Prof.ssa Sabrina Arena
Professore/Professoressa associato/a
- Dipartimento di Oncologia
- SSD: BIO/17 - istologia
- ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-1318-2494

Contatti
Presso
- Department of Oncology
- Dipartimento di Oncologia
- Corso di Laurea in Tecniche di Laboratorio Biomedico - Torino
- Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Biotecnologie Mediche - Classe LM-9
- Laurea Magistrale in Medicina e Chirurgia - sede di Torino
- Dottorato in Medicina Molecolare
Curriculum vitae

Pubblicazioni selezionate
- Cocco E, Lee JE, Kannan S, Schram AM, Won HH, Shifman S, Kulick A, Baldino L, Toska E, Arruabarrena-Aristorena A, Kittane S, Wu F, Cai Y, Arena S, Mussolin B, Kannan R, Vasan N, Gorelick AN, Berger MF, Novoplansky O, Jagadeeshan S, Liao Y, Rix U, Misale S, Taylor BS, Bardelli A, Hechtman JF, Hyman DM, Elkabets M, de Stanchina E, Verma CS, Ventura A, Drilon A, Scaltriti M. TRK xDFG mutations trigger a sensitivity switch from type I to II kinase inhibitors. Cancer Discov. 2020 Oct 1:CD-20-0571. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-20-0571.
- Amodio V, Yaeger R, Arcella P, Cancelliere C, Lamba S, Lorenzato A, Arena S, Montone M, Mussolin B, Bian Y, Whaley A, Pinnelli M, Murciano-Goroff YR, Vakiani E, Valeri N, Liao WL, Bhalkikar A, Thyparambil S, Zhao HY, de Stanchina E, Marsoni S, Siena S, Bertotti A, Trusolino L, Li BT, Rosen N, Di Nicolantonio F, Bardelli A, Misale S. EGFR Blockade Reverts Resistance to KRASG12C Inhibition in Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Discov. 2020 Aug;10(8):1129-1139. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-20-0187.
- Mauri G, Arena S#, Siena S, Bardelli A, Sartore-Bianchi A. The DNA damage response pathway as a land of therapeutic opportunities for colorectal cancer. Ann Oncol. 2020 Sep;31(9):1135-1147. doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.05.027. # Co-First and co-Corresponding author
- Lorenzato A, Magrì A, Matafora V, Audrito V, Arcella P, Lazzari L, Montone M, Lamba S, Deaglio S, Siena S, Bertotti A, Trusolino L, Bachi A, Di Nicolantonio F, Bardelli A and Arena S. Vitamin C Restricts the Emergence of Acquired Resistance to EGFR-Targeted Therapies in Colorectal Cancer. Cancers (Basel). 2020 Mar 14;12(3). pii: E685.
- Magrì A, Germano G, Lorenzato A, Lamba S, Chilà R, Montone M, Amodio V, Ceruti T, Sassi F, Arena S, Abrignani S, D’Incalci M, Zucchetti M, Di Nicolantonio F and Bardelli A. High-dose Vitamin C enhances cancer immunotherapy. Sci Transl Med. 2020 Feb 26;12(532). pii: eaay8707.
- Arena S, Corti G, Durinikova E, Montone M, Reilly NM, Russo M, Lorenzato A, Arcella P, Lazzari L, Rospo G, Pagani M, Cancelliere C, Negrino C, Isella I, Bartolini A, Cassingena A, Amatu A, Mauri G, Sartore-Bianchi A, Mittica G, Medico E, Marsoni S, Linnebacher M, Abrignani S, Siena S, Di Nicolantonio F, and Bardelli A. A subset of colorectal cancers with cross-sensitivity to olaparib and oxaliplatin, Clin Cancer Res. 2020 Mar 15;26(6):1372-1384. Epub 2019 Dec 12.
- Russo M, Crisafulli G, Sogari A, Reilly NM, Arena S, Lamba S, Bartolini A, Amodio V, Magrì A, Novara L, Sarotto I, Nagel ZD, Piett CG, Amatu A, Sartore-Bianchi A, Siena S, Bertotti A, Trusolino L, Corigliano M, Gherardi M, Lagomarsino MC, Di Nicolantonio F, Bardelli A. Adaptive mutability of colorectal cancers in response to targeted therapies. Science. 2019 Nov 7. pii: eaav4474
- Lazzari L, Corti G, Picco G, Isella C, Montone M, Arcella P, Durinikova E, Zanella ER, Novara L, Barbosa F, Cassingena A, Cancelliere C, Medico E, Sartore-Bianchi A, Siena S, Garnett MJ, Bertotti A, Trusolino L, Di Nicolantonio F, Linnebacher M, Bardelli A and Arena S. Patient-derived xenografts and matched cell lines identify pharmacogenomic vulnerabilities in colorectal cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2019 Oct 15;25(20):6243-6259.
