2024
Preclinical evaluation of avutometinib and defactinib in high‐grade endometrioid endometrial cancer
Hartwich T, Mansolf M, Demirkiran C, Greenman M, Bellone S, McNamara B, Nandi S, Alexandrov L, Yang‐Hartwich Y, Coma S, Pachter J, Santin A. Preclinical evaluation of avutometinib and defactinib in high‐grade endometrioid endometrial cancer. Cancer Medicine 2024, 13: e70210. PMID: 39240189, PMCID: PMC11378359, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.70210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBenzamidesCarcinoma, EndometrioidCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationEndometrial NeoplasmsExome SequencingFemaleFocal Adhesion Kinase 1HumansImidazolesMiceNeoplasm GradingOxazepinesProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrazinesSulfonamidesXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsFocal adhesion kinaseWhole-exome sequencingEndometrial cancer cell linesVS-4718Cell linesRas/MAPK pathwayPhosphorylated focal adhesion kinaseWestern blot assayWhole-exome sequencing resultsRAF/MEK inhibitionEAC cell linesBlot assayP-FAKGenetic landscapeCell cycleEndometrial cancerGenetic derangementsDefactinibP-MEKGrowth inhibitionRAF/MEKRas/MAPKCell viabilityP-ERKHigh-grade endometrial cancer
2023
Monitoring Treatment Response, Early Recurrence, and Survival in Uterine Serous Carcinoma and Carcinosarcoma Patients Using Personalized Circulating Tumor DNA Biomarkers
Bellone S, McNamara B, Mutlu L, Demirkiran C, Hartwich T, Harold J, Yang-Hartwich Y, Siegel E, Santin A. Monitoring Treatment Response, Early Recurrence, and Survival in Uterine Serous Carcinoma and Carcinosarcoma Patients Using Personalized Circulating Tumor DNA Biomarkers. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2023, 24: 8873. PMID: 37240216, PMCID: PMC10219151, DOI: 10.3390/ijms24108873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous carcinomaCS patientsEarly recurrenceDroplet digital polymerase chain reactionCA 125Serous carcinomaCtDNA testingTime of surgeryTime of recurrenceReliable tumor biomarkersTumour DNA biomarkersCarcinosarcoma patientsUSC patientsRecurrent diseaseOccult diseaseOverall survivalEndometrial cancerAggressive variantInitial treatmentRecurrent tumorsResidual tumorClinical findingsTreatment courseTreatment trialsPIK3CA mutations
2022
Distinct Mechanisms of Mismatch-Repair Deficiency Delineate Two Modes of Response to Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy in Endometrial Carcinoma.
Chow RD, Michaels T, Bellone S, Hartwich T, Bonazzoli E, Iwasaki A, Song E, Santin AD. Distinct Mechanisms of Mismatch-Repair Deficiency Delineate Two Modes of Response to Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy in Endometrial Carcinoma. Cancer Discovery 2022, 13: 312-331. PMID: 36301137, PMCID: PMC9905265, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-22-0686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-PD-1 immunotherapyImmune checkpoint blockadeMMRd tumorsNK cellsEndometrial carcinomaICB responseMutation burdenT-cell-driven immunityPhase II clinical trialMMRd endometrial cancersPD-1 inhibitorsMismatch repair-deficient cancersTumor-extrinsic factorsHigh response rateEffector CD8Antitumor immunityEndometrial cancerCancer immunotherapyImmune cellsLonger survivalClinical trialsPrimary resistanceT cellsResponse rateMMRd
2015
Afatinib, an irreversible ErbB family blocker, demonstrates remarkable activity against HER2 amplified uterine serous endometrial cancer in vitro and in vivo
Schwab C, Roque D, English D, Bellone S, Lopez S, Cocco E, Nicoletti R, Bortolomai I, Bonazzoli E, Ratner E, Silasi D, Azodi M, Schwartz P, Rutherford T, Santin A. Afatinib, an irreversible ErbB family blocker, demonstrates remarkable activity against HER2 amplified uterine serous endometrial cancer in vitro and in vivo. Gynecologic Oncology 2015, 136: 397-398. DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.11.032.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Serum amyloid A (SAA): a novel biomarker for uterine serous papillary cancer
Cocco E, Bellone S, El-Sahwi K, Cargnelutti M, Casagrande F, Buza N, Tavassoli FA, Siegel ER, Visintin I, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Serum amyloid A (SAA): a novel biomarker for uterine serous papillary cancer. British Journal Of Cancer 2009, 101: 335-341. PMID: 19536090, PMCID: PMC2720219, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous papillary carcinomaSerum amyloid AUSPC patientsBenign diseaseSAA concentrationsNovel biomarkersPrimary USPC cell linesUterine serous papillary cancerSerum SAALiver-secreted proteinsNormal healthy femalesUSPC cell linesEarly disease recurrenceSerous papillary carcinomaNormal endometrial tissuesExpression levelsProtein expression levelsEndometrial cancerAggressive variantHealthy womenEndometrial tissuePapillary cancerSerum biomarkersAmyloid AHealthy group
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
2000
Development and Therapeutic Effect of Adoptively Transferred T Cells Primed by Tumor Lysate-Pulsed Autologous Dendritic Cells in a Patient with Metastatic Endometrial Cancer
Santin AD, Hermonat PL, Ravaggi A, Bellone S, Cowan C, Coke C, Pecorelli S, Cannon MJ, Parham GP. Development and Therapeutic Effect of Adoptively Transferred T Cells Primed by Tumor Lysate-Pulsed Autologous Dendritic Cells in a Patient with Metastatic Endometrial Cancer. Gynecologic And Obstetric Investigation 2000, 49: 194-203. PMID: 10729762, DOI: 10.1159/000010246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCD56 AntigenCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCombined Modality TherapyDendritic CellsEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleFlow CytometryHepatic ArteryHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansImmunophenotypingImmunotherapy, AdoptiveLiver NeoplasmsL-Lactate DehydrogenaseT-LymphocytesTomography, X-Ray ComputedUric AcidConceptsAutologous dendritic cellsDendritic cellsT cellsLiver metastasesEndometrial cancerAutologous Epstein-Barr virus-transformed lymphoblastoid cellsNK-sensitive K562 cellsSerial gamma camera imagingType 1 cytokine biasTumor-specific T cellsTwo-color flow cytometric analysisPeripheral blood T cellsLarge liver metastasesMetastatic endometrial cancerAutologous tumor cellsTumor-specific CD8T cell responsesEpstein-Barr virus-transformed lymphoblastoid cellsSerum uric acidIntracellular IFN-gammaBlood T cellsLactate dehydrogenaseT-cell immunotherapyLarge tumor massSerial time points