2018
A novel multiple biomarker panel for the early detection of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma
Han C, Bellone S, Siegel ER, Altwerger G, Menderes G, Bonazzoli E, Egawa-Takata T, Pettinella F, Bianchi A, Riccio F, Zammataro L, Yadav G, Marto JA, Penet MF, Levine DA, Drapkin R, Patel A, Litkouhi B, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Huang GS, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Santin AD. A novel multiple biomarker panel for the early detection of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma. Gynecologic Oncology 2018, 149: 585-591. PMID: 29572027, PMCID: PMC5986604, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.03.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade serous ovarian carcinomaSerous ovarian carcinomaIL-6Ovarian cancerOvarian carcinomaE-cadHigh-grade serous ovarian adenocarcinomaEarly-stage ovarian cancerROC analysisEarly detectionMajority of patientsLethal gynecologic malignancyStage ovarian cancerOvarian cancer patientsBenign gynecologic pathologyNon-cancer controlsSerous ovarian adenocarcinomaEffective cancer screeningSerous ovarian cancerMultiple biomarker panelsFour-marker panelHigh differential gene expressionGynecologic malignanciesCA 125IL-1ra
2015
PIK3CA oncogenic mutations represent a major mechanism of resistance to trastuzumab in HER2/neu overexpressing uterine serous carcinomas
Black JD, Lopez S, Cocco E, Bellone S, Altwerger G, Schwab CL, English DP, Bonazzoli E, Predolini F, Ferrari F, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Santin AD. PIK3CA oncogenic mutations represent a major mechanism of resistance to trastuzumab in HER2/neu overexpressing uterine serous carcinomas. British Journal Of Cancer 2015, 113: 1020-1026. PMID: 26325104, PMCID: PMC4651122, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2015.306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUSC cell linesCell linesPIK3CA-mutated tumorsUterine serous carcinomaHER2/neuXenograft mouse modelOncogenic PIK3CA mutationsPrimary HER2Trastuzumab treatmentSerous carcinomaCarcinoma cell linesMechanisms of resistancePIK3CA mutationsTrastuzumab efficacyMouse modelTrastuzumabMouse xenograftsHER2Tumor growthMajor mechanismOncogenic mutationsWild-type cell linesSitu hybridisation
2014
Flutamide and Biomarkers in Women at High Risk for Ovarian Cancer: Preclinical and Clinical Evidence
Gruessner C, Gruessner A, Glaser K, AbuShahin N, Zhou Y, Laughren C, Wright H, Pinkerton S, Yi X, Stoffer J, Azodi M, Zheng W, Chambers SK. Flutamide and Biomarkers in Women at High Risk for Ovarian Cancer: Preclinical and Clinical Evidence. Cancer Prevention Research 2014, 7: 896-905. PMID: 24950779, PMCID: PMC4154987, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-13-0408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAndrogen AntagonistsAnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalArea Under CurveBiomarkers, TumorEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFallopian Tube NeoplasmsFallopian TubesFemaleFlutamideGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansImmunohistochemistryMacrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorMaleMiceMice, NudeMiddle AgedOvarian NeoplasmsOvariectomyOvaryReceptor, ErbB-4Risk FactorsROC CurveSalpingectomyConceptsOvarian endosalpingiosisOvarian stromaFlutamide treatmentOvarian cancerHigh riskBRCA carrier statusOvarian cancer initiationPhase II studyRole of androgensPelvic serous cancerEffect of flutamideOvarian cancer developmentCSF-1High predictive valueLogistic regression modelsAndrogen ablationII studySerous cancerTumor burdenClinical evidenceBRCA mutationsFallopian tubeCSF-1RMale miceAndrogen action
2013
Class III β-tubulin overexpression within the tumor microenvironment is a prognostic biomarker for poor overall survival in ovarian cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant carboplatin/paclitaxel
Roque DM, Buza N, Glasgow M, Bellone S, Bortolomai I, Gasparrini S, Cocco E, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Rutherford TJ, Schwartz PE, Santin AD. Class III β-tubulin overexpression within the tumor microenvironment is a prognostic biomarker for poor overall survival in ovarian cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant carboplatin/paclitaxel. Clinical & Experimental Metastasis 2013, 31: 101-110. PMID: 24005572, PMCID: PMC3947146, DOI: 10.1007/s10585-013-9614-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorCarboplatinCystadenocarcinoma, SerousDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryNeoadjuvant TherapyOvarian NeoplasmsPaclitaxelPrognosisReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionTubulinTumor MicroenvironmentUp-RegulationConceptsClass III β-tubulinIII β-tubulinClass III β-tubulin expressionNeoadjuvant chemotherapyPoor overall survivalOverall survivalΒ-tubulin expressionClass III β-tubulin overexpressionPrimary cytoreductionNeoadjuvant carboplatin/paclitaxelPoor median overall survivalTumor microenvironmentAdvanced ovarian carcinomaCarboplatin/paclitaxelMedian overall survivalOvarian cancer patientsCell linesCancer stem cellsNeoadjuvant carboplatinPrimary debulkingVitro chemosensitivityClinical outcomesPatient populationCancer patientsStromal expressionMammaglobin B (SCGB2A1) is a novel tumour antigen highly differentially expressed in all major histological types of ovarian cancer: implications for ovarian cancer immunotherapy
