2018
Impact of carboplatin hypersensitivity and desensitization on patients with recurrent ovarian cancer
Altwerger G, Florsheim EB, Menderes G, Black J, Schwab C, Gressel GM, Nelson WK, Carusillo N, Passante T, Huang G, Litkouhi B, Azodi M, Silasi DA, Santin A, Schwartz PE, Ratner ES. Impact of carboplatin hypersensitivity and desensitization on patients with recurrent ovarian cancer. Journal Of Cancer Research And Clinical Oncology 2018, 144: 2449-2456. PMID: 30255380, DOI: 10.1007/s00432-018-2753-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarboplatin hypersensitivityCarboplatin desensitizationHypersensitive patientsOverall survivalRisk factorsOvarian cancerTwo-sided Fisher exactAdvanced stage ovarian cancerInfusion of carboplatinRecurrent ovarian cancerIndependent risk factorLonger overall survivalStage ovarian cancerOvarian cancer patientsLong-term treatmentNew risk factorsHigher likelihoodTwo-sided p valueT-testStudent's t-testDesignRetrospective studyGermline BRCA1/2Improved OSLonger OSDesensitization protocolA 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
Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin C‐terminal domain labeled to fluorescent dyes for in vivo visualization of micrometastatic chemotherapy‐resistant ovarian cancer
Cocco E, Shapiro EM, Gasparrini S, Lopez S, Schwab CL, Bellone S, Bortolomai I, Sumi NJ, Bonazzoli E, Nicoletti R, Deng Y, Saltzman WM, Zeiss CJ, Centritto F, Black JD, Silasi DA, Ratner E, Azodi M, Rutherford TJ, Schwartz PE, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin C‐terminal domain labeled to fluorescent dyes for in vivo visualization of micrometastatic chemotherapy‐resistant ovarian cancer. International Journal Of Cancer 2015, 137: 2618-2629. PMID: 26060989, PMCID: PMC4573336, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-derived xenograftsTumor fluorescenceChemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancerClaudin-3Human ovarian cancer xenograftsTime of surgeryOvarian cancer patientsNeoadjuvant chemotherapy treatmentOvarian cancer xenograftsHealthy organsVivo visualizationTime of intervalBackground fluorescence ratioClostridium perfringens enterotoxinChemotherapy-naïveMicrometastatic diseaseMalignant ascitesOvarian diseaseResidual diseaseOvarian tumorsCancer patientsCancer xenograftsChemotherapy treatmentIP injectionOvarian cancer
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 expression
2008
Induction of human tumor‐associated differentially expressed gene‐12 (TADG‐12/TMPRSS3)‐specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes in human lymphocyte antigen‐A2.1–positive healthy donors and patients with advanced ovarian cancer
Bellone S, Anfossi S, O'Brien TJ, Cannon MJ, Silasi D, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Induction of human tumor‐associated differentially expressed gene‐12 (TADG‐12/TMPRSS3)‐specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes in human lymphocyte antigen‐A2.1–positive healthy donors and patients with advanced ovarian cancer. Cancer 2008, 115: 800-811. PMID: 19117353, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer patientsPeptide-specific CTLsOvarian cancerCancer patientsHealthy donorsLymphocyte antigenEnzyme-linked immunosorbent spot-forming cell assayHuman cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responsesNatural killer-sensitive K562 cellsAnti-HLA class I monoclonal antibodiesImmunogenic peptidesPeptide-loaded target cellsType 1 cytokine profileAdvanced stage ovarian cancerCytotoxic T lymphocyte responsesSpecific cytotoxic T lymphocytesClass I monoclonal antibodiesMonoclonal antibody stimulationPotential immunogenic peptidesDendritic cell immunotherapyAdvanced ovarian cancerCTL precursor frequenciesIntracellular cytokine expressionT lymphocyte responsesHuman lymphocyte antigen