2024
Randomized Phase II Trial of Imiquimod with or without 9-Valent HPV Vaccine versus Observation in Patients with High-grade Pre-neoplastic Cervical Lesions (NCT02864147)
Sheth S, Oh J, Bellone S, Siegel E, Greenman M, Mutlu L, McNamara B, Pathy S, Clark M, Azodi M, Altwerger G, Andikyan V, Huang G, Ratner E, Kim D, Iwasaki A, Levi A, Buza N, Hui P, Flaherty S, Schwartz P, Santin A. Randomized Phase II Trial of Imiquimod with or without 9-Valent HPV Vaccine versus Observation in Patients with High-grade Pre-neoplastic Cervical Lesions (NCT02864147). Clinical Cancer Research 2024, 30: of1-of10. PMID: 38592381, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-23-3639.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRandomized phase II trialCD4/CD8 T cellsT cellsHPV clearanceArm BNo significant differenceClinical surveillanceRate of HPV clearanceSecondary outcomesPre-neoplastic cervical lesionsCervical intraepithelial neoplasiaT cell infiltrationT cell responsesSignificant differenceCIN3 patientsIntraepithelial neoplasiaArm ACervical lesionsImiquimod groupSurveillance armVaginal suppositoriesProspective trialsArm CHPV vaccinationImiquimod
2009
Overexpression of Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule in Primary, Metastatic, and Recurrent/Chemotherapy-Resistant Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: Implications for Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-Specific Immunotherapy
Bellone S, Siegel ER, Cocco E, Cargnelutti M, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Overexpression of Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule in Primary, Metastatic, and Recurrent/Chemotherapy-Resistant Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: Implications for Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-Specific Immunotherapy. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2009, 19: 860-866. PMID: 19574774, DOI: 10.1111/igc.0b013e3181a8331f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinoma, Clear CellAdenocarcinoma, MucinousAdultAntigens, NeoplasmAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, PapillaryCell Adhesion MoleculesChemotherapy, AdjuvantCystadenocarcinoma, SerousDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEndometrial NeoplasmsEpithelial Cell Adhesion MoleculeFemaleFlow CytometryHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOrganoplatinum CompoundsOvarian NeoplasmsOvaryPrognosisRetrospective StudiesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsRecurrent epithelial ovarian carcinomaEpithelial ovarian carcinomaNormal ovarian tissuesOvarian carcinoma cell linesOvarian carcinomaEpithelial cell adhesion moleculeEp-CAMCarcinoma cell linesCell adhesion moleculeOvarian tissueChemotherapy-resistant epithelial ovarian cancerFlow cytometryCell linesAdhesion moleculesEp-CAM overexpressionStandard treatment modalityCell adhesion molecule expressionOvarian carcinoma patientsEpithelial ovarian cancerPrimary ovarian carcinomasAdhesion molecule expressionSurface expressionAntibody-mediated therapyHuman monoclonal antibodyEpithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) expressionHuman Papillomavirus Type 16 (HPV-16) Virus-Like Particle L1-Specific CD8+ Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes (CTLs) Are Equally Effective as E7-Specific CD8+ CTLs in Killing Autologous HPV-16-Positive Tumor Cells in Cervical Cancer Patients: Implications for L1 Dendritic Cell-Based Therapeutic Vaccines
Bellone S, El-Sahwi K, Cocco E, Casagrande F, Cargnelutti M, Palmieri M, Bignotti E, Romani C, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Human Papillomavirus Type 16 (HPV-16) Virus-Like Particle L1-Specific CD8+ Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes (CTLs) Are Equally Effective as E7-Specific CD8+ CTLs in Killing Autologous HPV-16-Positive Tumor Cells in Cervical Cancer Patients: Implications for L1 Dendritic Cell-Based Therapeutic Vaccines. Journal Of Virology 2009, 83: 6779-6789. PMID: 19386711, PMCID: PMC2698533, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02443-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCancer VaccinesCapsid ProteinsCell Line, TumorDendritic CellsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHuman papillomavirus 16HumansMiddle AgedOncogene Proteins, ViralPapillomavirus E7 ProteinsPapillomavirus InfectionsRepressor ProteinsRNA, ViralT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicUterine Cervical NeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsCervical cancer patientsCytotoxic T lymphocytesAutologous tumor cellsCancer patientsDendritic cellsT lymphocytesL1 VLPsCervical cancerTumor cellsE7 RNADendritic cell-based therapeutic vaccineE7-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytesHPV-16 positive cervical cancerCell-mediated immune responsesExpression levelsAutologous dendritic cellsHPV-16 VLPPromising prophylactic vaccineE7-specific CD8Human papillomavirus infectionT lymphocyte responsesStrong cytolytic activityTreatment of patientsPeripheral blood lymphocytesPrimary cervical tumors
