2019
Antitumor activity and safety of pembrolizumab in patients with advanced recurrent ovarian cancer: results from the phase II KEYNOTE-100 study
Matulonis UA, Shapira-Frommer R, Santin AD, Lisyanskaya AS, Pignata S, Vergote I, Raspagliesi F, Sonke GS, Birrer M, Provencher DM, Sehouli J, Colombo N, González-Martín A, Oaknin A, Ottevanger PB, Rudaitis V, Katchar K, Wu H, Keefe S, Ruman J, Ledermann JA. Antitumor activity and safety of pembrolizumab in patients with advanced recurrent ovarian cancer: results from the phase II KEYNOTE-100 study. Annals Of Oncology 2019, 30: 1080-1087. PMID: 31046082, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent ovarian cancerObjective response rateDisease control rateProgression-free survivalTreatment-free intervalDuration of responseAdvanced recurrent ovarian cancerPD-L1 expressionPlatinum-free intervalCohort AOverall survivalPrior linesCohort BOvarian cancerHigh PD-L1 expressionLow objective response rateMedian DORSolid Tumors version 1.1End pointGynecologic cancer-related deathBlinded independent central reviewSafety of pembrolizumabSingle-agent pembrolizumabMedian overall survivalPhase II study
2017
Objective, domain-specific HER2 measurement in uterine and ovarian serous carcinomas and its clinical significance
Carvajal-Hausdorf DE, Schalper KA, Bai Y, Black J, Santin AD, Rimm DL. Objective, domain-specific HER2 measurement in uterine and ovarian serous carcinomas and its clinical significance. Gynecologic Oncology 2017, 145: 154-158. PMID: 28196634, PMCID: PMC5941302, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdo-Trastuzumab EmtansineAfatinibAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsCohort StudiesExtracellular SpaceFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansIntracellular SpaceLapatinibMaytansineMiddle AgedNeoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and SerousOvarian NeoplasmsProtein DomainsQuinazolinesReceptor, ErbB-2Retrospective StudiesTissue Array AnalysisTrastuzumabUterine NeoplasmsConceptsUterine serous carcinomaOvarian serous carcinomaHER2 intracellular domainSerous carcinomaECD levelsECD statusTissue microarrayHER2 measurementQuantitative immunofluorescenceHER2 overexpression/amplificationClinico-pathologic characteristicsClinico-pathological featuresHER2-targeted agentsIntracellular domainOverexpression/amplificationHER2 extracellular domainExtracellular domainOSC patientsClinical trialsBreast cancerClinical significancePatientsHER2 assaysP95-HER2Carcinoma
2014
Identification of Optimal Reference Genes for Gene Expression Normalization in a Wide Cohort of Endometrioid Endometrial Carcinoma Tissues
Romani C, Calza S, Todeschini P, Tassi RA, Zanotti L, Bandiera E, Sartori E, Pecorelli S, Ravaggi A, Santin AD, Bignotti E. Identification of Optimal Reference Genes for Gene Expression Normalization in a Wide Cohort of Endometrioid Endometrial Carcinoma Tissues. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e113781. PMID: 25473950, PMCID: PMC4256201, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113781.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, EndometrioidCohort StudiesEndometriumFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (Phosphorylating)HumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOvarian NeoplasmsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReference ValuesRNARNA, Ribosomal, 18SSoftwareConceptsEndometrial cancer tissuesEndometrial cancer samplesEndometrial carcinoma tissuesHigh-grade tumorsNormal endometrial tissuesEndometrial tumor samplesReal-time RT-PCRGreen real-time RT-PCRSYBR Green real-time RT-PCRTumor degreeEndometrial tissueEndometrial samplesTumor gradeUse of PPIAStudy groupHPRT1 expressionQRT-PCR techniqueCancer tissuesCarcinoma tissuesWider cohortTumor samplesCancer samplesRT-PCRExpression levelsSignificant differences
2012
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) is an effective way of managing elderly women with advanced stage ovarian cancer (FIGO Stage IIIC and IV)
Glasgow MA, Yu H, Rutherford TJ, Azodi M, Silasi D, Santin AD, Schwartz PE. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) is an effective way of managing elderly women with advanced stage ovarian cancer (FIGO Stage IIIC and IV). Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 107: 195-200. PMID: 22648987, DOI: 10.1002/jso.23171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarboplatinCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialChemotherapy, AdjuvantCohort StudiesDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialOvarian NeoplasmsPaclitaxelRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerAdvanced stage ovarian cancerUpfront cytoreductive surgeryNeoadjuvant chemotherapyStage ovarian cancerCytoreductive surgeryOvarian cancerNACT patientsAge 70Stage IV epithelial ovarian cancerAdvanced epithelial ovarian cancerImproved progression-free survivalRetrospective cohort studyShorter ICU stayStage IV diseaseProgression-free survivalLess blood lossSmall bowel resectionOverall survival analysisICU staySame chemotherapyUpfront surgeryMacroscopic diseasePerioperative morbidityStage IIIC
2009
Mammaglobin B is an independent prognostic marker in epithelial ovarian cancer and its expression is associated with reduced risk of disease recurrence
Tassi RA, Calza S, Ravaggi A, Bignotti E, Odicino FE, Tognon G, Donzelli C, Falchetti M, Rossi E, Todeschini P, Romani C, Bandiera E, Zanotti L, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Mammaglobin B is an independent prognostic marker in epithelial ovarian cancer and its expression is associated with reduced risk of disease recurrence. BMC Cancer 2009, 9: 253. PMID: 19635143, PMCID: PMC2724548, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-9-253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancerEOC patientsMammaglobin BFresh-frozen tissue biopsiesMultiple histological subtypesDisease-free survivalLong-term prognosisAdditional prognostic informationRisk of recurrenceIndependent prognostic markerIndependent prognostic valueProtein levelsUnivariate survival analysisCancer-related deathAggressive tumor behaviorNormal ovarian controlsPrimary surgeryClinicopathologic characteristicsDisease recurrencePrognostic factorsClinical outcomesClinicopathologic featuresDecreased riskHistological subtypes