2022
Targeted Therapies in the Treatment of Uterine Serous Carcinoma
Tymon-Rosario J, Gorman M, Santin A. Targeted Therapies in the Treatment of Uterine Serous Carcinoma. Current Treatment Options In Oncology 2022, 23: 1804-1817. PMID: 36447064, DOI: 10.1007/s11864-022-01030-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous carcinomaRecurrent diseaseSerous carcinomaTreatment of USCEffective disease-modifying treatmentMolecular classificationAppropriate surgical stagingAddition of trastuzumabCombination of immunotherapySystemic adjuvant treatmentDisease-modifying treatmentsEnrollment of patientsHER2-positive tumorsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsUnmet medical needPersonalized cancer careAntibody-drug conjugatesOpinion statementDespiteSurgical cytoreductionAdjuvant treatmentSurgical stagingDismal prognosisSurvival outcomesTherapeutic optionsCancer careLenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab for Advanced Endometrial Cancer
Makker V, Colombo N, Herráez A, Santin A, Colomba E, Miller D, Fujiwara K, Pignata S, Baron-Hay S, Ray-Coquard I, Shapira-Frommer R, Ushijima K, Sakata J, Yonemori K, Kim Y, Guerra E, Sanli U, McCormack M, Smith A, Keefe S, Bird S, Dutta L, Orlowski R, Lorusso D. Lenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab for Advanced Endometrial Cancer. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2022, 77: 275-276. DOI: 10.1097/ogx.0000000000001032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndometrial cancerRecurrent endometrial cancerSecond-line treatmentAdvanced endometrial cancerPlatinum-based chemotherapyRecurrent endometrial carcinomaTyrosine kinase inhibitorsEndometrial carcinomaOptimal treatmentDisease progressionLimited efficacySingle agentKinase inhibitorsLenvatinibCancerTreatmentPembrolizumabLittle consensusChemotherapyCarcinomaProgression
2020
Neratinib in patients with HER2-mutant, metastatic cervical cancer: Findings from the phase 2 SUMMIT basket trial
Oaknin A, Friedman CF, Roman LD, D’Souza A, Brana I, Bidard F, Goldman J, Alvarez EA, Boni V, ElNaggar AC, Passalacqua R, T.M. K, Santin AD, Keyvanjah K, Xu F, Eli LD, Lalani AS, Bryce RP, Hyman DM, Meric-Bernstam F, Solit DB, Monk BJ. Neratinib in patients with HER2-mutant, metastatic cervical cancer: Findings from the phase 2 SUMMIT basket trial. Gynecologic Oncology 2020, 159: 150-156. PMID: 32723675, PMCID: PMC8336424, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.07.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAdultDiarrheaFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMiddle AgedMutationNauseaNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalProgression-Free SurvivalProtein Kinase InhibitorsQuinolinesReceptor, ErbB-2Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid TumorsSeverity of Illness IndexUterine Cervical NeoplasmsConceptsProgression-free survivalClinical benefit rateObjective response rateCervical cancerOverall survivalHER2 mutationsBasket trialsMetastatic/recurrent cervical cancerAdvanced/recurrent diseaseMedian progression-free survivalCommon HER2 mutationsGrade 3 diarrheaGrade 4 eventsHER2-mutant cancersSafety of neratinibCommon adverse eventsMedian overall survivalRecurrent cervical cancerMetastatic cervical cancerNew safety signalsPhase II basket trialPlatinum-based treatmentTyrosine kinase inhibitorsWarrants further investigationEligible patients
2018
Mechanisms of resistance to HER2-targeted therapies in HER2-amplified uterine serous carcinoma, and strategies to overcome it.
Menderes G, Lopez S, Han C, Altwerger G, Gysler S, Varughese J, Schwartz PE, Santin AD. Mechanisms of resistance to HER2-targeted therapies in HER2-amplified uterine serous carcinoma, and strategies to overcome it. Discovery Medicine 2018, 26: 39-50. PMID: 30265854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous carcinomaTyrosine kinase inhibitorsUSC patientsSerous carcinomaHER2/neu-targeted therapiesEndometrial cancer-related deathsHER2/neu amplificationKinase inhibitorsSingle-agent trastuzumabSignificant clinical activityRecent whole-exome sequencing studiesCancer-related deathEffective therapeutic strategyTumor growth inhibitionEndometrial cancerAggressive subtypeMechanisms of resistanceWhole-exome sequencing studiesClinical activityPreclinical studiesTarget therapyTherapeutic strategiesNeu amplificationHER2Therapy
2015
Immunotherapy and targeted therapy for cervical cancer: an update
Menderes G, Black J, Schwab CL, Santin AD. Immunotherapy and targeted therapy for cervical cancer: an update. Expert Review Of Anticancer Therapy 2015, 16: 83-98. PMID: 26568261, DOI: 10.1586/14737140.2016.1121108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer patientsCervical cancerCancer patientsImmune check pointsUse of immunotherapyMetastatic cervical cancerPrognosis of patientsActionable driver mutationsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsImmune system interactionsImmunotherapy studiesMedian survivalAngiogenesis inhibitorsChemotherapeutic drugsPatientsDriver mutationsKinase inhibitorsNew therapeuticsCancerNext-generation sequencingImmunotherapyTherapyGeneration sequencingInhibitorsPrognosisNeratinib, an irreversible ErbB receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, shows efficacy in the treatment of HER2 amplified carcinosarcoma in vitro and in vivo
