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  • 1
    In: Transplantation Reviews, Elsevier BV, Vol. 35, No. 3 ( 2021-07), p. 100636-
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0955-470X
    Language: English
    Publisher: Elsevier BV
    Publication Date: 2021
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  • 2
    In: The Lancet, Elsevier BV, Vol. 390, No. 10109 ( 2017-11), p. 2266-2277
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0140-6736
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Elsevier BV
    Publication Date: 2017
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  • 3
    In: Frontiers in Oncology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 10 ( 2020-11-27)
    Abstract: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is a rare hepatobiliary cancer characterized by a poor prognosis and a limited response to conventional therapies. Currently chemotherapy is the only therapeutic option for patients with Stage IV ICC. Due to the poor response rate, there is an urgent need to identify novel molecular targets to develop novel effective therapies. Precision oncology tests utilizing targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms have rapidly entered into clinical practice. Profiling the genome and transcriptome of cancer to identify potentially targetable oncogenic pathways may guide the clinical care of the patient. Case presentation We present a 56-year-old male patient affected with metastatic ICC, whose cancer underwent several precision oncology tests by different NGS platforms. A novel BAP1 mutation (splice site c.581-17_585del22) and a RAD21 amplification were identified by a commercial available platform on a metastatic lesion. No germline BAP1 mutations were identified. Several lines of evidences indicate that PARP inhibitor administration might be an effective treatment in presence of BAP1 and/or RAD21 alterations since both BAP1 and RAD21 are involved in the DNA repair pathway, BAP1 interacts with BRCA1 and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair pathway alterations enhance the sensitivity to PARP inhibitor administration. In this case, after failing conventional therapies, patient was treated with PARP inhibitor olaparib. The patient had a partial response according to RECIST criteria with an overall survival of 37.2 months from the time of diagnosis of his ICC. Following 11.0 months on olaparib treatment, sustained stable disease control is ongoing. The patient is still being treated with olaparib and no significant toxicity has been reported. Conclusion These findings have clinical relevance since we have shown PARP inhibitor as a potential treatment for ICC patients harboring BAP1 deletion and RAD21 amplification. We have also highlighted the utility of NGS platforms to identify targetable mutations within a cancer.
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    ISSN: 2234-943X
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    Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
    Publication Date: 2020
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  • 4
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    Wiley ; 2003
    In:  Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Vol. 1002, No. 1 ( 2003-12), p. 236-243
    In: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Wiley, Vol. 1002, No. 1 ( 2003-12), p. 236-243
    Abstract: A bstract : We have studied the role of protein kinase A (PKA) and its type I isoform (PKAI) in the transduction of mitogenic signaling, apoptosis, and angiogenesis. We have contributed to the development of selective inhibitors of PKAI, including a hybrid DNA/RNA mixed backbone oligonucleotide (AS‐PKAI). We, and others, have demonstrated that AS‐PKAI has a cooperative antitumor effect with a selected class of cytotoxic drugs and with radiotherapy in vitro and in vivo and that these effects can also be obtained following oral adinistration. Previously, we developed a series of therapeutic models based on the pleiotropic role played by PKAI in cell proliferation, apoptosis, and angiogenesis. On the basis of our former demonstration of functional and structural interactions of PKAI and the activated epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), we have shown that the combined blockade of both signaling molecules by AS‐PKAI and either the monoclonal antibody C225 (erbitux) or the small molecule ZD1839 (gefitinib), results in a marked cooperative antitumor effect in a variety of human tumor models. A further cooperative antitumor effect can be obtained when AS‐PKAI is used in combination with both EGFR inhibitors and either cytotoxic drugs or radiotherapy. The antitumor activity is associated with inhibition of growth factors and angiogenic factors production and to induction of apoptosis. In light of the recently demonstrated role of PKAI on the bcl‐2‐dependent apoptotic pathway, we have recently shown a synergistic antitumor, antiangiogenic, and proapoptotic effect of AS‐PKAI in combination with antisense bcl‐2 (oblimersen) or with a bispecific bcl‐2/bcl‐xL second generation antisense. A connection between COX‐2, EGFR and PKAI was established, and we demonstrated that the combination of AS‐PKAI with gefitinib and a COX‐2 inhibitor, all adminstered orally, can result in a potent antitumor and antiangiogenic activity. These studies support the development of AS‐PKAI as a novel anticancer agent and suggest its potentially relevant role when integrated with conventional treatments and/or other signaling inhibitors in novel therapeutic strategies.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0077-8923 , 1749-6632
