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Pizzamiglio S, Ciniselli CM, de Azambuja E, Agbor-Tarh D, Moreno-Aspitia A, Suter TM, Trama A, De Santis MC, De Cecco L, Iorio MV, Silvestri M, Pruneri G, Verderio P, Di Cosimo S. Circulating microRNAs and therapy-associated cardiac events in HER2-positive breast cancer patients: an exploratory analysis from NeoALTTO. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2024:10.1007/s10549-024-07299-6. [PMID: 38689174 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-024-07299-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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PURPOSE The relevance of cardiotoxicity in the context of HER2-positive breast cancer is likely to increase with increasing patient treatment exposure, number of treatment lines, and prolonged survival. Circulating biomarkers to early identify patients at risk of cardiotoxicity could allow personalized treatment and follow-up measures. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between circulating microRNAs and adverse cardiac events in HER2-positive breast cancer patients. METHODS We based our work on plasma samples from NeoALTTO trial obtained at baseline, after 2 weeks of anti-HER2 therapy, and immediately before surgery. Eleven patients experienced either a symptomatic or asymptomatic cardiac event. Circulating microRNAs were profiled in all patients presenting a cardiac event (case) and in an equal number of matched patients free of reported cardiac events (controls) using microRNA-Ready-to-Use PCR (Human panel I + II). Sensitivity analyses were performed by increasing the number of controls to 1:2 and 1:3. Normalized microRNA expression levels were compared between cases and controls using the non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test. RESULTS Eight circulating microRNAs resulted differentially expressed after 2 weeks of anti-HER2 therapy between patients experiencing or not a cardiac event. Specifically, the expression of miR-125b-5p, miR-409-3p, miR-15a-5p, miR-423-5p, miR-148a-3p, miR-99a-5p, and miR-320b increased in plasma of cases as compared to controls, while the expression of miR-642a-5p decreases. Functional enrichment analysis revealed that all these microRNAs were involved in cardiomyocyte adrenergic signaling pathway. CONCLUSION This study provides proof of concept that circulating microRNAs tested soon after treatment start could serve as biomarkers of cardiotoxicity in a very early stage in breast cancer patients receiving anti-HER2 therapy.
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- S Pizzamiglio
- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet and L'Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B), Brussels, Belgium
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- Swiss Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Unit of Evaluative Epidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Molecular Mechanisms, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Microenvironment and Biomarkers of Solid Tumors, Department of Experimental Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Illescas O, Ferrero G, Belfiore A, Pardini B, Tarallo S, Ciniselli CM, Noci S, Daveri E, Signoroni S, Cattaneo L, Mancini A, Morelli D, Milione M, Cordero F, Rivoltini L, Verderio P, Pasanisi P, Vitellaro M, Naccarati A, Gariboldi M. Modulation of faecal miRNAs highlights the preventive effects of a Mediterranean low-inflammatory dietary intervention. Clin Nutr 2024; 43:951-959. [PMID: 38422953 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2024.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND Dietary interventions have been proposed as therapeutic approaches for several diseases, including cancer. A low-inflammatory Mediterranean dietary intervention, conducted as a pilot study in subjects with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), reduced markers of local and systemic inflammation. We aim to determine whether this diet may modulate faecal microRNA (miRNA) and gene expression in the gut. METHODS Changes in the faecal miRNome were evaluated by small RNA sequencing at baseline (T0), after the three-month intervention (T1), and after an additional three months (T2). Changes in the transcriptome of healthy rectal mucosa and adenomas were evaluated by RNA sequencing at T0 and T2. The identification of validated miRNA-gene interactions and functional analysis of miRNA targets were performed using in silico approaches. RESULTS Twenty-seven subjects were included in this study. It was observed that the diet modulated 29 faecal miRNAs (p < 0.01; |log2 Fold Change|>1), and this modulation persisted for three months after the intervention. Levels of miR-3612-3p and miR-941 correlated with the adherence to the diet, miR-3670 and miR-4252-5p with faecal calprotectin, and miR-3670 and miR-6867 with serum calprotectin. Seventy genes were differentially expressed between adenoma and normal tissue, and most were different before the dietary intervention but reached similar levels after the diet. Functional enrichment analysis identified the proinflammatory ERK1/2, cell cycle regulation, and nutrient response pathways as commonly regulated by the modulated miRNAs and genes. CONCLUSIONS Faecal miRNAs modulated by the dietary intervention target genes that participate in inflammation. Changes in levels of miRNAs and genes with oncogenic and tumour suppressor functions further support the potential cancer-preventive effect of the low-inflammatory Mediterranean diet. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER REGISTRATION NCT04552405, Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov.
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- Oscar Illescas
- Molecular Epigenomics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Dept. of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Dept. of Computer Science, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- First Pathology Division, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Italian Institute for Genomic Medicine (IIGM), c/o IRCCS Candiolo, Turin, Italy; Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Turin, Italy
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- Italian Institute for Genomic Medicine (IIGM), c/o IRCCS Candiolo, Turin, Italy; Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Turin, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Epigenomics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Immunotherapy of Human Tumors, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumors Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- First Pathology Division, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory Medicine Division, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- First Pathology Division, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Dept. of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Dept. of Computer Science, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Unit of Immunotherapy of Human Tumors, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Prevention, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumors Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Italian Institute for Genomic Medicine (IIGM), c/o IRCCS Candiolo, Turin, Italy; Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Turin, Italy
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- Molecular Epigenomics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
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Gronchi A, Palmerini E, Quagliuolo V, Martin Broto J, Lopez Pousa A, Grignani G, Brunello A, Blay JY, Tendero O, Diaz Beveridge R, Ferraresi V, Lugowska I, Pizzamiglio S, Verderio P, Fontana V, Donati DM, Palassini E, Sanfilippo R, Bianchi G, Bertuzzi A, Morosi C, Pasquali S, Stacchiotti S, Bagué S, Coindre JM, Miceli R, Dei Tos AP, Casali PG. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in High-Grade Myxoid Liposarcoma: Results of the Expanded Cohort of a Randomized Trial From Italian (ISG), Spanish (GEIS), French (FSG), and Polish Sarcoma Groups (PSG). J Clin Oncol 2024; 42:898-906. [PMID: 38232337 DOI: 10.1200/jco.23.00908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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PURPOSE A randomized trial was conducted to compare neoadjuvant standard (S) anthracycline + ifosfamide (AI) regimen with histology-tailored (HT) regimen in selected localized high-risk soft tissue sarcoma (STS). The results of the trial demonstrated the superiority of S in all STS histologies except for high-grade myxoid liposarcoma (HG-MLPS) where S and HT appeared to be equivalent. To further evaluate the noninferiority of HT compared with S, the HG-MLPS cohort was expanded. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients had localized high-grade (cellular component >5%; size ≥5 cm; deeply seated) MLPS of extremities or trunk wall. The primary end point was disease-free survival (DFS). The secondary end point was overall survival (OS). The trial used a noninferiority Bayesian design, wherein HT would be considered not inferior to S if the posterior probability of the true hazard ratio (HR) being >1.25 was <5%. RESULTS From May 2011 to June 2020, 101 patients with HG-MLPS were randomly assigned, 45 to the HT arm and 56 to the S arm. The median follow-up was 66 months (IQR, 37-89). Median size was 107 mm (IQR, 84-143), 106 mm (IQR, 75-135) in the HT arm and 108 mm (IQR, 86-150) in the S arm. At 60 months, the DFS and OS probabilities were 0.86 and 0.73 (HR, 0.60 [95% CI, 0.24 to 1.46]; log-rank P = .26 for DFS) and 0.88 and 0.90 (HR, 1.20 [95% CI, 0.37 to 3.93]; log-rank P = .77 for OS) in the HT and S arms, respectively. The posterior probability of HR being >1.25 for DFS met the Bayesian monitoring cutoff of <5% (4.93%). This result confirmed the noninferiority of trabectedin to AI suggested in the original study cohort. CONCLUSION Trabectedin may be an alternative to standard AI in HG-MLPS of the extremities or trunk when neoadjuvant treatment is a consideration.
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- Alessandro Gronchi
- Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Osteoncologia, Sarcomi dell'osso e dei tessuti molli, e Terapie Innovative, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Fundación Jimenez Diaz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
- University Hospital General de Villalba, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria Fundacion Jimenez Diaz (IIS/FJD, UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Ospedale Città della Scienza e della Salute, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Medical Oncology 1 Unit, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV, IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Centre Léon Bérard Cancer Center, UNICANCER & Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitari Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Soft Tissue/Bone Sarcoma and Melanoma, Centrum Onkologii, Instytutim, Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie, Warszawa, Poland
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology, Clinical Trial Center, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy
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- Orthopaedic Oncology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Orthopaedic Oncology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unit of Biostatistics for Clinical Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Boeri M, Signoroni S, Ciniselli CM, Gariboldi M, Zanutto S, Rausa E, Segale M, Zanghì A, Ricci MT, Verderio P, Sozzi G, Vitellaro M. Detection of (pre)cancerous colorectal lesions in Lynch syndrome patients by microsatellite instability liquid biopsy. Cancer Gene Ther 2024:10.1038/s41417-023-00721-z. [PMID: 38332046 DOI: 10.1038/s41417-023-00721-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Lynch syndrome (LS) is an inherited condition characterized by an increased risk of developing cancer, in particular colorectal cancer (CRC). Microsatellite instability (MSI) is the main feature of (pre)cancerous lesions occurring in LS patients. Close endoscopic surveillance is the only option available to reduce CRC morbidity and mortality. However, it may fail to intercept interval cancers and patients' compliance to such an invasive procedure may decrease over the years. The development of a minimally invasive test able to detect (pre)cancerous colorectal lesions, could thus help tailor surveillance programs in LS patients. Taking advantage of an endoscopic surveillance program, we retrospectively assessed the instability of five microsatellites (BAT26, BAT25, NR24, NR21, and Mono27) in liquid biopsies collected at baseline and possibly at two further endoscopic rounds. For this purpose, we tested a new multiplex drop-off digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) assay, reaching mutant allele frequencies (MAFs) as low as 0.01%. Overall, 78 plasma samples at the three time-points from 18 patients with baseline (pre)cancerous lesions and 18 controls were available for molecular analysis. At baseline, the MAFs of BAT26, BAT25 and NR24 were significantly higher in samples of patients with lesions but did not differ with respect to the grade of dysplasia or any other clinico-pathological characteristics. When all markers were combined to determine MSI in blood, this test was able to discriminate lesion-bearing patients with an AUC of 0.80 (95%CI: 0.66; 0.94).
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- Mattia Boeri
- Epigenomics and Biomarkers of Solid Tumors Unit, Experimental Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumors, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Epigenomics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Epigenomics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumors, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Epigenomics and Biomarkers of Solid Tumors Unit, Experimental Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Epigenomics and Biomarkers of Solid Tumors Unit, Experimental Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumors, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Epigenomics and Biomarkers of Solid Tumors Unit, Experimental Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumors, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
- Colorectal Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Sala L, Ciniselli CM, Bozzi F, Summo V, Bonini C, Brich S, Bertolotti A, Trupia DV, Volpi CC, Pizzamiglio S, Paolini B, Aiello A, Apolone G, Verderio P, Cortinovis U. Periprosthetic effusions surrounding breast expander: a flow cytometric, immunohistochemical and molecular characterization. Tumori 2024; 110:49-59. [PMID: 37574933 DOI: 10.1177/03008916231189532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The synthesis of the periprosthetic capsule during implant-based breast reconstruction is the result of a coordinate cascade of inflammatory events ending in a fibrous tissue deposition around the expander or implant. Although the development of small volumes of fluid is one of the complications of prosthetic-based breast reconstruction, the characterization of the periprosthetic effusions coupled with the micro-textured devices, that have been recently introduced after the recall of macro-textured ones, is still lacking. The investigation of these periprosthetic effusions and paired capsules in terms of immunological content were the primary and secondary aims of the present study, respectively. METHODS For this, 68 women, 41 of whom had periprosthetic effusions at the time of expander replacement with implant, were recruited. For each case, capsule and healthy dermal tissues were taken and for women with periprosthetic effusion, peripheral blood was also collected. Periprosthetic effusions and peripheral blood were characterized by cytometry while capsules and dermal tissues by immunohistochemistry and Nanostring analysis. RESULTS The results showed an increase of Th1, Th2 lymphocytes and a HLA-DR+bright CD16+ cells (likely representing monocytes-derived macrophages) in periprosthetic effusions in respect to peripheral blood. These pro-inflammatory cells were counterbalanced by the gain of suppressive CD4 Treg cells. In the corresponding capsules, immunohistochemistry revealed the absence of Th1 cells and the presence of tissutal FOXP3 Treg. No significant difference in expression of inflammatory-related genes between capsules and dermal tissues was present. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest the presence of a Treg-controlled inflammation in both periprosthetic effusions and capsules.
