2018
Exceptional Response to Pembrolizumab in a Metastatic, Chemotherapy/Radiation-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Patient Harboring a PD-L1-Genetic Rearrangement
Bellone S, Buza N, Choi J, Zammataro L, Gay L, Elvin J, Rimm DL, Liu Y, Ratner E, Schwartz PE, Santin AD. Exceptional Response to Pembrolizumab in a Metastatic, Chemotherapy/Radiation-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Patient Harboring a PD-L1-Genetic Rearrangement. Clinical Cancer Research 2018, 24: 3282-3291. PMID: 29351920, PMCID: PMC6050068, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-17-1805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAged, 80 and overAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorBiopsyComputational BiologyDrug Resistance, NeoplasmExome SequencingFemaleGene RearrangementHLA AntigensHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyMutationOvarian NeoplasmsPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorReceptors, Cell SurfaceRetreatmentT-LymphocytesTreatment OutcomeConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumabCheckpoint inhibitor pembrolizumabComplete clinical responseClinical responsePD-L1Ovarian carcinomaAberrant PD-L1 expressionPD-L1 surface expressionAnti-PD1 inhibitorsPD-L1 expressionRemarkable clinical responsesHigh-grade ovarian carcinomaStandard treatment modalityAlternative therapeutic optionClear cell featuresNovel treatment optionsSignificant side effectsT-cell lymphocytesWhole exome sequencing techniqueClin Cancer ResMetastatic human tumorsRecurrent diseaseComplete responseHeavy infiltrationTherapeutic options
2016
Dual CCNE1/PIK3CA targeting is synergistic in CCNE1-amplified/PIK3CA-mutated uterine serous carcinomas in vitro and in vivo
Cocco E, Lopez S, Black J, Bellone S, Bonazzoli E, Predolini F, Ferrari F, Schwab CL, Menderes G, Zammataro L, Buza N, Hui P, Wong S, Zhao S, Bai Y, Rimm DL, Ratner E, Litkouhi B, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Santin AD. Dual CCNE1/PIK3CA targeting is synergistic in CCNE1-amplified/PIK3CA-mutated uterine serous carcinomas in vitro and in vivo. British Journal Of Cancer 2016, 115: 303-311. PMID: 27351214, PMCID: PMC4973158, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2016.198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCell Line, TumorClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesCyclin EDNA Copy Number VariationsFemaleGene Knockdown TechniquesHeterograftsHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMutationOncogene ProteinsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesRNA, MessengerTissue Array AnalysisUterine NeoplasmsConceptsUterine serous carcinomaSerous carcinomaTumor growthCyclin E1 (CCNE1) gene amplificationRecurrent uterine serous carcinomaPrimary USC cell linesNovel therapeutic optionsSingle-agent treatmentIdeal therapeutic targetUSC cell linesCyclin E1 expressionUSC patientsUSC xenograftsInhibited cell growthCell cycle analysisAggressive variantTherapeutic optionsCCNE1 amplificationEndometrial tumorsCYC065Therapeutic targetClinical optionPIK3CA driver mutationsDriver mutationsXenografts