2007
Human Papillomavirus Type 16 and 18 E7-Pulsed Dendritic Cell Vaccination of Stage IB or IIA Cervical Cancer Patients: a Phase I Escalating-Dose Trial
Santin AD, Bellone S, Palmieri M, Zanolini A, Ravaggi A, Siegel ER, Roman JJ, Pecorelli S, Cannon MJ. Human Papillomavirus Type 16 and 18 E7-Pulsed Dendritic Cell Vaccination of Stage IB or IIA Cervical Cancer Patients: a Phase I Escalating-Dose Trial. Journal Of Virology 2007, 82: 1968-1979. PMID: 18057249, PMCID: PMC2258728, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02343-07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntibodies, ViralAntibody FormationCancer VaccinesCarcinomaCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesDendritic CellsDNA-Binding ProteinsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHemocyaninsHumansImmunity, CellularNeoplasm StagingOncogene Proteins, ViralPapillomavirus E7 ProteinsPapillomavirus VaccinesRecombinant ProteinsUterine Cervical NeoplasmsVaccinationConceptsCervical cancer patientsIIA cervical cancer patientsDendritic cell vaccinationHuman papillomavirus type 16Cancer patientsDC vaccinationStage IBPapillomavirus type 16Cell vaccinationE7 antigenType 16Delayed-type hypersensitivity reactionEnzyme-linked immunosorbent spotHPV E7 antigenLimited tumor burdenT-cell countsEvidence of diseaseIIA cervical cancerT cell responsesKeyhole limpet hemocyaninEnzyme-linked immunosorbentHPV16/18 E7Vaccine doseAutologous DCsDTH response
2004
Discrimination between uterine serous papillary carcinomas and ovarian serous papillary tumours by gene expression profiling
Santin AD, Zhan F, Bellone S, Palmieri M, Cane S, Gokden M, Roman JJ, O'Brien TJ, Tian E, Cannon MJ, Shaughnessy J, Pecorelli S. Discrimination between uterine serous papillary carcinomas and ovarian serous papillary tumours by gene expression profiling. British Journal Of Cancer 2004, 90: 1814-1824. PMID: 15208622, PMCID: PMC2409747, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCarcinoma, PapillaryCells, CulturedCystadenocarcinoma, SerousDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleFlow CytometryGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryMiddle AgedOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOvarian NeoplasmsReceptor, ErbB-2Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionUterine NeoplasmsConceptsUterine serous papillary carcinomaGene expressionOverexpressed genesSerous papillary carcinomaGene expression fingerprintGene expression profilingHuman genesC-erbB2 geneExpression fingerprintsMolecular basisExpression profilingPapillary carcinomaOligonucleotide microarraysExpression productsQuantitative RT-PCRGenesClinical tissue samplesProbe setsTwo-fold differenceMore effective treatment modalitiesEffective treatment modalitySerous papillary tumorsPlasminogen activator inhibitorDifferent biological behaviorDevelopment of novel
2003
Influence of Allogeneic Blood Transfusion on Clinical Outcome during Radiotherapy for Cancer of the Uterine Cervix
Santin AD, Bellone S, Parrish RS, Coke C, Dunn D, Roman J, Theus JW, Cannon MJ, Parham GP, Pecorelli S. Influence of Allogeneic Blood Transfusion on Clinical Outcome during Radiotherapy for Cancer of the Uterine Cervix. Gynecologic And Obstetric Investigation 2003, 56: 28-34. PMID: 12867765, DOI: 10.1159/000072328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllogeneic blood transfusionStage IIB patientsStage III patientsBlood transfusionRadiation treatmentCervical cancerRisk ratioIndependent variable predictivePrimary radiation treatmentRoutine blood transfusionProspective Randomized StudyCervical cancer patientsOnset of treatmentDuration of treatmentTotal radiation doseUntransfused groupException of hemoglobinRandomized studyClinical outcomesUterine cervixImmune suppressionCervical carcinomaCancer patientsDistribution of ageDiminished survival
2002
Novel immunotherapeutic strategies in gynecologic oncology. Dendritic cell-based immunotherapy for ovarian cancer.
