2016
Molecular diagnosis and molecular profiling to detect treatment-resistant ovarian cancer
English DP, Menderes G, Black J, Schwab CL, Santin AD. Molecular diagnosis and molecular profiling to detect treatment-resistant ovarian cancer. Expert Review Of Molecular Diagnostics 2016, 16: 769-782. PMID: 27169329, DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2016.1188692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemo-resistant diseaseOvarian cancerMolecular profilingOptimal cytoreductive surgeryRecurrent ovarian cancerEpithelial ovarian cancerLong non-coding RNA expressionLong-term survivalAbsence of improvementCancer stem cellsStem cell markersAdjuvant chemotherapyCytoreductive surgeryNon-coding RNA expressionCancer 5Gynecologic tumorsMEDLINE searchNew agentsMolecular mediatorsTerm survivalCancerCell markersDiseaseRNA expressionChromosomal aberrations
2013
Class III β-tubulin overexpression within the tumor microenvironment is a prognostic biomarker for poor overall survival in ovarian cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant carboplatin/paclitaxel
Roque DM, Buza N, Glasgow M, Bellone S, Bortolomai I, Gasparrini S, Cocco E, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Rutherford TJ, Schwartz PE, Santin AD. Class III β-tubulin overexpression within the tumor microenvironment is a prognostic biomarker for poor overall survival in ovarian cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant carboplatin/paclitaxel. Clinical & Experimental Metastasis 2013, 31: 101-110. PMID: 24005572, PMCID: PMC3947146, DOI: 10.1007/s10585-013-9614-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorCarboplatinCystadenocarcinoma, SerousDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryNeoadjuvant TherapyOvarian NeoplasmsPaclitaxelPrognosisReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionTubulinTumor MicroenvironmentUp-RegulationConceptsClass III β-tubulinIII β-tubulinClass III β-tubulin expressionNeoadjuvant chemotherapyPoor overall survivalOverall survivalΒ-tubulin expressionClass III β-tubulin overexpressionPrimary cytoreductionNeoadjuvant carboplatin/paclitaxelPoor median overall survivalTumor microenvironmentAdvanced ovarian carcinomaCarboplatin/paclitaxelMedian overall survivalOvarian cancer patientsCell linesCancer stem cellsNeoadjuvant carboplatinPrimary debulkingVitro chemosensitivityClinical outcomesPatient populationCancer patientsStromal expression
2011
Eradication of chemotherapy‐resistant CD44+ human ovarian cancer stem cells in mice by intraperitoneal administration of clostridium perfringens enterotoxin
Casagrande F, Cocco E, Bellone S, Richter CE, Bellone M, Todeschini P, Siegel E, Varughese J, Arin‐Silasi D, Azodi M, Rutherford TJ, Pecorelli S, Schwartz PE, Santin AD. Eradication of chemotherapy‐resistant CD44+ human ovarian cancer stem cells in mice by intraperitoneal administration of clostridium perfringens enterotoxin. Cancer 2011, 117: 5519-5528. PMID: 21692061, PMCID: PMC3701957, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.26215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnimalsCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialCell Line, TumorChlorocebus aethiopsClaudin-3ClaudinsClostridium perfringensEnterotoxinsFemaleFlow CytometryHumansHyaluronan ReceptorsInjections, IntraperitonealMiceMice, SCIDMiddle AgedNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplastic Stem CellsOvarian NeoplasmsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionVero CellsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsOvarian cancer stem cellsCancer stem cellsClostridium perfringens enterotoxinCPE-induced cytotoxicityIntraperitoneal administrationStem cellsC.B-17/SCID miceChemotherapy-resistant cancer stem cellsHuman ovarian cancer stem cellsPerfringens enterotoxinClaudin-4 genesStem cell linesLong-term survivalOvarian cancer cellsReal-time polymerase chain reactionTight junction proteinsHigh-affinity receptorMultiple intraperitoneal administrationCancer stem cell linesPolymerase chain reactionSmall-interfering RNACell xenograftsSCID miceSignificant inhibitory effectChemotherapy resistanceThe effect of intraperitoneal administration of clostridium perfringens enterotoxin on chemotherapy-resistant CD44+ human ovarian cancer stem cells in mice.
Varughese J, Casagrande F, Cocco E, Bellone S, Richter C, Bellone M, Todeschini P, Carrara L, Guzzo F, Siegel E, Silasi D, Azodi M, Rutherford T, Pecorelli S, Schwartz P, Santin A. The effect of intraperitoneal administration of clostridium perfringens enterotoxin on chemotherapy-resistant CD44+ human ovarian cancer stem cells in mice. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2011, 29: e13077-e13077. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e13077.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Prospective identification and characterization of ovarian cancer stem cells: Implications for the treatment of chemotherapy resistant/recurrent ovarian disease
Santin A. Prospective identification and characterization of ovarian cancer stem cells: Implications for the treatment of chemotherapy resistant/recurrent ovarian disease. Cell Cycle 2009, 8: 3-5. DOI: 10.4161/cc.8.1.7670.Peer-Reviewed Original Research