- Russo M, Lamba S, Lorenzato A, Sogari A, Corti G, Rospo G, Mussolin B, Montone M, Lazzari L, Arena S, Oddo D, Linnebacher M, Sartore-Bianchi A, Pietrantonio F, Siena S, Di Nicolantonio F, Bardelli A. Reliance upon ancestral mutations is maintained in colorectal cancers that heterogeneously evolve during targeted therapies. Nat Commun. 2018 Jun 12;9(1):2287
- Arena S, Salati M, Sorgentoni G, Barbisan F, Orciani M. Characterization of tumor-derived mesenchymal stem cells potentially differentiating into cancer-associated fibroblasts in lung cancer. Clin Transl Oncol. 2018 May 23.
- Ali M, Kaltenbrun E, Anderson GR, Stephens S.J, Arena S, Bardelli A, Counter C.M, Wood K.C. Codon bias imposes a targetable limitation on KRAS-driven therapeutic resistance (2017) Nature Communications 8 art. no. 15617
- Van Emburgh B.O*, Arena S*, Siravegna G, Lazzari L, Crisafulli G, Corti G, Mussolin B, Baldi F, Buscarino M, Bartolini A, Valtorta E, Vidal J, Bellosillo B, Germano G, Pietrantonio F, Ponzetti A, Albanell J, Siena S, Sartore-Bianchi A, Di Nicolantonio F, Montagut C, Bardelli A. Acquired RAS or EGFR mutations and duration of response to EGFR blockade in colorectal cancer (2016) Nature Communications, 7, art. no. 13665. (* equal contribution)
- Oddo D, Sennott EM, Barault L, Valtorta E, Arena S, Cassingena A, Filiciotto G, Marzolla G, Elez E, van Geel RM, Bartolini A, Crisafulli G, Boscaro V, Godfrey JT, Buscarino M, Cancelliere C, Linnebacher M, Corti G, Truini M, Siravegna G, Grasselli J, Gallicchio M, Bernards R, Schellens JH, Tabernero J, Engelman JA, Sartore-Bianchi A, Bardelli A, Siena S, Corcoran RB, Di Nicolantonio F. Molecular landscape of acquired resistance to targeted therapy combinations in BRAF mutant colorectal cancer. Cancer Res. 2016 Jun 16
- Sánchez-Martín FJ, Bellosillo B, Gelabert-Baldrich M, Dalmases A, Cañadas I, Vidal J, Martinez A, Argilés G, Siravegna G, Arena S, Koefoed K, Visa L, Arpí O, Horak ID, Iglesias M, Stroh C, Kragh M, Rovira A, Albanell J, Tabernero J, Bardelli A, Montagut C. The First-in-class Anti-EGFR Antibody Mixture Sym004 Overcomes Cetuximab Resistance Mediated by EGFR Extracellular Domain Mutations in Colorectal Cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2016 Feb 17.
- Arena S#, Siravegna G, Mussolin B, Kearns JD, Wolf BB, Misale S, Lazzari L, Bertotti A, Trusolino L, Adjei AA, Montagut C, Di Nicolantonio F, Nering R, Bardelli A. MM-151 overcomes acquired resistance to cetuximab and panitumumab in colorectal cancers harboring EGFR extracellular domain mutations. Sci. Transl. Med. 8, 324ra14 (2016). # First and Corresponding author
- Arena S, Bellosillo B, Siravegna G, Martinez A, Canadas I, Lazzari L, Ferruz N, Russo M, Misale S, Gonzalez I, Iglesias M, Gavilan E, Corti G, Hobor S, Crisafulli G, Salido M, Sanchez J, Dalmases A, Bellmunt J, De Fabritiis G, Rovira A, Di Nicolantonio F, Albanell J, Bardelli A, Montagut C. Emergence of multiple EGFR extracellular mutations during cetuximab treatment in colorectal cancer. Clin cancer Res 2015 Jan .
- Lu S, Török HP, Gallmeier E, Kolligs FT, Rizzani A, Arena S, Göke B, Gerbes AL, De Toni EN. Tivantinib (ARQ 197) affects the apoptotic and proliferative machinery downstream of c-MET: role of Mcl-1, Bcl-xl and Cyclin B1. Oncotarget. 2015 Jun 10.
