2009
Serum amyloid A (SAA): a novel biomarker for uterine serous papillary cancer
Cocco E, Bellone S, El-Sahwi K, Cargnelutti M, Casagrande F, Buza N, Tavassoli FA, Siegel ER, Visintin I, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Serum amyloid A (SAA): a novel biomarker for uterine serous papillary cancer. British Journal Of Cancer 2009, 101: 335-341. PMID: 19536090, PMCID: PMC2720219, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous papillary carcinomaSerum amyloid AUSPC patientsBenign diseaseSAA concentrationsNovel biomarkersPrimary USPC cell linesUterine serous papillary cancerSerum SAALiver-secreted proteinsNormal healthy femalesUSPC cell linesEarly disease recurrenceSerous papillary carcinomaNormal endometrial tissuesExpression levelsProtein expression levelsEndometrial cancerAggressive variantHealthy womenEndometrial tissuePapillary cancerSerum biomarkersAmyloid AHealthy group
2006
Overexpression of kallikrein 10 (hK10) in uterine serous papillary carcinomas
Santin AD, Diamandis EP, Bellone S, Marizzoni M, Bandiera E, Palmieri M, Papasakelariou C, Katsaros D, Burnett A, Pecorelli S. Overexpression of kallikrein 10 (hK10) in uterine serous papillary carcinomas. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2006, 194: 1296-1302. PMID: 16647913, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.10.794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous papillary carcinomaSerous papillary carcinomaPapillary carcinoma patientsCarcinoma patientsEndometrioid carcinomaPapillary carcinomaKallikrein 10Benign diseaseSecretion levelsEndometrioid carcinoma patientsNormal healthy femalesTumor culturesSerous papillary tumorsCell biopsyPrimary endometrioid carcinomaNon-cancer groupExpression levelsReal-time polymerase chain reactionGene expression levelsPrimary tumor culturesAggressive variantHealthy womenCarcinoma cell linesPapillary tumorsEndometrial tumors
2005
High serum levels of interleukin-6 in endometrial carcinoma are associated with uterine serous papillary histology, a highly aggressive and chemotherapy-resistant variant of endometrial cancer
Bellone S, Watts K, Cane' S, Palmieri M, Cannon MJ, Burnett A, Roman JJ, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. High serum levels of interleukin-6 in endometrial carcinoma are associated with uterine serous papillary histology, a highly aggressive and chemotherapy-resistant variant of endometrial cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 2005, 98: 92-98. PMID: 15904949, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous papillary carcinomaIL-6 gene expression levelsEndometrioid carcinomaInterleukin-6Primary endometrioid carcinomaEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayEndometrial carcinomaHealthy femalesUSPC patientsMean serum IL-6 levelPrimary USPC cell linesIL-6 serum concentrationsSerum IL-6 levelsAnti-tumor immune functionBenign abdominal diseasesChemotherapy-resistant variantsControl endometrial cellsNormal healthy femalesSerous papillary histologyUSPC cell linesIL-6 concentrationsIL-6 levelsBenign disease patientsHigher serum levelsSerous papillary carcinomaHuman Kallikrein 6: A New Potential Serum Biomarker for Uterine Serous Papillary Cancer
Santin AD, Diamandis EP, Bellone S, Soosaipillai A, Cane S, Palmieri M, Burnett A, Roman JJ, Pecorelli S. Human Kallikrein 6: A New Potential Serum Biomarker for Uterine Serous Papillary Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2005, 11: 3320-3325. PMID: 15867230, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-2528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, EndometrioidCystadenocarcinoma, PapillaryCystadenocarcinoma, SerousEndometrial NeoplasmsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansKallikreinsMiddle AgedReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTumor Cells, CulturedUterine NeoplasmsConceptsUterine serous papillary carcinomaSerous papillary carcinomaEndometrioid carcinomaUSPC patientsBenign diseasePapillary carcinomaNovel biomarkersPrimary USPC cell linesUterine serous papillary cancerOvarian serous papillary carcinomaEndometrioid carcinoma patientsNormal healthy femalesUSPC cell linesEarly disease recurrenceNormal endometrial cellsPotential serum biomarkersPrimary endometrioid carcinomaNew Potential Serum BiomarkerExpression levelsGene expression levelsHK6 proteinEndometrial biopsyCarcinoma patientsDisease recurrenceEndometrial cancer