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Luigi Portella

Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Napoli IRCCS G. Pascale
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Ionizing radiation effects on the tumor microenvironment

L Portella, S Scala - Seminars in Oncology, 2019 - Elsevier
The broad use of radiotherapy (RT) in the management of solid human tumors is based on
its ability to damage cellular macromolecules, particularly the DNA, effectively inducing …

CXCL12 signaling in the tumor microenvironment

L Portella, AM Bello, S Scala - … : The Role of Chemokines–Part B, 2021 - Springer
Tumor microenvironment (TME) is the local environment of tumor, composed of tumor cells
and blood vessels, extracellular matrix (ECM), immune cells, and metabolic and signaling …

Circulating tumor cells in prostate cancer diagnosis and monitoring: an appraisal of clinical potential

G Galletti, L Portella, ST Tagawa, BJ Kirby… - Molecular diagnosis & …, 2014 - Springer
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have emerged as a viable solution to the lack of tumor tissue
availability for patients with a variety of solid tumors, including prostate cancer. Different …

Androgen receptor splice variants determine taxane sensitivity in prostate cancer

M Thadani-Mulero, L Portella, S Sun, M Sung, A Matov… - Cancer research, 2014 - AACR
Prostate cancer growth depends on androgen receptor signaling. Androgen ablation
therapy induces expression of constitutively active androgen receptor splice variants that …

Expression of AR-V7 and ARv567es in Circulating Tumor Cells Correlates with Outcomes to Taxane Therapy in Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer Treated in …

ST Tagawa, ES Antonarakis, A Gjyrezi, G Galletti… - Clinical Cancer …, 2019 - AACR
Purpose: Biomarkers aiding treatment optimization in metastatic castration-resistant prostate
cancer (mCRPC) are scarce. The presence or absence of androgen receptor (AR) splice …

[HTML][HTML] Preclinical development of a novel class of CXCR4 antagonist impairing solid tumors growth and metastases

L Portella, R Vitale, S De Luca, C D'Alterio, C Ierano… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The CXCR4/CXCL12 axis plays a role in cancer metastases, stem cell mobilization and
chemosensitization. Proof of concept for efficient CXCR4 inhibition has been demonstrated …

[HTML][HTML] Randomized, noncomparative, phase II trial of early switch from docetaxel to cabazitaxel or vice versa, with integrated biomarker analysis, in men with …

ES Antonarakis, ST Tagawa, G Galletti… - Journal of Clinical …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Results Sixty-three patients were randomly assigned to docetaxel (n= 41) or cabazitaxel (n=
22); 44.4% received prior potent androgen receptor–targeted therapy. Overall, 35 patients …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting CXCR4 potentiates anti-PD-1 efficacy modifying the tumor microenvironment and inhibiting neoplastic PD-1

C D'Alterio, M Buoncervello, C Ieranò… - Journal of Experimental …, 2019 - Springer
Background Inefficient T-cell access to the tumor microenvironment (TME) is among the
causes of tumor immune-resistance. Previous evidence demonstrated that targeting CXCR4 …

[HTML][HTML] In PD-1+ human colon cancer cells NIVOLUMAB promotes survival and could protect tumor cells from conventional therapies

C Ieranò, D Righelli, C D'Alterio… - … for Immunotherapy of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most prevalent and deadly tumors
worldwide. The majority of CRC is resistant to anti-programmed cell death-1 (PD-1)-based …

Regulatory T cells, interleukin (IL)‐6, IL‐8, V ascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), CXC L10, CXC L11, epidermal growth factor (EGF) and hepatocyte growth …

M Polimeno, M Napolitano, S Costantini… - BJU …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To identify a phenotype that could be informative and prognostic in patients with
renal cell carcinoma (RCC) peripheral blood was evaluated for TH 1, TH 2, regulatory T cells …