Santin AD, Bellone S, Underwood LJ, O'Brien TJ, Ravaggi A, Pecorelli S, Cannon MJ. Novel immunotherapeutic strategies in gynecologic oncology. Dendritic cell-based immunotherapy for ovarian cancer. Minerva Obstetrics And Gynecology 2002, 54: 133-44. PMID: 12032451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntigens, NeoplasmCancer VaccinesChildClinical Trials as TopicCombined Modality TherapyDendritic CellsFemaleGPI-Linked ProteinsHumansImmunohistochemistryImmunotherapyKallikreinsMatrix Metalloproteinase 7Membrane ProteinsNeoplasm MetastasisOvarian NeoplasmsSerine EndopeptidasesT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsTumor antigensOvarian cancerChemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancerOvarian tumor-associated antigensDendritic cell-based immunotherapyTumor-specific immune responsesEffective tumor antigensTherapeutic DC vaccinationNovel immunotherapeutic strategiesStandard treatment modalityCell-based immunotherapyOvarian tumor antigenSpecific immune responseTumor-associated antigensPotential of DCDC vaccinationImmunotherapeutic strategiesDendritic cellsCancer vaccinationCancer patientsGynecologic oncologyTreatment modalitiesNatural adjuvantImmune responseAntigen preparations
2001
Increased levels of interleukin‐10 and transforming growth factor‐β in the plasma and ascitic fluid of patients with advanced ovarian cancer
Santin A, Bellone S, Ravaggi A, Roman J, Smith C, Pecorelli S, Cannon M, Parham G. Increased levels of interleukin‐10 and transforming growth factor‐β in the plasma and ascitic fluid of patients with advanced ovarian cancer. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2001, 108: 804-808. PMID: 11510703, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2001.00206.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer patientsAdvanced ovarian cancerIL-10Cancer patientsOvarian cancerAscitic fluidPlasma levelsPeritoneal fluidAdvanced ovarian cancer patientsElevated TGF-beta levelsImmunosuppressive cytokine IL-10Anti-tumor immune functionDetectable IL-10TGF-beta levelsCytokine IL-10Time of surgeryDepartment of ObstetricsTGF-beta releasePlasma samplesNormal female controlsSensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbentEnzyme-linked immunosorbentImmunosuppressive cytokinesInterleukin-10Prospective studyPhenotypic and Functional Analysis of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Compared with Tumor-Associated Lymphocytes from Ascitic Fluid and Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes in Patients with Advanced Ovarian Cancer
Santin AD, Hermonat PL, Ravaggi A, Bellone S, Roman JJ, Smith CV, Pecorelli S, Radominska-Pandya A, Cannon MJ, Parham GP. Phenotypic and Functional Analysis of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Compared with Tumor-Associated Lymphocytes from Ascitic Fluid and Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes in Patients with Advanced Ovarian Cancer. Gynecologic And Obstetric Investigation 2001, 51: 254-261. PMID: 11408737, DOI: 10.1159/000058060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-associated lymphocytesTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesPeripheral blood lymphocytesAdvanced ovarian cancerType 1 cytokinesT cellsBlood lymphocytesOvarian cancerAscitic fluidAntigen-experienced T lymphocytesActivation markers HLA-DREarly activation markers CD25Markers HLA-DRType 2 cytokinesActivation markers CD25Major leukocyte populationsIL-2 pathwayIL-2 receptorFunction of lymphocytesIL-2 productionLow surface expressionLymphocyte subsetsHigher proportionHLA-DRActivation markersTumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Contain Higher Numbers of Type 1 Cytokine Expressors and DR+ T Cells Compared with Lymphocytes from Tumor Draining Lymph Nodes and Peripheral Blood in Patients with Cancer of the Uterine Cervix