- Misale* S, Arena* S, Lamba S, Siravegna G, Lallo A, Hobor S, Russo M, Buscarino M, Lazzari L, Sartore-Bianchi A, Bencardino K, Amatu A, Lauricella C, Valtorta E, Siena S, Di Nicolantonio F, Bardelli A. Blockade of EGFR and MEK intercepts heterogeneous mechanisms of acquired resistance to anti-EGFR therapies in colorectal cancer. Sci. Transl. Med 2014 Feb; 6: 224ra26x (*equal contribution).
- Olivero M, Dettori D, Arena S, Zecchin D,Lantelme E, Di Renzo MF. The stress phenotype makes cancer cells addicted to CDT2, a substrate receptor of the CRL4 ubiquitin ligase. Oncotarget. 2014 Aug 15;5(15):5992-6002.
- Crowley EH, Arena S, Lamba S, Di Nicolantonio F,Bardelli A. Targeted knock-in of the polymorphism rs61764370 does not affect KRAS expression but reduces let-7 levels. Hum Mutat. 2014 Feb;35(2):208-14.
- Zecchin D, Boscaro V, Medico E, Barault L, Martini M, Arena S, Cancelliere C, Bartolini A, Crowley EH, Bardelli A, Gallicchio M, Di Nicolantonio F. BRAF V600E is a determinant of sensitivity to proteasome inhibitors. Mol Cancer Ther. 2013 Dec;12(12):2950-6.
- Basilico C, Pennacchietti S, Vigna E, Chiriaco C, Arena S, Bardelli A, Valdembri D, Serini G, Michieli P. Tivantinib (ARQ197) displays cytotoxic activity that is independent of its ability to bind MET. Clin Cancer Res. 2013 May 1;19(9):2381-92.
- Zecchin D, Arena S, Martini M, Sassi F, Pisacane A, Di Nicolantonio F, Bardelli A. Modeling tumor progression by the sequential introduction of genetic alterations into the genome of human normal cells. Hum Mutat. 2013 Feb;34(2):330-7.
- Wallin JJ, Guan J, Edgar KA, Zhou W, Francis R, Torres AC, Haverty PM, Eastham-Anderson J, Arena S, Bardelli A, Griffin S, Goodall JE, Grimshaw KM, Hoeflich KP, Torrance C, Belvin M, Friedman LS. Active PI3K Pathway Causes an Invasive Phenotype Which Can Be Reversed or promoted by Blocking the Pathway at Divergent Nodes. PLoS One. 2012;7(5):e36402.
- Konishi H, Mohseni M, Tamaki A, Garay JP, Croessmann S, Karnan S, Ota A, Wong HY, Konishi Y, Karakas B, Tahir K, Abukhdeir AM, Gustin JP, Cidado J, Wang GM, Cosgrove D, Cochran R, Jelovac, D, Higgins MJ, Arena S, Hawkins L, Lauring J, Gross AL, Heaphy CM, Hosokawa Y, Gabrielson E, Meeker AK, Visvanathan K, Argani P, Bachman KE, Park BH. Mutation of a single allele of the cancer susceptibility gene BRCA1 leads to genomic instability in human breast epithelial cells. PNAS 2011 Oct 25;108(43):17773-8.
- De Roock W, Jonker DJ, Di Nicolantonio F, Sartore-Bianchi A, Tu D, Siena S, Lamba M, Arena S, Frattini M, Piessevaux H, Van Cutsem E, O'Callaghan CJ, Khambata-Ford S, Zalcberg JR, Simes J, Karapetis CS, Bardelli A, Tejpar S. Association of KRAS p.G13D mutation with outcome in patients with chemotherapy-refractory metastatic colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab. JAMA. 2010 Oct 27;304(16):1812-20 .
- Di Nicolantonio F*, Arena* S, Tabernero J, Grosso S, Molinari F, Macarulla T, Russo M, Cancelliere C, Zecchin D, Mazzucchelli L, Sasazuki T, Shirasawa S, Geuna M, Frattini M, Baselga J, Gallicchio M, Biffo S and Bardelli A. Deregulation of the PI3K and KRAS signaling pathways in human cancer cells determines their response to everolimus.(* equal contribution) J Clin Invest. 2010 Aug 2;120(8):2858-66 .
- Sartore-Bianchi A, Bencardino K, Di Nicolantonio F, Pozzi F, Funaioli C, Gambi V, Arena S, Martini M, Lamba S, Cassingena A, Schiavo R, Bardelli A, Siena S. Integrated molecular dissection of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EFGR) oncogenic pathway to predict response to EGFR-targeted monoclonal antibodies in metastatic colorectal cancer. Target Oncol. 2010 Apr 11.
