2015
Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin C‐terminal domain labeled to fluorescent dyes for in vivo visualization of micrometastatic chemotherapy‐resistant ovarian cancer
Cocco E, Shapiro EM, Gasparrini S, Lopez S, Schwab CL, Bellone S, Bortolomai I, Sumi NJ, Bonazzoli E, Nicoletti R, Deng Y, Saltzman WM, Zeiss CJ, Centritto F, Black JD, Silasi DA, Ratner E, Azodi M, Rutherford TJ, Schwartz PE, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin C‐terminal domain labeled to fluorescent dyes for in vivo visualization of micrometastatic chemotherapy‐resistant ovarian cancer. International Journal Of Cancer 2015, 137: 2618-2629. PMID: 26060989, PMCID: PMC4573336, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-derived xenograftsTumor fluorescenceChemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancerClaudin-3Human ovarian cancer xenograftsTime of surgeryOvarian cancer patientsNeoadjuvant chemotherapy treatmentOvarian cancer xenograftsHealthy organsVivo visualizationTime of intervalBackground fluorescence ratioClostridium perfringens enterotoxinChemotherapy-naïveMicrometastatic diseaseMalignant ascitesOvarian diseaseResidual diseaseOvarian tumorsCancer patientsCancer xenograftsChemotherapy treatmentIP injectionOvarian cancer
2005
Treatment of Chemotherapy-Resistant Human Ovarian Cancer Xenografts in C.B-17/SCID Mice by Intraperitoneal Administration of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin
Santin AD, Cané S, Bellone S, Palmieri M, Siegel ER, Thomas M, Roman JJ, Burnett A, Cannon MJ, Pecorelli S. Treatment of Chemotherapy-Resistant Human Ovarian Cancer Xenografts in C.B-17/SCID Mice by Intraperitoneal Administration of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin. Cancer Research 2005, 65: 4334-4342. PMID: 15899825, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-3472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsCarcinoma, PapillaryCell Line, TumorClaudin-3Claudin-4Cystadenocarcinoma, SerousDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEnterotoxinsFemaleHumansInjections, IntraperitonealMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, SCIDMiddle AgedOvarian NeoplasmsReceptors, Cell SurfaceUterine Cervical NeoplasmsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsClaudin-4 genesRecurrent ovarian cancerPrimary ovarian tumorsOvarian cancerHuman ovarian cancerOvarian tumorsClaudin-3C.B-17/SCID micePrimary human ovarian cancersHuman ovarian cancer xenograftsCytotoxic Clostridium perfringensOvarian tumor burdenAdvanced stage diseaseChemotherapy-resistant diseaseLethal gynecologic malignancyOvarian cancer xenograftsRecurrent ovarian tumorsRelevant clinical modelInhibited tumor growthSCID mouse xenograftsDose-dependent cytotoxic effectTight junction proteinsHigh-affinity receptorQuantitative reverse transcription PCRClostridium perfringens enterotoxin