2011
Her2/neu extracellular domain shedding in uterine serous carcinoma: implications for immunotherapy with trastuzumab
Todeschini P, Cocco E, Bellone S, Varughese J, Lin K, Carrara L, Guzzo F, Buza N, Hui P, Silasi DA, Ratner E, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Her2/neu extracellular domain shedding in uterine serous carcinoma: implications for immunotherapy with trastuzumab. British Journal Of Cancer 2011, 105: 1176-1182. PMID: 21915118, PMCID: PMC3208497, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2011.369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibody-Dependent Cell CytotoxicityAntineoplastic AgentsCulture Media, ConditionedFemaleFlow CytometryGenes, erbB-2HumansImmunohistochemistryImmunotherapyIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMiddle AgedReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionTrastuzumabUterine NeoplasmsConceptsAntibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicityTrastuzumab-mediated antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicityUSC cell linesHER2/neu expressionUSC patientsNeu expressionHER2/ECD levelsCell linesUterine serous carcinoma cell linesCell-mediated cytotoxicityUterine serous carcinomaChromium release assaysHER2/neuFISH-positive tumorsC-erbB2 gene amplificationTrastuzumab-induced cytotoxicityNeu tumorsHealthy womenSerous carcinomaCarcinoma cell linesReal-time PCRTherapeutic effectC-erbB2 genePatients
2007
Overexpression of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin Receptors Claudin-3 and Claudin-4 in Uterine Carcinosarcomas
Santin AD, Bellone S, Siegel ER, McKenney JK, Thomas M, Roman JJ, Burnett A, Tognon G, Bandiera E, Pecorelli S. Overexpression of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin Receptors Claudin-3 and Claudin-4 in Uterine Carcinosarcomas. Clinical Cancer Research 2007, 13: 3339-3346. PMID: 17545541, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-3037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarcinosarcoma cell lineClaudin-3Claudin-4Uterine carcinosarcomaClaudin-4 protein expressionCell linesClaudin-4 receptorsCytotoxic Clostridium perfringensNormal endometrial cellsTumor cell necrosisType-specific therapiesImmunodeficient mouse xenograftsAggressive uterine tumorsHigh-affinity receptorQuantitative reverse transcription PCREndometrial cancerAggressive variantUterine tumorsTumor disappearancePrimary tumorReverse transcription-PCREndometrial cellsNovel therapiesReceptor expressionTherapeutic effect