2024
Utility of next generation sequencing to unequivocally establish clonality in synchronous vs metastatic endometrial and ovarian carcinomas
Greenman M, Bellone S, Hartwich T, Buza N, Santin A. Utility of next generation sequencing to unequivocally establish clonality in synchronous vs metastatic endometrial and ovarian carcinomas. Gynecologic Oncology Reports 2024, 56: 101524. PMID: 39435258, PMCID: PMC11492078, DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2024.101524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOvarian carcinomaNext generation sequencingPrimary uterine tumorsDiagnostically challenging casesOvarian tumorsPrimary tumorUterine tumorsEndometrial malignancyMetastatic tumorsAdjuvant treatmentClonal relationshipTargeted therapyUtilization of next generation sequencingTumor clonalityGeneration sequencingProtein expression profilesTumorChallenging casesImprove outcomesCarcinomaGold standardGenetic landscapeMalignancyClonalityExpression profiles
2023
Chapter 3 Ovarian carcinosarcoma
Tymon-Rosario J, Chui M, Santin A. Chapter 3 Ovarian carcinosarcoma. 2023, 41-54. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-82938-0.00003-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-grade serous ovarian carcinomaSurvival of womenEpithelial ovarian cancerSerous ovarian carcinomaEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionCarcinosarcoma patientsGynecologic tractHistologic subtypeOvarian carcinosarcomaAggressive diseaseAggressive malignancyCarcinoma componentOvarian tumorsClinical managementOvarian carcinomaClinical trialsOvarian cancerSarcomatous elementsAggressive natureCarcinosarcomaTumorsDiseaseSurvivalMolecular studiesPatients
2020
Preclinical Activity of Sacituzumab Govitecan, an Antibody-Drug Conjugate Targeting Trophoblast Cell-Surface Antigen 2 (Trop-2) Linked to the Active Metabolite of Irinotecan (SN-38), in Ovarian Cancer
Perrone E, Lopez S, Zeybek B, Bellone S, Bonazzoli E, Pelligra S, Zammataro L, Manzano A, Manara P, Bianchi A, Buza N, Tymon-Rosario J, Altwerger G, Han C, Menderes G, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Hui P, Schwartz PE, Scambia G, Santin AD. Preclinical Activity of Sacituzumab Govitecan, an Antibody-Drug Conjugate Targeting Trophoblast Cell-Surface Antigen 2 (Trop-2) Linked to the Active Metabolite of Irinotecan (SN-38), in Ovarian Cancer. Frontiers In Oncology 2020, 10: 118. PMID: 32117765, PMCID: PMC7028697, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrop-2 expressionEOC cell linesSacituzumab govitecanEpithelial ovarian cancerPrimary tumor cell linesPreclinical activityTrop-2EOC xenograftsOvarian cancerTrophoblast cell surface antigen 2Cell linesActive metaboliteTumor cell linesImpressive anti-tumor activityCell surface antigen 2Lethal gynecologic malignancyHigh ADCC activityAnti-tumor activityParaffin-embedded tumorsSignificant bystander killingGynecologic malignanciesADCC activityEOC tissuesOvarian tumorsClinical trials
2019
51 In vitro and in vivo activity of sacituzumab govitecan, in ovarian cancer
Perrone E, Lopez S, Zeibek B, Bellone S, Zammataro L, Manzano A, Bonazzoli E, Manara P, Scambia G, Santin A. 51 In vitro and in vivo activity of sacituzumab govitecan, in ovarian cancer. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2019, 29: a29. DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2019-igcs.51.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpithelial ovarian cancerTrop-2 expressionSacituzumab govitecanPrimary tumor cell linesEOC cell linesTrop-2EOC xenograftsOvarian cancerCell linesTumor cell linesAggressive epithelial ovarian cancerLethal gynecologic malignancyHigh ADCC activityGreater antitumor effectParaffin-embedded tumorsGynecologic malignanciesADCC activityOvarian tumorsPreclinical activityClinical trialsEpithelial tumorsSignificant bystander effectAntitumor effectsStrong stainingActive metabolite
2015
Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin C‐terminal domain labeled to fluorescent dyes for in vivo visualization of micrometastatic chemotherapy‐resistant ovarian cancer