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Wiley
    Publication Date: 2003
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  • 5
    In: Journal of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Vol. 31, No. 15_suppl ( 2013-05-20), p. e16053-e16053
    Abstract: e16053 Background: Treatment decision making in patients affected by CRPC is difficult because the numerous available therapeutic opportunities can significantly affect OS. To demonstrate that comparing results in absence of head-to-head studies may lead to biased survival estimations, a literature-based meta-analysis was conducted. Methods: Hazard Ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were extracted and cumulated according to a random-effect model from phase III trials. Sensitivity analyses were performed according to: 1) Treatment Strategy (TS, Chemotherapy versus Hormonal versus Immunotherapy versus Other), 2) Comparison (Chemotherapy versus Placebo versus Other), and 3) Disease setting with regard to treatment with Docetaxel (DOC),. Testing for heterogeneity was performed as well. Results: A significant heterogeneity for the 3 sensitivity analyses was found (p 〈 0.0001). The cumulative HR in favor of (any) experimental arm was 0.91 (95% CI 0.84-0.99, p=0.028). We found a significant interaction according to the chosen TS (p 〈 0.0001), in fact a significant difference in OS was more likely to be detected in RCT evaluating hormonal drugs (HR 0.76, 95% CI 0.64-0.92, p=0.005) versus studies testing immunotherapy (HR 1.16, 95% CI 0.86-1.56, p=0.31). With regard to Comparison, a significant interaction (p 〈 0.0001) was found in favor of RCT having placebo as control (HR 0.86, 95% CI 0.76-0.97, p=0.015), versus studies evaluating chemotherapy (HR 1.00, 95% CI 0.84, 1.19, p=0.99). A significant interaction according to DOC-treatment was also detected (p 〈 0.0001), being the Post-DOC the Setting where a significant OS benefit was more likely to be determined (HR 0.77, 95% CI 0.66-0.90, p=0.001). Conclusions: The cross-trials interpretation in absence of formal direct comparisons may drive biased conclusions with regard to OS estimation. When designing trials to evaluate drugs (or strategies) in CRPC, the expected OS benefit must take into account the comparator, the treatment strategy and the (eventual) pre-treatment with DOC.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0732-183X , 1527-7755
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    Publisher: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
    Publication Date: 2013
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  • 6
    In: Journal of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Vol. 40, No. 16_suppl ( 2022-06-01), p. 3581-3581
    Abstract: 3581 Background: The phase II randomized AtezoTRIBE study demonstrated that the addition of atezolizumab (atezo) to first-line FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab (bev) prolongs PFS of mCRC patients, but benefit is limited among patients with proficient mismatch repair (pMMR) tumours. Among these patients, identifying a subgroup able to achieve benefit from immune-checkpoint inhibitors is a crucial challenge of translational research. To this end, we investigated the potential predictive role of an immunomodulatory gene expression signature (IO score), measuring the presence of infiltrating inflammatory cells and differentiated stromal microenvironment. Methods: AtezoTRIBE was a phase II comparative trial in which mCRC patients, unselected for MMR status, were randomized 1:2 to receive first-line FOLFOXIRI/bev (control arm) or FOLFOXIRI/bev/atezo (experimental arm). RNA was obtained from FFPE blocks of tumour specimens collected at baseline from 142 (65%) out of 218 enrolled patients. RT-qPCR was performed using DetermaIO™, to assess mRNA expression of a targeted panel of 27 genes. The established pan-cancer IO score and threshold were applied to dichotomize tumours as IO-positive (IO + ) or IO-negative (IO - ). Results: IO score was successfully determined in 122 (86%) cases, and 33 tumours were defined as IO + (27%). No differences in terms of baseline clinical and molecular features were observed between IO + and IO - tumours. Patients with IO + and IO - tumours showed similar PFS (median PFS: 14.4 vs 13.6; HR 0.84 [95%CI: 0.53-1.33], p = 0.468). An interaction between IO status and treatment effect was reported (p for interaction = 0.066), with higher PFS benefit in favour of the experimental arm among patients with IO + tumours (HR 0.39 [95% CI:0.15-1.02]) than among those with IO - tumours (HR 0.83 [95% CI 0.50-1.35]). A similar trend was observed in the pMMR subgroup (n = 110) (IO + tumours: HR for PFS 0.47 [95% CI 0.18-1.25]; IO - tumours: HR for PFS 0.93 [95% CI 0.56-1.55]) (p for interaction = 0.139). No differences in terms of ORR were reported between arms according to the IO status. Conclusions: The investigated immunomodulatory signature (IO score) may be helpful to predict benefit from the addition of atezolizumab to first-line FOLFOXIRI/bev in metastatic colorectal cancer, also in the cohort of pMMR tumours. Our results support the hypothesis that a deeper characterization of tumour immune microenvironment may help identifying mCRC patients more likely to benefit from ICI-based therapeutic strategies. These findings are worthy of further investigation in independent cohorts.
