2024
Sacituzumab govitecan in heavily pretreated, platinum-resistant high grade serous ovarian cancer
Greenman M, Bellone S, Demirkiran C, Hartwich T, Santin A. Sacituzumab govitecan in heavily pretreated, platinum-resistant high grade serous ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology Reports 2024, 54: 101459. PMID: 39108617, PMCID: PMC11300917, DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2024.101459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh grade serous ovarian cancerAntibody-drug conjugatesSerous ovarian cancerSacituzumab govitecanOvarian cancerTreatment optionsPlatinum-resistant ovarian cancer patientsDose-limiting toxicityOvarian cancer patientsNovel treatment optionsPartial responseRecurrent diseaseDose reductionCancer patientsClinical trialsBackground treatmentTargeted treatmentChemotherapyTreatmentCancerDoseDiseaseOptionsTrop2Patients
2023
In Vivo and In Vitro Efficacy of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Uterine Serous Carcinoma.
Mutlu L, Manavella D, Bellone S, McNamara B, Harold J, Mauricio D, Siegel E, Buza N, Hui P, Hartwich T, Yang-Hartwich Y, Demirkiran C, Verzosa M, Altwerger G, Ratner E, Huang G, Clark M, Andikyan V, Azodi M, Dottino P, Schwartz P, Santin A. In Vivo and In Vitro Efficacy of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Uterine Serous Carcinoma. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2023, 22: 1404-1412. PMID: 37676984, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-23-0126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous carcinomaAntibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicityT-DXdUSC patientsUSC cell linesTrastuzumab deruxtecanSerous carcinomaHER2 expressionClinical trialsRecurrent uterine serous carcinomaTopoisomerase I inhibitor payloadSignificant antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicityCell linesMultiple tumor indicationsPrimary USC cell linesLow HER2 expressionFuture clinical trialsHigh recurrence ratePeripheral blood lymphocytesERBB2 gene amplificationGrowth suppressionHER2-overexpressing cell linesTumor growth suppressionOverall survivalStandard chemotherapy
2022
Ovarian and uterine carcinosarcomas are sensitive in vitro and in vivo to elimusertib, a novel ataxia-telangiectasia and Rad3-related (ATR) kinase inhibitor
Manavella D, McNamara B, Harold J, Bellone S, Hartwich T, Yang-Hartwich Y, Mutlu L, Zipponi M, Demirkiran C, Verzosa M, Altwerger G, Ratner E, Huang G, Clark M, Andikyan V, Azodi M, Schwartz P, Dottino P, Choi J, Alexandrov L, Buza N, Hui P, Santin A. Ovarian and uterine carcinosarcomas are sensitive in vitro and in vivo to elimusertib, a novel ataxia-telangiectasia and Rad3-related (ATR) kinase inhibitor. Gynecologic Oncology 2022, 169: 98-105. PMID: 36525930, PMCID: PMC9925406, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2022.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomologous recombination deficiencyCS cell linesCell linesWestern blotKinase inhibitorsOverall animal survivalProtein expressionDose-dependent increaseDose-dependent inhibitionCarcinosarcoma cell lineTumor growth inhibitionCaspase-3 expressionEndometrioid histologyAggressive malignancyUterine carcinosarcomaCS patientsPreclinical activityClinical trialsEpithelial componentAnimal survivalXenograftsApoptosis markersRecombination deficiencyP-ATRP-Chk1Elimusertib (BAY1895344), a novel ATR inhibitor, demonstrates in vivo activity in ATRX mutated models of uterine leiomyosarcoma
Harold J, Bellone S, Manavella D, Mutlu L, McNamara B, Hartwich T, Zipponi M, Yang-Hartwich Y, Demirkiran C, Verzosa M, Choi J, Dong W, Buza N, Hui P, Altwerger G, Huang G, Andikyan V, Clark M, Ratner E, Azodi M, Schwartz P, Santin A. Elimusertib (BAY1895344), a novel ATR inhibitor, demonstrates in vivo activity in ATRX mutated models of uterine leiomyosarcoma. Gynecologic Oncology 2022, 168: 157-165. PMID: 36442427, PMCID: PMC9797429, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2022.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-derived xenograftsUterine leiomyosarcomaVivo activityVehicle control treatmentMedian overall survivalTumor volume differencesOral scheduleWestern blot analysisOverall survivalOral gavageAggressive malignancyPDX modelsClinical trialsSCID miceTumor measurementsULMS patientsSignificant growth inhibitionNovel ATR inhibitorTumor samplesSignificant toxicityWestern blotKinase inhibitorsATRX mutationsGene mutationsControl vehicleDistinct Mechanisms of Mismatch-Repair Deficiency Delineate Two Modes of Response to Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy in Endometrial Carcinoma.
Chow RD, Michaels T, Bellone S, Hartwich T, Bonazzoli E, Iwasaki A, Song E, Santin AD. Distinct Mechanisms of Mismatch-Repair Deficiency Delineate Two Modes of Response to Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy in Endometrial Carcinoma. Cancer Discovery 2022, 13: 312-331. PMID: 36301137, PMCID: PMC9905265, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-22-0686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-PD-1 immunotherapyImmune checkpoint blockadeMMRd tumorsNK cellsEndometrial carcinomaICB responseMutation burdenT-cell-driven immunityPhase II clinical trialMMRd endometrial cancersPD-1 inhibitorsMismatch repair-deficient cancersTumor-extrinsic factorsHigh response rateEffector CD8Antitumor immunityEndometrial cancerCancer immunotherapyImmune cellsLonger survivalClinical trialsPrimary resistanceT cellsResponse rateMMRd
2019
93 Sacituzumab govitecan in uterine and ovarian carcinosarcomas
Lopez S, Perrone E, Zeybek B, Bellone S, Manzano A, Zammataro L, Han C, Altwerger G, Angioli R, Santin A. 93 Sacituzumab govitecan in uterine and ovarian carcinosarcomas. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2019, 29: a48. DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2019-igcs.93.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCS cell linesAntibody-drug conjugatesSacituzumab govitecanTrop-2 expressionTrop-2Negative tumorsCell linesControl antibody drug conjugatesNovel antibody-drug conjugateAggressive gynecologic malignancyGreater antitumor effectPrimary tumor cell linesRemarkable antitumor activityAggressive carcinosarcomasGynecologic malignanciesOvarian carcinosarcomaPrimary tumorClinical trialsEpithelial tumorsSarcomatous elementsAntitumor effectsAntigen 2CarcinosarcomaActive metaboliteSN-3851 In vitro and in vivo activity of sacituzumab govitecan, in ovarian cancer
Perrone E, Lopez S, Zeibek B, Bellone S, Zammataro L, Manzano A, Bonazzoli E, Manara P, Scambia G, Santin A. 51 In vitro and in vivo activity of sacituzumab govitecan, in ovarian cancer. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2019, 29: a29. DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2019-igcs.51.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpithelial ovarian cancerTrop-2 expressionSacituzumab govitecanPrimary tumor cell linesEOC cell linesTrop-2EOC xenograftsOvarian cancerCell linesTumor cell linesAggressive epithelial ovarian cancerLethal gynecologic malignancyHigh ADCC activityGreater antitumor effectParaffin-embedded tumorsGynecologic malignanciesADCC activityOvarian tumorsPreclinical activityClinical trialsEpithelial tumorsSignificant bystander effectAntitumor effectsStrong stainingActive metabolite