Schwab C, English D, Black J, Lopez S, Bellone S, Roque D, Ratner E, Silasi D, Azodi M, Rutherford T, Schwartz P, Santin A. Neratinib, an irreversible ErbB receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, shows efficacy in the treatment of HER2 amplified carcinosarcoma in vitro and in vivo. Gynecologic Oncology 2015, 137: 61. DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.01.142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDacomitinib (PF-00299804), a second-generation irreversible pan-erbB receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, demonstrates remarkable activity against HER2-amplified uterine serous endometrial cancer in vitro
Zhu L, Lopez S, Bellone S, Black J, Cocco E, Zigras T, Predolini F, Bonazzoli E, Bussi B, Stuhmer Z, Schwab CL, English DP, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Santin AD. Dacomitinib (PF-00299804), a second-generation irreversible pan-erbB receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, demonstrates remarkable activity against HER2-amplified uterine serous endometrial cancer in vitro. Tumor Biology 2015, 36: 5505-5513. PMID: 25669172, PMCID: PMC5573583, DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-3218-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous carcinomaReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsHER2/neu gene amplificationTyrosine kinase inhibitorsUSC cell linesNeu gene amplificationEndometrial cancerIrreversible pan-ErbB receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Cell linesKinase inhibitorsEffect of dacomitinibStandard salvage chemotherapyGrowth factor receptor 2Serous endometrial cancerFlow cytometry-based assayHER2/neuFactor receptor 2Dose-dependent declineGene amplificationCell cycle distributionCytometry-based assayGrowth inhibitionHER2 as Biomarker for Endometrial Cancer
English D, Roque D, Buza N, Santin A. HER2 as Biomarker for Endometrial Cancer. Biomarkers In Disease: Methods, Discoveries And Applications 2015, 507-526. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7681-4_26.ChaptersEndometrial cancerEpidermal growth factor (EGF) familyGrowth factor familyC-erbB2 geneFactor familyCell survivalErbB pathwayNovel tyrosine kinase inhibitorOverall poor survivalOverexpression of HER2Tyrosine kinase inhibitorsKinase inhibitorsEndometrial neoplasmsPoor survivalPathwayTumor typesHER2Monoclonal antibodiesCancerGenesBiomarkersOverexpressionSurvivalWide varietyErbB2
2014
Afatinib demonstrates remarkable activity against HER2-amplified uterine serous endometrial cancer in vitro and in vivo
Schwab CL, Bellone S, English DP, Roque DM, Lopez S, Cocco E, Nicoletti R, Bortolomai I, Bonazzoli E, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Santin AD. Afatinib demonstrates remarkable activity against HER2-amplified uterine serous endometrial cancer in vitro and in vivo. British Journal Of Cancer 2014, 111: 1750-1756. PMID: 25268372, PMCID: PMC4453741, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfatinibAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsApoptosisCell CycleCell ProliferationCystadenocarcinoma, SerousEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMice, SCIDMiddle AgedPhosphorylationQuinazolinesReceptor, ErbB-2Signal TransductionTumor Cells, CulturedUterine NeoplasmsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsUterine serous carcinomaUSC cell linesHER2/neu gene amplificationNeu gene amplificationAfatinib exposureOverall survivalCell linesHER2/neu amplificationEfficacy of afatinibPrimary USC cell linesGrowth of HER2Treatment of HER2Serous endometrial cancerErbB tyrosine kinase inhibitorsHER2/neuTyrosine kinase inhibitorsGene amplificationFlow cytometry assayCell cycle distributionUSC xenograftsEndometrial cancerSerous carcinomaUterine cancerAggressive formTumor xenograftsHER2 as Biomarker for Endometrial Cancer
English D, Roque D, Buza N, Santin A. HER2 as Biomarker for Endometrial Cancer. 2014, 1-16. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7744-6_26-1.ChaptersEndometrial cancerEpidermal growth factor (EGF) familyGrowth factor familyC-erbB2 geneFactor familyCell survivalErbB pathwayNovel tyrosine kinase inhibitorOverall poor survivalOverexpression of HER2Tyrosine kinase inhibitorsKinase inhibitorsEndometrial neoplasmsPoor survivalPathwayTumor typesHER2Monoclonal antibodiesCancerGenesBiomarkersOverexpressionSurvivalWide varietyErbB2
2013
HER2 Expression Beyond Breast Cancer: Therapeutic Implications for Gynecologic Malignancies
English DP, Roque DM, Santin AD. HER2 Expression Beyond Breast Cancer: Therapeutic Implications for Gynecologic Malignancies. Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy 2013, 17: 85-99. PMID: 23529353, PMCID: PMC3660991, DOI: 10.1007/s40291-013-0024-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAggressive neoplasmCytotoxic chemotherapy agentsOverall poor survivalTyrosine kinase inhibitorsEpidermal growth factor (EGF) familyGrowth factor familyGynecologic malignanciesEndometrial cancerHER2 expressionClinical trialsOvarian cancerPoor survivalBreast cancerChemotherapy agentsC-erbB2 geneTherapeutic implicationsTumor typesHER2Monoclonal antibodiesSubset of breastKinase inhibitorsCancerNeoplasmsCell survivalBreast