Publications by authors named "Angelo Sparti"

Glioblastoma is the most frequent and aggressive brain tumor in adults. This study aims to evaluate the expression and prognostic impact of CD99, a membrane glycoprotein involved in cellular migration and invasion. In a cohort of patients with glioblastoma treated with surgery, radiotherapy and temozolomide, we retrospectively analyzed tumor expression of CD99 by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) for both the wild type (CD99wt) and the truncated (CD99sh) isoforms.

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Carcinoembryonic antigen cell adhesion molecule-1 (CEACAM1), a homotypic cell adhesion molecule glycoprotein with apical expression on normal epithelial cells and activated lymphocytes, is overexpressed on many tumors and acts as an inhibitory receptor on NK cells, preventing their killing of CEACAM1 positive tumors. Production of humanized anti-CEACAM1 antibodies to block the inhibitory activity of CEACAM1 for immunotherapy and immunoimaging. Starting from a scFv, a fully human intact anti-CEACAM1 (DIA 12.

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