2019
GOG 8020/210: Risk stratification of lymph node metastasis, disease progression and survival using single nucleotide polymorphisms in endometrial cancer: An NRG oncology/gynecologic oncology group study
Brooks RA, Tritchler DS, Darcy KM, Lankes HA, Salani R, Sperduto P, Guntupalli S, DiSilvestro P, Kesterson J, Olawaiye AB, Moxley K, Waggoner S, Santin A, Rader JS, Kizer NT, Thaker PH, Powell MA, Mutch DG, Birrer MJ, Goodfellow PJ. GOG 8020/210: Risk stratification of lymph node metastasis, disease progression and survival using single nucleotide polymorphisms in endometrial cancer: An NRG oncology/gynecologic oncology group study. Gynecologic Oncology 2019, 153: 335-342. PMID: 30827726, PMCID: PMC6486855, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.02.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalLymph node metastasisHazard ratioOverall survivalNode metastasisSingle nucleotide polymorphismsOdds ratioNRG Oncology/Gynecologic Oncology Group studyG alleleGynecologic Oncology Group studyEndometrioid endometrial cancer patientsGynecologic Oncology GroupEndometrial cancer patientsPrognostic clinical variablesWorse OSOncology GroupEEC patientsEndometrial cancerNodal metastasisPrimary outcomeClinical outcomesRisk stratificationWashington University SchoolClinical variablesCancer patients
2018
A novel multiple biomarker panel for the early detection of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma
Han C, Bellone S, Siegel ER, Altwerger G, Menderes G, Bonazzoli E, Egawa-Takata T, Pettinella F, Bianchi A, Riccio F, Zammataro L, Yadav G, Marto JA, Penet MF, Levine DA, Drapkin R, Patel A, Litkouhi B, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Huang GS, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Santin AD. A novel multiple biomarker panel for the early detection of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma. Gynecologic Oncology 2018, 149: 585-591. PMID: 29572027, PMCID: PMC5986604, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.03.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade serous ovarian carcinomaSerous ovarian carcinomaIL-6Ovarian cancerOvarian carcinomaE-cadHigh-grade serous ovarian adenocarcinomaEarly-stage ovarian cancerROC analysisEarly detectionMajority of patientsLethal gynecologic malignancyStage ovarian cancerOvarian cancer patientsBenign gynecologic pathologyNon-cancer controlsSerous ovarian adenocarcinomaEffective cancer screeningSerous ovarian cancerMultiple biomarker panelsFour-marker panelHigh differential gene expressionGynecologic malignanciesCA 125IL-1ra
2010
A KRAS-Variant in Ovarian Cancer Acts as a Genetic Marker of Cancer Risk
Ratner E, Lu L, Boeke M, Barnett R, Nallur S, Chin LJ, Pelletier C, Blitzblau R, Tassi R, Paranjape T, Hui P, Godwin AK, Yu H, Risch H, Rutherford T, Schwartz P, Santin A, Matloff E, Zelterman D, Slack FJ, Weidhaas JB. A KRAS-Variant in Ovarian Cancer Acts as a Genetic Marker of Cancer Risk. Cancer Research 2010, 70: 6509-6515. PMID: 20647319, PMCID: PMC2923587, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-0689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancerKRAS-variantOC patientsCancer riskRisk of OCIndependent case-control analysesCase-control studyOvarian cancer syndromeCase-control analysisFamily membersAdvanced diseaseWomen's cancersRisk factorsBRCA2 mutationsHBOC patientsOC casesIndependent cohortHBOC familiesHereditary breastSolid tumorsCancer syndromesKRAS oncogeneVariant allelesPatientsCancerTrop-2 overexpression as an independent marker for poor overall survival in ovarian carcinoma patients
Bignotti E, Todeschini P, Calza S, Falchetti M, Ravanini M, Tassi RA, Ravaggi A, Bandiera E, Romani C, Zanotti L, Tognon G, Odicino FE, Facchetti F, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Trop-2 overexpression as an independent marker for poor overall survival in ovarian carcinoma patients. European Journal Of Cancer 2010, 46: 944-953. PMID: 20060709, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2009.12.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerTrop-2 overexpressionTrop-2 expressionOverall survivalPrognostic factorsProtein overexpressionTrop-2 protein expressionMultivariate Cox regression analysisConventional clinicopathological featuresPresence of ascitesCox regression analysisLymph node metastasisOvarian carcinoma patientsPoor overall survivalIndependent prognostic markerNovel prognostic factorUnivariate survival analysisAggressive malignant phenotypeImmunotherapeutic strategiesShort-term cultureCarcinoma patientsClinical courseNode metastasisClinicopathological featuresPrognostic significance