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    ISSN: 0732-183X , 1527-7755
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    Language: English
    Publisher: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
    Publication Date: 2022
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  • 7
    In: Journal of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Vol. 38, No. 15_suppl ( 2020-05-20), p. 12056-12056
    Abstract: 12056 Background: Excess adiposity is linked to an increased risk of worse outcome among EBC pts. Pts undergoing EBC treatment are susceptible to change in nutrition status. However, implementation and assessment of the adherence to lifestyle interventions have been limited. This prospective trial aimed to evaluate the impact of an evidence-based nutrition intervention, according to the ADG, in terms of body composition changes in EBC pts. Methods: Entry criteria: EBC pts candidate to neoadjuvant/adjuvant therapy. At study entry, pts received a nutrition evidence-based tailored intervention. Dietary and anthropometric assessments were evaluated at baseline and after 12-months nutritional intervention. Waist circumference (WC) was assessed as a surrogate measure of fat distribution. ADG was estimated by Med-Diet 14-item questionnaire. Health-Related Quality of Life was analysed with EORTC QLQ-C30. Descriptive statistics was adopted. Associations between variables and groups according to nutritional variables were analysed (Chi-square test). Results: From February 2016 to December 2019, 243 pts were enrolled (median age 49 years): 27.6%/48.6% neoadjuvant/adjuvant treatment. At baseline, 38.3% of pts were overweight and 23.9% were obese. Notably, tumor size was significantly correlated with WC in the whole population (p = 0.003). Moreover, pts with central obesity were more likely to present HER2-negative tumors (57.4% vs. 42.5%, p = 0.03). Most pts reported relevant nutrition impact symptoms and symptoms affected QoL. Particularly, dyspepsia and constipation were more prevalent in overweight and obese pts (p 〈 0.0001 and p = 0.009, respectively), as well as in pts who gained ≥5% of weight (p = 0.04 and p = 0.02, respectively). At baseline, there was low ADG. After the 12-months intervention, ADG significantly increased (median Med-Diet score: 6 vs.12, p 〈 0.0001). A high ADG (defines as a Med-Diet score ≥10) significantly correlated with: 1) loss of weight ≥5% from the baseline weight (p = 0.003); 2) change in terms of BMI; 3) prevalence of central obesity. Conclusions: A tailored evidence-based nutritional intervention for EBC pts represents a tool to improve their ADG, weight management and, thus, to potentially influence the disease outcome. [Table: see text]
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    ISSN: 0732-183X , 1527-7755
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    Publisher: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
    Publication Date: 2020
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  • 8
    In: Journal of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Vol. 40, No. 16_suppl ( 2022-06-01), p. e16180-e16180
    Abstract: e16180 Background: The prognosis of advanced biliary tract cancers (ABTCs) is poor with a 5 year overall survival (OS) lower than 20%. The standard of care first-line chemotherapy is the combination of cisplatin plus gemcitabine. The efficacy of second-line treatment is supported by few evidence and only one randomized phase III clinical trial is reported. The ABC-06 trial showed a minimal improvement in overall survival with FOLFOX compared to active symptoms control (ASC). Herein, we provide a retrospective analysis of patients treated with second-line treatment at our Institution investigating the impact of treatment regimen and possible prognostic or predictive factors. Methods: ABTCs patients receiving second-line treatment following a first-line chemotherapy with cisplatin plus gemcitabine were included in the analysis. The following variables were collected: gender; age ( 〈 65 years vs ≥ 65 years); baseline ECOG PS (0-1 vs ≥2); second-line regimen (FOLFIRI vs FOLFOX); comorbidities (yes vs no); number of comorbidities (0-1 vs ≥ 2); number of metastatic sites (1 vs ≥2). Univariate and multivariate analysis for progression free survival (PFS) and OS were performed. Results: Fifty-one patients affected with ABTCs receiving second-line treatment between January 2016 and May 2021 were included in the analysis. The median age was 70 years (38-82), 39% (20) were males, 70% (36) were aged ≥ 65 years, ECOG PS was 0-1 in 86% (44) of patients; 