2021
Prognostic impact of mismatch repair deficiency in high- and low-intermediate-risk, early-stage endometrial cancer following vaginal brachytherapy
Li JY, Park HS, Huang GS, Young MR, Ratner E, Santin A, Damast S. Prognostic impact of mismatch repair deficiency in high- and low-intermediate-risk, early-stage endometrial cancer following vaginal brachytherapy. Gynecologic Oncology 2021, 163: 557-562. PMID: 34602287, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.09.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrence-free survivalEndometrioid endometrial cancerVaginal brachytherapyPMMR patientsOverall survivalEEC patientsEndometrial cancerExact testThree-year recurrence-free survivalEarly-stage endometrial cancerCox proportional hazards regressionPoor recurrence-free survivalAdjuvant vaginal brachytherapyThree-year OSMultivariable Cox regressionLympho-vascular invasionSignificant prognostic variablesProportional hazards regressionLog-rank testKaplan-Meier estimatesDeficient mismatch repairMismatch repair statusFisher's exact testMismatch repair deficiencyDMMR status
2019
Antitumor activity and safety of pembrolizumab in patients with advanced recurrent ovarian cancer: results from the phase II KEYNOTE-100 study
Matulonis UA, Shapira-Frommer R, Santin AD, Lisyanskaya AS, Pignata S, Vergote I, Raspagliesi F, Sonke GS, Birrer M, Provencher DM, Sehouli J, Colombo N, González-Martín A, Oaknin A, Ottevanger PB, Rudaitis V, Katchar K, Wu H, Keefe S, Ruman J, Ledermann JA. Antitumor activity and safety of pembrolizumab in patients with advanced recurrent ovarian cancer: results from the phase II KEYNOTE-100 study. Annals Of Oncology 2019, 30: 1080-1087. PMID: 31046082, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent ovarian cancerObjective response rateDisease control rateProgression-free survivalTreatment-free intervalDuration of responseAdvanced recurrent ovarian cancerPD-L1 expressionPlatinum-free intervalCohort AOverall survivalPrior linesCohort BOvarian cancerHigh PD-L1 expressionLow objective response rateMedian DORSolid Tumors version 1.1End pointGynecologic cancer-related deathBlinded independent central reviewSafety of pembrolizumabSingle-agent pembrolizumabMedian overall survivalPhase II studySacituzumab Govitecan-hziy in Refractory Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Bardia A, Mayer IA, Vahdat LT, Tolaney SM, Isakoff SJ, Diamond JR, O'Shaughnessy J, Moroose RL, Santin AD, Abramson VG, Shah NC, Rugo HS, Goldenberg DM, Sweidan AM, Iannone R, Washkowitz S, Sharkey RM, Wegener WA, Kalinsky K. Sacituzumab Govitecan-hziy in Refractory Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 380: 741-751. PMID: 30786188, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1814213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnemiaAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntigens, NeoplasmAntineoplastic AgentsCamptothecinCell Adhesion MoleculesDiarrheaDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleHumansImmunoconjugatesInfusions, IntravenousIrinotecanMaleMiddle AgedNeutropeniaProgression-Free SurvivalSurvival RateTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsConceptsMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerSacituzumab govitecan-hziyProgression-free survivalClinical benefit rateIndependent central reviewBreast cancerResponse rateAdverse eventsOverall survivalCentral reviewBenefit rateHuman trophoblast cell surface antigen 2Refractory metastatic triple-negative breast cancerTrophoblast cell surface antigen 2Median progression-free survivalSN-38Shorter progression-free survivalCell surface antigen 2Blinded independent central reviewDurable objective responsesPrevious anticancer therapyUnacceptable toxic effectsObjective response rateMain adverse reactions
2015
Immunotherapy and targeted therapy for cervical cancer: an update
Menderes G, Black J, Schwab CL, Santin AD. Immunotherapy and targeted therapy for cervical cancer: an update. Expert Review Of Anticancer Therapy 2015, 16: 83-98. PMID: 26568261, DOI: 10.1586/14737140.2016.1121108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer patientsCervical cancerCancer patientsImmune check pointsUse of immunotherapyMetastatic cervical cancerPrognosis of patientsActionable driver mutationsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsImmune system interactionsImmunotherapy studiesMedian survivalAngiogenesis inhibitorsChemotherapeutic drugsPatientsDriver mutationsKinase inhibitorsNew therapeuticsCancerNext-generation sequencingImmunotherapyTherapyGeneration sequencingInhibitorsPrognosis
2014
Impact of Body Mass Index on Surgical Outcomes and Analysis of Disease Recurrence for Patients With Endometrial Cancer Undergoing Robotic-Assisted Staging