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- Laura Sala
- Department of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostics Innovation, Pathology Unit 2, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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- Department of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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- Unit of laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostics Innovation, Pathology Unit 2, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostics Innovation, Pathology Unit 2, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostics Innovation, Pathology Unit 2, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostics Innovation, Pathology Unit 2, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostics Innovation, Pathology Unit 1, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostics Innovation, Pathology Unit 2, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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- Scientific Directorate, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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- Department of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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Di Cosimo S, Pizzamiglio S, Ciniselli CM, Duroni V, Cappelletti V, De Cecco L, De Marco C, Silvestri M, De Santis MC, Vingiani A, Paolini B, Orlandi R, Iorio MV, Pruneri G, Verderio P. A gene expression-based classifier for HER2-low breast cancer. Sci Rep 2024; 14:2628. [PMID: 38297001 PMCID: PMC10830477 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52148-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
Abstract
In clinical trials evaluating antibody-conjugated drugs (ADCs), HER2-low breast cancer is defined through protein immunohistochemistry scoring (IHC) 1+ or 2+ without gene amplification. However, in daily practice, the accuracy of IHC is compromised by inter-observer variability. Herein, we aimed to identify HER2-low breast cancer primary tumors by leveraging gene expression profiling. A discovery approach was applied to gene expression profile of institutional INT1 (n = 125) and INT2 (n = 84) datasets. We identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in each specific HER2 IHC category 0, 1+, 2+ and 3+. Principal Component Analysis was used to generate a HER2-low signature whose performance was evaluated in the independent INT3 (n = 95), and in the publicly available TCGA and GSE81538 datasets. The association between the HER2-low signature and HER2 IHC categories was evaluated by Kruskal-Wallis test with post hoc pair-wise comparisons. The HER2-low signature discriminatory capability was assessed by estimating the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC). Gene Ontology and KEGG analyses were performed to evaluate the HER2-low signature genes functional enrichment. A HER2-low signature was computed based on HER2 IHC category-specific DEGs. The twenty genes included in the signature were significantly enriched with lipid and steroid metabolism pathways, peptidase regulation, and humoral immune response. The HER2-low signature values showed a bell-shaped distribution across IHC categories (low values in 0 and 3+; high values in 1+ and 2+), effectively distinguishing HER2-low from 0 (p < 0.001) to 3+ (p < 0.001). Notably, the signature values were higher in tumors scored with 1+ as compared to 0. The HER2-low signature association with IHC categories and its bell-shaped distribution was confirmed in the independent INT3, TCGA and GSE81538 datasets. In the combined INT1 and INT3 datasets, the HER2-low signature achieved an AUC value of 0.74 (95% confidence interval, CI 0.67-0.81) in distinguishing HER2-low vs. the other categories, outperforming the individual ERBB2 mRNA AUC value of 0.52 (95% CI 0.43-0.60). These results represent a proof-of-concept for an observer-independent gene-expression-based classifier of HER2-low status. The herein identified 20-gene signature shows promise in distinguishing between HER2 0 and HER2-low expressing tumors, including those scored as 1+ at IHC, and in developing a selection approach for ADCs candidates.
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- Serena Di Cosimo
- Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Mechanisms Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology 1, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
- Breast Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
- Breast Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Targeting Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Targeting Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
- Breast Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Dei Cas M, Ciniselli CM, Vergani E, Ciusani E, Aloisi M, Duroni V, Verderio P, Ghidoni R, Paroni R, Perego P, Beretta GL, Gatti L, Rodolfo M. Alterations in Plasma Lipid Profiles Associated with Melanoma and Therapy Resistance. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:1558. [PMID: 38338838 PMCID: PMC10855791 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25031558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Dysfunctions of lipid metabolism are associated with tumor progression and treatment resistance of cutaneous melanoma. BRAF/MEK inhibitor resistance is linked to alterations of melanoma lipid pathways. We evaluated whether a specific lipid pattern characterizes plasma from melanoma patients and their response to therapy. Plasma samples from patients and controls were analyzed for FASN and DHCR24 levels and lipidomic profiles. FASN and DHCR24 expression resulted in association with disease condition and related to plasma cholesterol and triglycerides in patients at different disease stages (n = 144) as compared to controls (n = 115). Untargeted lipidomics in plasma (n = 40) from advanced disease patients and controls revealed altered levels of different lipids, including fatty acid derivatives and sphingolipids. Targeted lipidomics identified higher levels of dihydroceramides, ceramides, sphingomyelins, ganglioside GM3, sphingosine, sphingosine-1-phosphate, and dihydrosphingosine, saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. When melanoma patients were stratified based on a long/short-term clinical response to kinase inhibitors, differences in plasma levels were shown for saturated fatty acids (FA 16:0, FA18:0) and oleic acid (FA18:1). Our results associated altered levels of selected lipid species in plasma of melanoma patients with a more favorable prognosis. Although obtained in a small cohort, these results pave the way to lipidomic profiling for melanoma patient stratification.
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- Michele Dei Cas
- Clinical Biochemistry and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Health Sciences Department, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy; (M.D.C.); (R.G.); (R.P.)
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.M.C.); (V.D.); (P.V.)
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- Unit of Translational Immunology, Department of Experimental Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.A.); (M.R.)
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- Department of Diagnostic and Technology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133 Milan, Italy;
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- Unit of Translational Immunology, Department of Experimental Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.A.); (M.R.)
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.M.C.); (V.D.); (P.V.)
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.M.C.); (V.D.); (P.V.)
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- Clinical Biochemistry and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Health Sciences Department, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy; (M.D.C.); (R.G.); (R.P.)
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- Clinical Biochemistry and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Health Sciences Department, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy; (M.D.C.); (R.G.); (R.P.)
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- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy;
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- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy;
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology and UCV, Neurology IX Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133 Milan, Italy;
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- Unit of Translational Immunology, Department of Experimental Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.A.); (M.R.)
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Colletti G, Ciniselli CM, Sorrentino L, Bagatin C, Verderio P, Cosimelli M. Multimodal treatment of rectal cancer with resectable synchronous liver metastases: A systematic review. Dig Liver Dis 2023; 55:1602-1610. [PMID: 37277288 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2023.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Specific studies on stage IV rectal cancer are lacking. The aim of this study is to describe the current status of rectum-first approach (RFA), liver-first approach (LFA) and simultaneous approach (SA) in these patients. METHODS A systematic review was performed on PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane including studies published from January 2005 to January 2021. Studies on colon cancer only, colon and rectal cancer without distinction, extrahepatic metastases at diagnosis, or case reports/letters were excluded. Main outcomes were 5-yr overall survival (OS) and treatment completion rates. RESULTS 22 studies were included for a total of 1,653 patients. 77% of the studies were retrospective and mainly (59%) reported one treatment approach. The primary endpoint was declared in 27% of the studies. Irrespective of treatment approaches, the 5-yr OS rate was reported in 72% of the studies. The 5-yr OS rates ranged from 38.5% to 75% for LFA, from 28% and 80% for RFA and from 28.2% to 77.3% for SA. Treatment completion rates ranged from 50% to 100% for LFA, from 37% to 100% for RFA, and from 66% to 100% for SA. CONCLUSION The wide heterogeneity of the results reflects that the therapeutic strategy in this setting is a case-by-case multidisciplinary decision and depends on several patient-specific features.
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- Gaia Colletti
- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Giacomo Venezian, 1, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Giacomo Venezian, 1, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Giacomo Venezian, 1, 20133, Milan, Italy.
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Giacomo Venezian, 1, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Giacomo Venezian, 1, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Giacomo Venezian, 1, 20133, Milan, Italy
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Rausa E, Colletti G, Ciniselli CM, Signoroni S, Duroni V, Cavalcoli F, Magarotto A, Ricci MT, Brignola C, Biasoni D, Verderio P, Vitellaro M. Superior rectal artery preservation to reduce anastomotic leak rates in familial adenomatous polyposis patients treated with total colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis. Tech Coloproctol 2023; 27:1327-1334. [PMID: 37688717 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-023-02858-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Total colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis (TC/IRA) is one of the prophylactic surgical options in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). This study investigated the effectiveness of superior rectal artery (SRA) preservation during TC/IRA in reducing anastomotic leakage (AL). METHODS This retrospective study was based on prospectively collected data (01/2000 - 12/2022) at the National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy. FAP patients undergoing TC/IRA were enrolled. A 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) was performed. Associations between SRA preservation and complications were investigated using univariate and multivariate analysis. RESULTS The study population included 211 patients undergoing TC/IRA (Sex: 106 Male, 105 Female; Age: median 30 yrs, IQR: 20-48 yrs), 82 with SRA preservation (SRA group) and 129 without SRA preservation (controls). After PSM, 75 patients were considered for each group. SRA preservation was associated with fewer complications (OR 0.331, 95% CI 0.116; 0.942) in univariate logistic regression analysis. AL events were significantly fewer in the SRA group than in the control group (0 vs 12, p = 0.028). The SRA group had fewer overall surgical complication and pelvic sepsis rates (p = 0.020 and p = 0.028, respectively). Median operative time was significantly longer in the SRA group (340 min vs 240 min, p<0.001), and median hospital stay was significantly shorter (6 vs 7 days, p=0.017). Twenty-seven patients in the SRA group experienced intraoperative anastomotic bleeding, which was controlled endoscopically. Superimposable results were obtained analyzing the whole patient cohort. CONCLUSIONS SRA preservation can be considered an advantage in this patient population, despite adding a further technical step during surgery and thereby prolonging the operative time. Intraoperative endoscopic checking of possible anastomotic bleeding sites is recommended.
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- E Rausa
- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumors, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, Milan, Italy
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- Colorectal Surgery Division, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, Milan, Italy.
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumors, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumors, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumors, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Surgical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumors, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, Milan, Italy
- Colorectal Surgery Division, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, Milan, Italy
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Rausa E, Ciniselli CM, Signoroni S, Boer LS, Oldhoff L, Dijk L, Van Luijk F, Ricci MT, Ghidoli C, Duroni V, Brignola C, Borreani C, Alfieri S, Apolone G, Verderio P, Vitellaro M. Quality of life after prophylactic surgery for colorectal adenomatous polyposis. Int J Colorectal Dis 2023; 38:249. [PMID: 37804449 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-023-04531-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
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PURPOSE Colorectal adenomatous polyposis is characterized by the onset of tens to thousands of adenomas in the colorectal epithelium and, if not treated, leads to a lifetime increased risk of developing colorectal cancer compared to the general population. Thus, prophylactic surgery is recommended. This study aims to investigate the quality of life of colorectal adenomatous polyposis patients following prophylactic surgery and indirectly compares these findings with those of healthy adults of the normative sample. METHODS All patients who underwent prophylactic surgery for polyposis and were in follow-up at the hereditary digestive tract tumors outpatient department of our institute were eligible for the study. The Short Form-36 questionnaire and 21 ad hoc items were used at the time of clinical evaluation. RESULTS A total of 102 patients were enrolled. For the SF-36 domains, mean values ranged from 64.18 for vitality to 88.49 for physical functioning, with the highest variability for role-physical limitations; the minimum value of functioning was reached for role-physical limitations, role-emotional limitations, and social functioning. The maximum value of functioning was reached for role-emotional limitations (73.96%) and role-physical limitations (60.42%). In total, 48.96% and 90.63% of patients reported no fecal or urinary incontinence episodes, respectively; 69.79% of patients did not have problems in work/school resumption or the personal sexual sphere. CONCLUSION Quality of life following prophylactic surgery for these patients seems to be good when indirectly compared to HP-normative samples'. Young adult patients appear to quickly manage and adapt to changes in bowel functioning. A minority of patients may experience social and sexual issues.
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- Emanuele Rausa
- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumours, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumours, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumours, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumours, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumours, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Clinical Psychology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Clinical Psychology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Scientific Directorate, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumours, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
- Colorectal Surgery Division, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Chiodoni C, Sangaletti S, Lecchi M, Ciniselli CM, Cancila V, Tripodi I, Ratti C, Talarico G, Brich S, De Cecco L, Baili P, Truffi M, Sottotetti F, Piccotti F, Tripodo C, Pruneri G, Triulzi T, Corsi F, Cappelletti V, Di Cosimo S, Verderio P, Colombo MP. A three-gene signature marks the time to locoregional recurrence in luminal-like breast cancer. ESMO Open 2023; 8:101590. [PMID: 37393630 PMCID: PMC10485389 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.101590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Gene expression profiling (GEP)-based prognostic signatures are being rapidly integrated into clinical decision making for systemic management of breast cancer patients. However, GEP remains relatively underdeveloped for locoregional risk assessment. Yet, locoregional recurrence (LRR), especially early after surgery, is associated with poor survival. PATIENTS AND METHODS GEP was carried out on two independent luminal-like breast cancer cohorts of patients developing early (≤5 years after surgery) or late (>5 years) LRR and used, by a training and testing approach, to build a gene signature able to intercept women at risk of developing early LRR. The GEP data of two in silico datasets and of a third independent cohort were used to explore its prognostic value. RESULTS Analysis of the first two cohorts led to the identification of three genes, CSTB, CCDC91 and ITGB1, whose expression, derived by principal component analysis, generated a three-gene signature significantly associated with early LRR in both cohorts (P value <0.001 and 0.005, respectively), overcoming the discriminatory capability of age, hormone receptor status and therapy. Remarkably, the integration of the signature with these clinical variables led to an area under the curve of 0.878 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.810-0.945]. In in silico datasets we found that the three-gene signature retained its association, showing higher values in the early relapsed patients. Moreover, in the third additional cohort, the signature significantly associated with relapse-free survival (hazard ratio 1.56, 95% CI 1.04-2.35). CONCLUSIONS Our three-gene signature represents a new exploitable tool to aid treatment choice in patients with luminal-like breast cancer at risk of developing early recurrence.
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- C Chiodoni
- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Experimental Oncology Department, Molecular Immunology Unit, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Experimental Oncology Department, Molecular Immunology Unit, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Milan
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- University of Palermo School of Medicine, Department of Health Sciences, Tumor Immunology Unit, Palermo
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Experimental Oncology Department, Molecular Immunology Unit, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Experimental Oncology Department, Molecular Immunology Unit, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Experimental Oncology Department, Molecular Immunology Unit, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Department of Pathology, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Experimental Oncology Department, Molecular Mechanisms Unit, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Analytical Epidemiology and Health Impact Unit, Milan
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Pavia
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Medical Oncology Unit, Pavia
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Pavia
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- University of Palermo School of Medicine, Department of Health Sciences, Tumor Immunology Unit, Palermo; FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology (IFOM), Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Department of Pathology, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Experimental Oncology Department, Molecular Targeting Unit, Milan
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Surgery Department, Breast Unit, Pavia; Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 'L. Sacco', University of Milan, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Biomarkers Unit, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Biomarkers Unit, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Milan
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Experimental Oncology Department, Molecular Immunology Unit, Milan.
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Ferrara R, Russo GL, Ciniselli CM, Piva A, Bassani B, Jachetti E, Calareso G, Duroni V, Gregorio SD, Proto C, Prelaj A, De Toma A, Occhipinti M, Brambilla M, Manglaviti S, Mazzeo L, Rinaldi A, Beninato T, Ganzinelli M, De Braud F, Garassino MC, Verderio P, Colombo MP, Sangaletti S. Abstract 5506: Circulating immature neutrophils early detect hyperprogressive disease upon first-line PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer patients selecting best candidates for platinum-based chemotherapy and PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors combinations. Cancer Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2023-5506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Background: Hyperprogressive disease (HPD) has been described in ≃14-25% of pretreated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients upon single-agent (SA) PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors (ICI) and has not been reported upon platinum-based chemotherapy (PCT) and ICI combinations. So far, no predictive biomarkers are available for HPD early detection.
