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
2017
Dual-Targeting Nanoparticles for In Vivo Delivery of Suicide Genes to Chemotherapy-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Cells
Cocco E, Deng Y, Shapiro EM, Bortolomai I, Lopez S, Lin K, Bellone S, Cui J, Menderes G, Black JD, Schwab CL, Bonazzoli E, Yang F, Predolini F, Zammataro L, Altwerger G, de Haydu C, Clark M, Alvarenga J, Ratner E, Azodi M, Silasi DA, Schwartz PE, Litkouhi B, Saltzman WM, Santin AD. Dual-Targeting Nanoparticles for In Vivo Delivery of Suicide Genes to Chemotherapy-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Cells. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2017, 16: 323-333. PMID: 27956521, PMCID: PMC5292071, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-16-0501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDisease Models, AnimalDrug CarriersDrug Delivery SystemsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEnterotoxinsFemaleGene ExpressionGene Transfer TechniquesGenes, Transgenic, SuicideGenetic TherapyHumansMiceNanoparticlesOvarian NeoplasmsPromoter Regions, GeneticTumor BurdenXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsOvarian cancer cellsClostridium perfringens enterotoxinChemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer cellsIntraperitoneal injectionCancer cellsMultiple intraperitoneal injectionsOvarian cancer xenograftsOvarian tumor cell linesLethal gynecologic cancerTumor-bearing miceOvarian cancer cell deathVivo biodistribution studiesGene therapySuicide gene therapyGynecologic cancerCancer xenograftsOvarian cancerCancer cell deathTherapeutic approachesControl nanoparticlesTumor growthTumor cell linesClaudin-3Biodistribution studiesTumor cells
2016
SYD985, a Novel Duocarmycin-Based HER2-Targeting Antibody–Drug Conjugate, Shows Antitumor Activity in Uterine Serous Carcinoma with HER2/Neu Expression
Black J, Menderes G, Bellone S, Schwab CL, Bonazzoli E, Ferrari F, Predolini F, De Haydu C, Cocco E, Buza N, Hui P, Wong S, Lopez S, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Litkouhi B, Schwartz PE, Goedings P, Beusker PH, van der Lee MM, Timmers CM, Dokter WH, Santin AD. SYD985, a Novel Duocarmycin-Based HER2-Targeting Antibody–Drug Conjugate, Shows Antitumor Activity in Uterine Serous Carcinoma with HER2/Neu Expression. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2016, 15: 1900-1909. PMID: 27256376, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-16-0163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsAntibody-Dependent Cell CytotoxicityAntineoplastic AgentsBystander EffectCathepsin BCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesCystadenocarcinoma, SerousDisease Models, AnimalDuocarmycinsFemaleGene ExpressionHumansImmunoconjugatesIndolesMiceMiddle AgedMutationPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPyrrolidinonesReceptor, ErbB-2Survival AnalysisUterine NeoplasmsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsUterine serous carcinomaAntibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicityHER2/neu expressionAntibody-drug conjugatesT-DM1Neu expressionHER2-targeting antibody-drug conjugateNovel antibody-drug conjugateNovel HER2-targeting antibody-drug conjugatePrimary USC cell linesHigh HER2 expressionHER2/neu oncogeneHER2/neuMouse xenograft modelUSC cell linesFlow cytometry assayEndometrial cancerSerous carcinomaHER2 expressionTrastuzumab emtansineClinical studiesCellular cytotoxicitySYD985Aggressive formExpress HER2
2014
T‐DM1, a novel antibody–drug conjugate, is highly effective against primary HER2 overexpressing uterine serous carcinoma in vitro and in vivo
English DP, Bellone S, Schwab CL, Bortolomai I, Bonazzoli E, Cocco E, Buza N, Hui P, Lopez S, Ratner E, Silasi D, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Santin AD. T‐DM1, a novel antibody–drug conjugate, is highly effective against primary HER2 overexpressing uterine serous carcinoma in vitro and in vivo. Cancer Medicine 2014, 3: 1256-1265. PMID: 24890382, PMCID: PMC4302675, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdo-Trastuzumab EmtansineAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibody-Dependent Cell CytotoxicityAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisCarcinomaCell Cycle CheckpointsCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene AmplificationGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMaytansineMiddle AgedReceptor, ErbB-2RNA, MessengerTrastuzumabUterine NeoplasmsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsUterine serous carcinomaUSC cell linesNovel antibody-drug conjugateT-DM1USC xenograftsAntibody-drug conjugatesSerous carcinomaAntibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicityEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Cell linesPrimary USC cell linesGrowth factor receptor 2Cell-mediated cytotoxicityChromium release assaysNovel treatment optionsHER2 protein overexpressionFactor receptor 2HER2 gene amplificationHER2 protein expressionC-erbB2 gene amplificationGene amplificationDisease refractoryPrimary HER2USC cellsUSC patients
