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J Obstet Gynaecol Res ; 47(3): 1082-1089, 2021 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33559303

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OBJECTIVES: The primary objective was to evaluate the impact of a multimodal perioperative pain regimen on length of hospital stay for patients undergoing laparotomy with a gynecologic oncologist. METHODS: We compared 52 patients who underwent laparotomy with a gynecologic oncologist at a single institution between 2017 and 2018, after implementation of a multimodal perioperative pain regimen, to a historic cohort of 94 patients (2016-2017). The multimodal pain regimen included pre- and post-operative administration of oral acetaminophen, gabapentin, and celecoxib, in addition to standard narcotics and optional epidural analgesia. Demographic, surgical, and post-operative data were collected. RESULTS: On multivariable analysis, bowel resection, stage, surgery length, age, and cohort group were retained as significant independent predictors of length of stay. Patients undergoing laparotomy prior to the pain protocol had a length of stay 1.26 times longer than patients during the post-implementation period (p < 0.01). For complex surgical patients, this translated into a reduction in length of hospital stay of 1.73 days. There was a significant reduction in pain scale score on post-operative day zero from 5 to 3 (p = 0.02) and a non-significant overall reduction of post-operative morphine equivalents, with similar adverse outcomes. CONCLUSION: Implementation of a multimodal perioperative pain regimen in patients undergoing gynecologic oncology laparotomy was associated with a significant reduction of length of hospital stay and improved patient-perceived pain, even in the absence of a complete Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol.


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Laparotomia , Dor Pós-Operatória , Analgésicos Opioides , Feminino , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos em Ginecologia , Hospitais , Humanos , Tempo de Internação , Dor Pós-Operatória/tratamento farmacológico , Estudos Retrospectivos
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Int J Mol Sci ; 22(3)2021 Jan 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33499129

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Long non-coding RNA's (lncRNA) are RNA sequences that do not encode proteins and are greater than 200 nucleotides in length. They regulate complex cellular mechanisms and have been associated with prognosis in various types of cancer. We aimed to identify lncRNA sequences that are associated with high grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSC) and assess their impact on overall survival. RNA was extracted from 112 HGSC patients and 12 normal fallopian tube samples from our Biobank tissue repository. RNA was sequenced and the Ultrafast and Comprehensive lncRNA detection and quantification pipeline (UClncR) was used for the identification of lncRNA sequences. Univariate logistic and multivariate lasso regression analyses identified lncRNA that was associated with HGSC. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard ratios were used to evaluate independent predictors of survival. 1943 of 16,325 investigated lncRNA's were differentially expressed in HGSC as compared to controls (p < 0.001). Nine of these demonstrated association with cancer after multivariate lasso regression. Our multivariate analysis of survival identified four lncRNA's associated with survival in HGSC. Three out of these four were found to be independently significant after accounting for all clinical covariates. Lastly, seven lncRNAs were independently associated with initial response to chemotherapy; four portended a worse response, while three were associated with improved response. More research is needed, but there is potential for these lncRNAs to be used as biomarkers of HGSC or predictors of treatment outcome in the future.


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Neoplasias Ovarianas/genética , RNA Longo não Codificante/genética , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Bancos de Espécimes Biológicos , Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Carcinoma Epitelial do Ovário/genética , Carcinoma Epitelial do Ovário/mortalidade , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Tubas Uterinas/metabolismo , Feminino , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Genoma Humano , Genômica , Humanos , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Análise Multivariada , Neoplasias Ovarianas/mortalidade , Modelos de Riscos Proporcionais , RNA-Seq , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do Tratamento
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Int J Gynecol Cancer ; 30(6): 845-852, 2020 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32341114

