2023
Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in Ovarian Cancer
Gelissen J, Adjei N, McNamara B, Mutlu L, Harold J, Clark M, Altwerger G, Dottino P, Huang G, Santin A, Azodi M, Ratner E, Schwartz P, Andikyan V. Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in Ovarian Cancer. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2023, 30: 5597-5609. PMID: 37358686, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-023-13757-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapyIntraperitoneal chemotherapyOvarian cancerStage III epithelial ovarian cancerUse of HIPECEpithelial ovarian cancerHigh-quality evidenceOvarian cancer treatmentHIPEC useInterval cytoreductionCytoreductive surgeryNeoadjuvant chemotherapyPerioperative careHIPEC protocolsHIPEC techniqueTreatment modalitiesPatient outcomesSingle administrationTumor disseminationChemotherapyCancerCancer treatmentOptimal candidatesMain siteLife dataWhat role does adjuvant therapy play in the management of endometrial cancer?
Huang G, Tymon-Rosario J, Santin A. What role does adjuvant therapy play in the management of endometrial cancer? Expert Opinion On Pharmacotherapy 2023, 24: 7-10. PMID: 36594708, DOI: 10.1080/14656566.2022.2157207.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2019
Whole-exome sequencing of cervical carcinomas identifies activating ERBB2 and PIK3CA mutations as targets for combination therapy
Zammataro L, Lopez S, Bellone S, Pettinella F, Bonazzoli E, Perrone E, Zhao S, Menderes G, Altwerger G, Han C, Zeybek B, Bianchi A, Manzano A, Manara P, Cocco E, Buza N, Hui P, Wong S, Ravaggi A, Bignotti E, Romani C, Todeschini P, Zanotti L, Odicino F, Pecorelli S, Donzelli C, Ardighieri L, Angioli R, Raspagliesi F, Scambia G, Choi J, Dong W, Bilguvar K, Alexandrov LB, Silasi DA, Huang GS, Ratner E, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Pirazzoli V, Stiegler AL, Boggon TJ, Lifton RP, Schlessinger J, Santin AD. Whole-exome sequencing of cervical carcinomas identifies activating ERBB2 and PIK3CA mutations as targets for combination therapy. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 22730-22736. PMID: 31624127, PMCID: PMC6842590, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1911385116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPI3K/AKT/mTOR pathwaySquamous cell carcinomaWhole-exome sequencingAKT/mTOR pathwayPrimary cervical cancer cell linesPIK3CA inhibitorsRecurrent cervical cancer patientsMTOR pathwayCombination of copanlisibCervical cancer patientsPI3K/Akt/mTORCervical cancer xenograftsRegression of tumorsCervical cancer cell linesCervical tumor cell linesSingle nucleotide variantsWild-type tumorsRecurrent somatic missense mutationsAkt/mTORCell linesPan-HERCancer cell linesTypes 16/18Cervical cancerCancer patientsAdjuvant Hormonal Therapy for Low-Grade Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma
Deshmukh U, Black J, Perez-Irizarry J, Passarelli R, Levy K, Rostkowski A, Hui P, Rutherford TJ, Santin AD, Azodi M, Silasi DA, Ratner E, Litkouhi B, Schwartz PE. Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy for Low-Grade Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma. Reproductive Sciences 2019, 26: 600-608. PMID: 29843577, DOI: 10.1177/1933719118778801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-grade endometrial stromal sarcomaRecurrence-free survivalStage I patientsEndometrial stromal sarcomaAromatase inhibitorsI patientsStage IIStromal sarcomaAdvanced low-grade endometrial stromal sarcomaMean recurrence-free survivalLonger recurrence-free survivalAdjuvant hormonal therapyMedian followProgestin groupUnderwent hysterectomyHormonal therapyDisease recurrenceSide effectsPatientsStage IProgestinsMonthsSarcomaDiseaseTreatment
2007
Advances in dendritic cell-based therapeutic vaccines for cervical cancer