Methods: NSCLC patients treated with 1st line SA-ICI or PCT-ICI were assessed for HPD and circulating neutrophils. HPD was defined as delta tumor growth rate (TGR) >50% and/or TGR ratio ≥2. Circulating low density neutrophils (LDNs) were assessed by flow cytometry on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PMBCs). LDNs were defined as CD66b+CD15+ cells among CD11b+ PBMCs and immature subtypes as CD10− LDNs. The LDNs predictive role was assessed by penalized model-based tests.
Results: 144 NSCLC patients were included: 75 treated with SA-ICI, 69 with PCT-ICI. In the SA-ICI cohort, HPD occurred in 8 (11%) patients, while progressive disease (PD) and response or stable disease (PR/SD) occurred in 33 (44%) and 34 (45%) of patients respectively. Immature circulating CD10− LDNs were significantly higher in baseline blood samples of HPD patients [median (ME): 39.3, interquartile range (IQR): 28.7] compared to PD [ME: 7.4, IQR: 14.9, p<0.01] or PR/SD patients [ME: 3.7, IQR: 12.6, p<0.01]. Circulating CD10− LDNs were associated with HPD [odds ratio (OR): 1.17, 95% CI: 1.06; 1.29], with a good prediction capability [cross-validated AUC 0.97 (95%CI: 0.94;1.00)]. A 30.5% cut-off value for CD10− LDNs circulating neutrophils was identified by Younden index to discriminate HPD from others. In the PCT-ICI cohort, 14 patients had circulating CD10− LDNs ≥30.5%, being at high risk of HPD. However, no HPD was observed in PCT-ICI cohort and dynamic LDNs evaluation in high HPD risk patients showed 52.3% (IQR: 28.4) median reduction in CD10− LDNs upon PCT-ICI, versus only 8.9% (IQR: 34.6) reduction in HPD patients upon SA-ICI, suggesting that PCT prevents HPD by reducing selectively immature LDNs.
Conclusions: Baseline circulating immature neutrophils characterize HPD upon 1st line SA-ICI and a 30.5% cut-off of immature neutrophils could select NSCLC patients to be addressed to PCT-ICI combinations.
Citation Format: Roberto Ferrara, Giuseppe Lo Russo, Chiara Maura Ciniselli, Annamaria Piva, Barbara Bassani, Elena Jachetti, Giuseppina Calareso, Valeria Duroni, Settimio Di Gregorio, Claudia Proto, Arsela Prelaj, Alessandro De Toma, Mario Occhipinti, Marta Brambilla, Sara Manglaviti, Laura Mazzeo, Arturo Rinaldi, Teresa Beninato, Monica Ganzinelli, Filippo De Braud, Marina Chiara Garassino, Paolo Verderio, Mario Paolo Colombo, Sabina Sangaletti. Circulating immature neutrophils early detect hyperprogressive disease upon first-line PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer patients selecting best candidates for platinum-based chemotherapy and PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors combinations. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2023; Part 1 (Regular and Invited Abstracts); 2023 Apr 14-19; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2023;83(7_Suppl):Abstract nr 5506.
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- Roberto Ferrara
- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Licata AG, Ciniselli CM, Sorrentino L, Micali A, Daidone MG, Guaglio M, Gariboldi M, Verderio P, De Cecco L, Cosimelli M. Peritoneal fluid COVID-19 testing in patients with a negative nasopharyngeal swab: prospective study. Br J Surg 2023; 110:504-505. [PMID: 36726208 PMCID: PMC10364491 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znad019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Armando G Licata
- Molecular Mechanisms Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Mechanisms Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Scientific Directorate, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Genetic Epidemiology and Pharmacogenomics Unit Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Mechanisms Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Sala L, Bonomi S, Fabbri A, Ciniselli CM, Bardelli A, Verderio P, Pruneri G, Cortinovis U. Use of PEAK PlasmaBlade in implant-based breast reconstruction and radiotherapy: new strategy to reduce complications. Tumori 2023; 109:86-96. [PMID: 34719290 DOI: 10.1177/03008916211056072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Implant-based breast reconstruction in the setting of radiotherapy often leads to higher complications rates (mainly capsular contracture and wound dehiscence) and poor cosmetic outcomes. We hypothesized that the combination of pulsed-electron avalanche knife (PEAK) PlasmaBlade (a pulsed radiofrequency electrosurgery) and acellular dermal matrix Veritas® in postmastectomy radiotherapy implant-based breast reconstruction could result in lower complications rate, better reconstructive results, and patient satisfaction. METHODS A prospective observational study focused on the use of PEAK PlasmaBlade in implant-based breast reconstruction and radiotherapy was carried out in the Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Unit at Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Milano between December 2017 and 2019 (2017-2018: enrollment; 2018-2019: follow-up). Patient demographics were queried and complication rates and patient and surgeon satisfaction were assessed. RESULTS A total of 88 patients were enrolled; 2 patients received bilateral reconstruction, leading to a total of 90 procedures. Sixty-two women received contralateral symmetrization. Seroma was the most frequent minor complication (8.8%); implant exposure was the most recorded among major complications (5.5%). Preoperative lipofilling was the most substantial protective factor for preventing complications (p < 0.001). A significant association between capsular thermal damage thickness and the type of electrosurgery used (traditional electrosurgery vs PEAK PlasmaBlade) was observed, with lower values with PEAK PlasmaBlade (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Our protocol results in low rates of surgical complications and a high level of patient and surgeon satisfaction although longer follow-up is needed.
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- Laura Sala
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano University of Milan, School of Medicine, Milano, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano University of Milan, School of Medicine, Milano, Italy
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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Di Cosimo S, Ciniselli CM, Pizzamiglio S, Cappelletti V, Silvestri M, El-Abed S, Izquierdo M, Bajji M, Nuciforo P, Huober J, Cameron D, Chia S, Gomez HL, Iorio MV, Vingiani A, Pruneri G, Verderio P. End-of-neoadjuvant treatment circulating microRNAs and HER2-positive breast cancer patient prognosis: An exploratory analysis from NeoALTTO. Front Oncol 2023; 12:1028825. [PMID: 36798690 PMCID: PMC9927225 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1028825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Background The absence of breast cancer cells in surgical specimens, i.e., pathological complete response (pCR), is widely recognized as a favorable prognostic factor after neoadjuvant therapy. In contrast, the presence of disease at surgery characterizes a prognostically heterogeneous group of patients. Here, we challenged circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) at the end of neoadjuvant therapy as potential prognostic biomarkers in the NeoALTTO study. Methods Patients treated within the trastuzumab arm (i.e., pre-operative weekly trastuzumab for 6 weeks followed by the addition of weekly paclitaxel for 12 weeks; post-operative FEC for 3 cycles followed by trastuzumab up to complete 1 year of treatment) were randomized into a training (n= 54) and testing (n= 72) set. RT-PCR-based high-throughput miRNA profile was performed on plasma samples collected at the end of neoadjuvant treatment of both sets. After normalization, circulating miRNAs associated with event free survival (EFS) were identified by univariate and multivariate Cox regression model. Results Starting from 23 circulating miRNAs associated with EFS in the training set, we generated a 3-circulating miRNA prognostic signature consisting of miR-185-5p, miR-146a-5p, miR-22-3p, which was confirmed in the testing set. The 3-circulating miRNA signature showed a C-statistic of 0.62 (95% confidence interval [95%CI] 0.53-0.71) in the entire study cohort. By resorting to a multivariate Cox regression model we found a statistical significant interaction between the expression values of miR-194-5p and pCR status (p.interaction =0.005) with an estimate Hazard Ratio (HR) of 1.83 (95%CI 1.14- 2.95) in patients with pCR, and 0.87 (95%CI 0.69-1.10) in those without pCR. Notably, the model including this interaction along with the abovementioned 3-circulating miRNA signature provided the highest discriminatory capability with a C-statistic of 0.67 (95%CI 0.58-0.76). Conclusions Circulating miRNAs are informative to identify patients with different prognosis among those with heterogeneous response after trastuzumab-based neoadjuvant treatment, and may be an exploitable tool to select candidates for salvage adjuvant therapy.
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- Serena Di Cosimo
- Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy,*Correspondence: Sara Pizzamiglio,
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- Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Institut Jules Bordet and l’Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.LB), Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Molecular Oncology Group, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain
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- Breast Center, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany,Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital St.Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru,Department of Medical Oncology, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Peru
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Guidetti A, Dodero A, Lorenzoni A, Pizzamiglio S, Argiroffi G, Chiappella A, Bagnoli F, Marasco V, Carniti C, Monfrini C, Seregni E, Pennisi M, Verderio P, Alessi A, Corradini P. Combination of Deauville score and quantitative positron emission tomography parameters as a predictive tool of anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell efficacy. Cancer 2023; 129:255-263. [PMID: 36385707 PMCID: PMC10099560 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Autologous anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is an effective treatment for approximately 40% of relapsed/refractory large B cell lymphomas (LBCL), and early identification of patients at risk for relapse or progression after CAR T-cell therapy represents a clinical need. METHODS The authors conducted a single-center prospective study on 47 relapsed/refractory LBCL receiving CAR T-cell therapy to evaluate the prognostic value of baseline and after infusion 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET)-computed tomography. Qualitative and quantitative metabolic parameters were evaluated before lymphodepletion, at day 30 and 90 post-infusion. RESULTS Deep variation of standardized uptake value (SUV)mean between baseline and day 30 correlated with response at day 90 (hazard ratio [HR], 1.49; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01-2.2); p = .04) and better progression-free survival (PFS) (HR, 0.63; 95% CI, 0.41-0.97); p = .04). In the overall population, 1-year PFS was 63% for Deauville score (DS)1-3 and 39% for DS4-5 patients, respectively (p = .02), however, the prognostic role of DS was lost when survivals are analyzed by considering 38 patients not progressing at 30 days. In these patients, in partial response or stable disease, the combination of DS and variation of SUVmean allowed identification of three groups with different prognosis: patients with DS1-3 and those with DS4-5 and decreased SUVmean had similar 1-year PFS of 62% and 61%, whereas patients with DS4-5 and increased SUVmean had a poorer 1-year PFS of 33% (p = .04). CONCLUSIONS PET parameters and association of DS and variation of SUVmean at 30 days could help in identify patients at high risk of CAR T-cell failure. LAY SUMMARY This is a single-center prospective study on 47 lymphoma patients receiving commercial chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of baseline and after infusion 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. Among patients in partial remission or stable disease at day 30, the authors observed two subgroups with significantly different prognosis; patients with Deauville score (DS)4-5 and a concomitant reduction of standardized uptake value (SUV)mean had higher probability of long-lasting response than those with DS4-5 and an increase of SUVmean .
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- Anna Guidetti
- Department of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy.,Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy.,Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
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Verderio P, Lecchi M, Ciniselli CM, Shishmani B, Apolone G, Manenti G. 3Rs Principle and Legislative Decrees to Achieve High Standard of Animal Research. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:ani13020277. [PMID: 36670818 PMCID: PMC9854901 DOI: 10.3390/ani13020277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Animal experimentation is a vast ecosystem that tries to make different issues such as legislative, ethical and scientific coexist. Research in animal experimentation has made many strides thanks to the 3Rs principle and the attached legislative decrees, but for this very reason, it needs to be evenly implemented both among the countries that have adhered to the decrees and among the team members who design and execute the experimental practice. In this article, we emphasize the importance of the 3Rs principle's application, with a particular focus on the concept of Reduction and related key aspects that can best be handled with the contribution of experts from different fields.
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- Paolo Verderio
- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-02-2390-3201
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Scientific Directorate, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Animal Health and Welfare, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Perrone M, Chiodoni C, Lecchi M, Botti L, Bassani B, Piva A, Jachetti E, Milani M, Lecis D, Tagliabue E, Verderio P, Sangaletti S, Colombo MP. ATF3 Reprograms the Bone Marrow Niche in Response to Early Breast Cancer Transformation. Cancer Res 2023; 83:117-129. [PMID: 36318106 PMCID: PMC9811157 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-22-0651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
Cancer is a systemic disease able to reprogram the bone marrow (BM) niche towards a protumorigenic state. The impact of cancer on specific BM subpopulations can qualitatively differ according to the signals released by the tumor, which can vary on the basis of the tissue of origin. Using a spontaneous model of mammary carcinoma, we identified BM mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) as the first sensors of distal cancer cells and key mediators of BM reprogramming. Through the release of IL1B, BM MSCs induced transcriptional upregulation and nuclear translocation of the activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3) in hematopoietic stem cells. ATF3 in turn promoted the formation of myeloid progenitor clusters and sustained myeloid cell differentiation. Deletion of Atf3 specifically in the myeloid compartment reduced circulating monocytes and blocked their differentiation into tumor-associated macrophages. In the peripheral blood, the association of ATF3 expression in CD14+ mononuclear cells with the expansion CD11b+ population was able to discriminate between women with malignant or benign conditions at early diagnosis. Overall, this study identifies the IL1B/ATF3 signaling pathway in the BM as a functional step toward the establishment of a tumor-promoting emergency myelopoiesis, suggesting that ATF3 could be tested in a clinical setting as a circulating marker of early transformation and offering the rationale for testing the therapeutic benefits of IL1B inhibition in patients with breast cancer. Significance: Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells respond to early breast tumorigenesis by upregulating IL1B to promote ATF3 expression in hematopoietic stem cells and to induce myeloid cell differentiation that supports tumor development.
