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  1. Article: Effectiveness of Immunotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients with a Diagnosis of COPD: Is This a Hidden Prognosticator for Survival and a Risk Factor for Immune-Related Adverse Events?

    Riondino, Silvia / Rosenfeld, Roberto / Formica, Vincenzo / Morelli, Cristina / Parisi, Giusy / Torino, Francesco / Mariotti, Sabrina / Roselli, Mario

    Cancers

    2024  Volume 16, Issue 7

    Abstract: The interplay between the immune system and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is complex and multifaceted. In COPD, chronic inflammation and oxidative stress can lead to immune dysfunction that can ... ...

    Abstract The interplay between the immune system and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is complex and multifaceted. In COPD, chronic inflammation and oxidative stress can lead to immune dysfunction that can exacerbate lung damage, further worsening the respiratory symptoms. In NSCLC, immune cells can recognise and attack the cancer cells, which, however, can evade or suppress the immune response by various mechanisms, such as expressing immune checkpoint proteins or secreting immunosuppressive cytokines, thus creating an immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment that promotes cancer progression and metastasis. The interaction between COPD and NSCLC further complicates the immune response. In patients with both diseases, COPD can impair the immune response against cancer cells by reducing or suppressing the activity of immune cells, or altering their cytokine profile. Moreover, anti-cancer treatments can also affect the immune system and worsen COPD symptoms by causing lung inflammation and fibrosis. Immunotherapy itself can also cause immune-related adverse events that could worsen the respiratory symptoms in patients with COPD-compromised lungs. In the present review, we tried to understand the interplay between the two pathologies and how the efficacy of immunotherapy in NSCLC patients with COPD is affected in these patients.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-22
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2527080-1
    ISSN 2072-6694
    ISSN 2072-6694
    DOI 10.3390/cancers16071251
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  2. Article ; Online: The 'death pace' in the CO.17 trial.

    Formica, Vincenzo / Formica, Domenico / Formica, Giovanni

    European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)

    2016  Volume 53, Page(s) 1–4

    Abstract: In an era where the cost of care in oncology is rising, suggestions of new frameworks that may help in orienting biomarker discovery are highly desirable. We propose a different perspective for looking at survival data, which we call 'death pace' ... ...

    Abstract In an era where the cost of care in oncology is rising, suggestions of new frameworks that may help in orienting biomarker discovery are highly desirable. We propose a different perspective for looking at survival data, which we call 'death pace' analysis, which focuses on the variation of the gap between survival curves over time and that may make it easier to identify subpopulations with distinct predictive molecular features. The recently published data on EJC on the impact of the primary colonic site in the CO.17 trial seem to be particularly suitable for the death pace analysis.
    MeSH term(s) Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use ; Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use ; Colorectal Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Colorectal Neoplasms/pathology ; Female ; Humans ; Male
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized ; Antineoplastic Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Comment ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 82061-1
    ISSN 1879-0852 ; 0277-5379 ; 0959-8049 ; 0964-1947
    ISSN (online) 1879-0852
    ISSN 0277-5379 ; 0959-8049 ; 0964-1947
    DOI 10.1016/j.ejca.2015.09.020
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  3. Article: MiRNAs and circRNAs for the Diagnosis of Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Breast Cancer Patients: A Narrative Review.

    Rosenfeld, Roberto / Riondino, Silvia / Formica, Vincenzo / Torino, Francesco / Martuscelli, Eugenio / Roselli, Mario

    Journal of personalized medicine

    2022  Volume 12, Issue 7

    Abstract: Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent type of female cancer with increasing incidence in recent years. Doxorubicin (DOX) is an important backbone chemotherapy in BC, responsible for cardiotoxicity (CTX) in about 9% of treated women within the first ... ...

    Abstract Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent type of female cancer with increasing incidence in recent years. Doxorubicin (DOX) is an important backbone chemotherapy in BC, responsible for cardiotoxicity (CTX) in about 9% of treated women within the first year. Biomarkers of early CTX diagnosis are essential to avoid complicated DOX-related cardiac diseases. Traditional serum biomarkers are either poorly sensitive with transient elevation, and even absent if investigated outside their diagnostic window, or arise only in late-stage CTX. Emerging biomarkers such as non-coding RNA (ncRNA) have been recently investigated in DOX-related CTX. In our review, we revised the role of microRNAs, the most studied type of ncRNA, both in animal and human models, highlighting the interesting but often contrasting results. Moreover, we reviewed a novel class of ncRNA, circular RNA (circRNA), focusing on their modulatory mechanisms also involving microRNAs. MicroRNA and circRNA are players in a wide homeostatic balance with their perturbation representing a possible compensation for DOX damage. Further studies are required to assess the modalities of early detection of their variation in BC patients suffering from heart disease induced by DOX treatment.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-28
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2662248-8
    ISSN 2075-4426
    ISSN 2075-4426
    DOI 10.3390/jpm12071059
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  4. Article ; Online: Obesity and Breast Cancer: Interaction or Interference with the Response to Therapy?

