2020
Extragonadal Yolk Sac Tumor Limited to the Myometrium: Report of a Case With Potential Fertility Preservation and Molecular Analysis Suggesting Germ Cell Origin
Simpson S, Simoni M, Hui P, Taylor H, Buza N. Extragonadal Yolk Sac Tumor Limited to the Myometrium: Report of a Case With Potential Fertility Preservation and Molecular Analysis Suggesting Germ Cell Origin. International Journal Of Gynecological Pathology 2020, 39: 247-253. PMID: 31033797, DOI: 10.1097/pgp.0000000000000601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYolk sac tumorExtragonadal yolk sac tumorGerm cell originFuture fertilityIntraoperative frozen section evaluationCell originPatient's strong desirePostpubertal female patientsEvidence of diseaseFrozen section evaluationMarked nuclear atypiaClear treatment algorithmRare malignant neoplasmHigh-grade malignancyEosinophilic hyaline globulesNext-generation sequencing resultsAdjuvant chemotherapySurgical stagingAbdominal myomectomyNulligravid womenIrregular bleedingUterine closureWedge resectionYounger patientsFemale patients
2019
Whole-exome sequencing of cervical carcinomas identifies activating ERBB2 and PIK3CA mutations as targets for combination therapy
Zammataro L, Lopez S, Bellone S, Pettinella F, Bonazzoli E, Perrone E, Zhao S, Menderes G, Altwerger G, Han C, Zeybek B, Bianchi A, Manzano A, Manara P, Cocco E, Buza N, Hui P, Wong S, Ravaggi A, Bignotti E, Romani C, Todeschini P, Zanotti L, Odicino F, Pecorelli S, Donzelli C, Ardighieri L, Angioli R, Raspagliesi F, Scambia G, Choi J, Dong W, Bilguvar K, Alexandrov LB, Silasi DA, Huang GS, Ratner E, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Pirazzoli V, Stiegler AL, Boggon TJ, Lifton RP, Schlessinger J, Santin AD. Whole-exome sequencing of cervical carcinomas identifies activating ERBB2 and PIK3CA mutations as targets for combination therapy. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 22730-22736. PMID: 31624127, PMCID: PMC6842590, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1911385116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPI3K/AKT/mTOR pathwaySquamous cell carcinomaWhole-exome sequencingAKT/mTOR pathwayPrimary cervical cancer cell linesPIK3CA inhibitorsRecurrent cervical cancer patientsMTOR pathwayCombination of copanlisibCervical cancer patientsPI3K/Akt/mTORCervical cancer xenograftsRegression of tumorsCervical cancer cell linesCervical tumor cell linesSingle nucleotide variantsWild-type tumorsRecurrent somatic missense mutationsAkt/mTORCell linesPan-HERCancer cell linesTypes 16/18Cervical cancerCancer patients