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ArticleDisease models & mechanisms2023

Effectiveness of irinotecan plus trabectedin on a desmoplastic small round cell tumor patient-derived xenograft.

Valentina Zuco, Sandro Pasquali, Monica Tortoreto, Stefano Percio, Valentina Doldi, Marta Barisella, Paola Collini, Gian Paolo Dagrada, Silvia Brich, Patrizia Gasparini and 7 more

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Article in Disease models & mechanisms, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07328425 (Phase II Study of Lurbinectedin and Irinotecan in Adult and Young Adult Patients With Advanced Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07328425 phase2recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Phase II Study of Lurbinectedin and Irinotecan in Adult and Young Adult Patients With Advanced Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor (DSRCT)

TypeinterventionalSponsorItalian Sarcoma GroupRan2025 to 2030Enrolled20ConditionsDesmoplastic Small Round Cell TumorArmsLurbinectedin, Irinotecan
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Valentina ZucoMolecular Pharmacology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7882-9095
Sandro PasqualiMolecular Pharmacology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4815-6293
Monica TortoretoMolecular Pharmacology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Stefano PercioMolecular Pharmacology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9362-2639
Valentina DoldiMolecular Pharmacology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4800-0961
Marta BarisellaSoft Tissue Tumor Pathology Unit, Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9728-3120
Paola ColliniSoft Tissue Tumor Pathology Unit, Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6158-210X
Gian Paolo DagradaSoft Tissue Tumor Pathology Unit, Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6743-1935
Silvia BrichSoft Tissue Tumor Pathology Unit, Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6359-1712
Patrizia GaspariniEpigenomics and biomarkers of solid tumors, Department of Experimental Oncology, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9548-3724
Marco FioreSarcoma Service, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8220-424X
Michela CasanovaPediatric Oncology Unit, Department of Cancer Medicine, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0368-7883
Anna Maria FrezzaMedical Oncology Unit 2, Department of Cancer Medicine, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2335-7224
Alessandro GronchiSarcoma Service, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4703-3534
Silvia StacchiottiMedical Oncology Unit 2, Department of Cancer Medicine, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1742-8666
Andrea FerrariPediatric Oncology Unit, Department of Cancer Medicine, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4724-0517
Nadia ZaffaroniMolecular Pharmacology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4669-0890
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study exploited a novel patient-derived xenograft (PDX) of desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT), which reproduces histomorphological and molecular characteristics of the clinical tumor, to assess the activity of cytotoxic and targeted anticancer agents. Antitumor effect was moderate for doxorubicin, pazopanib and larotrectenib [maximum tumor volume inhibition (max TVI), 55-66%], while trabectedin had higher activity (max TVI, 82%). Vinorelbine, irinotecan and eribulin achieved nearly complete tumor growth inhibition (max TVI, 96-98%), although tumors regrew after the end of treatment. The combination of irinotecan with either eribulin or trabectedin resulted in complete responses, which were maintained until the end of the experiment for irinotecan plus trabectedin. Irinotecan-based combinations nearly abrogated the expression of proteins of the G2/M checkpoint, preventing cell entrance in mitosis, and induced apoptotic and necroptotic cell death. Consistently, irinotecan plus trabectedin resulted in reprogramming of DSCRT transcriptome, with downregulation of E2F targets, G2/M checkpoint and mitotic spindle gene sets. This study emphasizes the importance of patient-derived preclinical models to explore new treatments for DSRCT and fosters clinical investigation into the activity of irinotecan plus trabectedin.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsDesmoplastic Small Round Cell TumorFuransHeterograftsHumansIrinotecanKetonesPolyether PolyketidesTrabectedinAntineoplastic AgentseribulinFuransIrinotecanKetonesPolyether PolyketidesTrabectedinChemotherapyDesmoplastic small round cell tumorPatient-derived xenograft

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