    Riondino, Silvia / Formica, Vincenzo / Valenzi, Elena / Morelli, Cristina / Flaminio, Valeria / Portarena, Ilaria / Torino, Francesco / Roselli, Mario

    Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)

    2023  Volume 30, Issue 1, Page(s) 1220–1231

    Abstract: Background: Aromatase inhibitors (AI) are widely used for treating hormone-sensitive breast cancer (BC). Obesity, however, due to aromatase-mediated androgen conversion into estradiol in the peripheral adipose tissue, might impair AI inhibitory capacity. ...

    Abstract Background: Aromatase inhibitors (AI) are widely used for treating hormone-sensitive breast cancer (BC). Obesity, however, due to aromatase-mediated androgen conversion into estradiol in the peripheral adipose tissue, might impair AI inhibitory capacity. We aimed at identifying a cut-off of body mass index (BMI) with significant prognostic impact, in a cohort of stage I-II BC patients on systemic adjuvant therapy with AI. Methods: we retrospectively evaluated routinely collected baseline parameters. The optimal BMI cut-off affecting disease-free survival (DFS) in AI-treated BC patients was identified through maximally selected rank statistics; non-linear association between BMI and DFS in the AI cohort was assessed by hazard-ratio-smoothed curve analysis using BMI as continuous variable. The impact of the BMI cut-off on survival outcomes was estimated through Kaplan−Meier plots, with log-rank test and hazard ratio estimation comparing patient subgroups. Results: A total of 319 BC patients under adjuvant endocrine therapy and/or adjuvant chemotherapy were included. Curve-fitting analysis showed that for a BMI cut-off >29 in AI-treated BC patients (n = 172), DFS was increasingly deteriorating and that the impact of BMI on 2-year DFS identified a cut-off specific only for the cohort of postmenopausal BC patients under adjuvant therapy with AI. Conclusion: in radically resected hormone-sensitive BC patients undergoing neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy and treated with AI, obesity represents a risk factor for recurrence, with a significantly reduced 2-year DFS.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Female ; Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Retrospective Studies ; Aromatase Inhibitors/therapeutic use ; Obesity/complications ; Obesity/drug therapy ; Hormones/therapeutic use
    Chemical Substances Aromatase Inhibitors ; Hormones
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-16
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1236972-x
    ISSN 1718-7729 ; 1198-0052
    ISSN (online) 1718-7729
    ISSN 1198-0052
    DOI 10.3390/curroncol30010094
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  5. Article ; Online: MiRNAs and circRNAs for the Diagnosis of Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Breast Cancer Patients

    Roberto Rosenfeld / Silvia Riondino / Vincenzo Formica / Francesco Torino / Eugenio Martuscelli / Mario Roselli

    Journal of Personalized Medicine, Vol 12, Iss 7, p

    A Narrative Review

    2022  Volume 1059

    Abstract: Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent type of female cancer with increasing incidence in recent years. Doxorubicin (DOX) is an important backbone chemotherapy in BC, responsible for cardiotoxicity (CTX) in about 9% of treated women within the first ... ...

    Abstract Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent type of female cancer with increasing incidence in recent years. Doxorubicin (DOX) is an important backbone chemotherapy in BC, responsible for cardiotoxicity (CTX) in about 9% of treated women within the first year. Biomarkers of early CTX diagnosis are essential to avoid complicated DOX-related cardiac diseases. Traditional serum biomarkers are either poorly sensitive with transient elevation, and even absent if investigated outside their diagnostic window, or arise only in late-stage CTX. Emerging biomarkers such as non-coding RNA (ncRNA) have been recently investigated in DOX-related CTX. In our review, we revised the role of microRNAs, the most studied type of ncRNA, both in animal and human models, highlighting the interesting but often contrasting results. Moreover, we reviewed a novel class of ncRNA, circular RNA (circRNA), focusing on their modulatory mechanisms also involving microRNAs. MicroRNA and circRNA are players in a wide homeostatic balance with their perturbation representing a possible compensation for DOX damage. Further studies are required to assess the modalities of early detection of their variation in BC patients suffering from heart disease induced by DOX treatment.
    Keywords mi-RNA ; cardiotoxicity ; anthracyclines ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  6. Article ; Online: Skin Strain Analysis of the Scapular Region and Wearables Design.

