Tubulin‐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 expressionCarcinomaImmunohistochemistryUpdates in therapy for uterine serous carcinoma
Roque DM, Santin AD. Updates in therapy for uterine serous carcinoma. Current Opinion In Obstetrics & Gynecology 2013, 25: 29-37. PMID: 23138439, DOI: 10.1097/gco.0b013e32835af98d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous carcinomaSerous carcinomaTreatment of USCPaclitaxel-resistant diseasePI3/Akt/mTOR pathwayClass III β-tubulinEarly-stage diseaseNew target antigensAKT/mTOR pathwayVascular endothelial growth factorDistinct molecular pathogenesisHER2/neuIII β-tubulinCurrent clinical approachesEndothelial growth factorNovel microtubule-stabilizing agentEndometrial cancerAggressive variantOptimal therapyProspective studyPathway aberrationsClinical investigationSmall molecule inhibitorsTarget antigenClinical approach