Role of IL-2 in cancer immunotherapy

T Jiang, C Zhou, S Ren - Oncoimmunology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is one of the key cytokines with pleiotropic effects on immune
system. It has been approved for the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma and …

Systemic treatments for metastatic cutaneous melanoma

S Pasquali, AV Hadjinicolaou, VC Sileni… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The prognosis of people with metastatic cutaneous melanoma, a skin cancer, is
generally poor. Recently, new classes of drugs (eg immune checkpoint inhibitors and small …

[HTML][HTML] Immunological aspects of cancer chemotherapy

L Zitvogel, L Apetoh, F Ghiringhelli… - Nature reviews …, 2008 - nature.com
Accumulating evidence indicates that the innate and adaptive immune systems make a
crucial contribution to the antitumour effects of conventional chemotherapy-based and …

Systematic review of medical treatment in melanoma: current status and future prospects

C Garbe, TK Eigentler, U Keilholz, A Hauschild… - The …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The incidence of melanoma is increasing worldwide, and the prognosis for patients with
high‐risk or advanced metastatic melanoma remains poor despite advances in the field …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of metastatic melanoma: an overview

S Bhatia, SS Tykodi, JA Thompson - Oncology (Williston Park, NY), 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The 10-year survival rate for patients with metastatic melanoma is less than 10%. Although
surgery and radiation therapy have a role in the treatment of metastatic disease, systemic …

Melanoma treatment: from conventional to nanotechnology

H Mishra, PK Mishra, A Ekielski, M Jaggi… - Journal of cancer …, 2018 - Springer
Introduction Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer causing most of the skin
cancer-related deaths. The incidence of melanoma has risen so dramatically over past few …

Chemotherapy for melanoma

MA Wilson, LM Schuchter - Melanoma, 2016 - Springer
Prior to the recent therapeutic advances, chemotherapy was the mainstay of treatment
options for advanced-stage melanoma. A number of studies have investigated various …

[HTML][HTML] Melanoma: molecular pathogenesis and therapeutic management

Y Liu, MS Sheikh - Molecular and cellular pharmacology, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Malignant melanoma remains one of the fastest growing cancers worldwide. Although the
primary cutaneous melanoma can be managed by surgery, the advanced metastatic …

Targeting the PD1/PD-L1 axis in melanoma: biological rationale, clinical challenges and opportunities

B Merelli, D Massi, L Cattaneo, M Mandalà - Critical reviews in oncology …, 2014 - Elsevier
A dynamic interplay exists between host and tumor, and the ability of the tumor to evade
immune recognition often determines the clinical course of the disease. Significant …

Update on primary head and neck mucosal melanoma

F López, JP Rodrigo, A Cardesa, A Triantafyllou… - Head & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Primary mucosal melanomas (PMMs) of the head and neck are uncommon malignancies
that arise mainly in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, followed by the oral cavity. The …