2023
ICG Fluorescence Technique for Detection of Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Laparoscopic Endometrial Cancer Staging
AlAshqar A, Mutlu L, McNamara B, Harold J, Clark M, Huang G, Azodi M, Schwartz P, Santin A, Ratner E, Altwerger G, Andikyan V. ICG Fluorescence Technique for Detection of Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Laparoscopic Endometrial Cancer Staging. Journal Of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2023, 30: s36. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2023.08.110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndometrial cancer stagingSentinel lymph nodesLymph nodesCancer stagingSentinel lymph node identificationICG fluorescence techniqueTertiary care hospitalLymph node identificationICG techniqueSentinel lymphCare hospitalIntervention useStagingDye techniqueNode identificationLymphPatientsMalignancyHospital
2011
erbB2 Overexpression in Uterine Serous Cancer: A Molecular Target for Trastuzumab Therapy
ElSahwi KS, Santin AD. erbB2 Overexpression in Uterine Serous Cancer: A Molecular Target for Trastuzumab Therapy. Obstetrics And Gynecology International 2011, 2011: 128295. PMID: 21876697, PMCID: PMC3159302, DOI: 10.1155/2011/128295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUterine serous adenocarcinomaERBB2 overexpressionEndometrial cancerCommon female genital tract malignancyFemale genital tract malignanciesType I endometrial cancerGenital tract malignanciesUterine serous cancerViable treatment optionSerous cancerStandard chemotherapyWorse survivalLymph nodesTrastuzumab therapyBetter prognosisDistant metastasisSerous adenocarcinomaTreatment optionsCase reportRecurrent casesBreast cancerHumanized mAbTrastuzumab activityType II variantCancer relapse
2004
The serine protease stratum corneum chymotryptic enzyme (kallikrein 7) is highly overexpressed in squamous cervical cancer cells
Santin AD, Cane' S, Bellone S, Bignotti E, Palmieri M, De Las Casas LE, Roman JJ, Anfossi S, O'Brien T, Pecorelli S. The serine protease stratum corneum chymotryptic enzyme (kallikrein 7) is highly overexpressed in squamous cervical cancer cells. Gynecologic Oncology 2004, 94: 283-288. PMID: 15297163, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.05.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer cell linesStratum corneum chymotryptic enzymeSCCE expressionCancer cell linesCervical tumorsParaffin-embedded cervical cancer specimensTumor tissueRT-PCRSquamous cervical cancerNormal cervical epithelial cellsCervical cancer specimensSerine protease stratum corneum chymotryptic enzymeHuman cervical tumorsCervical epithelial cellsCervical cancer therapyNormal cervical keratinocytesCell linesCervical cancer cellsNovel molecular targetsMetastatic involvementRecurrent diseaseChymotryptic enzymeLymph nodesCervical cancerPrimary adenocarcinoma
2001
Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Contain Higher Numbers of Type 1 Cytokine Expressors and DR+ T Cells Compared with Lymphocytes from Tumor Draining Lymph Nodes and Peripheral Blood in Patients with Cancer of the Uterine Cervix
Santin A, Ravaggi A, Bellone S, Pecorelli S, Cannon M, Parham G, Hermonat P. Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Contain Higher Numbers of Type 1 Cytokine Expressors and DR+ T Cells Compared with Lymphocytes from Tumor Draining Lymph Nodes and Peripheral Blood in Patients with Cancer of the Uterine Cervix. Gynecologic Oncology 2001, 81: 424-432. PMID: 11371133, DOI: 10.1006/gyno.2001.6200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedCarcinoma, Squamous CellCD4-CD8 RatioCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCytokinesFemaleHLA-DR AntigensHumansImmunophenotypingInterferon-gammaInterleukin-2Interleukin-4Lymph NodesLymphocytesLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingReceptors, Interleukin-2Th1 CellsTh2 CellsUterine Cervical NeoplasmsConceptsType 1 cytokinesLymph nodesPeripheral bloodT cellsTumor tissueLymphocyte subsetsStage IB-IIA cervical cancerAntigen-experienced T lymphocytesIB-IIA cervical cancerTumor draining lymph nodeActivation markers HLA-DREarly activation markers CD25Draining Lymph NodesMarkers HLA-DRType 2 cytokinesCervical cancer patientsRegional lymph nodesActivation markers CD25Tumor-Infiltrating LymphocytesMajor leukocyte populationsFunction of lymphocytesCervical tumor tissuesDifferent anatomical sitesHLA-DRUterine cervix
2000
Lymph node metastases
Santin A. Lymph node metastases. Cancer 2000, 88: 175-179. PMID: 10618621, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(20000101)88:1<175::aid-cncr24>3.0.co;2-f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional lymph nodesSecondary lymphoid organsLymph nodesImmune systemCancer patientsLymphoid organsT cellsUninvolved regional lymph nodesTumor cellsTumor-bearing hostsNaive T cellsHost immune systemT cell activationNovel immunotherapeutic toolsActive immunotherapyImmunotherapy protocolsDendritic cellsHematogenous disseminationRLN dissectionSurgical removalImmunotherapeutic toolRadical dissectionClinical trialsAnatomic barriersTumor antigens
1998
Routine Lymph Node Dissection in the Treatment of Early Stage Cancer:Are We Doing the Right Thing?
Santin A, Parham G. Routine Lymph Node Dissection in the Treatment of Early Stage Cancer:Are We Doing the Right Thing? Gynecologic Oncology 1998, 68: 1-3. PMID: 9454650, DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1997.4900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymph node dissectionNode dissectionLymph nodesProphylactic lymph node dissectionRoutine lymph node dissectionRegional lymph nodesRecent immunological studiesTreatment of patientsEarly-stage solid tumorsEarly-stage cancerEarly-stage malignanciesManagement of cancerElective lymphadenectomyTherapeutic dissectionAntitumor reactivitySalvage rateBloc resectionSurgical interventionPrimary tumorRegional nodesStage cancerLymphatic pathwaysMatter of controversySolid tumorsImmune system