2023
Sialylated Glycan Bindings from SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein to Blood and Endothelial Cells Govern the Severe Morbidities of COVID-19
Scheim D, Vottero P, Santin A, Hirsh A. Sialylated Glycan Bindings from SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein to Blood and Endothelial Cells Govern the Severe Morbidities of COVID-19. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2023, 24: 17039. PMID: 38069362, PMCID: PMC10871123, DOI: 10.3390/ijms242317039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 spike proteinRed blood cellsCOVID-19Severe COVID-19 patientsSpike proteinSevere COVID-19COVID-19 correlatesCOVID-19 patientsCommon cold infectionsCOVID-19 morbidityLong-COVID patientsFuture therapeutic strategiesSARS-CoV-2Key risk factorsKey morbiditiesSurface of plateletsSevere morbidityClinical efficacyVascular damageViral loadMicrovascular occlusionRisk factorsCOVID patientsClinical studiesClinical susceptibility
2021
Financial toxicity in patients with gynecologic malignancies: a cross sectional study
Zeybek B, Webster E, Pogosian N, Tymon-Rosario J, Balch A, Altwerger G, Clark M, Menderes G, Huang G, Azodi M, Ratner ES, Schwartz PE, Santin AD, Andikyan V. Financial toxicity in patients with gynecologic malignancies: a cross sectional study. Journal Of Gynecologic Oncology 2021, 32: e87. PMID: 34431257, PMCID: PMC8550931, DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2021.32.e87.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyGynecologic malignanciesFinancial toxicityPatient demographicsSectional studyMalignancy typeGynecologic oncology patientsOvarian cancer patientsPatient/diseaseCost of careFinancial burdenHigh financial burdenTreatment regimenHigh financial toxicityOncology patientsDisease characteristicsGynecologic cancerCancer careCancer patientsRisk factorsClinical trialsCOST scoreMedian COST scorePatientsSignificant burden
2019
Ten-Year Comparison Study of Type 1 and 2 Endometrial Cancers: Risk Factors and Outcomes
Feinberg J, Albright B, Black J, Lu L, Passarelli R, Gysler S, Whicker M, Altwerger G, Menderes G, Hui P, Santin AD, Azodi M, Silasi DA, Ratner ES, Litkouhi B, Schwartz PE. Ten-Year Comparison Study of Type 1 and 2 Endometrial Cancers: Risk Factors and Outcomes. Gynecologic And Obstetric Investigation 2019, 84: 290-297. PMID: 30602164, DOI: 10.1159/000493132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 cancerHormone replacement therapyCox regression modelType 2 diseaseRisk factorsEndometrial cancerType 1Use of HRTLess obese patientsBaseline risk factorsEndometrial cancer casesMajor cardiovascular diseasesObese patientsOral contraceptivesOverall survivalClinical courseDiabetes mellitusRetrospective reviewRegression modelsReplacement therapyCardiovascular diseaseCancer casesAdvanced stageHigh mortalityRecurrence
2018
Impact of carboplatin hypersensitivity and desensitization on patients with recurrent ovarian cancer
Altwerger G, Florsheim EB, Menderes G, Black J, Schwab C, Gressel GM, Nelson WK, Carusillo N, Passante T, Huang G, Litkouhi B, Azodi M, Silasi DA, Santin A, Schwartz PE, Ratner ES. Impact of carboplatin hypersensitivity and desensitization on patients with recurrent ovarian cancer. Journal Of Cancer Research And Clinical Oncology 2018, 144: 2449-2456. PMID: 30255380, DOI: 10.1007/s00432-018-2753-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarboplatin hypersensitivityCarboplatin desensitizationHypersensitive patientsOverall survivalRisk factorsOvarian cancerTwo-sided Fisher exactAdvanced stage ovarian cancerInfusion of carboplatinRecurrent ovarian cancerIndependent risk factorLonger overall survivalStage ovarian cancerOvarian cancer patientsLong-term treatmentNew risk factorsHigher likelihoodTwo-sided p valueT-testStudent's t-testDesignRetrospective studyGermline BRCA1/2Improved OSLonger OSDesensitization protocolEndometrial Carcinoma in a 26-Year-Old Patient with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
Grechukhina O, Gressel GM, Munday W, Wong S, Santin A, Vash-Margita A. Endometrial Carcinoma in a 26-Year-Old Patient with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome. Case Reports In Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 2018: 1952351. PMID: 29854508, PMCID: PMC5960523, DOI: 10.1155/2018/1952351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbnormal uterine bleedingBardet-Biedl syndromeEndometrial cancerUterine bleedingRisk factorsDefinitive surgical treatmentIndependent risk factorEndometrioid endometrial adenocarcinomaRare genetic conditionOvulatory dysfunctionBilateral salpingectomyCentral obesityOlder patientsTruncal obesityYounger patientsEndometrioid adenocarcinomaSurgical treatmentEndometrial adenocarcinomaEndometrial carcinomaClinical signsCognitive impairmentPatientsCancerGenetic conditionsBleeding
2017
A single institution’s experience with a fast, effective carboplatin desensitization protocol and identification of risk factors for high-grade hypersensitivity reactions
Altwerger G, Gressel G, English D, Nelson W, Menderes G, Black J, Santin A, Schwartz P, Ratner E. A single institution’s experience with a fast, effective carboplatin desensitization protocol and identification of risk factors for high-grade hypersensitivity reactions. Gynecologic Oncology 2017, 145: 123. DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.03.288.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Platinum desensitization in patients with carboplatin hypersensitivity: A single-institution retrospective study
Altwerger G, Gressel GM, English DP, Nelson WK, Carusillo N, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Santin A, Schwartz PE, Ratner ES. Platinum desensitization in patients with carboplatin hypersensitivity: A single-institution retrospective study. Gynecologic Oncology 2016, 144: 77-82. PMID: 27789084, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.09.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive skin testsHypersensitivity reactionsDesensitization protocolSkin testCarboplatin infusionLife-threatening hypersensitivity reactionSingle-institution retrospective studyCarboplatin desensitization protocolPrior hypersensitivity reactionMajority of patientsCarboplatin hypersensitivity reactionsCarboplatin hypersensitivityPulmonary hypertensionAdverse eventsRetrospective reviewRetrospective studyGynecologic cancerGrade 0Patient deathRisk factorsCardiac conditionsPatientsLarger studyInfusionAge
2014
Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of cervical biopsy and determination of associated risk factors for positive margin status in recurrent cervical dysplasia after leep or conization.