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- Milena Perrone
- Molecular Immunology Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Immunology Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Immunology Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Immunology Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Immunology Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Immunology Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Immunology Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Immunology Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Targeting Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Immunology Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.,Corresponding Authors: Mario P. Colombo, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Amadeo 42, 20133, Milan, Italy. Phone: 223-902-252; Fax: 223-902-630; E-mail: ; and Sabina Sangaletti,
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- Molecular Immunology Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.,Corresponding Authors: Mario P. Colombo, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Amadeo 42, 20133, Milan, Italy. Phone: 223-902-252; Fax: 223-902-630; E-mail: ; and Sabina Sangaletti,
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Verderio P, Ciniselli CM, Gaignaux A, Pastori M, Saracino S, Kofanova O, Betsou F. External Quality Assurance programs for processing methods provide evidence on impact of preanalytical variables. N Biotechnol 2022; 72:29-37. [PMID: 36049650 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2022.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
An annual External Quality Assurance (EQA) program has been provided to processing laboratories over the last ten years, allowing them to assess the performance of their processing methods, such as nucleic acid extractions or peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) isolation and cryopreservation. The objective of this study was to perform a global analysis on almost 1000 EQA scheme/participant data in order to assess (i) the impact of critical preanalytical factors on quantitative or qualitative attributes of different types of specimens and (ii) laboratory performance pattern over time. Statistical analysis was performed within each EQA scheme based on categorized preanalytical data provided by the participants and on centralized measurements of relevant quality attributes of the produced specimens (z-scores): DNA, cell-free (cf)DNA or RNA extraction from blood, DNA or RNA extraction from formalin fixed tissue, DNA or RNA extraction from frozen tissue, DNA extraction from saliva or stool, viable PBMC isolation and cryopreservation. The most critical preanalytical factors in nucleic acid extraction schemes were the nucleic acid extraction method and kit, the elution buffer, the enzymes used during extraction, the input material quantity and the storage temperature. Several indications of laboratory performance improvement over time could be seen. The conclusions are that EQA for processing methods provides unique evidence-based insights into the impact of preanalytical factors and the comparative performance of different processing methods and kits, while supporting laboratories in validating their processing methods.
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- Paolo Verderio
- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Italy
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- Integrated Biobank of Luxembourg (IBBL), Luxembourg Institute of Health, 1 rue Louis Rech, 3555, Luxembourg
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Italy
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- Integrated Biobank of Luxembourg (IBBL), Luxembourg Institute of Health, 1 rue Louis Rech, 3555, Luxembourg
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- Integrated Biobank of Luxembourg (IBBL), Luxembourg Institute of Health, 1 rue Louis Rech, 3555, Luxembourg.
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- Integrated Biobank of Luxembourg (IBBL), Luxembourg Institute of Health, 1 rue Louis Rech, 3555, Luxembourg; Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, CRBIP, F-75015 Paris, France
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Ligorio F, Di Cosimo S, Verderio P, Ciniselli CM, Pizzamiglio S, Castagnoli L, Dugo M, Galbardi B, Salgado R, Loi S, Michiels S, Triulzi T, Tagliabue E, El-Abed S, Izquierdo M, de Azambuja E, Nuciforo P, Huober J, Moscetti L, Janni W, Coccia-Portugal MA, Corsetto PA, Belfiore A, Lorenzini D, Daidone MG, Vingiani A, Gianni L, Pupa SM, Bianchini G, Pruneri G, Vernieri C. Predictive Role of CD36 Expression in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Trastuzumab. J Natl Cancer Inst 2022; 114:1720-1727. [PMID: 35789270 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djac126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Despite huge efforts to identify biomarkers associated with long-term clinical outcomes in patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer (HER2+ BC) treated with (neo)adjuvant anti-HER2 therapy, no reliable predictors have been identified so far. Fatty acid uptake, a process mediated by the transmembrane transporter CD36, has recently emerged as a potential determinant of resistance to anti-HER2 treatments in preclinical HER2+ BC models. METHODS Here, we investigated the association between baseline intratumor CD36 gene expression and event-free survival in 180 patients enrolled in the phase III trial Neoadjuvant Lapatinib and/or Trastuzumab Treatment Optimization (NeoALTTO), which randomly assigned stage II-III HER2+ BC patients to receive neoadjuvant lapatinib, trastuzumab, or lapatinib-trastuzumab in combination with chemotherapy. To this aim, we selected NeoALTTO trial patients for whom pretreatment whole transcriptomic data were available. The main study results were validated in an independent cohort of patients enrolled in the neoadjuvant phase II trial NeoSphere. RESULTS In 180 NeoALTTO patients, high intratumor CD36 expression was independently associated with worse event-free survival in patients treated with trastuzumab-based therapy (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.72, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.20 to 2.46), but not with lapatinib-based (HR = 1.02, 95% CI = 0.68 to 1.53) or trastuzumab-lapatinib-based (HR = 1.08, 95% CI = 0.60 to 1.94) therapy. Among 331 NeoSphere patients evaluated, high CD36 expression was independently associated with worse patient disease-free survival in both the whole study cohort (HR = 1.197, 95% CI = 1.002 to 1.428) and patients receiving trastuzumab-based neoadjuvant therapy (HR = 1.282, 95% CI = 1.049 to 1.568). CONCLUSIONS High CD36 expression predicts worse clinical outcomes in early-stage HER2+ BC treated with trastuzumab-based neoadjuvant therapy.
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- Francesca Ligorio
- Metabolic Reprogramming in Solid Tumors Unit, IFOM ETS, the AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Milan, Italy.,Medical Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, GZA-ZNA Hospitals, Antwerp, Belgium.,Sir Peter MacCallum Cancer Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Sir Peter MacCallum Cancer Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet and l'Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B), Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Breast Cancer Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain
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- Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology-Hematology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy.,Gruppo Oncologico Italiano per la Ricerca Clinica, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ulm University Hospital, Ulm, Germany
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- Pathology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pathology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pathology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.,Oncology and Hemato-Oncology Department, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.,Breast Cancer Unit - Department of Medical Oncology, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Pathology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.,Oncology and Hemato-Oncology Department, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Metabolic Reprogramming in Solid Tumors Unit, IFOM ETS, the AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Milan, Italy.,Medical Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Ferrara R, Lo Russo G, Ciniselli C, Bassani B, Calareso G, Duroni V, Di Gregorio S, Proto C, Prelaj A, De Toma A, Occhipinti M, Brambilla M, Manglaviti S, Mazzeo L, Ganzinelli M, De Braud F, Garassino M, Colombo M, Verderio P, Sangaletti S. 25P Platinum-based chemotherapy (PCT) addition to first-line PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors (ICI) prevent hyperprogressive disease (HPD) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients (pts) by reducing circulating immature neutrophils. Immuno-Oncology and Technology 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.iotech.2022.100130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Di Cosimo S, Pizzamiglio S, Sotiriou C, Ciniselli C, Triulzi T, de Cecco L, El-Abed S, Izquierdo M, de Azambuja E, Saura C, Huober J, Untch M, Lang I, Loi S, Tagliabue E, Rubio I, Vingiani A, Colombo M, Verderio P, Pruneri G. Gene expression profile at week 2 of neoadjuvant therapy course predicts outcome in HER2-positive breast cancer patients: an explorative analysis from NeoALTTO. Eur J Cancer 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(22)01561-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Pizzamiglio S, Ciniselli C, De Azambuja E, Agbor-Tarh D, Moreno-Aspitia A, Suter T, Trama A, Daidone M, Verderio P, Di Cosimo S. Circulating microRNAs for early detection of therapy-related cardiac events in HER2-positive breast cancer patients: an explorative analysis from NeoALTTO. Eur J Cancer 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(22)01560-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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El Bezawy R, Percio S, Ciniselli CM, De Cesare M, Colella G, Dugo M, Veneroni S, Doldi V, Martini S, Baratti D, Kusamura S, Verderio P, Deraco M, Gandellini P, Zaffaroni N, Zuco V. miR-550a-3p is a prognostic biomarker and exerts tumor-suppressive functions by targeting HSP90AA1 in diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. Cancer Gene Ther 2022; 29:1394-1404. [PMID: 35352023 PMCID: PMC9576593 DOI: 10.1038/s41417-022-00460-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (DMPM) is a rare and rapidly lethal tumor, poorly responsive to conventional treatments. In this regards, the identification of molecular alterations underlying DMPM onset and progression might be exploited to develop novel therapeutic strategies. Here, we focused on miR-550a-3p, which we found downregulated in 45 DMPM clinical samples compared to normal tissues and whose expression levels were associated with patient outcome. Through a gain-of-function approach using miRNA mimics in 3 DMPM cell lines, we demonstrated the tumor-suppressive role of miR-550a-3p. Specifically, miRNA ectopic expression impaired cell proliferation and invasiveness, enhanced the apoptotic response, and reduced the growth of DMPM xenografts in mice. Antiproliferative and proapoptotic effects were also observed in prostate and ovarian cancer cell lines following miR-550a-3p ectopic expression. miR-550a-3p effects were mediated, at least in part, by the direct inhibition of HSP90AA1 and the consequent downregulation of its target proteins, the levels of which were rescued upon disruption of miRNA-HSP90AA1 mRNA pairing, partially abrogating miR-550a-3p-induced cellular effects. Our results show that miR-550a-3p reconstitution affects several tumor traits, thus suggesting this approach as a potential novel therapeutic strategy for DMPM.
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- Rihan El Bezawy
- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Biomarkers Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133, Milan, Italy.
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- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133, Milan, Italy
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Di Cosimo S, La Rocca E, Ljevar S, De Santis MC, Bini M, Cappelletti V, Valenti M, Baili P, de Braud FG, Folli S, Scaperrotta G, Volpi C, Vingiani A, Vernieri C, Verderio P, Miceli R, Pruneri G. Moving HER2-low breast cancer predictive and prognostic data from clinical trials into the real world. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:996434. [PMID: 36225259 PMCID: PMC9549400 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.996434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Previous data, mostly from clinical trials, reported that HER2-low status is associated with low pathological complete response (pCR), and favourable prognosis. Since these findings suggest the existence of an additional breast cancer subtype, we questioned if the predictive/prognostic value of HER2-low was also relevant in the real world. Methods: Data from non-metastatic breast cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery (2009–2020) were retrieved from our institutional prospectively-maintained registry. Univariable and multivariable logistic models were implemented to study the association between pCR and baseline HER2 status. Univariable analysis of disease-free survival (DFS) was performed through Kaplan-Meier survival curves and log-rank tests. Results: Starting from a total of 790 consecutive cases, we identified 444 newly-diagnosed breast cancer patients featuring HER2 immunohistochemistry (IHC) 0 (HER2-0, n = 109), and 1 + or IHC 2+/in situ hybridization negative (HER2-low, n = 335) receiving anthracycline and taxane-based regimens in 88.9% of cases. Most of the patients were diagnosed with stage II (67.3%) and there was no difference of disease presentation according to HER2-status. pCR was attained by 71 (16.0%) patients and was significantly associated with increased DFS (p = 0.031). Compared to HER2-0, HER2-low cases were more likely hormone receptor-positive (81.2% vs. 43.1%, p < 0.001), well-differentiated (47.5% vs. 26.6%, p = 0.001), less proliferative (21.5% vs. 8.3%, p = 0.001) and less responsive to treatment (pCR 11.6% vs. 29.4%, p < 0.0001). There was no difference in DFS according to HER2 status, though hormone-receptor (HR) negative/HER2-low cases tended to have a worse prognosis compared to HR-negative/HER2-0. By pCR achievement, 3-years DFS was 87.5.% (75.1–100%) vs. 71.6% (65.9–77.8%) (p = 0.161) in HER2-low and 89.1% (75.8–100%) vs. 72.1% (59.7–87.0%) (p = 0.092) in HER2-0. Conclusion: Our real-world data show that HER2-low breast cancer patients represent roughly a half of the cases treated with neoadjuvant therapy, and have poor treatment response. In absence of pCR, HER2-low breast cancer patients have a dismal prognosis, especially when primary tumor hormone receptor status is negative. Studies are therefore needed to define the biology of these tumors for new therapeutic targets and to incorporate HER2-targeting agents in early-stage treatment.
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- Serena Di Cosimo
- Integrated Biology Platform Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
- *Correspondence: Serena Di Cosimo,
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- Radiation Oncology 1, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
- Breast Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Trial Organization Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology 1, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
- Breast Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology 1, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
- Breast Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Biomarkers Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Biomarkers Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Analytic Epidemiology and Health Impact Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Breast Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
- School of Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Breast Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Breast Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
- Radiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Breast Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
- School of Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Breast Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
- School of Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Breast Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
- Analytic Epidemiology and Health Impact Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
- IFOM ETS - the AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Trial Organization Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Breast Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
- School of Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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Ferrara R, Lo Russo G, Ciniselli C, Di Gregorio S, Calareso G, Bassani B, Proto C, Prelaj A, De Toma A, Occhipinti M, Brambilla M, Manglaviti S, Mazzeo L, Beninato T, Ganzinelli M, De Braud F, Garassino M, Colombo M, Verderio P, Sangaletti S. 1057P Baseline circulating immature neutrophils anticipate hyperprogressive disease (HPD) upon 1st-line PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors (ICI) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients (pts) and are reduced by platinum-based chemotherapy (PCT) and ICI combinations. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.1183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Doldi V, Lecchi M, Ljevar S, Colecchia M, Campi E, Centonze G, Marenghi C, Rancati T, Miceli R, Verderio P, Valdagni R, Gandellini P, Zaffaroni N. Potential of the Stromal Matricellular Protein Periostin as a Biomarker to Improve Risk Assessment in Prostate Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23147987. [PMID: 35887333 PMCID: PMC9324424 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23147987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Prostate cancer (PCa) ranges from indolent to aggressive tumors that may rapidly progress and metastasize. The switch to aggressive PCa is fostered by reactive stroma infiltrating tumor foci. Therefore, reactive stroma-based biomarkers may potentially improve the early detection of aggressive PCa, ameliorating disease classification. Gene expression profiles of PCa reactive fibroblasts highlighted the up-regulation of genes related to stroma deposition, including periostin and sparc. Here, the potential of periostin as a stromal biomarker has been investigated on PCa prostatectomies by immunohistochemistry. Moreover, circulating levels of periostin and sparc have been assessed in a low-risk PCa patient cohort enrolled in active surveillance (AS) by ELISA. We found that periostin is mainly expressed in the peritumoral stroma of prostatectomies, and its stromal expression correlates with PCa grade and aggressive disease features, such as the cribriform growth. Moreover, stromal periostin staining is associated with a shorter biochemical recurrence-free survival of PCa patients. Interestingly, the integration of periostin and sparc circulating levels into a model based on standard clinico-pathological variables improves its performance in predicting disease reclassification of AS patients. In this study, we provide the first evidence that circulating molecular biomarkers of PCa stroma may refine risk assessment and predict the reclassification of AS patients.
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- Valentina Doldi
- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (V.D.); (N.Z.)
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.L.); (P.V.)
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Trial Organization, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (S.L.); (R.M.)
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.C.); (E.C.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.C.); (E.C.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.C.); (E.C.); (G.C.)
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- Prostate Cancer Program, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.M.); (T.R.); (R.V.)
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- Prostate Cancer Program, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.M.); (T.R.); (R.V.)
