[HTML][HTML] Leptomeningeal disease (LMD) in patients with melanoma metastases

ML Khaled, AA Tarhini, PA Forsyth, I Smalley, Y Piña - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Leptomeningeal disease in melanoma (LMM) patients is characterized by
aggressiveness and dismal outcomes. Clinical studies and case reports demonstrate the …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin as a repurposed drug for melanoma treatment

R Pathipaka, A Thyagarajan, RP Sahu - Medical Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Melanoma is the most aggressive type of skin cancer, with a greater risk of metastasis and a
higher prevalence and mortality rate. This cancer type has been demonstrated to develop …

Circulating tumor DNA‐based molecular residual disease detection for treatment monitoring in advanced melanoma patients

Z Eroglu, S Krinshpun, E Kalashnikova, S Sudhaman… - Cancer, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have substantially improved
overall survival in patients with advanced melanoma; however, the lack of biomarkers to …

[HTML][HTML] Lack of Influence of Non-Overlapping Mutations in BRAF, NRAS, or NF1 on 12-Month Best Objective Response and Long-Term Survival after Checkpoint …

A Panning, W Samlowski, G Allred - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Most melanoma patients have non-overlapping “driver” mutations in either
BRAF, NRAS, or NF1 genes based on Next-Gen sequencing. Other overlapping genetic …

Connecting the dots: melanoma cell of origin, tumor cell plasticity, trans‐differentiation, and drug resistance

E Castro‐Pérez, M Singh, S Sadangi… - Pigment Cell & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Melanoma, a lethal malignancy that arises from melanocytes, exhibits a multiplicity of clinico‐
pathologically distinct subtypes in sun‐exposed and non‐sun‐exposed areas. Melanocytes …

[HTML][HTML] Hypoxia in skin cancer: Molecular basis and clinical implications

S Jeon, M Jeon, S Choi, S Yoo, S Park, M Lee… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Skin cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers in the Caucasian population. In the United
States, it is estimated that at least one in five people will develop skin cancer in their lifetime …

[HTML][HTML] The key factors to melanomagenesis

CR Mihulecea, M Rotaru - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer that develops from the malignant
transformation of the melanocytes located in the basal layer of the epidermis (cutaneous …

Multiplatform Analysis of Intratumoral PTEN Heterogeneity in Melanoma

S Chagani, MP De Macedo, F Carapeto, F Wang… - Journal of Investigative …, 2023 - Elsevier
Loss of protein expression of the tumor suppressor PTEN is associated with increased
cancer aggressiveness, decreased tumor immune infiltration, and resistance to immune and …

[HTML][HTML] Novel somatic Missense Mutations in Exon 11 of the KIT Gene are Detected in Melanoma

N Nadezhda, A Tyumentseva… - Asian Pacific Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: The aim of the present study was to analyze mutations of the mast/stem cell
growth factor receptor Kit (KIT) gene in patients with melanoma from Eastern Siberia regions …

[HTML][HTML] A Comprehensive Analysis of Cutaneous Melanoma Patients in Greece Based on Multi-Omic Data

G Kontogianni, K Voutetakis, G Piroti, K Kypreou… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cutaneous melanoma (CM) accounts for the majority of skin cancer-
related deaths and, during recent decades, its incidence has increased worldwide. Although …