    Carnevale, Arianna / Schena, Emiliano / Formica, Domenico / Massaroni, Carlo / Longo, Umile Giuseppe / Denaro, Vincenzo

    Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

    2021  Volume 21, Issue 17

    Abstract: Monitoring scapular movements is of relevance in the contexts of rehabilitation and clinical research. Among many technologies, wearable systems instrumented by strain sensors are emerging in these applications. An open challenge for the design of these ... ...

    Abstract Monitoring scapular movements is of relevance in the contexts of rehabilitation and clinical research. Among many technologies, wearable systems instrumented by strain sensors are emerging in these applications. An open challenge for the design of these systems is the optimal positioning of the sensing elements, since their response is related to the strain of the underlying substrates. This study aimed to provide a method to analyze the human skin strain of the scapular region. Experiments were conducted on five healthy volunteers to assess the skin strain during upper limb movements in the frontal, sagittal, and scapular planes at different degrees of elevation. A 6 × 5 grid of passive markers was placed posteriorly to cover the entire anatomic region of interest. Results showed that the maximum strain values, in percentage, were 28.26%, and 52.95%, 60.12% and 60.87%, 40.89%, and 48.20%, for elevation up to 90° and maximum elevation in the frontal, sagittal, and scapular planes, respectively. In all cases, the maximum extension is referred to the pair of markers placed horizontally near the axillary fold. Accordingly, this study suggests interesting insights for designing and positioning textile-based strain sensors in wearable systems for scapular movements monitoring.
    MeSH term(s) Biomechanical Phenomena ; Humans ; Movement ; Range of Motion, Articular ; Shoulder Joint ; Upper Extremity ; Wearable Electronic Devices
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-26
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2052857-7
    ISSN 1424-8220 ; 1424-8220
    ISSN (online) 1424-8220
    ISSN 1424-8220
    DOI 10.3390/s21175761
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  7. Article ; Online: HIF2α, Hepcidin and their crosstalk as tumour-promoting signalling.

    Formica, Vincenzo / Riondino, Silvia / Morelli, Cristina / Guerriero, Simona / D'Amore, Federica / Di Grazia, Antonio / Del Vecchio Blanco, Giovanna / Sica, Giuseppe / Arkenau, Hendrik-Tobias / Monteleone, Giovanni / Roselli, Mario

    British journal of cancer

    2023  Volume 129, Issue 2, Page(s) 222–236

    Abstract: Not all aspects of the disruption of iron homeostasis in cancer have been fully elucidated. Iron accumulation in cancer cells is frequent for many solid tumours, and this is often accompanied by the contemporary rise of two key iron regulators, HIF2α and ...

    Abstract Not all aspects of the disruption of iron homeostasis in cancer have been fully elucidated. Iron accumulation in cancer cells is frequent for many solid tumours, and this is often accompanied by the contemporary rise of two key iron regulators, HIF2α and Hepcidin. This scenario is different from what happens under physiological conditions, where Hepcidin parallels systemic iron concentrations while HIF2α levels are inversely associated to Hepcidin. The present review highlights the increasing body of evidence for the pro-tumoral effect of HIF2α and Hepcidin, discusses the possible imbalance in HIF2α, Hepcidin and iron homeostasis during cancer, and explores therapeutic options relying on these pathways as anticancer strategies.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Hepcidins/metabolism ; Iron/metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; Neoplasms/genetics
    Chemical Substances Hepcidins ; Iron (E1UOL152H7)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 80075-2
    ISSN 1532-1827 ; 0007-0920
    ISSN (online) 1532-1827
    ISSN 0007-0920
    DOI 10.1038/s41416-023-02266-2
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  8. Article ; Online: Noninferiority of three months versus six months of oxaliplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy for resected colon cancer. How should IDEA findings affect clinical practice?

    Formica, Vincenzo / Zaniboni, Alberto / Loupakis, Fotios / Roselli, Mario

    International journal of cancer

    2018  Volume 143, Issue 10, Page(s) 2342–2350

    Abstract: The eagerly awaited results of the multi-continental International Duration Evaluation of Adjuvant Chemotherapy (IDEA) project have recently been presented at major oncological meetings. The 3-year disease-free survival (DFS) was presented for 12,834 ... ...