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Trial Organization, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (S.L.); (R.M.)
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.L.); (P.V.)
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- Prostate Cancer Program, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.M.); (T.R.); (R.V.)
- Division of Radiation Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (V.D.); (N.Z.)
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Sala L, Bonomi S, Ciniselli CM, Verderio P, Pastori M, Maurichi A, Cortinovis U. Patient-reported outcome measurements in post-mastectomy implant-based breast reconstruction and radiotherapy: Analysis of BREAST-Q data. Tumori 2022:3008916221107715. [PMID: 35801836 DOI: 10.1177/03008916221107715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Breast reconstruction has become a standard of care in patients undergoing mastectomy, greatly improving their quality of life. An increasing number of patients-reported outcome measurements (PROMs) have been developed over the years to better analyze patients' subjective overall experience. BREAST-Q is the PROMs for breast surgery introduced in our practice to assess patients' experiences when undergoing implant-based breast reconstruction and radiotherapy along with the use of Peak Plasma Blade and acellular dermal matrix. METHODS The pre-operative version of the Reconstruction BREAST-Q was administered to all 88 patients enrolled between December 2017 and December 2018 in the Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Unit at Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Milano through person-to-person interviews, while the post-operative version was administered to the 75 patients who completed a 12-month follow-up (four patients died during one-year follow-up and nine patients had major complications). The survey areas highlighted were: satisfaction with breast, psychosocial well-being, physical well-being and sexual well-being. RESULTS From BREAST-Q questions regarding Satisfaction With The Appearance Of The Breast and Psychosocial Well-Being outcomes showed significant improvement from pre-operative data, as well as with Satisfaction With Overall Care, with the exception of Physical Well-Being Chest. CONCLUSIONS BREAST-Q allows the assessment of patients' perception, not only for surgical results, but also for the overall experience with surgeons and medical staff.The women enrolled in our study reported an overall good patient satisfaction in most of the analyzed fields.
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- Laura Sala
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Milan, Italy
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- Department of Melanoma Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Gatti L, Rolli L, Corno C, Carenini N, Corna E, Ciusani E, Frigerio S, Pogliani S, Guarino C, Ravagnani F, Pastorino U, Sozzi G, Macciotta A, Verderio P, Ciniselli CM, Perego P. Increased serum levels of KiSS1-derived peptides in non-small cell lung cancer patient liquid biopsies and biological relevance. Transl Lung Cancer Res 2022; 11:1315-1326. [PMID: 35958339 PMCID: PMC9359955 DOI: 10.21037/tlcr-22-52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Background The secreted products of the metastasis suppressor gene KiSS1 may represent useful biomarkers in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) but their levels in patients have remained poorly investigated. We previously found that forced expression of KiSS1 decreased the invasive capability of NSCLC drug-resistant cells and a pro-apoptotic role for KiSS1 has been proposed in head and neck cancer. Thus, we designed a translational investigation including a pilot study to analyze KiSS1 levels in liquid biopsies, and in vitro experiments to explore the biological relevance of KiSS1 modulation. Methods KiSS1-derived peptide levels in liquid biopsies from 60 NSCLC patients were assayed by ELISA. Preclinical experiments were carried out using quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), ELISA, annexin V-binding and caspase activation assays. Results We compared KiSS1 release in 3 different matrices (serum, plasma and urine) and the highest levels were detectable in serum (range, 0–4.5 ng/mL). We observed increased levels of seric KiSS1 in NSCLC patients as compared to healthy donors. KiSS1 serum concentrations, after surgical procedure and/or adjuvant therapy. We observed differences among disease stages in urine samples. In preclinical models, KiSS1 mRNA levels were increased by short term exposure to azacytidine, enhanced KiSS1 release was induced by the combination of azacytidine and cisplatin and KiSS1-derived peptides enhanced cisplatin-induced apoptosis. KiSS1 increase was observed upon exposure neurons-enriched cultures to tumor cell conditioned medium. Conclusions Our results showing a peculiar modulation of KiSS1 levels in liquid biopsies of NSCLC patients and a regulation of cisplatin-induced apoptosis by KiSS1-derived peptides support an involvement of KiSS1 in cell response to treatment and highlight its promising features as a potential biomarker in NSCLC.
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- Laura Gatti
- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
- Neurobiology Laboratory, Neurology IX, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pathology and Medical Genetics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Cell Therapy Production Unit, Neurology IX, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Cell Therapy Production Unit, Neurology IX, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine Service, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine Service, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Tumor Genomics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Colletti G, Ciniselli CM, Rausa E, Signoroni S, Cocco IMF, Magarotto A, Ricci MT, Brignola C, Mancini A, Cavalcoli F, Cattaneo L, Milione M, Verderio P, Vitellaro M. Reply to Serrano et al. Comment on “Colletti et al. Prevalence and Management of Cancer of the Rectal Stump after Total Colectomy and Rectal Sparing in Patients with Familial Polyposis: Results from a Registry-Based Study. Cancers 2022, 14, 298”. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14133241. [PMID: 35805013 PMCID: PMC9265077 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14133241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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- Gaia Colletti
- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (G.C.); (M.V.)
- General Surgery Residency Program, University of Milan, Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.M.C.); (P.V.)
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- General Surgery 1, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, 24127 Bergamo, Italy;
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumours, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.T.R.); (C.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-02-23902113; Fax: +39-02-23902114
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- Diagnostic and Surgical Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.M.); (A.M.); (F.C.)
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumours, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.T.R.); (C.B.)
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumours, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.T.R.); (C.B.)
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- Diagnostic and Surgical Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.M.); (A.M.); (F.C.)
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- Diagnostic and Surgical Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.M.); (A.M.); (F.C.)
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- First Pathology Division, Department of Diagnostic Pathology and Laboratory, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.C.); (M.M.)
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- First Pathology Division, Department of Diagnostic Pathology and Laboratory, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.C.); (M.M.)
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.M.C.); (P.V.)
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (G.C.); (M.V.)
- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumours, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.T.R.); (C.B.)
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Cosentino G, Pizzamiglio S, Ciniselli CM, De Cecco L, Cataldo A, Plantamura I, Triulzi T, El-abed S, Wang Y, Bajji M, Nuciforo P, Huober J, Ellard SL, Rimm DL, Gombos A, Daidone M, Verderio P, Tagliabue E, Cosimo SD, Iorio MV. Abstract 1229: miRNA and response to trastuzumab. Cancer Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2022-1229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The implementation of trastuzumab has revolutionized the clinical management of HER2 positive breast cancers. Unfortunately, 50% of patients are resistant to the treatment. Researchers have already designed alternative anti-HER2 agents, such as pertuzumab and lapatinib. Still, predicting which patients will benefit from the therapy would prevent overtreatment and avoid unnecessary risks of side effects. MiRNAs are small non-coding RNAs involved in post-transcriptional gene regulation, and participate in almost all biological processes, including cancer. Since aberrant miRNA levels can be detected both at tissue level and in the circulation, they are good candidates as predictive and prognostic biomarkers. This study had access to tumor tissue samples from the phase III NeoALTTO trial, aimed at evaluating the efficacy of a HER2 dual blockade with trastuzumab and Lapatinib vs single blocking, in concomitance with chemotherapy, in a pre-operative setting. The primary end-point of the study was pathologic complete response (pCR); the secondary end-point event-free survival (EFS). Focusing on the trastuzumab arm, we identified both a predictive signature (hsa-miR-31-3p, OR 0.70, 95%CI: 0.53-0.92 and hsa-miR-382-3p, OR 1.39, 95%CI: 1.01-1.91) with an AUC value of 0.73 (95%CI: 0.60-0.87), and a prognostic signature (miR-153-3p, HR 1.83, 95%CI: 1.34-2.50 and miR-219a-5p, HR 0.629, 95%CI: 0.51-0.79) leading to a C-statistics of 0.730 (95%CI: 0.63-0.83). Moreover, we identified 2 miRNAs (miR-215-5p and miR-30c-2-3p) associated to EFS with a statistically significant interaction term with pCR (p.interaction: 0.017 and 0.038, respectively). Aiming at deepening the understanding of resistance mechanism, we modulated the expression of miR-31-3p and miR-382-3p in vitro, upon trastuzumab treatment in HER2 positive breast cancer cell lines. Given that miR-31-3p negatively correlates with pCR, we transfected it in HER2-addicted SKBr3 cells to appreciate a possible gain of resistance to trastuzumab; conversely, miR-382-3p positively correlates with pCR and was transfected in HER2 non-addicted HCC1954 cells. Western blot analysis of HER2 signaling pathway highlighted that overexpression of miR-31-3p was able to counteract the reduction of phosphorylated HER2 levels induced by trastuzumab treatment in SKBR3 cells compared to control. Interestingly, miR-31-3p upmodulation increased the proliferation of both treated and non-treated SKBr3 cell in a 3D setting. Conversely, miR-382-3p overexpression in HCC1954 cells only slightly increased responsiveness to trastuzumab in the 3D setting, compared to control. Trastuzumab efficacy also relies on the immune system reaction, thus, in vivo experiments will likely provide further insights into the mechanism of action of these miRNAs.
Citation Format: Giulia Cosentino, Sara Pizzamiglio, Chiara M. Ciniselli, Loris De Cecco, Alessandra Cataldo, Ilaria Plantamura, Tiziana Triulzi, Sarra El-abed, Yingbo Wang, Mohammed Bajji, Paolo Nuciforo, Jens Huober, Susan L. Ellard, David L. Rimm, Andrea Gombos, Mariagrazia Daidone, Paolo Verderio, Elda Tagliabue, Serena Di Cosimo, Marilena V. Iorio. miRNA and response to trastuzumab [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2022; 2022 Apr 8-13. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(12_Suppl):Abstract nr 1229.
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- 2BIG (Breast International Group), Brussels, Belgium
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- 5Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- 1Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Gronchi A, Palmerini E, Quagliuolo V, Martin Broto J, Lopez-Pousa A, Grignani G, Brunello A, Blay JY, Diaz Beveridge R, Ferraresi V, Lugowska I, Pizzamiglio S, Verderio P, Fontana V, Donati DM, Palassini E, Stacchiotti S, Miceli R, Dei Tos AP, Casali PG. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in high-risk soft tissue sarcomas: Results of the expanded cohort of myxoid liposarcoma of the randomized clinical trial from the Italian Sarcoma Group (ISG), the Spanish Sarcoma Group (GEIS), the French Sarcoma Group (FSG), and the Polish Sarcoma Group (PSG). J Clin Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.11508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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11508 Background: An ISG, GEIS, FSG and PSG randomized trial on 3 cycles of neoadjuvant epirubicine+ifosfamide (EI) versus a histology-tailored (HT) regimen in selected localized high-risk STS showed some superiority of EI in all histologies with the exception of Myxoid Liposarcoma (MLPS) where EI and HT regimens seemed equivalent (J Clin Oncol 2020; 38:2178-86). This MLPS cohort was expanded with the aim to assess the non-inferiority of the HT regimen compared to EI. Methods: This was a multicenter European randomized trial comparing EI versus a HT regimen. Patients (pts) had localized high-risk (grade = 3; size >5 cm; deeply seated) undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, synovial sarcoma or MLPS of extremities or trunk wall. Primary end-point was Disease Free Survival (DFS). Secondary end-point was Overall Survival (OS). The MLPS cohort was expanded after the results of the 3rd interim analysis (Lancet Oncol 2017; 18:812-22) in order to reject the hypothesis that HT regimen trabectedin is associated with a HR of relapse = 1.25 with a non-inferiority design. To this aim, a Bayesian monitoring approach was used until the probability that the true HR is higher than 1.25 was greater than 80% or smaller than 5%. Results: From May 2011 to June 2020, 101 pts affected by high-risk MLPS were randomized, 56 to EI and 45 to HT regimen. The median follow-up was 66 months (IQ range 37-89). Median size was 107 mm (IQ range 84-143), 108 mm (IQ range 86-150) in the EI and 106 mm (IQ range75-135) in the HT arm. The DFS and OS probabilities at 60 months were 0.86 and 0.73 (HR:0.60; 95%CI: 0.24-1.46; log rank p = 0.26 for DFS) and 0.88 and 0.90 (HR:1.20; 95%CI:0.37-3.93; log rank p = 0.77 for OS), in the HT and EI arm, respectively. 5-yr observed and Sarculator-predicted OS were 0.89 (95% CI 0.82-0.97) and 0.80 in all patients (p = 0.020), 0.90 (95% CI 0.81-1.00) and 0.79 in the EI arm (p = 0.049) and 0.88 (95% CI 0.77-1.00) and 0.81 in the HT arm (p = 0.204) respectively. Conclusions: In the expanded cohort of MLPS, the HT neoadjuvant therapy trabectedin was not inferior to EI. While survival in both arms was better than predicted by Sarculator, it is left to understand whether this patient population, who had on average a lower Sarculator-predicted risk of death compared with the rest of the trial population, may benefit from a neoadjuvant therapy. Clinical trial information: NCT01710176.
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- Osteoncology, Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas and Innovative Therapies, Orthopaedic Institute Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Health Research Institute-Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Autonomous University of Madrid (IIS-FJD, UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Candiolo Cancer Institute - FPO, IRCCS, Candiolo (TO), Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit 1, Department of Oncology, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Early Phase Clinial Trials Unit,, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy
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- Adult Mesenchymal and Rare Tumor Unit, Department of Cancer Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Statistics, Biometry, and Bioinformatics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Adult Mesenchymal and Rare Tumor Unit, Department of Cancer Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Ciniselli CM, Lecchi M, Figini M, Melani CC, Daidone MG, Morelli D, Zito E, Apolone G, Verderio P. COVID-19 Vaccination in Health Care Workers in Italy: A Literature Review and a Report from a Comprehensive Cancer Center. Vaccines (Basel) 2022; 10:vaccines10050734. [PMID: 35632490 PMCID: PMC9146113 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10050734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic still represents a global public health emergency, despite the availability of different types of vaccines that reduced the number of severe cases, the hospitalization rate and mortality. The Italian Vaccine Distribution Plan identified healthcare workers (HCWs) as the top-priority category to receive access to a vaccine and different studies on HCWs have been implemented to clarify the duration and kinetics of antibody response. The aim of this paper is to perform a literature review across a total of 44 studies of the serologic response to COVID-19 vaccines in HCWs in Italy and to report the results obtained in a prospective longitudinal study implemented at the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori (INT) of Milan on 1565 HCWs. At INT we found that 99.81% of the HCWs developed an antibody response one month after the second dose. About six months after the first serology evaluation, 100% of the HCWs were still positive to the antibody, although we observed a significant decrease in its levels. Overall, our literature review results highlight a robust antibody response in most of the HCWs after the second vaccination dose. These figures are also confirmed in our institutional setting seven months after the completion of the cycle of second doses of vaccination.