Cocco E, Shapiro EM, Gasparrini S, Lopez S, Schwab CL, Bellone S, Bortolomai I, Sumi NJ, Bonazzoli E, Nicoletti R, Deng Y, Saltzman WM, Zeiss CJ, Centritto F, Black JD, Silasi DA, Ratner E, Azodi M, Rutherford TJ, Schwartz PE, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin C‐terminal domain labeled to fluorescent dyes for in vivo visualization of micrometastatic chemotherapy‐resistant ovarian cancer. International Journal Of Cancer 2015, 137: 2618-2629. PMID: 26060989, PMCID: PMC4573336, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-derived xenograftsTumor fluorescenceChemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancerClaudin-3Human ovarian cancer xenograftsTime of surgeryOvarian cancer patientsNeoadjuvant chemotherapy treatmentOvarian cancer xenograftsHealthy organsVivo visualizationTime of intervalBackground fluorescence ratioClostridium perfringens enterotoxinChemotherapy-naïveMicrometastatic diseaseMalignant ascitesOvarian diseaseResidual diseaseOvarian tumorsCancer patientsCancer xenograftsChemotherapy treatmentIP injectionOvarian cancerManagement of Borderline Ovarian Tumors Based on Patient and Tumor Characteristics
Black JD, Altwerger GH, Ratner E, Lu L, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Santin AD, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ. Management of Borderline Ovarian Tumors Based on Patient and Tumor Characteristics. Gynecologic And Obstetric Investigation 2015, 81: 169-173. PMID: 26067608, DOI: 10.1159/000431219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMucinous tumorsSeromucinous tumorsOvarian tumorsComplete surgical stagingNormal-appearing appendixBorderline ovarian tumorsLymph node involvementRetrospective cohort analysisRisk of recurrenceAggressive stagingNodal diseaseSurgical stagingHazard ratioNode involvementDisease recurrencePseudomyxoma peritoneiSerous tumorsSingle institutionPathology reportsCohort analysisLower riskRecurrenceMultivariate analysisFrozen sectionsTumors
2013
Mammaglobin B (SCGB2A1) is a novel tumour antigen highly differentially expressed in all major histological types of ovarian cancer: implications for ovarian cancer immunotherapy
Bellone S, Tassi R, Betti M, English D, Cocco E, Gasparrini S, Bortolomai I, Black JD, Todeschini P, Romani C, Ravaggi A, Bignotti E, Bandiera E, Zanotti L, Pecorelli S, Ardighieri L, Falchetti M, Donzelli C, Siegel ER, Azodi M, Silasi DA, Ratner E, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Santin AD. Mammaglobin B (SCGB2A1) is a novel tumour antigen highly differentially expressed in all major histological types of ovarian cancer: implications for ovarian cancer immunotherapy. British Journal Of Cancer 2013, 109: 462-471. PMID: 23807163, PMCID: PMC3721400, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytotoxic T lymphocytesMajor histological typesOvarian cancerDendritic cellsHistological typeMammaglobin BType 1 cytokine profileMonocyte-derived dendritic cellsClass I monoclonal antibodiesTumor cellsMetastatic/recurrentOvarian cancer immunotherapyAutologous tumor cellsImmunotherapy of patientsIntracellular cytokine expressionNovel tumor antigensOvarian cancer typesTumor rejection antigensRecurrent diseaseCytokine profileCytokine expressionOvarian tumorsCancer immunotherapyCTL populationsOvarian carcinomaClaudins Overexpression in Ovarian Cancer: Potential Targets for Clostridium Perfringens Enterotoxin (CPE) Based Diagnosis and Therapy
English DP, Santin AD. Claudins Overexpression in Ovarian Cancer: Potential Targets for Clostridium Perfringens Enterotoxin (CPE) Based Diagnosis and Therapy. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2013, 14: 10412-10437. PMID: 23685873, PMCID: PMC3676847, DOI: 10.3390/ijms140510412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClostridium perfringens enterotoxinOvarian cancerClaudin-3Chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancerPerfringens enterotoxinAggressive solid tumorsTight junction proteinsMalignant human tissuesPotent cytolytic toxinClaudin overexpressionOvarian tumorsSolid tumorsClaudin-4CancerJunction proteinsParacellular permeabilityPotential targetExact roleTumorsAttractive targetHuman tissuesSurface proteinsCytolytic toxinEnterotoxinClaudin family
2011
Tissue factor expression in ovarian cancer: implications for immunotherapy with hI-con1, a factor VII-IgGFc chimeric protein targeting tissue factor
