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
2007
Overexpression of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin Receptors Claudin-3 and Claudin-4 in Uterine Carcinosarcomas
Santin AD, Bellone S, Siegel ER, McKenney JK, Thomas M, Roman JJ, Burnett A, Tognon G, Bandiera E, Pecorelli S. Overexpression of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin Receptors Claudin-3 and Claudin-4 in Uterine Carcinosarcomas. Clinical Cancer Research 2007, 13: 3339-3346. PMID: 17545541, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-3037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarcinosarcoma cell lineClaudin-3Claudin-4Uterine carcinosarcomaClaudin-4 protein expressionCell linesClaudin-4 receptorsCytotoxic Clostridium perfringensNormal endometrial cellsTumor cell necrosisType-specific therapiesImmunodeficient mouse xenograftsAggressive uterine tumorsHigh-affinity receptorQuantitative reverse transcription PCREndometrial cancerAggressive variantUterine tumorsTumor disappearancePrimary tumorReverse transcription-PCREndometrial cellsNovel therapiesReceptor expressionTherapeutic effect