhesion moleculeEndometrial cellsCell adhesion moleculePapillary carcinomaTherapeutic strategiesCell linesChromium release cytotoxicity assaysFlow cytometryEpCAM expressionMonoclonal antibodiesDependent cytotoxicityAdhesion moleculesRelease cytotoxicity assayStandard treatment modalityDependent cellular cytotoxicityUterine serous carcinomaAggressive biologic behavior
2008
Mammaglobin B expression in human endometrial cancer
TASSI RA, BIGNOTTI E, FALCHETTI M, CALZA S, RAVAGGI A, ROSSI E, MARTINELLI F, BANDIERA E, PECORELLI S, SANTIN AD. Mammaglobin B expression in human endometrial cancer. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2008, 18: 1090-1096. PMID: 18021217, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2007.01137.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReal-time polymerase chain reactionPolymerase chain reactionG3 casesNormal endometrial cellsHuman endometrial cancerFresh frozen biopsiesSignificant higher levelsParaffin-embedded tissuesEndometrial cancerG1 casesMammaglobin BNormal endometriumEndometrial tumorsEndometrial cellsOvarian cancerFrozen biopsyNovel molecular markersB expressionNEC controlsGene expression profilingImmunohistochemistryProtein expressionProtein levelsG2 casesChain reaction
2007
Overexpression of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin Receptors Claudin-3 and Claudin-4 in Uterine Carcinosarcomas
Santin AD, Bellone S, Siegel ER, McKenney JK, Thomas M, Roman JJ, Burnett A, Tognon G, Bandiera E, Pecorelli S. Overexpression of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin Receptors Claudin-3 and Claudin-4 in Uterine Carcinosarcomas. Clinical Cancer Research 2007, 13: 3339-3346. PMID: 17545541, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-3037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarcinosarcoma cell lineClaudin-3Claudin-4Uterine carcinosarcomaClaudin-4 protein expressionCell linesClaudin-4 receptorsCytotoxic Clostridium perfringensNormal endometrial cellsTumor cell necrosisType-specific therapiesImmunodeficient mouse xenograftsAggressive uterine tumorsHigh-affinity receptorQuantitative reverse transcription PCREndometrial cancerAggressive variantUterine tumorsTumor disappearancePrimary tumorReverse transcription-PCREndometrial cellsNovel therapiesReceptor expressionTherapeutic effect
2005
Gene expression fingerprint of uterine serous papillary carcinoma: identification of novel molecular markers for uterine serous cancer diagnosis and therapy
Santin AD, Zhan F, Cane' S, Bellone S, Palmieri M, Thomas M, Burnett A, Roman JJ, Cannon MJ, Shaughnessy J, Pecorelli S. Gene expression fingerprint of uterine serous papillary carcinoma: identification of novel molecular markers for uterine serous cancer diagnosis and therapy. British Journal Of Cancer 2005, 92: 1561-1573. PMID: 15785748, PMCID: PMC2362016, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous papillary cancerNormal endometrial cellsEndometrial cancerAggressive variantClaudin-4Normal endometrial epithelial cellsUterine serous papillary carcinomaAdhesion moleculesNovel therapeutic markerCommon gynecologic tumorsSerous papillary carcinomaParaffin-embedded specimensEndometrial epithelial cellsL1 cell adhesion moleculeType-specific therapiesRas homolog gene familyQuantitative RT-PCRScalar dosesGynecologic tumorsPapillary cancerEndometrial cellsInterleukin-6Cell adhesion moleculeNovel molecular markersPapillary carcinoma