Cocco E, Varughese J, Buza N, Bellone S, Lin KY, Bellone M, Todeschini P, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Carrara L, Tassi R, Pecorelli S, Lockwood CJ, Santin AD. Tissue factor expression in ovarian cancer: implications for immunotherapy with hI-con1, a factor VII-IgGFc chimeric protein targeting tissue factor. Clinical & Experimental Metastasis 2011, 28: 689-700. PMID: 21725665, PMCID: PMC3697933, DOI: 10.1007/s10585-011-9401-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer cell linesTissue factorCancer cell linesOvarian tumorsOvarian cancerCell linesOverexpression of CD59Targeting tissue factorClear cell histologyStandard treatment modalityExpression of TFEffect of complementNovel therapeutic agentsTissue factor expressionRNA-mediated knockdownEOC cell linesCell histologyOvarian diseaseΓ-immunoglobulinPrimary EOCTreatment modalitiesPhysiologic dosesInterleukin-2Undifferentiated tumorsCD59 expression
2005
Treatment of Chemotherapy-Resistant Human Ovarian Cancer Xenografts in C.B-17/SCID Mice by Intraperitoneal Administration of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin
Santin AD, Cané S, Bellone S, Palmieri M, Siegel ER, Thomas M, Roman JJ, Burnett A, Cannon MJ, Pecorelli S. Treatment of Chemotherapy-Resistant Human Ovarian Cancer Xenografts in C.B-17/SCID Mice by Intraperitoneal Administration of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin. Cancer Research 2005, 65: 4334-4342. PMID: 15899825, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-3472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsCarcinoma, PapillaryCell Line, TumorClaudin-3Claudin-4Cystadenocarcinoma, SerousDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEnterotoxinsFemaleHumansInjections, IntraperitonealMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, SCIDMiddle AgedOvarian NeoplasmsReceptors, Cell SurfaceUterine Cervical NeoplasmsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsClaudin-4 genesRecurrent ovarian cancerPrimary ovarian tumorsOvarian cancerHuman ovarian cancerOvarian tumorsClaudin-3C.B-17/SCID micePrimary human ovarian cancersHuman ovarian cancer xenograftsCytotoxic Clostridium perfringensOvarian tumor burdenAdvanced stage diseaseChemotherapy-resistant diseaseLethal gynecologic malignancyOvarian cancer xenograftsRecurrent ovarian tumorsRelevant clinical modelInhibited tumor growthSCID mouse xenograftsDose-dependent cytotoxic effectTight junction proteinsHigh-affinity receptorQuantitative reverse transcription PCRClostridium perfringens enterotoxin
1997
Expression and cytokine mediated modulation of adhesion/costimulation molecules ICAM‐1(CD54) and LFA‐3(CD58) in human ovarian cancer
SANTIN A, HERMONAT P, HISERODT J, CHIRIVA‐INTERNATI M, RAVAGGI A, WOODLIFF J, BARCLAY D, PECORELLI S, PARHAM G. Expression and cytokine mediated modulation of adhesion/costimulation molecules ICAM‐1(CD54) and LFA‐3(CD58) in human ovarian cancer. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 1997, 7: 273-278. DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1997.00453.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor cellsICAM-1Fresh tumorsFresh ovarian tumor cellsClonal T-cell proliferationICAM-1/LFAICAM-1 antigenT cell proliferationMolecules ICAM-1Human ovarian cancerHuman ovarian tumorsLFA-3 antigensOvarian tumor cellsSurface antigen expressionAntigen-independent conjugate formationLFA-3 moleculesT cell recognitionNumber of cytokinesCostimulation pathwayTumor vaccinesCostimulatory moleculesOvarian tumorsHelper cytokinesIL-2Cytokines TNF
1996
Differential Effects of High-Dose Gamma Irradiation on the Production of Transforming Growth Factor-Beta in Fresh and Established Human Ovarian Cancer
Santin A, Hiserodt J, DiSaia P, Pecorelli S, Granger G. Differential Effects of High-Dose Gamma Irradiation on the Production of Transforming Growth Factor-Beta in Fresh and Established Human Ovarian Cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 1996, 61: 403-408. PMID: 8641623, DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1996.0164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian carcinoma cell linesCarcinoma cell linesOvarian tumorsFresh tumorsCell linesHigh dosesImmunoinhibitory cytokinesTumor cellsFresh ovarian tumorsTGF-beta secretionTGF-beta productionCytokines TNF-alphaFresh tumor cellsWeak immunological responseFresh tumor samplesHuman ovarian cancerHuman ovarian carcinoma cell linesTNF-alphaOvarian cancerImmunological responseIFN-gammaCytokinesTumorsTumor samplesContinuous cell lines