2019
Whole-exome sequencing of cervical carcinomas identifies activating ERBB2 and PIK3CA mutations as targets for combination therapy
Zammataro L, Lopez S, Bellone S, Pettinella F, Bonazzoli E, Perrone E, Zhao S, Menderes G, Altwerger G, Han C, Zeybek B, Bianchi A, Manzano A, Manara P, Cocco E, Buza N, Hui P, Wong S, Ravaggi A, Bignotti E, Romani C, Todeschini P, Zanotti L, Odicino F, Pecorelli S, Donzelli C, Ardighieri L, Angioli R, Raspagliesi F, Scambia G, Choi J, Dong W, Bilguvar K, Alexandrov LB, Silasi DA, Huang GS, Ratner E, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Pirazzoli V, Stiegler AL, Boggon TJ, Lifton RP, Schlessinger J, Santin AD. Whole-exome sequencing of cervical carcinomas identifies activating ERBB2 and PIK3CA mutations as targets for combination therapy. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 22730-22736. PMID: 31624127, PMCID: PMC6842590, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1911385116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPI3K/AKT/mTOR pathwaySquamous cell carcinomaWhole-exome sequencingAKT/mTOR pathwayPrimary cervical cancer cell linesPIK3CA inhibitorsRecurrent cervical cancer patientsMTOR pathwayCombination of copanlisibCervical cancer patientsPI3K/Akt/mTORCervical cancer xenograftsRegression of tumorsCervical cancer cell linesCervical tumor cell linesSingle nucleotide variantsWild-type tumorsRecurrent somatic missense mutationsAkt/mTORCell linesPan-HERCancer cell linesTypes 16/18Cervical cancerCancer patients
2018
FOXL2 Mutation Analysis of Ovarian Sex Cord-Stromal Tumors
Buza N, Wong S, Hui P. FOXL2 Mutation Analysis of Ovarian Sex Cord-Stromal Tumors. International Journal Of Gynecological Pathology 2018, 37: 305-315. PMID: 28700438, DOI: 10.1097/pgp.0000000000000426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSex cord-stromal tumorsAdult granulosa cell tumorGranulosa cell tumorsOvarian sex cord-stromal tumorsCell tumorsReticulin patternFOXL2 mutationStaining patternSertoli-Leydig cell tumorFOXL2 mutation statusAbundant pale cytoplasmSingle institutional cohortThird of casesWild-type tumorsFOXL2 mutation analysisNegative tumorsPositive tumorsTumor sizeReticulin stainingType tumorsPale cytoplasmNuclear atypiaMutation statusPositive casesTumors