2023
Pembrolizumab and lenvatinib in recurrent ovarian clear cell carcinoma resistant to chemotherapy
McNamara B, Bellone S, Demirkiran C, Hartwich T, Santin A. Pembrolizumab and lenvatinib in recurrent ovarian clear cell carcinoma resistant to chemotherapy. Gynecologic Oncology Reports 2023, 48: 101218. PMID: 37325296, PMCID: PMC10265468, DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2023.101218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOvarian clear cell carcinomaClear cell carcinomaCombination of pembrolizumabCell carcinomaTreatment optionsRecurrent ovarian clear cell carcinomaWeeks of therapyCT scan findingsMild side effectsEffective treatment optionOral multikinase inhibitorNew treatment optionsDurable responsesMetastatic diseaseScan findingsPD-1Disease burdenTarget lesionsMultikinase inhibitorDrug combinationsSide effectsPembrolizumabLenvatinibMonoclonal antibodiesCarcinoma
2020
Selection of HER2/NEU negative tumor cells as a mechanism of resistance to trastuzumab in uterine serous carcinoma
Pelligra S, Buza N, Hui P, Bellone S, Zeybek B, Ratner E, Schwartz PE, Scambia G, Santin AD. Selection of HER2/NEU negative tumor cells as a mechanism of resistance to trastuzumab in uterine serous carcinoma. Gynecologic Oncology Reports 2020, 32: 100554. PMID: 32140533, PMCID: PMC7049633, DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2020.100554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUterine serous carcinomaHER2/neuNegative tumor cellsUSC patientsTumor cellsSerous carcinomaHER2/neu overexpressionCarboplatin/paclitaxelInitial clinical responsePost-treatment biopsiesHumanized monoclonal antibodyC-erbB2 gene amplificationNCCN guidelinesClinical responseEndometrial cancerPreferred regimenAggressive variantMechanisms of resistanceNeu overexpressionRecurrent/HER2/TrastuzumabPatientsMonoclonal antibodiesNeu
2015
HER2 as Biomarker for Endometrial Cancer
English D, Roque D, Buza N, Santin A. HER2 as Biomarker for Endometrial Cancer. Biomarkers In Disease: Methods, Discoveries And Applications 2015, 507-526. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7681-4_26.ChaptersEndometrial cancerEpidermal growth factor (EGF) familyGrowth factor familyC-erbB2 geneFactor familyCell survivalErbB pathwayNovel tyrosine kinase inhibitorOverall poor survivalOverexpression of HER2Tyrosine kinase inhibitorsKinase inhibitorsEndometrial neoplasmsPoor survivalPathwayTumor typesHER2Monoclonal antibodiesCancerGenesBiomarkersOverexpressionSurvivalWide varietyErbB2
2014
HER2 as Biomarker for Endometrial Cancer
English D, Roque D, Buza N, Santin A. HER2 as Biomarker for Endometrial Cancer. 2014, 1-16. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7744-6_26-1.ChaptersEndometrial cancerEpidermal growth factor (EGF) familyGrowth factor familyC-erbB2 geneFactor familyCell survivalErbB pathwayNovel tyrosine kinase inhibitorOverall poor survivalOverexpression of HER2Tyrosine kinase inhibitorsKinase inhibitorsEndometrial neoplasmsPoor survivalPathwayTumor typesHER2Monoclonal antibodiesCancerGenesBiomarkersOverexpressionSurvivalWide varietyErbB2
2013
HER2 Expression Beyond Breast Cancer: Therapeutic Implications for Gynecologic Malignancies
English DP, Roque DM, Santin AD. HER2 Expression Beyond Breast Cancer: Therapeutic Implications for Gynecologic Malignancies. Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy 2013, 17: 85-99. PMID: 23529353, PMCID: PMC3660991, DOI: 10.1007/s40291-013-0024-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAggressive neoplasmCytotoxic chemotherapy agentsOverall poor survivalTyrosine kinase inhibitorsEpidermal growth factor (EGF) familyGrowth factor familyGynecologic malignanciesEndometrial cancerHER2 expressionClinical trialsOvarian cancerPoor survivalBreast cancerChemotherapy agentsC-erbB2 geneTherapeutic implicationsTumor typesHER2Monoclonal antibodiesSubset of breastKinase inhibitorsCancerNeoplasmsCell survivalBreast
2011
Uterine serous papillary carcinomas overexpress human trophoblast cell surface marker (Trop-2) and are highly sensitive to immunotherapy with hRS7, a humanized anti-Trop-2 monoclonal antibody
Santin A, Bellone S, Varughese J, Cocco E, Ratner E, Silasi D, Rutherford T, Schwartz P, Azodi M, Pecorelli S. Uterine serous papillary carcinomas overexpress human trophoblast cell surface marker (Trop-2) and are highly sensitive to immunotherapy with hRS7, a humanized anti-Trop-2 monoclonal antibody. Gynecologic Oncology 2011, 120: s6-s7. DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2010.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUterine serous papillary carcinomas overexpress human trophoblast‐cell‐surface marker (trop‐2) and are highly sensitive to immunotherapy with hRS7, a humanized anti‐trop‐2 monoclonal antibody
Varughese J, Cocco E, Bellone S, de Leon M, Bellone M, Todeschini P, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Uterine serous papillary carcinomas overexpress human trophoblast‐cell‐surface marker (trop‐2) and are highly sensitive to immunotherapy with hRS7, a humanized anti‐trop‐2 monoclonal antibody. Cancer 2011, 117: 3163-3172. PMID: 21246534, PMCID: PMC3128671, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.25891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous papillary carcinomaPrimary USPC cell linesUSPC cell linesAntibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicitySerous papillary carcinomaTrop-2 expressionReal-time polymerase chain reactionPolymerase chain reactionTrop-2Papillary carcinomaCell linesMonoclonal antibodiesChemotherapy-resistant variantsNatural killer cytotoxicityStandard treatment modalityUterine serous carcinomaComplement-dependent cytotoxicityNovel therapeutic strategiesNovel therapeutic agentsKiller cytotoxicityEndometrial cancerSerous carcinomaTreatment modalitiesControl antibodyHRS7
2009
Potential therapeutic activity of adecatumumab (MT201), a fully human monoclonal antibody, against epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) in uterine serous papillary carcinoma
Santin A, Bellone S, El-Sahwi K, Buza N, Tavassoli F, Silasi D, Azodi M, Schwartz P, Rutherford T, Pecorelli S. Potential therapeutic activity of adecatumumab (MT201), a fully human monoclonal antibody, against epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) in uterine serous papillary carcinoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2009, 27: e16502-e16502. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.e16502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUterine serous papillary carcinomaPrimary USPC cell linesAntibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicityUSPC cell linesNormal endometrial cellsSerous papillary carcinomaComplement-dependent cytotoxicityHuman monoclonal antibodyEpithelial cell adhesion moleculeEndometrial cellsCell adhesion moleculePapillary carcinomaTherapeutic strategiesCell linesChromium release cytotoxicity assaysFlow cytometryEpCAM expressionMonoclonal antibodiesDependent cytotoxicityAdhesion moleculesRelease cytotoxicity assayStandard treatment modalityDependent cellular cytotoxicityUterine serous carcinomaAggressive biologic behavior