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- Chiara Maura Ciniselli
- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.M.C.); (M.L.)
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.M.C.); (M.L.)
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- Biomarker Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy;
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- Scientific Directorate, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.C.M.); (M.G.D.); (G.A.)
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- Scientific Directorate, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.C.M.); (M.G.D.); (G.A.)
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- Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy;
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- ICT, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy;
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- Scientific Directorate, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.C.M.); (M.G.D.); (G.A.)
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.M.C.); (M.L.)
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Di Cosimo S, Ciniselli C, Sotiriou C, Pogue-Geile K, Fumagalli D, de Azambuja E, Venet D, De Cecco L, Pong N, Cappelletti V, Tagliabue E, Wang Y, Saura Manich C, Nuciforo P, Kuemmel S, Pusztai L, Daidone M, Pizzamiglio S, Pruneri G, Verderio P. 2MO Development of a prognostic gene-expression signature for early stage HER2-positive breast cancer patients. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Tripodo C, Bassani B, Jachetti E, Cancila V, Chiodoni C, Portararo P, Botti L, Vaenti C, Perrone M, Ponzoni M, Comoli PA, Lecchi M, Verderio P, Curti A, Colombo MP, Sangaletti S. Neutrophil extracellular traps arm DC vaccination against NPM-mutant myeloproliferation. eLife 2022; 11:69257. [PMID: 35471185 PMCID: PMC9068207 DOI: 10.7554/elife.69257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are web-like chromatin structures composed by dsDNA and histones, decorated with antimicrobial proteins. Their interaction with dendritic cells (DCs) allows DC activation and maturation toward presentation of NET-associated antigens. Differently from other types of cell death that imply protein denaturation, NETosis preserves the proteins localized onto the DNA threads for proper enzymatic activity and conformational status, including immunogenic epitopes. Besides neutrophils, leukemic cells can release extracellular traps displaying leukemia-associated antigens, prototypically mutant nucleophosmin (NPMc+) that upon mutation translocates from nucleolus to the cytoplasm localizing onto NET threads. We tested NPMc+ immunogenicity through a NET/DC vaccine to treat NPMc-driven myeloproliferation in transgenic and transplantable models. Vaccination with DC loaded with NPMc+ NET (NPMc+ NET/DC) reduced myeloproliferation in transgenic mice, favoring the development of antibodies to mutant NPMc and the induction of a CD8+ T-cell response. The efficacy of this vaccine was also tested in mixed NPMc/WT bone marrow (BM) chimeras in a competitive BM transplantation setting, where the NPMc+ NET/DC vaccination impaired the expansion of NPMc+ in favor of WT myeloid compartment. NPMc+ NET/DC vaccination also achieved control of an aggressive leukemia transduced with mutant NPMc, effectively inducing an antileukemia CD8 T-cell memory response.
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- Tumor Immunology Unit, Department of Health Sciences, School of Medicine., University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Palermo School of Medicine Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Tumor Immunology Unit, Department of Health Sciences, School of Medicine., University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Fina E, Cleris L, Dugo M, Lecchi M, Ciniselli CM, Lecis D, Bianchi GV, Verderio P, Daidone MG, Cappelletti V. Gene signatures of circulating breast cancer cell models are a source of novel molecular determinants of metastasis and improve circulating tumor cell detection in patients. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2022; 41:78. [PMID: 35216615 PMCID: PMC8876758 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-022-02259-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background Progression to stage IV disease remains the main cause of breast cancer-related deaths. Increasing knowledge on the hematogenous phase of metastasis is key for exploiting the entire window of opportunity to interfere with early dissemination and to achieve a more effective disease control. Recent evidence suggests that circulating tumor cells (CTCs) possess diverse adaptive mechanisms to survive in blood and eventually metastasize, encouraging research into CTC-directed therapies. Methods On the hypothesis that the distinguishing molecular features of CTCs reveal useful information on metastasis biology and disease outcome, we compared the transcriptome of CTCs, primary tumors, lymph-node and lung metastases of the MDA-MB-231 xenograft model, and assessed the biological role of a panel of selected genes, by in vitro and in vivo functional assays, and their clinical significance in M0 and M+ breast cancer patients. Results We found that hematogenous dissemination is governed by a transcriptional program and identified a CTC signature that includes 192 up-regulated genes, mainly related to cell plasticity and adaptation, and 282 down-regulated genes, involved in chromatin remodeling and transcription. Among genes up-regulated in CTCs, FADS3 was found to increases cell membrane fluidity and promote hematogenous diffusion and lung metastasis formation. TFF3 was observed to be associated with a subset of CTCs with epithelial-like features in the experimental model and in a cohort of 44 breast cancer patients, and to play a role in cell migration, invasion and blood-borne dissemination. The analysis of clinical samples with a panel of CTC-specific genes (ADPRHL1, ELF3, FCF1, TFF1 and TFF3) considerably improved CTC detection as compared with epithelial and tumor-associated markers both in M0 and stage IV patients, and CTC kinetics informed disease relapse in the neoadjuvant setting. Conclusions Our findings provide evidence on the potential of a CTC-specific molecular profile as source of metastasis-relevant genes in breast cancer experimental models and in patients. Thanks to transcriptome analysis we generated a novel CTC signature in the MDA-MB-231 xenograft model, adding a new piece to the current knowledge on the key players that orchestrate tumor cell hematogenous dissemination and breast cancer metastasis, and expanding the list of CTC-related biomarkers for future validation studies. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13046-022-02259-8.
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- Emanuela Fina
- Biomarkers Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Via Venezian 1, 20133, Milan, Italy. .,Current affiliation: Humanitas Research Center, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089, Milan, Italy.
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- Biomarkers Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Via Venezian 1, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Platform of Integrated Biology, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133, Milan, Italy.,Current affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Immunology Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Biomarkers Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Via Venezian 1, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Biomarkers Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Via Venezian 1, 20133, Milan, Italy.
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Iorio MV, Pizzamiglio S, Cosentino G, Ciniselli CM, De Cecco L, Cataldo A, Plantamura I, Triulzi T, El-abed S, Wang Y, Bajji M, Nuciforo P, Huober J, Ellard S, Rimm D, Gombos A, Daidone M, Verderio P, Tagliabue E, Cosimo SD. Abstract P5-13-26: The future of HER2-positive breast cancer patients might be written in miRNAs: An exploratory analysis from the NeoALTTO study. Cancer Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs21-p5-13-26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Importance. Neoadjuvant therapy with dual HER2 blockade improved pathological complete response (pCR) rate. Nevertheless, it would be desirable to identify patients exquisitely responsive to single agent trastuzumab to minimize or avoid overtreatment. Objective. To evaluate the predictive and prognostic value of basal primary tumor miRNA expression profile within the trastuzumab arm of the NeoALTTO study.Design, Setting and Participants. RNA samples from baseline biopsies were randomized into training (n =45) and testing (n =47) sets. After normalization, miRNAs associated with Event-free survival (EFS) and pCR were identified by univariate analysis. Multivariate models were implemented to generate specific signatures which were first confirmed, and then analyzed according to other clinical and pathological variables.Main outcomes and measures. Association between miRNA expression and pCR and/or EFS.Results. We identified a prognostic signature including hsa-miR-153-3p (HR 1.831, 95%CI: 1.34-2.50) and hsa-miR-219a-5p (HR 0.629, 95%CI: 0.50 - 0.78). For two additional miRNAs (miR-215-5p and miR-30c-2-3p), we found a statistically significant interaction term with pCR (p.interaction: 0.017 and 0.038, respectively). Besides, a two-miRNA signature was predictive of pCR (hsa-miR-31-3p, OR 0.70, 95%CI: 0.53 - 0.92, and hsa-miR-382-3p, OR: 1.39, 95%CI: 1.01 -1.91). Notably, the performance of this predictive miRNA signature resembled that of the genomic classifiers PAM50 and TRAR, and did not improve when the extended models were fitted.Conclusions and relevance. Analysis of primary tumor tissue miRNAs holds the potential of a parsimonious tool to identify patients with differential clinical outcomes after trastuzumab based neoadjuvant therapy. Trial registration. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00553358.
Table 1.MiRNAs associated with EFS. Results of the univariate Cox regression model- training set.miRNAsHR95% CIhsa-miR-12000.671(0.512; 0.879)ahsa-miR-1238-3p0.669(0.543; 0.826)ahsa-miR-12650.839(0.705; 0.997)ahsa-miR-129-5p0.785(0.628; 0.980)ahsa-miR-153-3p1.412(1.026; 1.943)ahsa-miR-15390.826(0.697; 0.979)ahsa-miR-1908-5p0.796(0.648; 0.978)ahsa-miR-205-5p0.737(0.553; 0.982)hsa-miR-219a-5p0.787(0.627; 0.989)ahsa-miR-25-5p0.566(0.391; 0.819)ahsa-miR-3000.581(0.399; 0.845)ahsa-miR-382-3p0.791(0.636; 0.985)ahsa-miR-4920.774(0.635; 0.944)ahsa-miR-519a-3p0.834(0.696; 0.998)ahsa-miR-551b-5p0.666(0.452; 0.981)ahsa-miR-5830.727(0.549; 0.963)ahsa-miR-6001.373(1.03; 1.829)ahsa-miR-6260.819(0.673; 0.998)ahsa-miR-651-5p0.611(0.382; 0.977)hsa-miR-7610.845(0.721; 0.991)ahsa-miR-891b0.658(0.479; 0.904)ahsa-miR-92a-2-5p0.787(0.637; 0.971)ahsa-miR-937-3p0.748(0.578; 0.967)aHR, Hazard Ratio; CI, Confidence Intervala microRNAs retained its statistically significance (at 10%) also when normalized for the overall mean.
Table 2.MiRNAs associated with pCR. Results of the univariate logistic model - training set.miRNAsOR95% CIhsa-miR-132-3p0.410(0.169; 0.991)ahsa-miR-23b-5p0.520(0.316; 0.856)ahsa-miR-31-3p0.566(0.351; 0.912)ahsa-miR-31-5p0.508(0.291; 0.887)ahsa-miR-330-3p0.501(0.251; 0.999)hsa-miR-34b-3p0.673(0.474; 0.956)ahsa-miR-382-3p1.392(1.006; 1.925)ahsa-miR-548j-5p1.702(1.090; 2.658)aOR, Odds Ratio; CI, Confidence Interval. a microRNAs retained its statistically significance (at 10%) also when normalized for the overall mean. 2
Citation Format: Marilena Valeria Iorio, Sara Pizzamiglio, Giulia Cosentino, Chiara M Ciniselli, Loris De Cecco, Alessandra Cataldo, Ilaria Plantamura, Tiziana Triulzi, Sarra El-abed, Yingbo Wang, Mohammed Bajji, Paolo Nuciforo, Jens Huober, Susan Ellard, David Rimm, Andrea Gombos, Mariagrazia Daidone, Paolo Verderio, Elda Tagliabue, Serena Di Cosimo. The future of HER2-positive breast cancer patients might be written in miRNAs: An exploratory analysis from the NeoALTTO study [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2021 Dec 7-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P5-13-26.
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain
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- Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Colletti G, Ciniselli CM, Signoroni S, Cocco IMF, Magarotto A, Ricci MT, Brignola C, Bagatin C, Cattaneo L, Mancini A, Cavalcoli F, Milione M, Verderio P, Vitellaro M. Prevalence and Management of Cancer of the Rectal Stump after Total Colectomy and Rectal Sparing in Patients with Familial Polyposis: Results from a Registry-Based Study. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:298. [PMID: 35053462 PMCID: PMC8774025 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14020298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The balance between quality of life and colorectal cancer risk in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) patients is of primary importance. A cut-off of less than 30 polyps under 1 cm of diameter in the rectum has been used as an indication for performing ileo-rectal anastomosis (IRA) in terms of lower rectal cancer risk. This study aimed to assess clinical and surgical features of FAP patients who developed cancer of the rectal stump. METHODS This retrospective study included all FAP patients who underwent total colectomy/IRA from 1977 to 2021 and developed subsequent rectal cancer. Patients' features were reported using descriptive statistics by considering the overall case series and within pre-specified classes of age (<20, 20-30, and >30 years) at first surgery. RESULTS Among the 715 FAP patients, 47 (6.57%, 95% confidence interval: 4.87; 8.65) developed cancer in the rectal stump during follow-up. In total, 57.45% of the population were male and 38.30% were proband. The median interval between surgery and the occurrence of rectal cancer was 13 years. This interval was wider in the youngest group (p-value: 0.012) than the oldest ones. Twelve patients (25.53%) received an endoscopic or minimally invasive resection. Amongst them, 61.70% were Dukes stage A cancers. CONCLUSIONS There is a definite risk of rectal cancer after total colectomy/IRA; however, the time interval from the index procedure to cancer developing is long. Minimally invasive and endoscopic treatments should be the procedures of choice in patients with early stage cancers.
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- Gaia Colletti
- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (G.C.); (M.V.)
- General Surgery Residency Program, University of Milan, Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.M.C.); (C.B.); (P.V.)
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumours, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.T.R.); (C.B.)
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- Diagnostic and Surgical Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.M.); (A.M.); (F.C.)
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumours, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.T.R.); (C.B.)
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumours, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.T.R.); (C.B.)
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.M.C.); (C.B.); (P.V.)
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- First Pathology Division, Department of Diagnostic Pathology and Laboratory, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.C.); (M.M.)
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- Diagnostic and Surgical Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.M.); (A.M.); (F.C.)
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- Diagnostic and Surgical Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.M.); (A.M.); (F.C.)
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- First Pathology Division, Department of Diagnostic Pathology and Laboratory, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.C.); (M.M.)
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.M.C.); (C.B.); (P.V.)
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (G.C.); (M.V.)
- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumours, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.T.R.); (C.B.)