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OBJECTIVE: In previous studies, neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by interval debulking surgery was not inferior to primary cytoreductive surgery as initial treatment for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer. Our study aimed to compare surgical and survival outcomes between the two treatments in a large national database. METHODS: Data were extracted from the National Cancer Database from January 2004 to December 2015. Patients with FIGO (International Federation of Gynecologists and Obstetricians) stage III-IV epithelial ovarian cancer and known sequence of treatment were included: primary cytoreductive (surgery=26 717 and neoadjuvant chemotherapy=9885). Tubal and primary peritoneal cancer diagnostic codes were not included. Residual disease after treatment was defined based on recorded data: R0 defined as microscopic or no residual disease; R1 defined as macroscopic residual disease. Multivariate Cox proportional HR was used for survival analysis. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was utilized to compare mortality between groups. Outcomes were adjusted for significant covariates. Validation was performed using propensity score matching of significant covariates. RESULTS: A total of 36 602 patients were included in the analysis. Patients who underwent primary cytoreductive surgery had better survival than those treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by interval surgery, after adjusting for age, co-morbidities, stage, and residual disease (p<0.001). Primary cytoreductive surgery patients with R0 disease had best median survival (62.6 months, 95% CI 60.5-64.5). Neoadjuvant chemotherapy patients with R1 disease had worst median survival (29.5 months, 95% CI 28.4-31.9). There were small survival differences between primary cytoreductive surgery with R1 (38.9 months) and neoadjuvant chemotherapy with R0 (41.8 months) (HR 0.93, 95% CI 0.87 to 1.0), after adjusting for age, co-morbidities, grade, histology, and stage. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy had 3.5 times higher 30-day mortality after surgery than primary cytoreductive surgery (95% CI 2.46 to 5.64). The 90-day mortality was higher for neoadjuvant chemotherapy in multivariate analysis (HR 1.31, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.61) but similar to primary cytoreductive surgery after excluding high-risk patients. CONCLUSIONS: Most patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer may benefit from primary cytoreductive surgery. Patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy should be those with co-morbidities unfit for surgery.


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Carcinoma Epitelial do Ovário/cirurgia , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos de Citorredução , Terapia Neoadjuvante , Neoplasias Ovarianas/cirurgia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Carcinoma Epitelial do Ovário/tratamento farmacológico , Carcinoma Epitelial do Ovário/mortalidade , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neoplasias Ovarianas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Ovarianas/mortalidade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Análise de Sobrevida , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia , Adulto Jovem
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Clin Obstet Gynecol ; 63(1): 30-39, 2020 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31833847

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Minimally invasive surgery has become a standard in the surgical treatment for many women with gynecologic cancers. Within the scope of minimally invasive surgery, several techniques exist. Here, we provide an overview of the challenging and controversial aspects of minimally invasive surgery in the field of gynecologic oncology, including single-site surgery, operating on morbidly obese patients, sentinel lymph node mapping, and recent trials and controversy of treating gynecologic cancer patients with a minimally invasive surgical approach.


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Neoplasias dos Genitais Femininos/cirurgia , Feminino , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos em Ginecologia , Humanos , Laparoscopia , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Minimamente Invasivos , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Robóticos
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Brain Behav Immun ; 73: 294-309, 2018 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29800703

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Catecholamines and prostaglandins are secreted abundantly during the perioperative period in response to stress and surgery, and were shown by translational studies to promote tumor metastasis. Here, in a phase-II biomarker clinical trial in breast cancer patients (n = 38), we tested the combined perioperative use of the ß-blocker, propranolol, and the COX2-inhibitor, etodolac, scheduled for 11 consecutive perioperative days, starting 5 days before surgery. Blood samples were taken before treatment (T1), on the mornings before and after surgery (T2&T3), and after treatment cessation (T4). Drugs were well tolerated. Results based on a-priori hypotheses indicated that already before surgery (T2), serum levels of pro-inflammatory IL-6, CRP, and IFNγ, and anti-inflammatory, cortisol and IL-10, increased. At T2 and/or T3, drug treatment reduced serum levels of the above pro-inflammatory cytokines and of TRAIL, as well as activity of multiple inflammation-related transcription factors (including NFκB, STAT3, ISRE), but not serum levels of cortisol, IL-10, IL-18, IL-8, VEGF and TNFα. In the excised tumor, treatment reduced the expression of the proliferation marker Ki-67, and positively affected its transcription factors SP1 and AhR. Exploratory analyses of transcriptome modulation in PBMCs revealed treatment-induced improvement at T2/T3 in several transcription factors that in primary tumors indicate poor prognosis (CUX1, THRa, EVI1, RORa, PBX1, and T3R), angiogenesis (YY1), EMT (GATA1 and deltaEF1/ZEB1), proliferation (GATA2), and glucocorticoids response (GRE), while increasing the activity of the oncogenes c-MYB and N-MYC. Overall, the drug treatment may benefit breast cancer patients through reducing systemic inflammation and pro-metastatic/pro-growth biomarkers in the excised tumor and PBMCs.


