2022
Distinct 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
2016
Immune checkpoint inhibitors in gynecologic cancers with lessons learned from non-gynecologic cancers
Menderes G, Hicks C, Black JD, Schwab CL, Santin AD. Immune checkpoint inhibitors in gynecologic cancers with lessons learned from non-gynecologic cancers. Expert Opinion On Biological Therapy 2016, 16: 989-1004. PMID: 27070175, DOI: 10.1080/14712598.2016.1177018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsCytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4Checkpoint inhibitorsGynecologic cancer patientsGynecologic cancerCancer patientsImmune responseT-lymphocyte antigen-4Non-gynecologic cancersEffective cancer immunotherapyLong-term remissionCheckpoint inhibitor immunotherapySurvival of patientsCancer cellsImmunotherapeutic researchAnticancer immunityPD-1Advanced cancerImmunotherapeutic agentsTreatment regimensAntigen-4Cancer immunotherapyClinical activityClinical experienceImmunotherapy
2014
Past, present and future targets for immunotherapy in ovarian cancer
Schwab CL, English DP, Roque DM, Pasternak M, Santin AD. Past, present and future targets for immunotherapy in ovarian cancer. Immunotherapy 2014, 6: 1279-1293. PMID: 25524384, PMCID: PMC4312614, DOI: 10.2217/imt.14.90.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancerImmune systemGoal of immunotherapyOvarian cancer immunotherapyConventional cytotoxic chemotherapyCause of deathAdvanced surgical techniquesDifferent immunotherapiesTremendous toxicityCytotoxic chemotherapyGynecologic malignanciesDisease recurrenceMicroscopic diseaseCancer immunotherapyImmune modulationSurgical techniqueCurrent evidenceImmunotherapyCurrent ongoing studiesCancerRecurrenceOngoing studiesFuture targetsChemotherapyMalignancy
2013
Mammaglobin B (SCGB2A1) is a novel tumour antigen highly differentially expressed in all major histological types of ovarian cancer: implications for ovarian cancer immunotherapy
Bellone S, Tassi R, Betti M, English D, Cocco E, Gasparrini S, Bortolomai I, Black JD, Todeschini P, Romani C, Ravaggi A, Bignotti E, Bandiera E, Zanotti L, Pecorelli S, Ardighieri L, Falchetti M, Donzelli C, Siegel ER, Azodi M, Silasi DA, Ratner E, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Santin AD. Mammaglobin B (SCGB2A1) is a novel tumour antigen highly differentially expressed in all major histological types of ovarian cancer: implications for ovarian cancer immunotherapy. British Journal Of Cancer 2013, 109: 462-471. PMID: 23807163, PMCID: PMC3721400, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytotoxic T lymphocytesMajor histological typesOvarian cancerDendritic cellsHistological typeMammaglobin BType 1 cytokine profileMonocyte-derived dendritic cellsClass I monoclonal antibodiesTumor cellsMetastatic/recurrentOvarian cancer immunotherapyAutologous tumor cellsImmunotherapy of patientsIntracellular cytokine expressionNovel tumor antigensOvarian cancer typesTumor rejection antigensRecurrent diseaseCytokine profileCytokine expressionOvarian tumorsCancer immunotherapyCTL populationsOvarian carcinoma
2012
Antigen-specific immunotherapy for ovarian cancer
Roque D, Santin A. Antigen-specific immunotherapy for ovarian cancer. 2012, 136-154. DOI: 10.2217/ebo.11.180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOvarian cancer immunotherapyAntigen-specific immunotherapyTumor-associated antigensCancer immunotherapyOvarian tumor-associated antigensSpecific T cell responsesCritical immune checkpointsRegulatory T cellsT cell responsesOvarian cancer pathogenesisB7 family proteinsImmune checkpointsClinical trialsOvarian cancerT cellsImmune responseSuccessful therapyInhibitory pathwaysImmune evasionImmunotherapySpecific antigenHost defenseCancer pathogenesisAntigenTumors