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
hI-con1, a factor VII-IgGFc chimeric protein targeting tissue factor for immunotherapy of uterine serous papillary carcinoma
Cocco E, Hu Z, Richter CE, Bellone S, Casagrande F, Bellone M, Todeschini P, Krikun G, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Buza N, Pecorelli S, Lockwood CJ, Santin AD. hI-con1, a factor VII-IgGFc chimeric protein targeting tissue factor for immunotherapy of uterine serous papillary carcinoma. British Journal Of Cancer 2010, 103: 812-819. PMID: 20700124, PMCID: PMC2966612, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUSPC cell linesInterleukin-2Tissue factorTF expressionReal-time PCRFactor VIILow HER2/neu expressionCell linesLow dosesPrimary USPC cell linesDependent cell-mediated cytotoxicityUterine serous papillary carcinomaHER2/neu expressionTargeting tissue factorSerous papillary adenocarcinomaStandard treatment modalityCell-mediated cytotoxicityTreatment of patientsNormal endometrial cellsSerous papillary carcinomaNovel therapeutic agentsType II receptorAdenocarcinoma cell lineEndometrial cancerAggressive variant