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Antagonistas Adrenérgicos beta/administração & dosagem , Neoplasias da Mama/sangue , Neoplasias da Mama/terapia , Inibidores de Ciclo-Oxigenase 2/administração & dosagem , Citocinas/sangue , Etodolac/administração & dosagem , Propranolol/administração & dosagem , Adulto , Idoso , Biomarcadores/sangue , Neoplasias da Mama/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias da Mama/cirurgia , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Ciclo-Oxigenase 2/metabolismo , Feminino , Humanos , Antígeno Ki-67/efeitos dos fármacos , Antígeno Ki-67/genética , Células Matadoras Naturais/metabolismo , Leucócitos Mononucleares/efeitos dos fármacos , Leucócitos Mononucleares/metabolismo , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Período Perioperatório/métodos , Receptores Adrenérgicos beta/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Transcriptoma/efeitos dos fármacos
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Gynecol Oncol ; 141(3): 588-591, 2016 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27079212

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OBJECTIVES: Small cell cervical cancer is a rare malignancy with limited treatment options for recurrent disease. We sought to determine if tumor specimens of small cell cervical cancer harbor common somatic mutations and if any of these are actionable. METHODS: Using a registry of patients with neuroendocrine cervical cancer, we identified 44 patients with pure or mixed small cell cervical cancer who had undergone mutational analysis. Mutations had been detected using next generation sequencing of mutational hotspots in 50 cancer-related genes. RESULTS: Thirty-five mutations were identified in 24 patients (55%). Fifteen of these 24 patients (63%) had 1 mutation, 7 patients (29%) had 2 mutations, and 2 patients (8%) had 3 mutations. In all 44 patients, the most commonly seen mutations were mutations in PIK3CA (8 patients; 18%), KRAS (6 patients; 14%), and TP53 (5 patients; 11%). No other mutation was found in >7% of specimens. Of the 24 patients who had a mutation, 21 (88%) had at least 1 alteration for which there currently exists a class of biological agents targeting that mutation. In the entire cohort of 44 patients, 48% had at least 1 actionable mutation. CONCLUSION: Although no single mutation was found in the majority of patients with small cell cervical cancer, almost half had at least 1 actionable mutation. As treatment options for patients with recurrent small cell cervical cancer are currently very limited, molecular testing for targetable mutations, which may suggest potential therapeutic strategies, may be useful for clinicians and patients.


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Carcinoma Neuroendócrino/genética , Carcinoma de Células Pequenas/genética , Mutação , Neoplasias do Colo do Útero/genética , Adulto , Classe I de Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases , Análise Mutacional de DNA , Feminino , Genes p53 , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas p21(ras)/genética , Estudos Retrospectivos , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53/genética , Adulto Jovem
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Gynecol Oncol Rep ; 36: 100772, 2021 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34026998

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•Rectovaginal septum mass in BRCA1 positive patient after risk reducing BSO years prior.•Papillary serous carcinoma presenting as a rectovaginal septum mass.•PAOLA-1 trial discussion for rectovaginal septum mass in BRCA1 positive patient.