    Abstract The eagerly awaited results of the multi-continental International Duration Evaluation of Adjuvant Chemotherapy (IDEA) project have recently been presented at major oncological meetings. The 3-year disease-free survival (DFS) was presented for 12,834 Stage III colon cancer patients in a pooled analysis of 6 individual noninferiority phase III randomized trials, all investigating three versus six months of oxaliplatin-based adjuvant therapy. Noninferiority (NI) could not be demonstrated for the whole population as the DFS hazard ratio (HR) of 1.07 with its 95% CI of 1.00-1.15 crossed the postulated NI boundary of 1.12. However, there was an expected reduction in the incidence of specific side effects with the three months treatment. NI could be demonstrated for the T3N1 subgroup (∼60% of patients, HR for DFS 1.01, 95% CI 0.90-1.12). Moreover, NI was also declared for the subgroup treated with the CAPOX regimen (capecitabine plus oxaliplatin, ∼40% of patients), but the CAPOX choice was physician-based and not subject to randomization. Overall, the IDEA results indicate that three months of therapy might be adequate for most of Stage III tumors; however, a small subset of these patients still have high risk of recurrence and death with short treatment duration. Precise predictors of benefit need to be identified, nonetheless tumor-intrinsic factors, such as tumor stage, might currently be considered as useful tools to inform the decision-making process.
    MeSH term(s) Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/administration & dosage ; Capecitabine/administration & dosage ; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant ; Colonic Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Colonic Neoplasms/pathology ; Colonic Neoplasms/surgery ; Drug Administration Schedule ; Humans ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/drug therapy ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology ; Neoplasm Staging ; Oxaliplatin/administration & dosage ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
    Chemical Substances Oxaliplatin (04ZR38536J) ; Capecitabine (6804DJ8Z9U)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-08-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 218257-9
    ISSN 1097-0215 ; 0020-7136
    ISSN (online) 1097-0215
    ISSN 0020-7136
    DOI 10.1002/ijc.31616
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  9. Article ; Online: Issues and promises of bevacizumab in prostate cancer treatment.

    Cereda, Vittore / Formica, Vincenzo / Roselli, Mario

    Expert opinion on biological therapy

    2018  Volume 18, Issue 6, Page(s) 707–717

    Abstract: Introduction: There is general agreement that increased angiogenesis is an important factor in determining prostate cancer development and prognosis. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) is thought to play a primary role in the molecular events ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: There is general agreement that increased angiogenesis is an important factor in determining prostate cancer development and prognosis. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) is thought to play a primary role in the molecular events that lead to prostate cancer progression, from androgen-dependency to castration-resistance until dissemination to the skeleton. Bevacizumab is a recombinant anti-VEGF monoclonal antibody that has exhibited clinical activity in different cancer types. Areas covered: In this review we summarize the data of clinical trials, investigating the effects of bevacizumab in prostate cancer patients. Until now, the drug has demonstrated anti-tumoral activity although with no improvements in overall survival (OS) and a wide range of alarming side effects in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Recently, promising results were achieved, using bevacizumab in combination with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in patients with recurrent prostate cancer after definitive local therapy. Expert opinion: The suboptimal efficacy of bevacizumab may relate to molecular events triggered during disease progression, such as redundancy of angiogenic factors or the interfering influence of androgens on angiogenic pathways. Further studies, using bevacizumab in combination with ADT and/or inhibitors of other key pathways on the subset of patients with low burden, hormone sensitive prostate cancer, need to be conducted.
    MeSH term(s) Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use ; Bevacizumab/administration & dosage ; Bevacizumab/therapeutic use ; Disease Progression ; Humans ; Male ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/drug therapy ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/mortality ; Neovascularization, Pathologic/drug therapy ; Neovascularization, Pathologic/pathology ; Prostatic Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Prostatic Neoplasms/mortality ; Prostatic Neoplasms/pathology ; Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant/drug therapy ; Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant/pathology ; Survival Analysis ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/antagonists & inhibitors
    Chemical Substances Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A ; Bevacizumab (2S9ZZM9Q9V)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-05-30
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2052501-1
    ISSN 1744-7682 ; 1471-2598
    ISSN (online) 1744-7682
    ISSN 1471-2598
    DOI 10.1080/14712598.2018.1479737
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  10. Article ; Online: Concordance of Blood-Based and Normal Tissue-Based Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase (DPYD) Genotyping.

    Morelli, Cristina / Formica, Vincenzo / Doldo, Elena / Riondino, Silvia / Rofei, Michela / Vergilii, Lorena / Palmieri, Giampiero / Arkenau, Hendrik-Tobias / Roselli, Mario / Orlandi, Augusto

    The oncologist

    2022  Volume 27, Issue 5, Page(s) e420–e421

    MeSH term(s) Capecitabine ; Dihydrouracil Dehydrogenase (NADP)/genetics ; Fluorouracil ; Genotype ; Humans
    Chemical Substances Capecitabine (6804DJ8Z9U) ; Dihydrouracil Dehydrogenase (NADP) (EC 1.3.1.2) ; Fluorouracil (U3P01618RT)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-24
    Publishing country England
    Document type Letter ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 1409038-7
    ISSN 1549-490X ; 1083-7159
    ISSN (online) 1549-490X
    ISSN 1083-7159
    DOI 10.1093/oncolo/oyac057
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