Santin A, Ravaggi A, Bellone S, Pecorelli S, Cannon M, Parham G, Hermonat P. Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Contain Higher Numbers of Type 1 Cytokine Expressors and DR+ T Cells Compared with Lymphocytes from Tumor Draining Lymph Nodes and Peripheral Blood in Patients with Cancer of the Uterine Cervix. Gynecologic Oncology 2001, 81: 424-432. PMID: 11371133, DOI: 10.1006/gyno.2001.6200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedCarcinoma, Squamous CellCD4-CD8 RatioCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCytokinesFemaleHLA-DR AntigensHumansImmunophenotypingInterferon-gammaInterleukin-2Interleukin-4Lymph NodesLymphocytesLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingReceptors, Interleukin-2Th1 CellsTh2 CellsUterine Cervical NeoplasmsConceptsType 1 cytokinesLymph nodesPeripheral bloodT cellsTumor tissueLymphocyte subsetsStage IB-IIA cervical cancerAntigen-experienced T lymphocytesIB-IIA cervical cancerTumor draining lymph nodeActivation markers HLA-DREarly activation markers CD25Draining Lymph NodesMarkers HLA-DRType 2 cytokinesCervical cancer patientsRegional lymph nodesActivation markers CD25Tumor-Infiltrating LymphocytesMajor leukocyte populationsFunction of lymphocytesCervical tumor tissuesDifferent anatomical sitesHLA-DRUterine cervix
2000
Effects of concurrent cisplatinum administration during radiotherapy vs. radiotherapy alone on the immune function of patients with cancer of the uterine cervix
Santin A, Hermonat P, Ravaggi A, Bellone S, Roman J, Pecorelli S, Cannon M, Parham G. Effects of concurrent cisplatinum administration during radiotherapy vs. radiotherapy alone on the immune function of patients with cancer of the uterine cervix. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2000, 48: 997-1006. PMID: 11072156, DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(00)00769-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsCisplatinCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansImmunity, CellularInterferon-gammaInterleukin-2Killer Cells, NaturalLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte SubsetsMembrane GlycoproteinsMiddle AgedPerforinPore Forming Cytotoxic ProteinsProspective StudiesReceptors, Interleukin-2Uterine Cervical NeoplasmsConceptsT cellsIL-2Lymphoblast transformationRadiation therapyImmune functionNatural killer cytotoxic activityCD25-positive lymphocytesRadiation-induced immunosuppressionPercentage of CD8Advanced cervical cancerT cell numbersNatural killer cellsT cell subsetsActivation markers CD25C-RTMean absolute numberB cell numbersK562 cellsCisplatinum administrationConcurrent cisplatinumLymphocyte subsetsNK cellsConcurrent administrationKiller cellsUterine cervixInduction of Ovarian Tumor-Specific CD8+ Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes by Acid-Eluted Peptide-Pulsed Autologous Dendritic Cells
SANTIN A, BELLONE S, RAVAGGI A, PECORELLI S, CANNON M, PARHAM G. Induction of Ovarian Tumor-Specific CD8+ Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes by Acid-Eluted Peptide-Pulsed Autologous Dendritic Cells. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2000, 96: 422-430. DOI: 10.1097/00006250-200009000-00019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutologous tumor cellsAdvanced ovarian cancerT lymphocyte responsesCytotoxic T lymphocytesDendritic cellsT lymphocytesOvarian cancerTumor cellsLymphocyte responsesTumor-specific cytotoxic T-cell responseTumour peptide-pulsed dendritic cellsAutologous ovarian cancer cellsAutologous ovarian tumor cellsPeptide-pulsed dendritic cellsAnti-HLA class ICytotoxic T lymphocyte responsesCytotoxic T cell responsesTwo-color flow cytometric analysisPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsHLA-A2 monoclonal antibodyClass IAutologous dendritic cellsTumor-specific CD8T cell responsesStrong cytolytic activityIn vitro induction of tumor-specific human lymphocyte antigen class I–restricted CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes by ovarian tumor antigen–pulsed autologous dendritic cells from patients with advanced ovarian cancer