Bellone S, Tassi R, Betti M, English D, Cocco E, Gasparrini S, Bortolomai I, Black JD, Todeschini P, Romani C, Ravaggi A, Bignotti E, Bandiera E, Zanotti L, Pecorelli S, Ardighieri L, Falchetti M, Donzelli C, Siegel ER, Azodi M, Silasi DA, Ratner E, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Santin AD. Mammaglobin B (SCGB2A1) is a novel tumour antigen highly differentially expressed in all major histological types of ovarian cancer: implications for ovarian cancer immunotherapy. British Journal Of Cancer 2013, 109: 462-471. PMID: 23807163, PMCID: PMC3721400, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytotoxic T lymphocytesMajor histological typesOvarian cancerDendritic cellsHistological typeMammaglobin BType 1 cytokine profileMonocyte-derived dendritic cellsClass I monoclonal antibodiesTumor cellsMetastatic/recurrentOvarian cancer immunotherapyAutologous tumor cellsImmunotherapy of patientsIntracellular cytokine expressionNovel tumor antigensOvarian cancer typesTumor rejection antigensRecurrent diseaseCytokine profileCytokine expressionOvarian tumorsCancer immunotherapyCTL populationsOvarian carcinomaTubulin‐β‐III overexpression by uterine serous carcinomas is a marker for poor overall survival after platinum/taxane chemotherapy and sensitivity to epothilones
Roque DM, Bellone S, English DP, Buza N, Cocco E, Gasparrini S, Bortolomai I, Ratner E, Silasi D, Azodi M, Rutherford TJ, Schwartz PE, Santin AD. Tubulin‐β‐III overexpression by uterine serous carcinomas is a marker for poor overall survival after platinum/taxane chemotherapy and sensitivity to epothilones. Cancer 2013, 119: 2582-2592. PMID: 23585021, PMCID: PMC3700638, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.28017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorCystadenocarcinoma, SerousDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEpothilonesFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPaclitaxelPlatinum CompoundsPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionTubulinTubulin ModulatorsUp-RegulationUterine NeoplasmsConceptsUterine serous carcinomaOvarian serous carcinomaOverall survivalSerous carcinomaP-glycoproteinClinical outcomesPaclitaxel resistanceTreatment of USCPlatinum/taxane chemotherapyPoor overall survivalFresh frozen tissue samplesReal-time polymerase chain reactionCell linesTaxane chemotherapyEndometrial cancerPoor outcomePoor prognosisPolymerase chain reactionFresh frozen tissueMedian inhibitory concentrationClinical investigationSubset of individualsGlycoprotein expressionCarcinomaImmunohistochemistry
2011
Cervical carcinomas overexpress human trophoblast cell-surface marker (Trop-2) and are highly sensitive to immunotherapy with hRS7, a humanized monoclonal anti-Trop-2 antibody
Varughese J, Cocco E, Bellone S, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Buza N, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Cervical carcinomas overexpress human trophoblast cell-surface marker (Trop-2) and are highly sensitive to immunotherapy with hRS7, a humanized monoclonal anti-Trop-2 antibody. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2011, 205: 567.e1-567.e7. PMID: 21889762, PMCID: PMC3224189, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.06.093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, NeoplasmBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Adhesion MoleculesCell Line, TumorComplement System ProteinsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmDrug SynergismFemaleFlow CytometryGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunoglobulin GInterleukin-2Killer Cells, NaturalReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionUterine Cervical NeoplasmsConceptsAntibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicityAnti-Trop-2 antibodyTrop-2 expressionReal-time polymerase chain reactionCell surface markersCervical cancerPolymerase chain reactionHighest messenger RNA expressionCell-dependent cytotoxicityCell-mediated cytotoxicityNovel treatment optionsChromium release assaysConventional treatment modalitiesChain reactionComplement-dependent cytotoxicityEffects of interleukinMessenger RNA expressionLevel of cytotoxicityCancer refractoryCervical carcinomaTreatment optionsTreatment modalitiesIL-2Normal cervixRelease assays
2010
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 expressionHER-2/NEU overexpression in vulvar Paget disease: the Yale experience
Richter CE, Hui P, Buza N, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Santin AD, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ. HER-2/NEU overexpression in vulvar Paget disease: the Yale experience. Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2010, 63: 544. PMID: 20418225, DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2010.077446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVulvar Paget's diseasePaget's diseaseNeu overexpressionOutcome dataHER-2/neu expressionHER-2/neuEfficacy of trastuzumabExtensive reconstructive proceduresHigh recurrence rateMedical record searchInteresting treatment optionSurgical treatmentRecurrence rateTreatment optionsNeu expressionClinical trialsReconstructive proceduresTissue microarrayPatientsRecord searchTumor samplesYale experienceDiseaseNeuStaining results
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 groupEnhanced Ovarian Cancer Tumorigenesis and Metastasis by the Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
Toy EP, Azodi M, Folk NL, Zito CM, Zeiss CJ, Chambers SK. Enhanced Ovarian Cancer Tumorigenesis and Metastasis by the Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor. Neoplasia 2009, 11: 136-144. PMID: 19177198, PMCID: PMC2631138, DOI: 10.1593/neo.81150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCell AdhesionCell MovementCell Transformation, NeoplasticFemaleHumansMacrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorMiceMice, NudeNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm TransplantationNeoplasms, ExperimentalOligonucleotides, AntisenseOvarian NeoplasmsPhenotypeReceptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorTumor Cells, Cultured