Menderes G, Azodi M, Clark L, Xu X, Lu L, Ratner E, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Santin AD, Silasi DA. Impact of Body Mass Index on Surgical Outcomes and Analysis of Disease Recurrence for Patients With Endometrial Cancer Undergoing Robotic-Assisted Staging. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2014, 24: 1118-1125. PMID: 24927247, DOI: 10.1097/igc.0000000000000156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinoma, Clear CellAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBody Mass IndexCarcinosarcomaCystadenocarcinoma, SerousEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHysterectomyLymph Node ExcisionLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRoboticsSurvival RateConceptsBody mass indexRecurrence-free survivalRobotic-assisted stagingEndometrial cancerRecurrence rateDisease recurrenceMass indexMean postoperative hospitalizationLymph node countMean operative timeLong-term outcomesNonendometrioid cancersMorbid obesityPostoperative hospitalizationMetastatic diseaseNonendometrioid histologyObese patientsOverall survivalConsecutive patientsOperative outcomesHistologic subtypeOperative timeSurgical outcomesEndometrioid carcinomaMean age
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 extensionPhase II trial of cetuximab in the treatment of persistent or recurrent squamous or non-squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix: A Gynecologic Oncology Group study
Santin AD, Sill MW, McMeekin DS, Leitao MM, Brown J, Sutton GP, Van Le L, Griffin P, Boardman CH. Phase II trial of cetuximab in the treatment of persistent or recurrent squamous or non-squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix: A Gynecologic Oncology Group study. Gynecologic Oncology 2011, 122: 495-500. PMID: 21684583, PMCID: PMC3152667, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.05.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalGynecologic Oncology GroupPhase II trialSquamous cell histologyII trialCell histologyCell carcinomaGrade 3 adverse eventsMedian progression-free survivalGynecologic Oncology Group studyNon-squamous cell carcinomaGOG performance statusOverall survival timeSquamous cell carcinomaEGFR antibody cetuximabEligible patientsMeasurable diseasePrimary endpointPrior radiationProhibitive toxicityAdverse eventsClinical responseOncology GroupPerformance statusRecurrent carcinoma
2009
Overexpression of Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule in Primary, Metastatic, and Recurrent/Chemotherapy-Resistant Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: Implications for Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-Specific Immunotherapy
Bellone S, Siegel ER, Cocco E, Cargnelutti M, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Overexpression of Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule in Primary, Metastatic, and Recurrent/Chemotherapy-Resistant Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: Implications for Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-Specific Immunotherapy. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2009, 19: 860-866. PMID: 19574774, DOI: 10.1111/igc.0b013e3181a8331f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinoma, Clear CellAdenocarcinoma, MucinousAdultAntigens, NeoplasmAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, PapillaryCell Adhesion MoleculesChemotherapy, AdjuvantCystadenocarcinoma, SerousDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEndometrial NeoplasmsEpithelial Cell Adhesion MoleculeFemaleFlow CytometryHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOrganoplatinum CompoundsOvarian NeoplasmsOvaryPrognosisRetrospective StudiesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsRecurrent epithelial ovarian carcinomaEpithelial ovarian carcinomaNormal ovarian tissuesOvarian carcinoma cell linesOvarian carcinomaEpithelial cell adhesion moleculeEp-CAMCarcinoma cell linesCell adhesion moleculeOvarian tissueChemotherapy-resistant epithelial ovarian cancerFlow cytometryCell linesAdhesion moleculesEp-CAM overexpressionStandard treatment modalityCell adhesion molecule expressionOvarian carcinoma patientsEpithelial ovarian cancerPrimary ovarian carcinomasAdhesion molecule expressionSurface expressionAntibody-mediated therapyHuman monoclonal antibodyEpithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) expression
2005
Racial differences in the overexpression of epidermal growth factor type II receptor (HER2/neu): A major prognostic indicator in uterine serous papillary cancer
Santin AD, Bellone S, Siegel ER, Palmieri M, Thomas M, Cannon MJ, Kay HH, Roman JJ, Burnett A, Pecorelli S. Racial differences in the overexpression of epidermal growth factor type II receptor (HER2/neu): A major prognostic indicator in uterine serous papillary cancer. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2005, 192: 813-818. PMID: 15746676, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.10.605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2/neu expressionEndometrial cancerNeu expressionProportional hazards modelWhite patientsBlack patientsPoor outcomeHigh HER2/neu expressionUterine serous papillary cancerCox proportional hazards modelHER2/neu overexpressionEndometrial cancer survivalMultivariate Cox regressionMajor prognostic indicatorHER2/neu oncogeneRacial differencesNovel treatment strategiesHER2/neuType II receptorStage IAAggressive variantMultivariable analysisUnivariable analysisCorpus uteriCox regression