Abstract
Objective: We sought to identify effective chemotherapy regimens against uterine serous papillary adenocarcinoma (USPC). Study Design: Six USPC, half of which overexpress HER-2/neu at 3+ level, were evaluated for growth rate and in vitro sensitivity to 14 single-agent chemotherapies and 5 combinations by ChemoFx (Precision Therapeutics Inc, Pittsburgh, PA). Results: Cell lines overexpressing HER-2/neu showed higher proliferation when compared to low HER-2/neu-expressing cell lines and a lower half maximum inhibitory concentration (IC50) when exposed to the majority of single-agent chemotherapies. High HER-2/neu expressors were more sensitive to platinum compounds, manifesting a 5.22-fold decrease in carboplatin-IC50 (P = .005) and a 5.37-fold decrease in cisplatin-IC50 (P = .02). When all cell lines were analyzed as a group, chemotherapy agents tested demonstrated lower IC50 when used in combination than as individual agents. Conclusion: USPC overexpressing HER-2/neu display greater in vitro sensitivity to platinum compounds when compared to low HER-2/neu expressors. Higher proliferative capability rather than increased drug resistance may be responsible for the adverse prognosis associated with HER-2/neu overexpression in USPC.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 162.e1-162.e8 |
Journal | American journal of obstetrics and gynecology |
Volume | 203 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2010 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Supported in part by grants from the Angelo Nocivelli , the Berlucchi , and the Camillo Golgi Foundation , Brescia, Italy; National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 CA122728-01A2 (Dr Santin); and Grants 501/A3/3 and 0027557 from the Italian Institute of Health (Dr Santin). This investigation was also supported by NIH research Grant no. CA-16359 from the National Cancer Institute .
Keywords
- HER-2/neu
- chemoresistance
- chemosensitivity
- endometrial neoplasms
- uterine serous tumors