2011
Uterine and ovarian carcinosarcomas overexpressing Trop-2 are sensitive to hRS7, a humanized anti-Trop-2 antibody
Raji R, Guzzo F, Carrara L, Varughese J, Cocco E, Bellone S, Betti M, Todeschini P, Gasparrini S, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Schwartz P, Rutherford TJ, Buza N, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Uterine and ovarian carcinosarcomas overexpressing Trop-2 are sensitive to hRS7, a humanized anti-Trop-2 antibody. Journal Of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2011, 30: 106. PMID: 22075385, PMCID: PMC3224774, DOI: 10.1186/1756-9966-30-106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicityAnti-Trop-2 antibodyTrop-2Cell linesEffective treatment optionChromium release assaysComplement-dependent cytotoxicityCarcinosarcoma cell lineCell surface markersOvarian carcinosarcomaTreatment optionsControl antibodyHRS7Cellular cytotoxicityHigher positivityTherapeutic strategiesHuman uterineTumor tissueFlow cytometryImmunohistochemistryRT-PCRSurface expressionAntibodiesHuman IgGCarcinosarcoma
2007
Overexpression of mammaglobin B in epithelial ovarian carcinomas
Tassi RA, Bignotti E, Rossi E, Falchetti M, Donzelli C, Calza S, Ravaggi A, Bandiera E, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Overexpression of mammaglobin B in epithelial ovarian carcinomas. Gynecologic Oncology 2007, 105: 578-585. PMID: 17343903, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.01.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian carcinomaHuman ovarian surface epitheliumMammaglobin BOvarian cancerReal-time PCRBenign cystadenomasOvarian carcinomaNormal ovariesNovel ovarian cancer biomarkersB expressionNormal human ovarian surface epitheliumPrimary epithelial ovarian carcinomaSerous papillary ovarian cancerMammaglobin B mRNAMultiple histological typesOvarian cancer biopsiesSerous papillary tumorsClear cell tumorsOvarian surface epitheliumFresh frozen biopsiesOvarian cancer biomarkersParaffin-embedded tissuesMixed histologyBorderline tumorsHistologic typeOverexpression of claudin‐3 and claudin‐4 receptors in uterine serous papillary carcinoma
Santin AD, Bellone S, Marizzoni M, Palmieri M, Siegel ER, McKenney JK, Hennings L, Comper F, Bandiera E, Pecorelli S. Overexpression of claudin‐3 and claudin‐4 receptors in uterine serous papillary carcinoma. Cancer 2007, 109: 1312-1322. PMID: 17326053, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsClaudin-3Claudin-4Clostridium perfringensCystadenocarcinoma, PapillaryCystadenocarcinoma, SerousDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEnterotoxinsFemaleGene ExpressionHumansInjections, IntraperitonealMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, SCIDMiddle AgedReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTumor Cells, CulturedUp-RegulationUterine Cervical NeoplasmsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsUterine serous papillary carcinomaClaudin-4 receptorsUSPC cell linesSerous papillary carcinomaClaudin-3Endometrial cancerPapillary carcinomaClaudin-4 protein expressionChemotherapy-resistant variantsCytotoxic Clostridium perfringensSublethal intraperitoneal injectionsReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionQuantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTumor cell necrosisSCID mouse xenograftsType-specific therapiesDose-dependent cytotoxic effectCell linesTight junction proteinsControl tissue samplesHigh-affinity receptorAggressive variantTumor disappearanceIntraperitoneal injectionPolymerase chain reaction
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
2003
The novel serine protease tumor‐associated differentially expressed gene–15 (matriptase/MT‐SP1) is highly overexpressed in cervical carcinoma
Santin AD, Cane' S, Bellone S, Bignotti E, Palmieri M, De Las Casas LE, Anfossi S, Roman JJ, O'Brien T, Pecorelli S. The novel serine protease tumor‐associated differentially expressed gene–15 (matriptase/MT‐SP1) is highly overexpressed in cervical carcinoma. Cancer 2003, 98: 1898-1904. PMID: 14584072, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11753.Peer-Reviewed Original Research