Santin A, Hermonat P, Ravaggi A, Bellone S, Pecorelli S, Cannon M, Parham G. In vitro induction of tumor-specific human lymphocyte antigen class I–restricted CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes by ovarian tumor antigen–pulsed autologous dendritic cells from patients with advanced ovarian cancer. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2000, 183: 601-609. PMID: 10992180, DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.107097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutologous tumor cellsAdvanced ovarian cancerTumor lysate-pulsed dendritic cellsLysate-pulsed dendritic cellsCytotoxic T lymphocytesDendritic cellsAntigen class IT lymphocytesOvarian cancerTumor cellsAutologous Epstein-Barr virus-transformed lymphoblastoid cell linesTumor-specific cytotoxic T-cell responseAutologous ovarian cancer cellsAutologous ovarian tumor cellsHuman leukocyte antigen (HLA) class IAdvanced stage ovarian cancerCytotoxic T lymphocyte responsesClass I monoclonal antibodiesCytotoxic T cell responsesVirus-transformed lymphoblastoid cell linesEpstein-Barr virus-transformed lymphoblastoid cell linesClass IHuman lymphocyte antigen class IAutologous dendritic cellsHigh cytotoxic activityInduction of ovarian tumor-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes by acid-eluted peptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cells.
Santin A, Bellone S, Ravaggi A, Pecorelli S, Cannon M, Parham G. Induction of ovarian tumor-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes by acid-eluted peptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cells. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2000, 96: 422-30. PMID: 10960637, DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(00)00916-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutologous tumor cellsAdvanced ovarian cancerPeptide-pulsed dendritic cellsT lymphocyte responsesDendritic cellsT lymphocytesOvarian cancerTumor cellsLymphocyte responsesTumor-specific cytotoxic T-cell responsePeptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cellsTumour peptide-pulsed dendritic cellsAutologous ovarian cancer cellsAutologous ovarian tumor cellsAnti-HLA class ICytotoxic T lymphocyte responsesCytotoxic T cell responsesTwo-color flow cytometric analysisPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsHLA-A2 monoclonal antibodyClass IAutologous dendritic cellsTumor-specific CD8T cell responsesStrong cytolytic activityDevelopment, characterization and distribution of adoptively transferred peripheral blood lymphocytes primed by human papillomavirus 18 E7--pulsed autologous dendritic cells in a patient with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix.
Santin AD, Hermonat PL, Ravaggi A, Bellone S, Cowan C, Korourian S, Pecorelli S, Cannon MJ, Parham GP. Development, characterization and distribution of adoptively transferred peripheral blood lymphocytes primed by human papillomavirus 18 E7--pulsed autologous dendritic cells in a patient with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix. European Journal Of Gynaecological Oncology 2000, 21: 17-23. PMID: 10726612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsAutologous dendritic cellsDendritic cellsT cellsMetastatic diseaseUterine cervixAutologous Epstein-Barr virus-transformed lymphoblastoid cellsNK-sensitive K562 cellsSerial gamma camera imagingTumor-specific T cellsTwo-color flow cytometric analysisPeripheral blood T cellsTumor cellsIntracellular cytokine productionAutologous tumor cellsExtensive metastatic diseaseInvasive cervical cancerTumor-specific CTLsIntracellular cytokine expressionEpstein-Barr virus-transformed lymphoblastoid cellsBlood mononuclear cellsTreatment of patientsBlood T cellsCytotoxic T cellsPeripheral blood lymphocytes