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Sci Rep ; 11(1): 9362, 2021 04 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33931674

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Angiosarcoma is an aggressive malignancy of endothelial cells that carries a high mortality rate. Cytotoxic chemotherapy can elicit clinical responses, but the duration of response is limited. Sequencing reveals multiple mutations in angiogenesis pathways in angiosarcomas, particularly in vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGFR) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling. We aimed to determine the biological relevance of these pathways in angiosarcoma. Tissue microarray consisting of clinical formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissue archival samples were stained for phospho- extracellular signal-regulated kinase (p-ERK) with immunohistochemistry. Angiosarcoma cell lines were treated with the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitor trametinib, pan-VEGFR inhibitor cediranib, or combined trametinib and cediranib and viability was assessed. Reverse phase protein array (RPPA) was performed to assess multiple oncogenic protein pathways. SVR angiosarcoma cells were grown in vivo and gene expression effects of treatment were assessed with whole exome RNA sequencing. MAPK signaling was found active in over half of clinical angiosarcoma samples. Inhibition of MAPK signaling with the MEK inhibitor trametinib decreased the viability of angiosarcoma cells. Combined inhibition of the VEGF and MAPK pathways with cediranib and trametinib had an additive effect in in vitro models, and a combinatorial effect in an in vivo model. Combined treatment led to smaller tumors than treatment with either agent alone. RNA-seq demonstrated distinct expression signatures between the trametinib treated tumors and those treated with both trametinib and cediranib. These results indicate a clinical study of combined VEGFR and MEK inhibition in angiosarcoma is warranted.


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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/farmacologia , Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Hemangiossarcoma/tratamento farmacológico , Sistema de Sinalização das MAP Quinases/efeitos dos fármacos , Receptor 2 de Fatores de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/antagonistas & inibidores , Animais , Apoptose , Biomarcadores Tumorais/genética , Proliferação de Células , Hemangiossarcoma/metabolismo , Hemangiossarcoma/patologia , Humanos , Camundongos , Camundongos Nus , Prognóstico , Piridonas/administração & dosagem , Pirimidinonas/administração & dosagem , Quinazolinas/administração & dosagem , Transcriptoma , Células Tumorais Cultivadas , Ensaios Antitumorais Modelo de Xenoenxerto
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Sci Rep ; 9(1): 17589, 2019 11 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31772388

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The prognostic and therapeutic value of the tumor microenvironment (TME) in various cancer types is of major interest. Characterization of the TME often relies on a small representative tissue sample. However, the adequacy of such a sample for assessing components of the TME is not yet known. Here, we used immunohistochemical (IHC) staining and 7-color multiplex staining to evaluate CD8 (cluster of differentiation 8), CD68, PD-L1 (programmed death-ligand 1), CD34, FAP (fibroblast activation protein), and cytokeratin in 220 tissue cores from 26 high-grade serous ovarian cancer samples. Comparisons were drawn between a larger tumor specimen and smaller core biopsies based on number and location (central tumor vs. peripheral tumor) of biopsies. Our analysis found that the correlation between marker-specific cell subsets in larger tumor versus smaller core was stronger with two core biopsies and was not further strengthened with additional biopsies. Moreover, this correlation was consistently strong regardless of whether the biopsy was taken at the center or at the periphery of the original tumor sample. These findings could have a substantial impact on longitudinal assessment for detection of biomarkers in clinical trials.


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Biópsia com Agulha de Grande Calibre , Cistadenocarcinoma Seroso/patologia , Neoplasias Ovarianas/patologia , Microambiente Tumoral/imunologia , Algoritmos , Biópsia com Agulha de Grande Calibre/métodos , Contagem de Células , Cistadenocarcinoma Seroso/imunologia , Células Epiteliais/imunologia , Células Epiteliais/patologia , Feminino , Humanos , Processamento de Imagem Assistida por Computador , Neoplasias Ovarianas/imunologia , Coloração e Rotulagem/métodos , Células Estromais/imunologia , Células Estromais/patologia , Análise Serial de Tecidos
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Mol Cancer Ther ; 18(1): 162-172, 2019 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30305341

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For mucinous ovarian cancer (MOC), standard platinum-based therapy is largely ineffective. We sought to identify possible mechanisms of oxaliplatin resistance of MOC and develop strategies to overcome this resistance. A kinome-based siRNA library screen was carried out using human MOC cells to identify novel targets to enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy. In vitro and in vivo validations of antitumor effects were performed using mouse MOC models. Specifically, the role of PRKRA/PACT in oxaliplatin resistance was interrogated. We focused on PRKRA, a known activator of PKR kinase, and its encoded protein PACT because it was one of the five most significantly downregulated genes in the siRNA screen. In orthotopic mouse models of MOC, we observed a significant antitumor effect of PRKRA siRNA plus oxaliplatin. In addition, expression of miR-515-3p was regulated by PACT-Dicer interaction, and miR-515-3p increased the sensitivity of MOC to oxaliplatin. Mechanistically, miR-515-3p regulated chemosensitivity, in part, by targeting AXL. The PRKRA/PACT axis represents an important therapeutic target in MOC to enhance sensitivity to oxaliplatin.


