2020
Molecular and clinicopathologic characterization of intravenous leiomyomatosis
Ordulu Z, Chai H, Peng G, McDonald AG, De Nictolis M, Garcia-Fernandez E, Hardisson D, Prat J, Li P, Hui P, Oliva E, Buza N. Molecular and clinicopathologic characterization of intravenous leiomyomatosis. Modern Pathology 2020, 33: 1844-1860. PMID: 32341498, PMCID: PMC7483566, DOI: 10.1038/s41379-020-0546-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous leiomyomatosisAggressive clinical behaviorClinical behaviorArray comparative genomic hybridizationCyclin D1Uterine smooth muscle tumorsSmooth muscle tumorsSmooth muscle proliferationRecurrent chromosome alterationsCommon genetic alterationsFH immunohistochemistryClinicopathologic characterizationImmunohistochemical findingsMesenchymal tumorsMuscle tumorsBenign appearanceMuscle proliferationUterine leiomyomaGroup 1Group 3Nonneoplastic tissuesIndex scoreVascular morphologyProtein expressionComparative genomic hybridization
2019
Paternal uniparental isodisomy of tyrosine hydroxylase locus at chromosome 11p15.4: spectrum of phenotypical presentations simulating hydatidiform moles
Buza N, McGregor SM, Barroilhet L, Zheng X, Hui P. Paternal uniparental isodisomy of tyrosine hydroxylase locus at chromosome 11p15.4: spectrum of phenotypical presentations simulating hydatidiform moles. Modern Pathology 2019, 32: 1180-1188. PMID: 30952972, DOI: 10.1038/s41379-019-0266-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortion, MissedAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorChromosomes, Human, Pair 11CyclophosphamideDactinomycinEtoposideFemaleGenetic LociGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansHydatidiform MoleMaleMethotrexatePhenotypePregnancyTreatment OutcomeTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseUniparental DisomyUterine NeoplasmsVincristineConceptsPaternal uniparental isodisomyAbnormal trophoblastic proliferationCases of gestationUneventful clinical courseAggressive clinical behaviorUniparental isodisomyTyrosine hydroxylase locusMultiagent chemotherapyClinical courseFirst trimesterClinical complicationsImmunohistochemical featuresClinical behaviorMissed abortionAbnormal gestationsTyrosine hydroxylasePatientsTrophoblastic proliferationVillous cytotrophoblastsStromal cellsPhenotypical presentationChorionic villiGenetic conditionsP57 expressionGestation
2014
T-DM1, a novel antibody-drug conjugate, is highly effective against uterine and ovarian carcinosarcomas overexpressing HER2
Nicoletti R, Lopez S, Bellone S, Cocco E, Schwab CL, Black JD, Centritto F, Zhu L, Bonazzoli E, Buza N, Hui P, Mezzanzanica D, Canevari S, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Santin AD. T-DM1, a novel antibody-drug conjugate, is highly effective against uterine and ovarian carcinosarcomas overexpressing HER2. Clinical & Experimental Metastasis 2014, 32: 29-38. PMID: 25398397, PMCID: PMC4310789, DOI: 10.1007/s10585-014-9688-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdo-Trastuzumab EmtansineAnimalsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibody-Dependent Cell CytotoxicityAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinosarcomaCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationFemaleImmunoconjugatesM Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsMaytansineMiceMice, SCIDOvarian NeoplasmsReceptor, ErbB-2TrastuzumabUterine NeoplasmsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsCS cell linesT-DM1Cell linesFlow cytometryNovel antibody-drug conjugateAggressive clinical behaviorNovel treatment optionsG2/M phase cell cycle arrestHER2 protein overexpressionM phase cell cycle arrestPhase cell cycle arrestAntibody-drug conjugatesDisease refractoryPrimary HER2Vehicle miceOvarian carcinosarcomaPoor prognosisUterine carcinosarcomaCS patientsTreatment optionsClinical behaviorLonger survivalCell cycle arrestHER2 amplificationCarcinosarcoma