Molecular targeted therapy for anticancer treatment

HY Min, HY Lee - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Since the initial clinical approval in the late 1990s and remarkable anticancer effects for
certain types of cancer, molecular targeted therapy utilizing small molecule agents or …

Metastasis and MAPK pathways

M Kciuk, A Gielecińska, A Budzinska… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. In many cases, the treatment of the disease is
limited due to the metastasis of cells to distant locations of the body through the blood and …

The role of CRAF in cancer progression: from molecular mechanisms to precision therapies

M Riaud, J Maxwell, I Soria-Bretones… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
The RAF family of kinases includes key activators of the pro-tumourigenic mitogen-activated
protein kinase pathway. Hyperactivation of RAF proteins, particularly BRAF and CRAF …

BRAF—A tumour-agnostic drug target with lineage-specific dependencies

AJ Hanrahan, Z Chen, N Rosen, DB Solit - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2024 - nature.com
In June 2022, the FDA granted Accelerated Approval to the BRAF inhibitor dabrafenib in
combination with the MEK inhibitor trametinib for the treatment of adult and paediatric …

Nanomaterials-based photosensitizers and delivery systems for photodynamic cancer therapy

XT Yu, SY Sui, YX He, CH Yu, Q Peng - Biomaterials Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing cancer morbidity and mortality requires the development of high-efficiency
and low-toxicity anticancer approaches. In recent years, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has …

BRAF mutations in melanoma: biological aspects, therapeutic implications, and circulating biomarkers

G Castellani, M Buccarelli, MB Arasi, S Rossi… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cutaneous melanoma represents the most aggressive form of skin cancer
and its occurrence, development, and progression are based on the accumulation of several …

Oxidative stress-related mechanisms in melanoma and in the acquired resistance to targeted therapies

S Pizzimenti, S Ribero, MA Cucci, M Grattarola… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Melanoma is a highly aggressive cancer with the poorest prognosis, representing the
deadliest form of skin cancer. Activating mutations in BRAF are the most frequent genetic …

[HTML][HTML] Melanoma: Molecular genetics, metastasis, targeted therapies, immunotherapies, and therapeutic resistance

W Wagstaff, RN Mwamba, K Grullon, M Armstrong… - Genes & diseases, 2022 - Elsevier
Cutaneous melanoma is a common cancer and cases have steadily increased since the mid
70s. For some patients, early diagnosis and surgical removal of melanomas is lifesaving …

Treatment of metastatic melanoma with a combination of immunotherapies and molecularly targeted therapies

T Rager, A Eckburg, M Patel, R Qiu, S Gantiwala… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Immunotherapies and molecularly targeted therapies have drastically
changed the therapeutic approach for unresectable advanced or metastatic melanoma. The …

Uveal melanoma metastasis

E Rossi, M Croce, F Reggiani, G Schinzari, M Ambrosio… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Survival after diagnosis of metastatic uveal melanoma has not significantly
improved over decades, most patients die within a year from diagnosis. Uveal melanoma is …