- Di Nicolantonio F*, Arena * S, Gallicchio M and Bardelli A. Isogenic Mutant Human Cells: A New Tool for Personalized Cancer Medicine. (* equal contribution) Cell Cycle. 2010 Jan 1;9(1):20-1. Epub 2010 Jan 29.
- Flonta SE, Arena S, Pisacane A, Michieli P, Bardelli A. Expression and functional regulation of myoglobin in epithelial cancers. Am J Pathol. 2009 Jul;175(1):201-6.
- Di Nicolantonio F*, Arena* S, Gallicchio M*, Zecchin D, Martini M, Flonta SE, Stella GM, Lamba S, Cancelliere C, Russo M, Geuna M, Appendino G, Fantozzi R, Medico E, Bardelli A. (* equal contribution) Replacement of normal with mutant alleles in the genome of normal human cells unveils mutation-specific drug responses. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Dec 30;105(52):20864-9.
- Di Nicolantonio F, Martini M, Molinari F, Sartore-Bianchi A, Arena S, Saletti P, De Dosso S, Mazzucchelli L, Frattini M, Siena S, Bardelli A. Wild-type BRAF is required for response to panitumumab or cetuximab in metastatic colorectal cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Dec 10;26(35):5705-12.
- Arena S, Bardelli A. Understanding how kinase-targeted therapies work. Cell Cycle. 2008 Jun;7(11):1560-3.
- Benvenuti S, Frattini M, Arena S, Zanon C, Cappelletti V, Coradini D, Daidone MG, Pilotti S, Pierotti M and Bardelli A. PIK3CA cancer mutations display gender and tissue specificity patterns. Hum Mutat. 2008 Feb;29(2):284-8.
- Saletta F, Matullo G, Manuguerra M, Arena S, Bardelli A and Vineis P. Exposure to the tobacco smoke constituent 4-aminobiphenyl induces chromosomal instability in human cancer cells. Cancer Res. 2007 Aug 1;67(15):7088-94.
- Arena S, Isella C, Martini M, De Marco A, Medico E and Bardelli A. Knock-in of oncogenic KRAS does not transform mouse somatic cells but triggers a transcriptional response that classifies human cancers. Cancer Res. 2007 Sep 15;67(18):8468-76.
- Arena S, Pisacane A, Mazzone M, Comoglio PM and Bardelli A. Genetic targeting of the kinase activity of the Met receptor in cancer cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007 July 3, vol 104, no.27, 11412-11417.
- Karakas B, Weeraratna A, Abukhdeir A, Blair BG, Konishi H, Arena S, Becker K, Wood W, Argani P, De Marzo AM, Bachman KE, Park BH. Interleukin-1 alpha mediates the growth proliferative effects of transforming growth factor-beta in p21 null MCF-10A human mammary epithelial cells. Oncogene. 2006 Sep 7;25(40):5561-9.
- Arena S, Benvenuti S, Bardelli A. Genetic analysis of the kinome and phosphatome in cancer. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2005 Sep;62(18):2092-9.
- Benvenuti S, Arena S, Bardelli A. Identification of cancer genes by mutational profiling of tumor genomes. FEBS Lett. 2005 Mar 21;579(8):1884-90.
- Bachman KE, Blair BG, Brenner K, Bardelli A, Arena S, Zhou S, Hicks J, De Marzo AM, Argani P, Park BH. p21(WAF1/CIP1) mediates the growth response to TGF-beta in human epithelial cells. Cancer Biol Ther. 2004 Feb;3(2):221-5.
Insegnamenti
- C.I. ORGANIZZAZIONE, FUNZIONE E RICAMBIO CELLULARE IN TESSUTI E ORGANI UMANI (SME1023)
Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Biotecnologie Mediche - Classe LM-9 - I. ANATOMIA UMANA, ISTOLOGIA E FISIOLOGIA (D.M. 270/04) (MED 2868)
Corso di Laurea in Tecniche di Laboratorio Biomedico - Torino - Istologia (D.M. 270/04) (MED 2868B)
Corso di Laurea in Tecniche di Laboratorio Biomedico - Torino - Meccanismi fisiopatologici di ricambio e riparazione dei tessuti (SME1023C)
Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Biotecnologie Mediche - Classe LM-9 - (OPZIONALE) BASI BIOLOGICHE E MOLECOLARI DEL CANCRO (SME1024)
Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Biotecnologie Mediche - Classe LM-9 - TIROCINIO di ONCOGENOMICA (SME0572)
Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Biotecnologie Mediche - Classe LM-9
Ricevimento studenti
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