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Adenocarcinoma Mucinoso/patologia , Resistencia a Medicamentos Antineoplásicos , Neoplasias Ovarianas/patologia , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/metabolismo , Regulação para Cima , Adenocarcinoma Mucinoso/genética , Adenocarcinoma Mucinoso/metabolismo , Animais , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Sobrevivência Celular , RNA Helicases DEAD-box/metabolismo , Feminino , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Técnicas de Silenciamento de Genes , Humanos , Camundongos , MicroRNAs/genética , Neoplasias Ovarianas/genética , Neoplasias Ovarianas/metabolismo , Oxaliplatina , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas/genética , RNA Interferente Pequeno/farmacologia , Receptores Proteína Tirosina Quinases/genética , Ribonuclease III/metabolismo , Receptor Tirosina Quinase Axl
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NPJ Precis Oncol ; 1(1): 26, 2017.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29872708

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The immune system has many important regulatory roles in cancer development and progression. Given the emergence of effective immune therapies against many cancers, reliable predictors of response are needed. One method of determining response is by evaluating immune cell populations from treated and untreated tumor samples. The amount of material obtained from tumor biopsies can be limited; therefore, gene-based or protein-based analyses may be attractive because they require minimal tissue. Cell-specific signatures are being analyzed with use of the latest technologies, including NanoString's nCounter technology, intracellular staining flow cytometry, cytometry by time-of-flight, RNA-Seq, and barcoding antibody-based protein arrays. These signatures provide information about the contributions of specific types of immune cells to bulk tumor samples. To date, both tumor tissue and immune cells have been analyzed for molecular expression profiles that can assess genes and proteins that are specific to immune cells, yielding results of varying specificity. Here, we discuss the importance of profiling tumor tissue and immune cells to identify immune-cell-associated genes and proteins and specific gene profiles of immune cells. We also discuss the use of these signatures in cancer treatment and the challenges faced in molecular expression profiling of immune cell populations.

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Nat Commun ; 8(1): 310, 2017 08 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28827520

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Thrombocytosis is present in more than 30% of patients with solid malignancies and correlates with worsened patient survival. Tumor cell interaction with various cellular components of the tumor microenvironment including platelets is crucial for tumor growth and metastasis. Although it is known that platelets can infiltrate into tumor tissue, secrete pro-angiogenic and pro-tumorigenic factors and thereby increase tumor growth, the precise molecular interactions between platelets and metastatic cancer cells are not well understood. Here we demonstrate that platelets induce resistance to anoikis in vitro and are critical for metastasis in vivo. We further show that platelets activate RhoA-MYPT1-PP1-mediated YAP1 dephosphorylation and promote its nuclear translocation which induces a pro-survival gene expression signature and inhibits apoptosis. Reduction of YAP1 in cancer cells in vivo protects against thrombocytosis-induced increase in metastasis. Collectively, our results indicate that cancer cells depend on platelets to avoid anoikis and succeed in the metastatic process.Platelets have been associated with increased tumor growth and metastasis but the mechanistic details of this interaction are still unclear. Here the authors show that platelets improve anoikis resistance of cancer cells and increase metastasis by activating Yap through a RhoA/MYPT-PP1 pathway.


