High-grade, chemotherapy-resistant ovarian carcinomas overexpress epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) and are highly sensitive to immunotherapy with MT201, a fully human monoclonal anti-EpCAM antibody
Richter CE, Cocco E, Bellone S, Silasi DA, Rüttinger D, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. High-grade, chemotherapy-resistant ovarian carcinomas overexpress epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) and are highly sensitive to immunotherapy with MT201, a fully human monoclonal anti-EpCAM antibody. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2010, 203: 582.e1-582.e7. PMID: 20870202, PMCID: PMC2993821, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.07.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntigens, NeoplasmAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorCell Adhesion MoleculesCell Line, TumorDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleFlow CytometryHumansImmunotherapyNeoplasm StagingOvarian NeoplasmsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsAntibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicityComplement-dependent cytotoxicityReal-time polymerase chain reactionEpithelial cell adhesion moleculePolymerase chain reactionOvarian carcinomaInterleukin-2Cell adhesion moleculeFlow cytometryHighest messenger RNA expressionCell linesAdhesion moleculesCell-mediated cytotoxicityOvarian cancer cell linesEffective treatment optionChromium release assaysChain reactionMessenger RNA expressionCancer cell linesOvarian diseaseTreatment optionsOvarian cancerEpCAM expressionAnti-EpCAM antibodyRNA expression