2018
In vitro and in vivo activity of IMGN853, an Antibody-Drug Conjugate targeting Folate Receptor Alpha linked to DM4, in biologically aggressive endometrial cancers
Altwerger G, Bonazzoli E, Bellone S, Egawa-Takata T, Menderes G, Pettinella F, Bianchi A, Riccio F, Feinberg J, Zammataro L, Han C, Yadav G, Dugan K, Morneault A, Ponte JF, Buza N, Hui P, Wong S, Litkouhi B, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Huang GS, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Santin AD. In vitro and in vivo activity of IMGN853, an Antibody-Drug Conjugate targeting Folate Receptor Alpha linked to DM4, in biologically aggressive endometrial cancers. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2018, 17: molcanther.0930.2017. PMID: 29440294, PMCID: PMC5932245, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-17-0930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial cancerXenograft modelCell linesTumor cell linesPatient-derived xenograft modelsUterine cancer cell linesAggressive endometrial cancersEndometrial cancer deathsExpression of FRαPrimary USC cell linesRecurrent endometrial cancerReceptor alpha expressionUSC cell linesImpressive antitumor activityMol Cancer TherUSC patientsCancer cell linesMedian survivalCancer deathPDX modelsPreclinical dataUterine cancerComplete resolutionIMGN853Grade 3
2014
Phase I Clinical Trial of the Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Inhibitor Everolimus in Combination With Oral Topotecan for Recurrent and Advanced Endometrial Cancer
Acevedo-Gadea C, Santin AD, Higgins SA, Urva S, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Rutherford T, Schwartz PE, Abu-Khalaf MM. Phase I Clinical Trial of the Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Inhibitor Everolimus in Combination With Oral Topotecan for Recurrent and Advanced Endometrial Cancer. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2014, 24: 528-533. PMID: 24557436, DOI: 10.1097/igc.0000000000000085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral topotecanEndometrial cancerDay 1Pelvic external beam radiation therapyMammalian targetExternal beam radiation therapyPhase I clinical trialRecurrent endometrial cancerAdvanced endometrial cancerDose-limiting toxicityEfficacy of topotecanRapamycin inhibitor everolimusBeam radiation therapyOral everolimusStable diseaseVaginal brachytherapyMedian ageRapamycin inhibitorsInhibitor everolimusPreclinical dataClinical trialsMedian numberPharmacokinetic assessmentRadiation therapyEverolimus