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Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal/metabolismo , Anoikis , Plaquetas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Ovarianas/metabolismo , Fosfoproteínas/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal/genética , Animais , Plaquetas/citologia , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Técnicas de Cocultura , Feminino , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica/métodos , Humanos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Nus , Metástase Neoplásica , Neoplasias Ovarianas/genética , Neoplasias Ovarianas/patologia , Fosfoproteínas/genética , Interferência de RNA , Fatores de Transcrição , Transplante Heterólogo , Proteínas de Sinalização YAP
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Clin Cancer Res ; 23(22): 7034-7046, 2017 Nov 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28855350

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Purpose: VEGF-targeted therapies have modest efficacy in cancer patients, but acquired resistance is common. The mechanisms underlying such resistance are poorly understood.Experimental Design: To evaluate the potential role of immune cells in the development of resistance to VEGF blockade, we first established a preclinical model of adaptive resistance to anti-VEGF therapy. Additional in vitro and in vivo studies were carried out to characterize the role of macrophages in such resistance.Results: Using murine cancer models of adaptive resistance to anti-VEGF antibody (AVA), we found a previously unrecognized role of macrophages in such resistance. Macrophages were actively recruited to the tumor microenvironment and were responsible for the emergence of AVA resistance. Depletion of macrophages following emergence of resistance halted tumor growth and prolonged survival of tumor-bearing mice. In a macrophage-deficient mouse model, resistance to AVA failed to develop, but could be induced by injection of macrophages. Downregulation of macrophage VEGFR-1 and VEGFR-3 expression accompanied upregulation of alternative angiogenic pathways, facilitating escape from anti-VEGF therapy.Conclusions: These findings provide a new understanding of the mechanisms underlying the modest efficacy of current antiangiogenesis therapies and identify new opportunities for combination approaches for ovarian and other cancers. Clin Cancer Res; 23(22); 7034-46. ©2017 AACR.


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Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Resistencia a Medicamentos Antineoplásicos , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Receptores de Fatores de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/antagonistas & inibidores , Receptores de Fatores de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/genética , Animais , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Sobrevivência Celular/genética , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Feminino , Humanos , Macrófagos/imunologia , Camundongos , Neoplasias/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias/genética , Neoplasias/metabolismo , Neoplasias/patologia , Neovascularização Patológica/tratamento farmacológico , Regiões Promotoras Genéticas , Microambiente Tumoral/efeitos dos fármacos , Microambiente Tumoral/imunologia , Ensaios Antitumorais Modelo de Xenoenxerto
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JCI Insight ; 2(16)2017 Aug 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28814667

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Adrenergic signaling is known to promote tumor growth and metastasis, but the effects on tumor stroma are not well understood. An unbiased bioinformatics approach analyzing tumor samples from patients with known biobehavioral profiles identified a prominent stromal signature associated with cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in those with a high biobehavioral risk profile (high Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale [CES-D] score and low social support). In several models of epithelial ovarian cancer, daily restraint stress resulted in significantly increased CAF activation and was abrogated by a nonspecific ß-blocker. Adrenergic signaling-induced CAFs had significantly higher levels of collagen and extracellular matrix components than control tumors. Using a systems-based approach, we found INHBA production by cancer cells to induce CAFs. Ablating inhibin ß A decreased CAF phenotype both in vitro and in vivo. In preclinical models of breast and colon cancers, there were increased CAFs and collagens following daily restraint stress. In an independent data set of renal cell carcinoma patients, there was an association between high depression (CES-D) scores and elevated expression of ACTA2, collagens, and inhibin ß A. Collectively, our findings implicate adrenergic influences on tumor stroma as important drivers of CAFs and establish inhibin ß A as an important regulator of the CAF phenotype in ovarian cancer.

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Oncotarget ; 8(57): 96496-96505, 2017 Nov 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29228548

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Anti-angiogenesis therapy has shown clinical benefit in patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSC), but adaptive resistance rapidly emerges. Thus, approaches to overcome such resistance are needed. We developed the setting of adaptive resistance to anti-VEGF therapy, and performed a series of in vivo experiments in both immune competent and nude mouse models. Given the pro-angiogenic properties of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and the dominant role of CSF1R in macrophage function, we added CSF1R inhibitors following emergence of adaptive resistance to anti-VEGF antibody. Mice treated with a CSF1R inhibitor (AC708) after anti-VEGF antibody resistance had little to no measurable tumor burden upon completion of the experiment while those that did not receive a CSF1R inhibitor still had abundant tumor. To mimic clinically used regimens, mice were also treated with anti-VEGF antibody and paclitaxel until resistance emerged, and then a CSF1R inhibitor was added. The addition of a CSF1R inhibitor restored response to anti-angiogenesis therapy, resulting in 83% lower tumor burden compared to treatment with anti-VEGF antibody and paclitaxel alone. Collectively, our data demonstrate that the addition of a CSF1R inhibitor to anti-VEGF therapy and taxane chemotherapy results in robust anti-tumor effects.

