2012
HER2/neu as a Potential Target for Immunotherapy in Gynecologic Carcinosarcomas
Guzzo F, Bellone S, Buza N, Hui P, Carrara L, Varughese J, Cocco E, Betti M, Todeschini P, Gasparrini S, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Angioli R, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. HER2/neu as a Potential Target for Immunotherapy in Gynecologic Carcinosarcomas. International Journal Of Gynecological Pathology 2012, 31: 211-221. PMID: 22498937, PMCID: PMC3366047, DOI: 10.1097/pgp.0b013e31823bb24d.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Her2/neu extracellular domain shedding in uterine serous carcinoma: implications for immunotherapy with trastuzumab
Todeschini P, Cocco E, Bellone S, Varughese J, Lin K, Carrara L, Guzzo F, Buza N, Hui P, Silasi DA, Ratner E, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Her2/neu extracellular domain shedding in uterine serous carcinoma: implications for immunotherapy with trastuzumab. British Journal Of Cancer 2011, 105: 1176-1182. PMID: 21915118, PMCID: PMC3208497, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2011.369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibody-Dependent Cell CytotoxicityAntineoplastic AgentsCulture Media, ConditionedFemaleFlow CytometryGenes, erbB-2HumansImmunohistochemistryImmunotherapyIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMiddle AgedReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionTrastuzumabUterine NeoplasmsConceptsAntibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicityTrastuzumab-mediated antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicityUSC cell linesHER2/neu expressionUSC patientsNeu expressionHER2/ECD levelsCell linesUterine serous carcinoma cell linesCell-mediated cytotoxicityUterine serous carcinomaChromium release assaysHER2/neuFISH-positive tumorsC-erbB2 gene amplificationTrastuzumab-induced cytotoxicityNeu tumorsHealthy womenSerous carcinomaCarcinoma cell linesReal-time PCRTherapeutic effectC-erbB2 genePatients
2010
Overexpression of EpCAM in Uterine Serous Papillary Carcinoma: Implications for EpCAM-Specific Immunotherapy With Human Monoclonal Antibody Adecatumumab (MT201)
El-Sahwi K, Bellone S, Cocco E, Casagrande F, Bellone M, Abu-Khalaf M, Buza N, Tavassoli FA, Hui P, Rüttinger D, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Overexpression of EpCAM in Uterine Serous Papillary Carcinoma: Implications for EpCAM-Specific Immunotherapy With Human Monoclonal Antibody Adecatumumab (MT201). Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2010, 9: 57-66. PMID: 20053761, PMCID: PMC2806489, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-09-0675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibody-Dependent Cell CytotoxicityAntigens, NeoplasmCarcinoma, PapillaryCell Adhesion MoleculesCell Line, TumorCell MembraneCystadenocarcinoma, SerousDrug Resistance, NeoplasmDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorEpithelial Cell Adhesion MoleculeFemaleFlow CytometryGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunohistochemistryImmunotherapyInterleukin-2Killer Cells, NaturalMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisRNA, MessengerUterine NeoplasmsConceptsUterine serous papillary carcinomaUSPC cell linesNormal endometrial cellsPrimary USPC cell linesAntibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicitySerous papillary carcinomaCellular cytotoxicityPapillary carcinomaCell linesFlow cytometryAdvanced/recurrentStandard treatment modalityCell-dependent cytotoxicityUterine serous carcinomaComplement-dependent cytotoxicitySurface expressionHuman monoclonal antibodyNovel therapeutic strategiesFresh frozen biopsiesHigh surface expressionEpithelial cell adhesion moleculeOverexpression of EpCAMParaffin-embedded tissuesMedian copy numberSerous carcinoma