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Fucà G, Lecchi M, Ciniselli CM, Ottini A, Spagnoletti A, Mazzeo L, Morelli D, Frati P, Stroscia M, Ebrahem E, Sottotetti E, Galli G, D’Elia MG, Lobefaro R, Ducceschi M, Di Guardo L, Bhoori S, Provenzano S, Platania M, Niger M, Colombo E, Nichetti F, Duca M, Rivoltini L, Mortarini R, Baili P, Apolone G, de Braud F, Verderio P, Damian S. Efficacy of mRNA anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and dynamics of humoral immune response in patients with solid tumors: results from the institutional registry of an Italian tertiary cancer center. Ther Adv Med Oncol 2022; 14:17588359221108687. [PMID: 35923922 PMCID: PMC9340426 DOI: 10.1177/17588359221108687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background: Systemic immunosuppression characterizing cancer patients represents a concern regarding the efficacy of anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccination, and real-world evidence is needed to define the efficacy and the dynamics of humoral immune response to mRNA-based anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. Methods: We conducted an observational study that included patients with solid tumors who were candidates for mRNA anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination at the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy. The primary objective was to monitor the immunologic response to the mRNA anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in terms of anti-spike antibody levels. All the patients received two doses of the mRNA-1273 vaccine or the BNT162b2 vaccine. Healthcare workers served as a control group of healthy subjects. Results: Among the 243 patients included in the present analysis, 208 (85.60%) and 238 (97.94%) resulted seroconverted after the first and the second dose of vaccine, respectively. Only five patients (2.06%) had a negative titer after the second dose. No significant differences in the rate of seroconversion after two vaccine doses were observed in patients as compared with the control group of healthy subjects. Age and anticancer treatment class had an independent impact on the antibody titer after the second dose of vaccination. In a subgroup of 171 patients with available data about the third timepoint, patients receiving immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors seem to have a higher peak of antibodies soon after the second dose (3 weeks after), but a more pronounced decrease at a late timepoint (3 months after). Conclusions: The systemic immunosuppression characterizing cancer patients did not seem to dramatically affect the humoral response to anti-SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in our population of patients with solid tumors. Further investigation is needed to dissect the interplay between immunotherapy and longitudinal dynamics of humoral response to mRNA vaccines, as well as to analyze the cellular response to mRNA vaccines in cancer patients.
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- Giovanni Fucà
- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Immunotherapy of Human Tumors, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Immunotherapy of Human Tumors, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit 2, Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
- Computational Oncology, Molecular Diagnostics Program, National Center for Tumor Diseases and German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Immunotherapy of Human Tumors, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Human Tumors Immunobiology Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
- Scientific Directorate, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Scientific Directorate, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy Oncology and Hemato-Oncology Department, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Giacomo Venezian, 1, Milan 20133, Italy
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Capone I, Bozzi F, Dagrada GP, Verderio P, Conca E, Busico A, Testi MA, Monti V, Duca M, Proto C, Damian S, Piccolo A, Perrone F, Tamborini E, Devecchi A, Collini P, Lorenzini D, Vingiani A, Agnelli L, Pruneri G. Targeted RNA-sequencing analysis for fusion transcripts detection in tumor diagnostics: assessment of bioinformatic tools reliability in FFPE samples. Exploration of Targeted Anti-tumor Therapy 2022; 3:582-597. [PMCID: PMC9630092 DOI: 10.37349/etat.2022.00102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Aim: Diagnostic laboratories are progressively introducing next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies in the routine workflow to meet the increasing clinical need for comprehensive molecular characterization in cancer patients for diagnosis and precision medicine, including fusion-transcripts detection. Nevertheless, the low quality of messenger RNA (mRNA) extracted from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) samples may affect the transition from traditional single-gene testing approaches [like fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), immunohistochemistry (IHC), or polymerase chain reaction (PCR)] to NGS. The present study is aimed at assessing the overall accuracy of RNA fusion transcripts detection by NGS analysis in FFPE samples in real-world diagnostics. Methods: Herein, NGS data from 190 soft tissue tumors (STTs) and carcinoma cases, discussed in the context of the institutional Molecular Tumor Board, are reported and analyzed by FusionPlex© Solid tumor kit through the manufacturer’s pipeline and by two well-known fast and accurate open-source tools [Arriba (ARR) and spliced transcripts alignment to reference (STAR)-fusion (SFU)]. Results: The combination of FusionPlex© Solid tumor with ArcherDX® Analysis suite (ADx) analysis package has been proven to be sensitive and specific in STT samples, while partial loss of sensitivity has been found in carcinoma specimens. Conclusions: Albeit ARR and SFU showed lower sensitivity, the use of additional fusion-detection tools can contribute to reinforcing or extending the output obtained by ADx, particularly in the case of low-quality input data. Overall, our results sustain the clinical use of NGS for the detection of fusion transcripts in FFPE material.
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- Iolanda Capone
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy,Department of Oncology and Hemato-oncology, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy,Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy,Correspondence: Luca Agnelli, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy,Department of Oncology and Hemato-oncology, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Zanutto S, Ciniselli CM, Belfiore A, Dall’Olio V, Tizzoni L, Varinelli L, Pierotti MA, Battaglia L, Verderio P, Guaglio M, Gariboldi M. Exploring the association with disease recurrence of miRNAs predictive of colorectal cancer. Int J Biol Markers 2021; 37:102-109. [DOI: 10.1177/17246008211064915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction Disease recurrence after surgery is a crucial predictor of poor prognosis in colorectal cancer, where disseminated disease at the time of intervention can also be observed in localized early-stage cases. We evaluated the ability to predict disease recurrence of miRNAs from two signatures that we have found linked to the presence of colorectal cancer (CL signature) or adenoma (HgA signature) in higher-risk subjects. Methods miRNAs from the signatures were studied longitudinally by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction in plasma from 24 patients with resectable colorectal cancer collected at the time of surgery and during scheduled follow-up across 36 months. Patients either showed relapse within 36 months (alive with disease (AWD)), or remained disease-free (no evidence of disease (NED)) for the same period. Results Although the signatures did not predict recurrence, expression of the miRNAs from the CL signature decreased 1 year after surgery, and one miRNA of the signature, miR-378a-3p, almost reached significance in the NED subgroup (Wilcoxon signed-rank test: p-value = 0.078). Also, miR-335-5p from the HgA signature was higher in AWD patients before surgery (Kruskal–Wallis test: p-value = 0.019). Conclusions These data, although from a small cohort of patients, support the possible use of miRNAs as non-invasive biomarkers in liquid biopsy-based tests to identify patients at risk of relapse and to monitor them during follow-up.
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- Susanna Zanutto
- Genetic Epidemiology and Pharmacogenomics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Genetic Epidemiology and Pharmacogenomics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Cogentech Ltd Benefit Corp., Milan, Italy
- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, Milan, Italy
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- Colon and Rectal Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Unit, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Genetic Epidemiology and Pharmacogenomics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Pizzamiglio S, Cosentino G, Ciniselli CM, De Cecco L, Cataldo A, Plantamura I, Triulzi T, El‐abed S, Wang Y, Bajji M, Nuciforo P, Huober J, Ellard SL, Rimm DL, Gombos A, Daidone MG, Verderio P, Tagliabue E, Di Cosimo S, Iorio MV. What if the future of HER2‐positive breast cancer patients was written in miRNAs? An exploratory analysis from NeoALTTO study. Cancer Med 2021; 11:332-339. [PMID: 34921525 PMCID: PMC8729061 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Sara Pizzamiglio
- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit Department of Applied Research and Technological Development Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Milan Italy
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- Molecular Targeting Unit Department of Research Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Milan Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit Department of Applied Research and Technological Development Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Milan Italy
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- Integrated Biology Platform Department of Applied Research and Technological Development Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Milan Italy
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- Molecular Targeting Unit Department of Research Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Milan Italy
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- Molecular Targeting Unit Department of Research Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Milan Italy
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- Molecular Targeting Unit Department of Research Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Milan Italy
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- Molecular Oncology GroupVall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) Barcelona Spain
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- Breast Center Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology Yale University School of Medicine New Haven Connecticut USA
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- Biomarkers Unit Department of Applied Research and Technological Development Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Milan Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit Department of Applied Research and Technological Development Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Milan Italy
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- Molecular Targeting Unit Department of Research Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Milan Italy
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- Biomarkers Unit Department of Applied Research and Technological Development Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Milan Italy
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- Molecular Targeting Unit Department of Research Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Milan Italy
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Marasco V, Carniti C, Guidetti A, Farina L, Magni M, Miceli R, Calabretta L, Verderio P, Ljevar S, Serpenti F, Morelli D, Apolone G, Ippolito G, Agrati C, Corradini P. T-cell immune response after mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines is frequently detected also in the absence of seroconversion in patients with lymphoid malignancies. Br J Haematol 2021; 196:548-558. [PMID: 34649298 PMCID: PMC8653177 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Patients affected by lymphoid malignancies (LM) are frequently immune‐compromised, suffering increased mortality from COVID‐19. This prospective study evaluated serological and T‐cell responses after complete mRNA vaccination in 263 patients affected by chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, B‐ and T‐cell lymphomas and multiple myeloma. Results were compared with those of 167 healthy subjects matched for age and sex. Overall, patient seroconversion rate was 64·6%: serological response was lower in those receiving anti‐cancer treatments in the 12 months before vaccination: 55% vs 81·9% (P < 0·001). Anti‐CD20 antibody plus chemotherapy treatment was associated with the lowest seroconversion rate: 17·6% vs. 71·2% (P < 0·001). In the multivariate analysis conducted in the subgroup of patients on active treatment, independent predictors for seroconversion were: anti‐CD20 treatment (P < 0·001), aggressive B‐cell lymphoma diagnosis (P = 0·002), and immunoglobulin M levels <40 mg/dl (P = 0·030). The T‐cell response was evaluated in 99 patients and detected in 85 of them (86%). Of note, 74% of seronegative patients had a T‐cell response, but both cellular and humoral responses were absent in 13·1% of cases. Our findings raise some concerns about the protection that patients with LM, particularly those receiving anti‐CD20 antibodies, may gain from vaccination. These patients should strictly maintain all the protective measures.
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- Division of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Italy
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- School of Medicine, University of Milano, Italy.,Division of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Trial Organization, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Trial Organization, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Italy
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- Scientific Directorate, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" I.R.C.C.S, Italy
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- Cellular Immunology Laboratory, INMI L Spallanzani, Rome, Italy
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- School of Medicine, University of Milano, Italy.,Division of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Italy
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Liguori A, Depretto C, Ciniselli CM, Citterio A, Boffelli G, Verderio P, Scaperrotta GP. Contrast-enhanced digital mammography and magnetic resonance imaging: reproducibility compared to pathologic anatomy. Tumori 2021; 108:563-571. [PMID: 34628982 DOI: 10.1177/03008916211050124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare the reproducibility between contrast-enhanced digital mammography (CEDM) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the postsurgical pathologic examination. In addition, the applicability of the Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) lexicon of MRI to CEDM was evaluated for mass lesions. METHODS A total of 62 patients with a histologically proven diagnosis of breast cancer were included in this study, for a total of 67 lesions. Fifty-nine patients underwent both methods. The reproducibility between MRI vs CEDM and the reference standard (postoperative pathology) was assessed by considering the lesion and breast size as pivotal variables. Reproducibility was evaluated by computing the concordance correlation coefficient (CCC). Bland-Altman plots were used to depict the observed pattern of agreement as well as to estimate the associated bias. Furthermore, the pattern of agreement between the investigated methods with regard to the breast lesion characterization (i.e. mass/nonmass; shape; margins; internal enhanced characteristics) was assessed by computing the Cohen kappa and its 95% confidence interval (CI). RESULTS The reproducibility between MRI and the reference standard and between CEDM and the reference standard showed substantial agreement, with a CCC value of 0.956 (95% CI, 0.931-0.972) and 0.950 (95% CI, 0.920-0.969), respectively. By looking at the Bland-Altman analysis, bias values of 2.344 and 1.875 mm were observed for MRI and CEDM vs reference evaluation, respectively. The agreement between MRI and CEDM is substantial with a CCC value of 0.969 (95% CI, 0.949-0.981). The Bland-Altman analysis showed bias values of -0.469 mm when comparing CEDM vs MRI. Following the Landis and Koch classification criteria, moderate agreement was observed between the two methods in describing BI-RADS descriptors of mass lesions. CONCLUSION CEDM is able to measure and describe tumor masses comparably to MRI and can be used for surgical planning.
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- Alessandro Liguori
- Breast Radiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Lombardia, Italy.,Breast Radiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca'Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Mangiagalli Center, Milano, Lombardia, Italy
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- Breast Radiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Lombardia, Italy
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- Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Radiology Piazza OMS 1, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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Pizzamiglio S, Ciniselli CM, Triulzi T, Gargiuli C, De Cecco L, de Azambuja E, Fumagalli D, Sotiriou C, Harbeck N, Izquierdo M, Nuciforo P, Huober J, Cappelletti V, Cinieri S, Piccart M, Daidone MG, Pruneri G, Colombo MP, Tagliabue E, Verderio P, Di Cosimo S. Integrated Molecular and Immune Phenotype of HER2-Positive Breast Cancer and Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy: A NeoALTTO Exploratory Analysis. Clin Cancer Res 2021; 27:6307-6313. [PMID: 34548320 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-1600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the efficacy of HER2-targeted therapy in patients with breast cancer showing different HER2-pathway dependence and immune phenotypes. Herein, we report a NeoALTTO exploratory analysis evaluating the clinical value of 22 types of tumor-infiltrating immune cells by CIBERSORT and 5 immune-related metagenes in the overall patient population, and in subgroups defined by the TRAR classifier as HER2-addicted (TRAR-low) or not (TRAR-high). METHODS Association of baseline TRAR, immune-related metagenes, and CIBERSORT data with pathologic complete response (pCR) and event-free survival (EFS) were assessed using logistic and Cox regression models. Corrections for multiple testing were performed by the Bonferroni method. RESULTS A total of 226 patients were analyzed: 80 (35%) achieved a pCR, and 64 (28%) experienced a relapse with a median follow-up of 6.7 (interquartile range 6.1-6.8) years; 108 cases were classified as TRAR-low, and 118 TRAR-high. Overall, γδ T-cell fraction [OR = 2.69; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.40-5.18], and no immune-related metagenes were predictive of pCR. Notably, lymphocyte-specific kinase (LCK) predicted pCR to combination (OR = 2.53; 95% CI, 1.12-5.69), but not to single-agent trastuzumab or lapatinib [OR = 0.74; 95% CI, 0.45-1.22 (P interaction = 0.01)]. Integrating LCK with γδ T cells in a multivariate model added to the discriminatory capability of clinical and molecular variables with a shift in AUC from 0.80 (95% CI, 0.74-0.86) to 0.83 (95% CI, 0.78-0.89). In TRAR-low cases, activated mast cells, IFN and MHCII were reduced, and STAT1, HCK1, and γδ T cells were associated with pCR. STAT1 was broadly associated with improved EFS regardless of pCR, and nodal status in overall (HR = 0.68; 95% CI, 0.49-0.94) and in TRAR-low cases (HR = 0.50; 95% CI, 0.30-0.86). CONCLUSIONS Immuno-phenotyping holds the promise to complement current predictive models in HER2-positive breast cancer and to assist in new therapeutic development.
