Comprehensive review of uterine leiomyosarcoma: pathogenesis, diagnosis, prognosis, and targeted therapy

Q Yang, OS Madueke-Laveaux, H Cun, M Wlodarczyk… - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Uterine leiomyosarcoma (uLMS) is the most common subtype of uterine sarcomas. They
have a poor prognosis with high rates of recurrence and metastasis. The five-year survival …

Biology and development of DNA-targeted drugs, focusing on synthetic lethality, DNA repair, and epigenetic modifications for cancer: a review

K Watanabe, N Seki - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
DNA-targeted drugs constitute a specialized category of pharmaceuticals developed for
cancer treatment, directly influencing various cellular processes involving DNA. These drugs …

The future of targeted therapy for leiomyosarcoma

RA Denu, AM Dann, EZ Keung, MS Nakazawa… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Leiomyosarcoma is a subtype of soft tissue sarcoma with poor outcomes
and response to currently available treatments. The goal of this review is to assess the …

PARP inhibitors in non-ovarian gynecologic cancers

I Fernandes, R Chehade… - Therapeutic advances in …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors (PARPis) have transformed the treatment of
ovarian cancer, particularly benefiting patients whose tumors harbor genomic events that …

Loss of the DNA Repair Gene RNase H2 Identifies a Unique Subset of DDR-Deficient Leiomyosarcomas

MS Nakazawa, IM Silverman, V Rimkunas… - Molecular cancer …, 2024 - aacrjournals.org
Targeting the DNA damage response (DDR) pathway is an emerging therapeutic approach
for leiomyosarcoma (LMS), and loss of RNase H2, a DDR pathway member, is a potentially …

[HTML][HTML] Uterine Mesenchymal Tumors: Updates on Pathology, Molecular Landscape, and Therapeutics

AA Alodaini - Medicina, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Mesenchymal uterine tumors are a diverse group of neoplasms with varying
biological potential. Many of these neoplasms can have overlap** morphologic …

Clinical actionability of BRCA2 alterations in uterine leiomyosarcoma: a molecular tumor board case report and a cBioPortal comprehensive analysis

L Boscolo Bielo, M Repetto, E Crimini, C Belli… - The …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Uterine leiomyosarcoma (uLMS) represents one of the most common sarcoma
histotypes, demonstrating an overall dismal prognosis. Previous studies reported uLMS to …

Progress in histology specific treatments in soft tissue sarcoma

S Radaelli, A Merlini, M Khan… - Expert Review of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) represent a heterogenous group of rare tumors,
primarily treated with surgery. Preoperative radiotherapy is often recommended for extremity …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic profiling and clinical outcomes of targeted therapies in adult patients with soft tissue sarcomas

S Kokkali, E Georgaki, G Mandrakis, C Valverde… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Genomic profiling has improved our understanding of the pathogenesis of different cancers
and led to the development of several targeted therapies, especially in epithelial tumors. In …

[HTML][HTML] Development of Antibody–Drug Conjugates for Malignancies of the Uterine Corpus: A Review

T Yamanaka, T Nishikawa, H Yoshida - Cells, 2025 - mdpi.com
Despite recent advances in cancer treatment, the prognosis for uterine malignancies
(carcinoma and sarcoma) requires further improvement. Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) …