2020
Uterine serous carcinoma: Molecular features, clinical management, and new and future therapies
Lee EK, Fader AN, Santin AD, Liu JF. Uterine serous carcinoma: Molecular features, clinical management, and new and future therapies. Gynecologic Oncology 2020, 160: 322-332. PMID: 33160694, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.10.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous carcinomaMolecular featuresDistant recurrenceExtrauterine spreadMultimodality treatmentEndometrial cancerPoor prognosisSerous carcinomaAggressive subtypeClinical managementNovel therapiesFuture therapiesCurrent managementTherapyKey molecular featuresChemotherapySurgeryCarcinomaPrognosisRecurrenceRadiotherapyCancerSubtypes
2019
Ten-Year Comparison Study of Type 1 and 2 Endometrial Cancers: Risk Factors and Outcomes
Feinberg J, Albright B, Black J, Lu L, Passarelli R, Gysler S, Whicker M, Altwerger G, Menderes G, Hui P, Santin AD, Azodi M, Silasi DA, Ratner ES, Litkouhi B, Schwartz PE. Ten-Year Comparison Study of Type 1 and 2 Endometrial Cancers: Risk Factors and Outcomes. Gynecologic And Obstetric Investigation 2019, 84: 290-297. PMID: 30602164, DOI: 10.1159/000493132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 cancerHormone replacement therapyCox regression modelType 2 diseaseRisk factorsEndometrial cancerType 1Use of HRTLess obese patientsBaseline risk factorsEndometrial cancer casesMajor cardiovascular diseasesObese patientsOral contraceptivesOverall survivalClinical courseDiabetes mellitusRetrospective reviewRegression modelsReplacement therapyCardiovascular diseaseCancer casesAdvanced stageHigh mortalityRecurrence
2016
The Role of the Immune System in Ovarian Cancer and Implications on Therapy
Menderes G, Schwab CL, Black J, Santin AD. The Role of the Immune System in Ovarian Cancer and Implications on Therapy. Expert Review Of Clinical Immunology 2016, 12: 681-695. PMID: 26821930, DOI: 10.1586/1744666x.2016.1147957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancerImmune systemGoal of immunotherapyConventional cytotoxic chemotherapyCause of deathAdvanced surgical techniquesDifferent immunotherapiesTremendous toxicityCytotoxic chemotherapyGynecologic malignanciesDisease recurrenceMicroscopic diseaseTreatment optionsImmune modulationSurgical techniqueCurrent evidenceDisease pathogenesisCurrent ongoing studiesCancerImmunotherapyRecurrenceOngoing studiesChemotherapyMalignancyPathogenesis
2015
Management of Borderline Ovarian Tumors Based on Patient and Tumor Characteristics
Black JD, Altwerger GH, Ratner E, Lu L, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Santin AD, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ. Management of Borderline Ovarian Tumors Based on Patient and Tumor Characteristics. Gynecologic And Obstetric Investigation 2015, 81: 169-173. PMID: 26067608, DOI: 10.1159/000431219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMucinous tumorsSeromucinous tumorsOvarian tumorsComplete surgical stagingNormal-appearing appendixBorderline ovarian tumorsLymph node involvementRetrospective cohort analysisRisk of recurrenceAggressive stagingNodal diseaseSurgical stagingHazard ratioNode involvementDisease recurrencePseudomyxoma peritoneiSerous tumorsSingle institutionPathology reportsCohort analysisLower riskRecurrenceMultivariate analysisFrozen sectionsTumors
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