2018
Exceptional Response to Pembrolizumab in a Metastatic, Chemotherapy/Radiation-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Patient Harboring a PD-L1-Genetic Rearrangement
Bellone S, Buza N, Choi J, Zammataro L, Gay L, Elvin J, Rimm DL, Liu Y, Ratner E, Schwartz PE, Santin AD. Exceptional Response to Pembrolizumab in a Metastatic, Chemotherapy/Radiation-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Patient Harboring a PD-L1-Genetic Rearrangement. Clinical Cancer Research 2018, 24: 3282-3291. PMID: 29351920, PMCID: PMC6050068, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-17-1805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAged, 80 and overAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorBiopsyComputational BiologyDrug Resistance, NeoplasmExome SequencingFemaleGene RearrangementHLA AntigensHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyMutationOvarian NeoplasmsPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorReceptors, Cell SurfaceRetreatmentT-LymphocytesTreatment OutcomeConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumabCheckpoint inhibitor pembrolizumabComplete clinical responseClinical responsePD-L1Ovarian carcinomaAberrant PD-L1 expressionPD-L1 surface expressionAnti-PD1 inhibitorsPD-L1 expressionRemarkable clinical responsesHigh-grade ovarian carcinomaStandard treatment modalityAlternative therapeutic optionClear cell featuresNovel treatment optionsSignificant side effectsT-cell lymphocytesWhole exome sequencing techniqueClin Cancer ResMetastatic human tumorsRecurrent diseaseComplete responseHeavy infiltrationTherapeutic options
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