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J Natl Cancer Inst ; 109(7)2017 07 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28376174

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Background: The PI3K/AKT/P70S6K pathway is an attractive therapeutic target in ovarian and uterine malignancies because of its high rate of deregulation and key roles in tumor growth. Here, we examined the biological effects of MSC2363318A, which is a novel inhibitor of AKT1, AKT3, and P70S6K. Methods: Orthotopic murine models of ovarian and uterine cancer were utilized to study the effect of MSC2363318A on survival and regression. For each cell line, 10 mice were treated in each of the experimental arms tested. Moreover, in vitro experiments in 21 cell lines (MTT, immunoblot analysis, plasmid transfection, reverse phase protein array [RPPA]) were carried out to characterize underlying mechanisms and potential biomarkers of response. All statistical tests were two-sided. Results: MSC2363318A decreased tumor growth and metastases in multiple murine orthotopic models of ovarian (SKOV3ip1, HeyA8, and Igrov1) and uterine (Hec1a) cancer by reducing proliferation and angiogenesis and increasing cell death. Statistically significant prolonged overall survival was achieved with combination MSC2363318A and paclitaxel in the SKUT2 (endometrioid) uterine cancer mouse model ( P < .001). Mice treated with combination MSC2363318A and paclitaxel had the longest overall survival (mean = 104.2 days, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 97.0 to 111.4) compared with those treated with vehicle (mean = 61.9 days, 95% CI = 46.3 to 77.5), MSC2363318A alone (mean = 89.7 days, 95% CI = 83.0 to 96.4), and paclitaxel alone (mean = 73.6 days, 95% CI = 53.4 to 93.8). Regression and stabilization of established tumors in the Ishikawa (endometrioid) uterine cancer model was observed in mice treated with combination MSC2363318A and paclitaxel. Synergy between MSC2363318A and paclitaxel was observed in vitro in cell lines that had an IC50 of 5 µM or greater. RPPA results identified YAP1 as a candidate marker to predict cell lines that were most sensitive to MSC2363318A (R = 0.54, P = .02). After establishment of a murine ovarian cancer model of adaptive anti-angiogenic resistance (SKOV3ip1-luciferase), we demonstrate that resensitization to bevacizumab occurs with the addition of MSC2363318A, resulting in improved overall survival ( P = .01) using the Kaplan-Meier method. Mice treated with bevacizumab induction followed by MSC2363318A had the longest overall survival (mean = 66.0 days, 95% CI = 53.9 to 78.1) compared with mice treated with control (mean = 42.0 days, 95% CI = 31.4 to 52.6) and bevacizumab-sensitive mice (mean = 47.2 days; 95% CI = 37.5 to 56.9). Conclusions: MSC2363318A has therapeutic efficacy in multiple preclinical models of ovarian and uterine cancer. These findings support clinical development of a dual AKT/P70S6K inhibitor.


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Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal/metabolismo , Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Neoplasias Ovarianas/metabolismo , Fosfoproteínas/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/metabolismo , Proteínas Quinases S6 Ribossômicas 70-kDa/metabolismo , Neoplasias Uterinas/metabolismo , Inibidores da Angiogênese/administração & dosagem , Inibidores da Angiogênese/farmacologia , Animais , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/administração & dosagem , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/farmacologia , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/farmacologia , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Bevacizumab/administração & dosagem , Bevacizumab/farmacologia , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Feminino , Humanos , Concentração Inibidora 50 , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Camundongos Nus , Neoplasias Ovarianas/tratamento farmacológico , Paclitaxel/administração & dosagem , Paclitaxel/farmacologia , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/administração & dosagem , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteínas Quinases S6 Ribossômicas 70-kDa/antagonistas & inibidores , Fatores de Transcrição , Carga Tumoral/efeitos dos fármacos , Neoplasias Uterinas/tratamento farmacológico , Ensaios Antitumorais Modelo de Xenoenxerto , Proteínas de Sinalização YAP
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Cell Rep ; 21(10): 2785-2795, 2017 Dec 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29212026