Bellone S, Pecorelli S, Cannon MJ, Santin AD. Advances in dendritic cell-based therapeutic vaccines for cervical cancer. Expert Review Of Anticancer Therapy 2007, 7: 1473-1486. PMID: 17944571, DOI: 10.1586/14737140.7.10.1473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlphapapillomavirusAnimalsAntigen PresentationAntigens, ViralCancer VaccinesClinical Trials as TopicCombined Modality TherapyDendritic CellsDisease ProgressionDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleHumansMaleMiceNeoplasmsOncogene Proteins, ViralPapillomavirus E7 ProteinsPapillomavirus InfectionsPeptide FragmentsRepressor ProteinsT-Lymphocyte SubsetsUterine Cervical NeoplasmsConceptsCervical cancerDendritic cellsMetastatic diseaseTherapeutic vaccinesDendritic cell-based therapeutic vaccineE7 oncoproteinsPowerful antigen-presenting cellsRecurrent/metastatic diseasePrimary T cell responsesAutologous dendritic cellsInvasive cervical cancerHuman papillomavirus infectionT cell responsesTherapeutic clinical trialsTumor-specific target antigensAntigen-presenting cellsImportant risk factorImportant health problemNovel therapeutic strategiesPapillomavirus infectionRadical surgeryCervical dysplasiaCancer deathRisk factorsClinical trialsMetastatic Uterine Leiomyosarcoma Regression Using an Aromatase Inhibitor
Hardman MP, Roman JJ, Burnett AF, Santin AD. Metastatic Uterine Leiomyosarcoma Regression Using an Aromatase Inhibitor. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2007, 110: 518-520. PMID: 17666649, DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000267533.56546.c2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine leiomyosarcomaAromatase inhibitorsTotal abdominal hysterectomyUterine leiomyosarcoma metastaticEstrogen receptor positivityPrimary uterine leiomyosarcomaMetastatic tumor nodulesAdjuvant platinumAnastrozole dailyLeiomyosarcoma metastaticAbdominal hysterectomyObjective responseReceptor positivityTumor depositsChemotherapeutic optionsDoxorubicin chemotherapySerial imagingTumor regressionTumor nodulesLeiomyosarcomaLungInhibitorsHysterectomyNulligravidaMetastatic
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
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 cervixDevelopment and Therapeutic Effect of Adoptively Transferred T Cells Primed by Tumor Lysate-Pulsed Autologous Dendritic Cells in a Patient with Metastatic Endometrial Cancer
Santin AD, Hermonat PL, Ravaggi A, Bellone S, Cowan C, Coke C, Pecorelli S, Cannon MJ, Parham GP. Development and Therapeutic Effect of Adoptively Transferred T Cells Primed by Tumor Lysate-Pulsed Autologous Dendritic Cells in a Patient with Metastatic Endometrial Cancer. Gynecologic And Obstetric Investigation 2000, 49: 194-203. PMID: 10729762, DOI: 10.1159/000010246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCD56 AntigenCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCombined Modality TherapyDendritic CellsEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleFlow CytometryHepatic ArteryHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansImmunophenotypingImmunotherapy, AdoptiveLiver NeoplasmsL-Lactate DehydrogenaseT-LymphocytesTomography, X-Ray ComputedUric AcidConceptsAutologous dendritic cellsDendritic cellsT cellsLiver metastasesEndometrial cancerAutologous Epstein-Barr virus-transformed lymphoblastoid cellsNK-sensitive K562 cellsSerial gamma camera imagingType 1 cytokine biasTumor-specific T cellsTwo-color flow cytometric analysisPeripheral blood T cellsLarge liver metastasesMetastatic endometrial cancerAutologous tumor cellsTumor-specific CD8T cell responsesEpstein-Barr virus-transformed lymphoblastoid cellsSerum uric acidIntracellular IFN-gammaBlood T cellsLactate dehydrogenaseT-cell immunotherapyLarge tumor massSerial time points
1994
Follow-up after Primary Therapy: Management of the Symptomatic Patient—Surgery
Pecorelli S, Sartori E, Santin A. Follow-up after Primary Therapy: Management of the Symptomatic Patient—Surgery. Gynecologic Oncology 1994, 55: s138-s142. PMID: 7835798, DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1994.1353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCisplatinCombined Modality TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingOvarian NeoplasmsReoperationConceptsSecondary surgeryStage IIICCisplatin chemotherapyStage INegative second-look surgeryMacroscopic residual tumorNegative second lookSecond-line chemotherapyEvidence of diseaseResidual tumor volumeSecond-look surgeryImportant prognostic parameterBowel obstructionPelvic recurrencePrimary surgeryPrimary therapyMost patientsPalliative roleResidual tumorPatients surgeryPrognostic parametersDefinitive procedureDegree of differentiationVisible tumorTumor volume