Basal cell carcinoma: from pathophysiology to novel therapeutic approaches

L Fania, D Didona, R Morese, I Campana, V Coco… - Biomedicines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common human cancer worldwide, and is a subtype
of nonmelanoma skin cancer, characterized by a constantly increasing incidence due to an …

Trial Watch: Toll-like receptor agonists in cancer immunotherapy

M Smith, E García-Martínez, MR Pitter… - …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists demonstrate therapeutic promise as immunological
adjuvants for anticancer immunotherapy. To date, three TLR agonists have been approved …

Hedgehog pathway inhibitors as targeted cancer therapy and strategies to overcome drug resistance

NM Nguyen, J Cho - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hedgehog (Hh) signaling is a highly conserved pathway that plays a vital role during
embryonic development. Recently, uncontrolled activation of this pathway has been …

Toll-like receptors and toll-like receptor-targeted immunotherapy against glioma

Y Xun, H Yang, B Kaminska, H You - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2021 - Springer
Glioma represents a fast proliferating and highly invasive brain tumor which is resistant to
current therapies and invariably recurs. Despite some advancements in anti-glioma …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting the Hedgehog signaling pathway in cancer: beyond Smoothened

A Gonnissen, S Isebaert, K Haustermans - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
An essential role for Hedgehog (Hh) signaling in human cancer has been established
beyond doubt. At present, targeting Hh signaling has mainly been investigated with SMO …

Basal cell carcinoma pathogenesis and therapy involving hedgehog signaling and beyond

A Bakshi, SC Chaudhary, M Rana… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the skin is driven by aberrant hedgehog signaling. Thus
blocking this signaling pathway by small molecules such as vismodegib inhibits tumor …

Imiquimod-Its role in the treatment of cutaneous malignancies

AK Bubna - Indian journal of pharmacology, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Imiquimod is a synthetic imidazoquinolone amine, which has potent immune response
modifier activity, when topically used. This characteristic property of imiquimod has led to its …

Targeting GLI factors to inhibit the Hedgehog pathway

P Infante, R Alfonsi, B Botta, M Mori… - Trends in …, 2015 - cell.com
Hedgehog (Hh) signaling has emerged in recent years as an attractive target for anticancer
therapy because its aberrant activation is implicated in several cancers. Major progress has …

Hedgehog/GLI signaling in tumor immunity-new therapeutic opportunities and clinical implications

S Grund-Gröschke, G Stockmaier, F Aberger - Cell Communication and …, 2019 - Springer
Uncontrolled activation of the Hedgehog/Glioma-associated oncogene (HH/GLI) pathway is
a potent oncogenic driver signal promoting numerous cancer hallmarks such as …

[HTML][HTML] Basal cell carcinoma: a comprehensive review of existing and emerging nonsurgical therapies

J Lanoue, G Goldenberg - The Journal of clinical and aesthetic …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Basal cell carcinoma is the most commonly occurring cancer in the world and overall
incidence is still on the rise. While typically a slow-growing tumor for which metastases is …