2019
In vitro and in vivo activity of sacituzumab govitecan, an antibody-drug conjugate targeting trophoblast cell-surface antigen 2 (Trop-2) in uterine serous carcinoma
Han C, Perrone E, Zeybek B, Bellone S, Tymon-Rosario J, Altwerger G, Menderes G, Feinberg J, Haines K, Muller Karger ME, Bianchi A, Zammataro L, Manzano A, Bonazzoli E, Manara P, Buza N, Hui P, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Huang GS, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Lopez S, Santin AD. In vitro and in vivo activity of sacituzumab govitecan, an antibody-drug conjugate targeting trophoblast cell-surface antigen 2 (Trop-2) in uterine serous carcinoma. Gynecologic Oncology 2019, 156: 430-438. PMID: 31839338, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.11.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibody-Dependent Cell CytotoxicityAntigens, NeoplasmCamptothecinCell Adhesion MoleculesCell Line, TumorCystadenocarcinoma, SerousFemaleFlow CytometryHumansImmunoconjugatesImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, SCIDMolecular Targeted TherapyRandom AllocationTissue Array AnalysisUterine NeoplasmsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsUterine serous carcinomaCell surface antigen 2Sacituzumab govitecanTrop-2 expressionTrop-2Serous carcinomaAntigen 2Advanced/recurrent diseasePrimary uterine serous carcinomaResistant human tumorsSignificant bystander killingUSC patientsUSC xenograftsRecurrent diseaseClinical responseEndometrial cancerAggressive variantPoor prognosisPreclinical activityPrimary tumorIntravenous administrationClinical developmentUSC samplesActive metaboliteSN-38HER2 testing of gynecologic carcinosarcomas: tumor stratification for potential targeted therapy
Rottmann D, Snir OL, Wu X, Wong S, Hui P, Santin AD, Buza N. HER2 testing of gynecologic carcinosarcomas: tumor stratification for potential targeted therapy. Modern Pathology 2019, 33: 118-127. PMID: 31477811, DOI: 10.1038/s41379-019-0358-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorCarcinosarcomaFallopian Tube NeoplasmsFemaleGene AmplificationHumansMiddle AgedMolecular Targeted TherapyReceptor, ErbB-2Uterine NeoplasmsConceptsEndometrial serous carcinomaHER2-positive tumorsSerous carcinomaSarcoma componentHER2 statusGynecologic carcinosarcomaHER2 expression/amplificationRecent phase II clinical trialPhase II clinical trialCarboplatin-paclitaxel chemotherapyEquivocal HER2 expressionProgression-free survivalAppropriate patient selectionExpression/amplificationFemale genital tractMembranous staining patternHER2 protein expressionHER2 immunohistochemical scoresUterine primaryDismal prognosisPatient selectionCarcinoma componentMixed carcinomasHER2 expressionClinical trials
2012
BRAF mutation testing in clinical practice
Ziai J, Hui P. BRAF mutation testing in clinical practice. Expert Review Of Molecular Diagnostics 2012, 12: 127-138. PMID: 22369373, DOI: 10.1586/erm.12.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDNA Mutational AnalysisHumansMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMolecular Targeted TherapyMutation, MissenseNeoplasmsProtein Structure, TertiaryProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafConceptsHairy cell leukemiaBRAF mutation testingPapillary thyroid carcinomaMalignant melanomaThyroid carcinomaCell leukemiaClinical practiceCutaneous malignant melanomaSerine/threonine-protein kinase BRAFCurrent clinical practiceImportant biological markerMEK/ERKTreatment paradigmClinical trialsHigh prevalenceBRAF inhibitorsBRAF mutationsMutation testingPrecision cancer therapyTherapeutic guidanceMutant BRAFLethal diseaseBiological markersCancerHuman cancers