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Angiogenesis inhibitors are important for cancer therapy, but clinically approved anti-angiogenic agents have shown only modest efficacy and can compromise wound healing. This necessitates the development of novel anti-angiogenesis therapies. Here, we show significantly increased EGFL6 expression in tumor versus wound or normal endothelial cells. Using a series of in vitro and in vivo studies with orthotopic and genetically engineered mouse models, we demonstrate the mechanisms by which EGFL6 stimulates tumor angiogenesis. In contrast to its antagonistic effects on tumor angiogenesis, EGFL6 blockage did not affect normal wound healing. These findings have significant implications for development of anti-angiogenesis therapies.


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Glicoproteínas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Neoplasias/metabolismo , Peptídeos/metabolismo , Animais , Western Blotting , Proteínas de Ligação ao Cálcio , Moléculas de Adesão Celular , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Movimento Celular/genética , Movimento Celular/fisiologia , Quitosana/metabolismo , Feminino , Glicoproteínas/genética , Humanos , Técnicas In Vitro , Integrinas/genética , Integrinas/metabolismo , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Nanopartículas/química , Proteínas de Neoplasias/genética , Neovascularização Patológica/genética , Neovascularização Patológica/metabolismo , Peptídeos/genética , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/metabolismo , Fosforilação/genética , Fosforilação/fisiologia , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/metabolismo , Receptor TIE-2/genética , Receptor TIE-2/metabolismo , Proteína 1 Relacionada a Twist/genética , Proteína 1 Relacionada a Twist/metabolismo , Cicatrização/genética , Cicatrização/fisiologia
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Mol Cancer Ther ; 15(12): 2894-2904, 2016 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27638860

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To determine the efficacy of a novel and safer (for gastrointestinal tract) aspirin (aspirin-PC) in preclinical models of ovarian cancer, in vitro dose-response studies were performed to compare the growth-inhibitory effect of aspirin-PC versus aspirin on three human (A2780, SKOV3ip1, and HeyA8) and a mouse (ID8) ovarian cancer cell line over an 8-day culture period. In the in vivo studies, the aspirin test drugs were studied alone and in the presence of a VEGF-A inhibitor (bevacizumab or B20), due to an emerging role for platelets in tumor growth following antiangiogenic therapy, and we examined their underlying mechanisms. Aspirin-PC was more potent (vs. aspirin) in blocking the growth of both human and mouse ovarian cancer cells in monolayer culture. Using in vivo model systems of ovarian cancer, we found that aspirin-PC significantly reduced ovarian cancer growth by 50% to 90% (depending on the ovarian cell line). The efficacy was further enhanced in combination with Bevacizumab or B20. The growth-inhibitory effect on ovarian tumor mass and number of tumor nodules was evident, but less pronounced for aspirin and the VEGF inhibitors alone. There was no detectable gastrointestinal toxicity. Both aspirin and aspirin-PC also inhibited cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and increased apoptosis of ovarian cancer cells. In conclusion, PC-associated aspirin markedly inhibits the growth of ovarian cancer cells, which exceeds that of the parent drug, in both cell culture and in mouse model systems. We also found that both aspirin-PC and aspirin have robust antineoplastic action in the presence of VEGF-blocking drugs. Mol Cancer Ther; 15(12); 2894-904. ©2016 AACR.


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Inibidores da Angiogênese/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Aspirina/farmacologia , Neovascularização Patológica , Neoplasias Ovarianas/patologia , Fosfatidilcolinas/farmacologia , Animais , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Biomarcadores , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Feminino , Humanos , Hipóxia/tratamento farmacológico , Hipóxia/metabolismo , Camundongos , Neovascularização Patológica/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Ovarianas/tratamento farmacológico , Tromboxanos/metabolismo , Ensaios Antitumorais Modelo de Xenoenxerto
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