English D, Pasternak M, Warmington J, Ratner E, Silasi D, Azodi M, Schwartz P, Santin A, Rutherford T. Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of cervical biopsy and determination of associated risk factors for positive margin status in recurrent cervical dysplasia after leep or conization. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 5609-5609. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.32.15_suppl.5609.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
The significance of perineural invasion in early-stage cervical cancer
ElSahwi KS, Barber E, Illuzzi J, Buza N, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Santin AD, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ. The significance of perineural invasion in early-stage cervical cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 2011, 123: 561-564. PMID: 21968340, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.08.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly cervical cancerPerineural invasionCervical cancerRisk factorsAdjuvant therapyEarly-stage cervical cancer patientsEarly-stage cervical cancerMultiple high-risk factorsAdjusted hazard ratioIndependent risk factorRetrospective chart reviewLymphovascular space invasionCervical cancer patientsLarger tumor sizeHigh-risk factorsChart reviewHazard ratioCervical stromaParametrial invasionWorse prognosisPoor prognosisSpace invasionTumor sizeMean ageTumor extension
2010
A KRAS-Variant in Ovarian Cancer Acts as a Genetic Marker of Cancer Risk
Ratner E, Lu L, Boeke M, Barnett R, Nallur S, Chin LJ, Pelletier C, Blitzblau R, Tassi R, Paranjape T, Hui P, Godwin AK, Yu H, Risch H, Rutherford T, Schwartz P, Santin A, Matloff E, Zelterman D, Slack FJ, Weidhaas JB. A KRAS-Variant in Ovarian Cancer Acts as a Genetic Marker of Cancer Risk. Cancer Research 2010, 70: 6509-6515. PMID: 20647319, PMCID: PMC2923587, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-0689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancerKRAS-variantOC patientsCancer riskRisk of OCIndependent case-control analysesCase-control studyOvarian cancer syndromeCase-control analysisFamily membersAdvanced diseaseWomen's cancersRisk factorsBRCA2 mutationsHBOC patientsOC casesIndependent cohortHBOC familiesHereditary breastSolid tumorsCancer syndromesKRAS oncogeneVariant allelesPatientsCancer
2007
Advances in dendritic cell-based therapeutic vaccines for cervical cancer
Bellone S, Pecorelli S, Cannon MJ, Santin AD. Advances in dendritic cell-based therapeutic vaccines for cervical cancer. Expert Review Of Anticancer Therapy 2007, 7: 1473-1486. PMID: 17944571, DOI: 10.1586/14737140.7.10.1473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlphapapillomavirusAnimalsAntigen PresentationAntigens, ViralCancer VaccinesClinical Trials as TopicCombined Modality TherapyDendritic CellsDisease ProgressionDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleHumansMaleMiceNeoplasmsOncogene Proteins, ViralPapillomavirus E7 ProteinsPapillomavirus InfectionsPeptide FragmentsRepressor ProteinsT-Lymphocyte SubsetsUterine Cervical NeoplasmsConceptsCervical cancerDendritic cellsMetastatic diseaseTherapeutic vaccinesDendritic cell-based therapeutic vaccineE7 oncoproteinsPowerful antigen-presenting cellsRecurrent/metastatic diseasePrimary T cell responsesAutologous dendritic cellsInvasive cervical cancerHuman papillomavirus infectionT cell responsesTherapeutic clinical trialsTumor-specific target antigensAntigen-presenting cellsImportant risk factorImportant health problemNovel therapeutic strategiesPapillomavirus infectionRadical surgeryCervical dysplasiaCancer deathRisk factorsClinical trials