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- Sara Pizzamiglio
- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Targeting Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Biomarkers Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Platform of Integrated Biology, Department of Applied Research and Technology Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Institut Jules Bordet and l'Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.LB), Belgium
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- Brustzentrum der Universität München (LMU), München, Germany
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- Molecular Oncology Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain
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- University of Ulm, Breast Center, Ulm, Germany
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- Biomarkers Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Institut Jules Bordet and l'Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.LB), Belgium
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- Biomarkers Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Immunology Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Targeting Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Biomarkers Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
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Ciceri S, Montalvão-de-Azevedo R, Tajbakhsh A, Bertolotti A, Spagnuolo RD, Boschetti L, Capasso M, D'Angelo P, Serra A, Diomedi-Camassei F, Meli M, Nantron M, Quarello P, Buccoliero AM, Tamburini A, Ciniselli CM, Verderio P, Collini P, Radice P, Spreafico F, Perotti D. Analysis of the mutational status of SIX1/2 and microRNA processing genes in paired primary and relapsed Wilms tumors and association with relapse. Cancer Gene Ther 2021; 28:1016-1024. [PMID: 33281191 DOI: 10.1038/s41417-020-00268-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Whereas 90% of patients with Wilms tumor (WT) reach cure, approximately half of patients developing a recurrent tumor die of the disease. Therefore, to disclose events leading to recurrence represents a clinical need. To study paired primary/recurrent tumor samples, being aware of the intra-tumoral heterogeneity, might help finding these answers. We previously suggested that mutations in SIX1 and DROSHA underlie WT recurrence. With the aim to better investigate this scenario, we collected 19 paired primary/recurrent tumors and 10 primary tumors from relapsing patients and searched for mutations in the SIX1/2 genes and microRNA processing genes (miRNAPGs). We found SIX1 mutation in one case, miRNAPGs mutations in seven cases, and the co-occurrence of SIX1 and miRNAPG mutations in one case. We could observe that, whereas in primary tumors the mutations could be heterogeneously present, in all cases they were positively selected and homogeneously present in the recurrent disease, as also indicated by a "moderate" and "almost perfect" agreement (according to the Landis and Koch classification criteria) between paired samples. Analysis of SIX1/2 genes and miRNAPGs in 50 non-relapsing WTs disclosed SIX2 mutation in one case and miRNAPGs mutations in seven. A borderline statistically significant association was observed between miRNAPGs mutations and the occurrence of relapse (p value: 0.05). These data suggest that SIX1 and miRNAPGs mutations may provide an advantage during tumor progression to recurrence and can represent oncogenic drivers in WT development.
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- Sara Ciceri
- Molecular Bases of Genetic Risk and Genetic Testing Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Bases of Genetic Risk and Genetic Testing Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.,Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Research Program, Research Center (CPQ), Instituto Nacional de Câncer (INCA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Molecular Bases of Genetic Risk and Genetic Testing Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.,Department of Medical Genetic and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Ospedale Santobono-Pausilipon, Naples, Italy
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit, ARNAS Civico, Di Cristina e Benfratelli Hospitals, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital and IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Hospital Policlinico, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Division, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Pathology, Children's Hospital A. Meyer-University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Hematology Oncology and HSCT Unit, Children's Hospital A.Meyer-University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Bases of Genetic Risk and Genetic Testing Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Bases of Genetic Risk and Genetic Testing Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
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Apolone G, Ardizzoni A, Biondi A, Bortolami A, Cardone C, Ciniselli CM, Conte P, Crippa C, de Braud F, Duca M, Gori S, Gritti G, Inno A, Luksch R, Lussana F, Maio M, Pasello G, Perrone F, Rambaldi A, Rossi G, Signorelli D, Soverini G, Valente M, Verderio P, Buzzetti G. Skip pattern approach toward the early access of innovative anticancer drugs. ESMO Open 2021; 6:100227. [PMID: 34352703 PMCID: PMC8350180 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 10/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND With the rapid development of innovative anticancer treatments, the optimization of tools able to accelerate the access of new drugs to the market by the regulatory authority is a major issue. The aim of the project was to propose a reliable methodological pathway for the assessment of clinical value of new therapeutic innovative options, to objectively identify drugs which deserve early access (EA) priority for solid and possibly in other cancer scenarios, such as the hematological ones. MATERIALS AND METHODS After a comprehensive review of the European Public Assessment Report of 21 drugs, to which innovation had previously been attributed by the Italian Medicines Agency (Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco, AIFA), an expert panel formulated an algorithm for the balanced use of three parameters: Unmet Medical Need (UMN) according to AIFA criteria, Added Benefit (AB) according to the European Society for Medical Oncology's Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale (ESMO-MCBS) criteria and Quality of Evidence (QE) assessed by the Grades of Recommendation Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) method. By sequentially combining the above indicators, a final priority status (i.e. EA or not) was obtained using the skip pattern approach (SPA). RESULTS By applying the SPA to the non-curative setting in solid cancers, the EA status was obtained by 5 out of 14 investigated drugs (36%); by enhancing the role of some categories of the UMN, additional 4 drugs, for a total of 9 (64%), reached the EA status: 2 and 3 drugs were excluded for not achieving an adequate score according to AB and QE criteria, respectively. For hematology cancer, only the UMN criteria were found to be adequate. CONCLUSIONS The use of this model may represent a reliable tool for assessment available to the various stakeholders involved in the EA process and may help regulatory agencies in a more comprehensive and objective definition of new treatments' value in these contexts. Its generalizability in other national contexts needs further evaluation.
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- G Apolone
- Scientific Directorate, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano Bicocca-Fondazione MBBM/Ospedale San Gerardo, Monza, Italy
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- Rete Oncologica Veneta, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, Padova, Italy
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- Experimental Clinical Abdominal Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Istituto Oncologico Veneto, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Hemathology, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology & Haematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology & Haematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital of Negrar, Verona, Italy
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital of Negrar, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Center for Immuno-Oncology, Medical Oncology and Immunotherapy, University Hospital of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; Medical Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Clinical Trials Unit, National Cancer Institute of Naples, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Oncology-Hematology, University of Milan, Milano, Italy; Department of Oncology and Hematology, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Deparment of Hematology ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology & Haematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy; Niguarda Cancer Center-Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milano, Italy
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- Deparment of Hematology ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Center for Immuno-Oncology, Medical Oncology and Immunotherapy, University Hospital of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy.
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Belfiore A, Ciniselli CM, Signoroni S, Gariboldi M, Mancini A, Rivoltini L, Morelli D, Masci E, Bruno E, Macciotta A, Ricci MT, Daveri E, Cattaneo L, Gargano G, Apolone G, Milione M, Verderio P, Pasanisi P, Vitellaro M. Preventive Anti-inflammatory Diet to Reduce Gastrointestinal Inflammation in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Patients: A Prospective Pilot Study. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2021; 14:963-972. [PMID: 34253565 DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-21-0076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an autosomal-dominant hereditary condition associated with germline mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli gene. Patient management involves prophylactic surgery and intensive life-long endoscopic surveillance. Diet is a major concern for patients with FAP, who are generally free of symptoms before surgery but tend to have issues related to bowel function postoperatively. We hypothesized that a low-inflammatory diet based on the principles and recipes of the Mediterranean diet would reduce markers of local and systemic inflammation. Twenty-eight patients with FAP over 18 years of age who underwent rectum-sparing prophylactic colectomy and were included in our surveillance program participated in a pilot dietary intervention study. Blood and stool samples at baseline (T0), at the end of the dietary intervention (T1, three months), and at the end of the study (T2, six months after T0) were collected. Gastrointestinal inflammation markers including fecal calprotectin, cyclooxygenase-2, and 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase were evaluated. Serum calprotectin, insulin, insulin-like growth factor-1, C-reactive protein, and glycated hemoglobin were also assessed. Significant changes in serum calprotectin, insulin, and insulin-like growth factor-1 levels occurred over time. Borderline significant changes were observed in the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio. These changes were noticeable immediately at the end of the 3-month active dietary intervention (T1). A significant increase in 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase expression in the normal crypts of matched samples was also observed between T0 and T2. This pilot study supports the hypothesis that a low-inflammatory diet can modulate gastrointestinal markers of inflammation in individuals with FAP. PREVENTION RELEVANCE: Cancer is known to be related to inflammatory conditions. This study suggests that anti-inflammatory dietary intervention may potentially prevent adenomas and cancer in FAP patients by reducing systemic and tissue inflammatory indices.
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- Antonino Belfiore
- First Pathology Division, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumors, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
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- Unit of Genetic Epidemiology and Pharmacogenomics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Immunotherapy of Human Tumors, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory Medicine Division, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Prevention, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumors, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Immunotherapy of Human Tumors, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- First Pathology Division, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Prevention, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Scientific Directorate, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- First Pathology Division, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Prevention, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumors, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.,Colorectal Surgery Division, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Zanchetta E, Ciniselli CM, Bardelli A, Colombo C, Stacchiotti S, Baldi GG, Provenzano S, Bertulli R, Bini F, Casale A, Greco FG, Ferrari A, Verderio P, Fiore M, Gronchi A, Casali PG, Morosi C, Palassini E. Magnetic resonance imaging patterns of tumor response to chemotherapy in desmoid-type fibromatosis. Cancer Med 2021; 10:4356-4365. [PMID: 34102009 PMCID: PMC8267164 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Revised: 02/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND We aimed to investigate changes in volume and MRI T2-weighted intensity in desmoid-type fibromatosis (DF) receiving methotrexate plus vinca-alkaloids (MTX-VA) at Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan. METHODS All cases of sporadic DF treated with MTX-VA from 1999 to 2019 were reviewed. MRIs at baseline, 6 and 12 months of chemotherapy and at treatment withdrawal were retrospectively reviewed, contouring the tumor lesion and measuring diameters, volume, and mean T2-signal intensity (normalized to muscle) changes. These parameters were also evaluated according to clinical variables. RESULTS Thirty-two DF patients were identified. Best RECIST response was: 25% partial response, 69% stable disease, 6% progression. A ≥65% tumor volume reduction was observed in 38%, <65% reduction in 53%, an increase in 9%. 22% had RECIST stable disease with a ≥65% tumor volume reduction. T2-signal intensity decreased by ≥50% in 47%, <50% in 41% and increased in 12%. In patients with symptomatic improvement while on therapy and in patients maintaining symptomatic improvement during follow-up, median T2-signal intensity showed a reduction along the time points (3.0, 1.9, 1.2, 1.1; 2.9, 2.0, 1.2, 1.2, respectively); in patients without symptomatic improvement and in those clinically progressing during follow-up, a reduction was not observed. High T2-signal intensity at baseline was observed in patients showing RECIST progression during follow-up. CONCLUSIONS In this series, RECIST detected a lower proportion of responses as compared to volumetric and T2-signal changes. T2-signal reduction seemed to better reflect symptomatic improvement. High T2-signal intensity at baseline was related to a higher proportion of further progression.
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- Edoardo Zanchetta
- Postgraduation School in RadiodiagnosticsUniversità degli Studi di MilanoMilanItaly
- Unit of RadiologyASST Santi Paolo e CarloMilanItaly
- Diagnostic and Interventional RadiologyFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilanItaly
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and BiostatisticsDepartment of Applied Research and Technological DevelopmentFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilanItaly
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and BiostatisticsDepartment of Applied Research and Technological DevelopmentFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilanItaly
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- Sarcoma ServiceDepartment of SurgeryFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilanItaly
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- Sarcoma ServiceDepartment of SurgeryFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilanItaly
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- Medical Oncology Unit 2Medical Oncology DepartmentFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilanItaly
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- Medical Oncology Unit 2Medical Oncology DepartmentFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilanItaly
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- Medical Oncology Unit 2Medical Oncology DepartmentFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilanItaly
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- Medical Oncology Unit 2Medical Oncology DepartmentFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilanItaly
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- Diagnostic and Interventional RadiologyFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilanItaly
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- Oncological PediatricsFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilanItaly
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and BiostatisticsDepartment of Applied Research and Technological DevelopmentFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilanItaly
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- Sarcoma ServiceDepartment of SurgeryFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilanItaly
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- Unit of Bioinformatics and BiostatisticsDepartment of Applied Research and Technological DevelopmentFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilanItaly
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- Medical Oncology Unit 2Medical Oncology DepartmentFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilanItaly
- Oncological PediatricsFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilanItaly
- Department of Oncology and Haemato‐OncologyUniversità degli StudiMilanoItaly
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- Diagnostic and Interventional RadiologyFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilanItaly
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- Medical Oncology Unit 2Medical Oncology DepartmentFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilanItaly
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Guidetti A, Dodero A, Argiroffi G, Verderio P, Lorenzoni A, Chiappella A, Carniti C, Seregni E, Pizzamiglio S, Alessi A, Corradini P. QUANTITATIVE METABOLIC PARAMETERS EVALUATION IN PATIENTS WITH AGGRESSIVE B‐CELL LYMPHOMAS TREATED WITH ANTI‐CD19 CAR T‐CELLS. Hematol Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.189_2880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- A. Guidetti
- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Hematology Milano Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Hematology Milano Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto dei Tumori Nuclear Medicine Milano Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Milano Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto dei Tumori Nuclear Medicine Milano Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Hematology Milano Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Hematology Milano Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto dei Tumori Nuclear Medicine Milano Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Milano Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto dei Tumori Nuclear Medicine Milano Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Hematology Milano Italy
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