2024
Trastuzumab deruxtecan (DS-8201a), a HER2-targeting antibody–drug conjugate, demonstrates in vitro and in vivo antitumor activity against primary and metastatic ovarian tumors overexpressing HER2
Mutlu L, McNamara B, Bellone S, Manavella D, Demirkiran C, Greenman M, Verzosa M, Buza N, Hui P, Hartwich T, Harold J, Yang-Hartwich Y, Zipponi M, Altwerger G, Ratner E, Huang G, Clark M, Andikyan V, Azodi M, Schwartz P, Santin A. Trastuzumab deruxtecan (DS-8201a), a HER2-targeting antibody–drug conjugate, demonstrates in vitro and in vivo antitumor activity against primary and metastatic ovarian tumors overexpressing HER2. Clinical & Experimental Metastasis 2024, 41: 765-775. PMID: 38909139, DOI: 10.1007/s10585-024-10297-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-grade serous ovarian cancerClear cell carcinomaHER2-targeting antibody-drug conjugateAntibody-drug conjugatesT-DXdReceptor over-expressionTrastuzumab deruxtecanXenograft modelCell linesOvarian clear cell carcinomaOvarian cancer cell linesTumors overexpressing HER2Biologically aggressive tumorsFluorescence in situ hybridization assaySerous ovarian cancerEffective antibody-drug conjugatesIn vivo antitumor activityMouse xenograft modelMetastatic cell linesDS-8201aCancer cell linesAggressive tumorsHER2 expressionCell carcinomaOvarian cancer
2019
Uterine Artery–sparing Minimally Invasive Radical Trachelectomy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Kim S, Chung S, Azodi M, Menderes G. Uterine Artery–sparing Minimally Invasive Radical Trachelectomy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Journal Of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2019, 26: 1389-1395. PMID: 31173940, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2019.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive radical trachelectomyRadical trachelectomyUterine arteriesCase reportFuture fertilityFertility outcomesUterine arterial blood flowEarly-stage cervical cancerStage IB1 diseaseSquamous cell histologySquamous cell carcinomaArterial blood flowRobotic-assisted approachesMajority of casesIB1 diseaseNormal mensesObstetric outcomesCell histologyPatient demographicsBlood lossOperative timeCervical cancerRecurrence rateCell carcinomaMean age
2011
Expression of Tissue factor in Adenocarcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix: Implications for immunotherapy with hI-con1, a factor VII-IgGFcchimeric protein targeting tissue factor
Cocco E, Varughese J, Buza N, Bellone S, Glasgow M, Bellone M, Todeschini P, Carrara L, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Pecorelli S, Lockwood CJ, Santin AD. Expression of Tissue factor in Adenocarcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix: Implications for immunotherapy with hI-con1, a factor VII-IgGFcchimeric protein targeting tissue factor. BMC Cancer 2011, 11: 263. PMID: 21693061, PMCID: PMC3141777, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-11-263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Line, TumorComplement System ProteinsCytotoxicity Tests, ImmunologicDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorFemaleHuman papillomavirus 16Human papillomavirus 18HumansImmunoconjugatesImmunoglobulin GImmunotherapyInterleukin-2KeratinocytesMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasm ProteinsNeovascularization, PathologicPapillomavirus InfectionsRNA, MessengerRNA, NeoplasmThromboplastinUterine Cervical NeoplasmsConceptsCervical cancer cell linesPrimary cervical cancer cell linesCervical carcinoma cell linesCancer cell linesCervical cancerCarcinoma cell linesFactor VII/VIIaTissue factorUterine cervixCell linesImportant worldwide health problemTargeting tissue factorStandard treatment modalitySquamous cell carcinomaExpression of TFWorldwide health problemNovel therapeutic agentsNormal cervical keratinocytesAdenocarcinoma histologyBackgroundCervical cancerCancer refractoryRecurrent diseaseCell carcinomaTreatment modalitiesNovel therapies
2005
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the cervix
Koyfman SA, Abidi A, Ravichandran P, Higgins SA, Azodi M. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the cervix. Gynecologic Oncology 2005, 99: 477-480. PMID: 16139349, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.06.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic carcinomaStage IBHistologic featuresAggressive local therapyType III hysterectomyVaginal cuff radiationEvidence of diseaseStandardized treatment protocolSquamous cell carcinomaExternal beam radiotherapyLocal therapyAggressive neoplasmCell carcinomaTreatment protocolBeam radiotherapyHigh riskCervixCarcinomaAsian femalesPatientsIBHysterectomyRecurrenceNeoplasmsRadiotherapy