39% (20) had ≥2 comorbidities; 60% (31) had ≥ 2 metastatic sites. Second-line regimen included FOLFIRI (28; 55%), FOLFOX (15; 29%), capecitabine (2; 4%) and experimental drugs (6; 12%). The overall population median PFS and OS at second-line were 3.5 months (median follow-up 11.4 months) and 8.8 months (median follow-up 22.6 months), respectively. Two patients (4%) achieved a partial response and the disease control rate was 39%. At the univariate and multivariate analysis, no variable was associated with PFS. At the univariate analysis, second-line regimen FOLFIRI (p = 0.03) and single metastatic site (p = 0.06) were associated with improved OS; at the multivariate analysis only the second-line regimen was confirmed associated with OS (p = 0.02). In particular, out of 43 evaluable patients, the median OS according to treatment (FOLFIRI vs FOLFOX) was 11.3 months versus 5.4 months (p = 0.019, HR 0.46, 95% CI: 0.18-0.88). Conclusions: Despite the retrospective analysis and the limited sample size, we confirm the importance of second-line chemotherapy in ABTCs patients, when feasible. Our results show that the second-line FOLFIRI regimen after a platinum-containing fist-line, was independently associated with improved OS. Given that the ABC-06 trial compared FOLFOX to ASC, a randomized trial of FOLFOX vs FOLFIRI as second-line would provide further information in this setting.
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    ISSN: 0732-183X , 1527-7755
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    Publisher: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
    Publication Date: 2022
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  • 9
    In: Journal of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Vol. 40, No. 16_suppl ( 2022-06-01), p. 10587-10587
    Abstract: 10587 Background: GMs in DDR genes, in particular BRCA1/2, are associated with increased risk of cancer, including PDAC. Their identification is crucial for the clinical relevance, the best treatment choice, and the family implications in cancer prevention. However, there are few data regarding the epidemiology and the prognostic role of DDR GMs in PDAC patients (pts). The aim of our study is to determine the prevalence of DDR GMs, their correlation with clinicopathological features and their prognostic role. Methods: Unselected PDCA pts, assessed by BRCA1/2 GM analysis or multigenic panel at our Institution, were retrospectively analyzed. We divided the overall population into three groups based on GMs: pts with pathogenic variants (PVs), pts with variants of uncertain significance (VUS) and pts with no alterations. Clinicopathologic characteristics and treatment data were collected. The incidence of DDR GMs variants and their association with overall survival (OS) were evaluated. Univariate and multivariate analyses for OS were performed. Results: From September 2019 to August 2021, 200 PDAC pts were tested for DDR GMs: all pts were evaluated for BRCA 1/2; 140 pts were tested for further DDR GMs by a multigenic panel. Twenty-five pts (12.5%) had PVs, 45 (22.5%) pts had VUS and 130 (65%) pts had no GMs. BRCA 1-2 PVs were found in 10 pts (5%). Out of 91 pts with metastatic disease, the rate of PVs BRCA1/2 was 8.8%. Among 140 pts tested with multigenic panel, further PVs included: 7 (5%) ATM, 5 (3.6%) MUTYH, 1 (0.7%) TP53, 1 (0.7%) BARD1, and 1 (0.7%) MSH6. The most frequent VUS were: CHECK2 (5%), APC (3.6%), ATM (3.6%) and BRCA2 (3.6%). Regarding cancer family history, a statistically significant difference was reported between the 3 group (76% in PV pts, 82% in VUS pts and 60% in pts with no GMs; p 0.01). No difference was found concerning age (p 0.69), stage at diagnosis (p 0.31) and platinum-exposure (p 0.27). Out of 189 evaluable pts, median OS was 23 months. A significant difference in OS was observed in the 3 groups (30 months in PVs pts, 14 months in VUS pts and 24 months in pts with no GMs, p 0.0006). No factor, including the presence or the type of GMs, age, stage and family history, was significantly associated with OS at the multivariate analysis. Conclusions: In our study, we observed a high incidence of DDR GMs PV (12.5%), beyond BRCA 1/2, regardless of age, stage and family history. Despite retrospective nature of our analysis, small population, and single-institution evaluation, our findings confirm the importance of genetic testing for BRCA1/2 and, where available, of a multigenic test in all PDAC pts, due to the therapeutic implications and cancer risk prevention in patients relatives. The prognostic role of DDR GMs and the impact of VUS remain unclear.
