2014
Past, present and future targets for immunotherapy in ovarian cancer
Schwab CL, English DP, Roque DM, Pasternak M, Santin AD. Past, present and future targets for immunotherapy in ovarian cancer. Immunotherapy 2014, 6: 1279-1293. PMID: 25524384, PMCID: PMC4312614, DOI: 10.2217/imt.14.90.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancerImmune systemGoal of immunotherapyOvarian cancer immunotherapyConventional cytotoxic chemotherapyCause of deathAdvanced surgical techniquesDifferent immunotherapiesTremendous toxicityCytotoxic chemotherapyGynecologic malignanciesDisease recurrenceMicroscopic diseaseCancer immunotherapyImmune modulationSurgical techniqueCurrent evidenceImmunotherapyCurrent ongoing studiesCancerRecurrenceOngoing studiesFuture targetsChemotherapyMalignancy
2013
Mammaglobin 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 carcinoma
2012
Antigen-specific immunotherapy for ovarian cancer
Roque D, Santin A. Antigen-specific immunotherapy for ovarian cancer. 2012, 136-154. DOI: 10.2217/ebo.11.180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOvarian cancer immunotherapyAntigen-specific immunotherapyTumor-associated antigensCancer immunotherapyOvarian tumor-associated antigensSpecific T cell responsesCritical immune checkpointsRegulatory T cellsT cell responsesOvarian cancer pathogenesisB7 family proteinsImmune checkpointsClinical trialsOvarian cancerT cellsImmune responseSuccessful therapyInhibitory pathwaysImmune evasionImmunotherapySpecific antigenHost defenseCancer pathogenesisAntigenTumors