2005
Treatment of Chemotherapy-Resistant Human Ovarian Cancer Xenografts in C.B-17/SCID Mice by Intraperitoneal Administration of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin
Santin AD, Cané S, Bellone S, Palmieri M, Siegel ER, Thomas M, Roman JJ, Burnett A, Cannon MJ, Pecorelli S. Treatment of Chemotherapy-Resistant Human Ovarian Cancer Xenografts in C.B-17/SCID Mice by Intraperitoneal Administration of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin. Cancer Research 2005, 65: 4334-4342. PMID: 15899825, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-3472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsCarcinoma, PapillaryCell Line, TumorClaudin-3Claudin-4Cystadenocarcinoma, SerousDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEnterotoxinsFemaleHumansInjections, IntraperitonealMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, SCIDMiddle AgedOvarian NeoplasmsReceptors, Cell SurfaceUterine Cervical NeoplasmsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsClaudin-4 genesRecurrent ovarian cancerPrimary ovarian tumorsOvarian cancerHuman ovarian cancerOvarian tumorsClaudin-3C.B-17/SCID micePrimary human ovarian cancersHuman ovarian cancer xenograftsCytotoxic Clostridium perfringensOvarian tumor burdenAdvanced stage diseaseChemotherapy-resistant diseaseLethal gynecologic malignancyOvarian cancer xenograftsRecurrent ovarian tumorsRelevant clinical modelInhibited tumor growthSCID mouse xenograftsDose-dependent cytotoxic effectTight junction proteinsHigh-affinity receptorQuantitative reverse transcription PCRClostridium perfringens enterotoxin
2004
Increased levels of gangliosides in the plasma and ascitic fluid of patients with advanced ovarian cancer
Santin AD, Ravindranath MH, Bellone S, Muthugounder S, Palmieri M, O'Brien TJ, Roman J, Cannon MJ, Pecorelli S. Increased levels of gangliosides in the plasma and ascitic fluid of patients with advanced ovarian cancer. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2004, 111: 613-618. PMID: 15198791, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00142.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer patientsAdvanced ovarian cancerAdvanced ovarian cancer patientsNormal female controlsPrimary ovarian cancer cell linesOvarian cancer cell linesCancer patientsCancer cell linesOvarian cancerTotal gangliosidesFemale controlsAscitic fluidUterine carcinoma cell linesCell linesJohn Wayne Cancer InstituteAnti-tumor immune functionGanglioside levelsUterine cancer cell linesLipid-associated sialic acidTotal ganglioside levelsTime of surgeryDepartment of ObstetricsPrimary cervical cancerPrimary ovarian tumorsOvarian tumor cells