2023
In Vivo and In Vitro Efficacy of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Uterine Serous Carcinoma.
Mutlu L, Manavella D, Bellone S, McNamara B, Harold J, Mauricio D, Siegel E, Buza N, Hui P, Hartwich T, Yang-Hartwich Y, Demirkiran C, Verzosa M, Altwerger G, Ratner E, Huang G, Clark M, Andikyan V, Azodi M, Dottino P, Schwartz P, Santin A. In Vivo and In Vitro Efficacy of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Uterine Serous Carcinoma. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2023, 22: 1404-1412. PMID: 37676984, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-23-0126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous carcinomaAntibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicityT-DXdUSC patientsUSC cell linesTrastuzumab deruxtecanSerous carcinomaHER2 expressionClinical trialsRecurrent uterine serous carcinomaTopoisomerase I inhibitor payloadSignificant antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicityCell linesMultiple tumor indicationsPrimary USC cell linesLow HER2 expressionFuture clinical trialsHigh recurrence ratePeripheral blood lymphocytesERBB2 gene amplificationGrowth suppressionHER2-overexpressing cell linesTumor growth suppressionOverall survivalStandard chemotherapy
2022
The role of HER2 as a therapeutic biomarker in gynaecological malignancy: potential for use beyond uterine serous carcinoma
Talia K, Banet N, Buza N. The role of HER2 as a therapeutic biomarker in gynaecological malignancy: potential for use beyond uterine serous carcinoma. Pathology 2022, 55: 8-18. PMID: 36503635, DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2022.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Uterine serous carcinomaRole of HER2Serous carcinomaClinical trialsHER2 overexpressionPrognostic biomarkerTherapeutic targetHigh-grade endometrioid carcinomaEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Vulvar Paget's diseaseGrowth factor receptor 2Time of diagnosisFuture clinical trialsGynaecological cancer careClinical trial dataHER2 protein overexpressionFactor receptor 2P53 mutant tumorsRecurrent diseaseSurvival benefitGynaecological malignanciesPaget's diseaseClinical benefitEndometrial carcinoma
2021
HER2 Expression in Endometrial Cancers Diagnosed as Clear Cell Carcinoma
Cagaanan A, Stelter B, Vu N, Rhode EN, Stewart T, Hui P, Buza N, Al-Niaimi A, Flynn C, Weisman PS, McGregor SM. HER2 Expression in Endometrial Cancers Diagnosed as Clear Cell Carcinoma. International Journal Of Gynecological Pathology 2021, 41: 132-141. PMID: 33782344, DOI: 10.1097/pgp.0000000000000783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClear cell carcinomaEndometrial cancerSerous carcinomaCell carcinomaDiagnosis of CCCTraditional histologic classificationFuture clinical trialsAberrant p53 stainingBattery of immunostainsMajor diagnostic considerationCCC diagnosisMost HER2ER expressionEndometrioid carcinomaGynecologic pathologistsBeneficial therapyHER2 expressionHER2 statusP53 stainingClinical trialsDiagnostic difficultiesHistologic classificationDiagnostic considerationsAberrant p53Tissue microarray