Selection of HER-2/neu-positive tumor cells in early stage cervical cancer: implications for Herceptin-mediated therapy
Bellone S, Palmieri M, Gokden M, Joshua J, Roman JJ, Pecorelli S, Cannon MJ, Santin AD. Selection of HER-2/neu-positive tumor cells in early stage cervical cancer: implications for Herceptin-mediated therapy. Gynecologic Oncology 2003, 91: 231-240. PMID: 14529687, DOI: 10.1016/s0090-8258(03)00460-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicityEarly-stage cervical cancerStage cervical cancerCervical cancer cell linesCancer cell linesCervical cancerPrimary cell linesNeu expressionPrimary cervical cancer cell linesCell linesHER-2/neu expressionSite of recurrenceInhibition of proliferationEffector cellsMetastatic lesionsIL-2Primary treatmentTumor biopsiesCellular cytotoxicityHumanized mAbOriginal tumorRecurrent sitesLow dosesFlow cytometryLow expression