2023
Chapter 3 Ovarian carcinosarcoma
Tymon-Rosario J, Chui M, Santin A. Chapter 3 Ovarian carcinosarcoma. 2023, 41-54. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-82938-0.00003-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-grade serous ovarian carcinomaSurvival of womenEpithelial ovarian cancerSerous ovarian carcinomaEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionCarcinosarcoma patientsGynecologic tractHistologic subtypeOvarian carcinosarcomaAggressive diseaseAggressive malignancyCarcinoma componentOvarian tumorsClinical managementOvarian carcinomaClinical trialsOvarian cancerSarcomatous elementsAggressive natureCarcinosarcomaTumorsDiseaseSurvivalMolecular studiesPatients
2019
HER2 testing of gynecologic carcinosarcomas: tumor stratification for potential targeted therapy
Rottmann D, Snir OL, Wu X, Wong S, Hui P, Santin AD, Buza N. HER2 testing of gynecologic carcinosarcomas: tumor stratification for potential targeted therapy. Modern Pathology 2019, 33: 118-127. PMID: 31477811, DOI: 10.1038/s41379-019-0358-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial serous carcinomaHER2-positive tumorsSerous carcinomaSarcoma componentHER2 statusGynecologic carcinosarcomaHER2 expression/amplificationRecent phase II clinical trialPhase II clinical trialCarboplatin-paclitaxel chemotherapyEquivocal HER2 expressionProgression-free survivalAppropriate patient selectionExpression/amplificationFemale genital tractMembranous staining patternHER2 protein expressionHER2 immunohistochemical scoresUterine primaryDismal prognosisPatient selectionCarcinoma componentMixed carcinomasHER2 expressionClinical trials