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
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 carcinoma
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