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    ISSN: 0732-183X , 1527-7755
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  • 10
    In: Journal of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Vol. 41, No. 16_suppl ( 2023-06-01), p. 597-597
    Abstract: 597 Background: The rates of pCR after NCT in HoR positive/HER2 negative EBC are low. Thus, clinicians need validated, unbiased, and reliable tools to better predict pCR at individual patients’ level. In this regard, AI can generate ML algorithms with these features, using clinical and pathological characteristics. Methods: Medical records were retrospectively retrieved for patients with EBC receiving NCT followed by surgery. Missing data were imputed using chained random forests. pCR was defined as absence of residual invasive cancer on pathologic evaluation of the breast specimen and lymph nodes (ypT0/isN0). Differences between pCR and non-pCR patients were assessed using t test or chi-squared test. Eight ML models (c5.0, k-nearest neighbour, random forest [RF], neural network, support vector machine [linear/radial] , boosted trees and boosted logistic regression) were trained and tuned. A stratified ten-fold cross-validation was used to prevent overfitting. Models performance was evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUC). Features importance was assessed. Disease-free survival (DFS) was evaluated using the Kaplan-Maier method and hazard ratios (HRs) using Cox regression. Results: 572 patients were included: 332 (58%) were pre-menopausal and median age was 49.0 (IQR 43-57); 330 (58%) were T2 and 273 (48%) were N1; 437 (76%) had a ductal adenocarcinoma and 308 (54%) were grade 3. Median estrogen and progesterone receptor (ER/PgR) expression was 90 (IQR 80-90) and 57.5 (IQR 5-90); median Ki67 was 35 (IQR 25-55) and 230 (40%) patients were HER2 zero. 565 (99%) patients received a combination of anthracyclines and taxanes; 434 (76%) received sequential and 137 (24%) concomitant CT. pCR was achieved in 87 patients (15%, 95% CI 12-18). Ten variables were included in the model: menopausal status, age, histology, grade, clinical T and N stage, ER/PgR status, Ki67 and HER2 status (zero/low). Among the evaluated models, the RF algorithm had the best performance: the AUC was 0.77 (95% CI 0.71-0.83) and sensitivity and specificity were 0.86 (95% CI 0.82-0.88) and 0.56 (95% CI 0.46-0.66). Variables with the highest importance were Ki67, ER/PgR status, age and nodal status. 511 patients were evaluable for survival: patients with pCR had a significant longer DFS compared to those who did not achieve pCR (HR 0.30; 95% CI 0.14-0.65, p = 0.002). Patients whose pCR was predicted by the model had longer DFS compared to those who pCR was not predicted (HR 0.56, 95% CI 0.21-0.87, p = 0.01). Conclusions: The RF-ML algorithm combining clinical and pathological characteristics has the potential to predict pCR in HoR positive/HER2 negative patients undergoing NCT, thus supporting clinicians to individualize treatment for EBC.
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    ISSN: 0732-183X , 1527-7755
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    Publisher: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
    Publication Date: 2023
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