2009
Human Kallikrein 5
Bandiera E, Zanotti L, Bignotti E, Romani C, Tassi R, Todeschini P, Tognon G, Ragnoli M, Santin AD, Gion M, Pecorelli S, Ravaggi A. Human Kallikrein 5. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2009, 19: 1015-1021. PMID: 19820362, DOI: 10.1111/igc.0b013e3181ab597f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian carcinomaBorderline tumorsHealthy controlsPathological lesionsKLK5 levelsSpontaneous humoral immune responseBenign pathological lesionsImmune-based therapiesOvarian borderline tumorsSera of patientsHumoral immune responseBenign pelvic massesOvarian cancer progressionPotential new biomarkersEnzyme-linked immunosorbentOvarian cancer detectionHealthy womenPelvic massHumoral responseAntibody responseObstetricians stageImmune responsePatientsNew biomarkersCarcinoma
2006
Overexpression of kallikrein 10 (hK10) in uterine serous papillary carcinomas
Santin AD, Diamandis EP, Bellone S, Marizzoni M, Bandiera E, Palmieri M, Papasakelariou C, Katsaros D, Burnett A, Pecorelli S. Overexpression of kallikrein 10 (hK10) in uterine serous papillary carcinomas. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2006, 194: 1296-1302. PMID: 16647913, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.10.794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous papillary carcinomaSerous papillary carcinomaPapillary carcinoma patientsCarcinoma patientsEndometrioid carcinomaPapillary carcinomaKallikrein 10Benign diseaseSecretion levelsEndometrioid carcinoma patientsNormal healthy femalesTumor culturesSerous papillary tumorsCell biopsyPrimary endometrioid carcinomaNon-cancer groupExpression levelsReal-time polymerase chain reactionGene expression levelsPrimary tumor culturesAggressive variantHealthy womenCarcinoma cell linesPapillary tumorsEndometrial tumors
2004
The novel serine protease tumor-associated differentially expressed gene-14 (KLK8/Neuropsin/Ovasin) is highly overexpressed in cervical cancer
Cane' S, Bignotti E, Bellone S, Palmieri M, De Las Casas L, Roman JJ, Pecorelli S, Cannon MJ, O'Brien T, Santin AD. The novel serine protease tumor-associated differentially expressed gene-14 (KLK8/Neuropsin/Ovasin) is highly overexpressed in cervical cancer. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2004, 190: 60-66. PMID: 14749636, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2003.07.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer cell linesReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionCancer cell linesCervical cancerCervical tumorsParaffin-embedded cervical cancer specimensPrimary cervical cancer cell linesCell linesPersistent cervical cancerNormal cervical epithelial cellsCervical cancer specimensCervical biopsy specimensChain reactionHuman cervical tumorsPrimary tumor cell linesCervical epithelial cellsCervical cancer therapyNovel molecular targetsGene 14Useful diagnostic toolFrequency of expressionPrimary adenocarcinomaStandard treatmentPolymerase chain reaction
2001
Increased levels of interleukin‐10 and transforming growth factor‐β in the plasma and ascitic fluid of patients with advanced ovarian cancer
Santin A, Bellone S, Ravaggi A, Roman J, Smith C, Pecorelli S, Cannon M, Parham G. Increased levels of interleukin‐10 and transforming growth factor‐β in the plasma and ascitic fluid of patients with advanced ovarian cancer. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2001, 108: 804-808. PMID: 11510703, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2001.00206.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer patientsAdvanced ovarian cancerIL-10Cancer patientsOvarian cancerAscitic fluidPlasma levelsPeritoneal fluidAdvanced ovarian cancer patientsElevated TGF-beta levelsImmunosuppressive cytokine IL-10Anti-tumor immune functionDetectable IL-10TGF-beta levelsCytokine IL-10Time of surgeryDepartment of ObstetricsTGF-beta releasePlasma samplesNormal female controlsSensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbentEnzyme-linked immunosorbentImmunosuppressive cytokinesInterleukin-10Prospective study