GNAQ and GNA11 Genes: A Comprehensive Review on Oncogenesis, Prognosis and Therapeutic Opportunities in Uveal Melanoma

P Silva-Rodríguez, D Fernández-Díaz, M Bande… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The development of uveal melanoma is a multifactorial and multi-step
process, in which specific and recurrent mutations arise early. Among the recurrently …

Systematic review of patient-derived xenograft models for preclinical studies of anti-cancer drugs in solid tumors

Y Koga, A Ochiai - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models are used as powerful tools for understanding
cancer biology in PDX clinical trials and co-clinical trials. In this systematic review, we focus …

Targeted therapy of uveal melanoma: Recent failures and new perspectives

M Croce, S Ferrini, U Pfeffer, R Gangemi - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Among Uveal Melanoma (UM) driver mutations, those involving GNAQ or GNA11 genes are
the most frequent, while a minor fraction of tumors bears mutations in the PLCB4 or …

Dual inhibition of CSF1R and MAPK pathways using supramolecular nanoparticles enhances macrophage immunotherapy

A Ramesh, A Brouillard, S Kumar, D Nandi, A Kulkarni - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Among the numerous immune interactions, or lack-thereof, that occur during cancer
progression, tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs)–cancer cell interactions have been …

Uveal melanoma pathobiology: Metastasis to the liver

P Bustamante, L Piquet, S Landreville… - Seminars in cancer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Uveal melanoma (UM) is a type of intraocular tumor with a propensity to disseminate to the
liver. Despite the identification of the early driver mutations during the development of the …

Chloroquine Sensitizes GNAQ/11-mutated Melanoma to MEK1/2 Inhibition

A Truong, JH Yoo, MT Scherzer, JMS Sanchez… - Clinical Cancer …, 2020 - AACR
Purpose: Mutational activation of GNAQ or GNA11 (GNAQ/11), detected in> 90% of uveal
melanomas, leads to constitutive activation of oncogenic pathways, including MAPK and …

Uveal melanoma: Progress in molecular biology and therapeutics

Y Li, J Shi, J Yang, S Ge, J Zhang… - … advances in medical …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common intraocular malignancy in adults. So far, no
systemic therapy or standard treatment exists to reduce the risk of metastasis and improve …

Genetic landscape and emerging therapies in uveal melanoma

RS Seedor, M Orloff, T Sato - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Uveal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in
adults. Unfortunately, metastasis develops in up to 50% of cases and outcomes are poor for …

Targeting Oncogenic Gαq/11 in Uveal Melanoma

D Lapadula, JL Benovic - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Uveal melanoma is a deadly form of eye cancer with a high rate of
metastasis. Once metastasis occurs, patients are often left with a short survival time, since …

FAK inhibitor-based combinations with MEK or PKC inhibitors trigger synergistic antitumor effects in uveal melanoma

M Tarin, F Némati, D Decaudin, C Canbezdi… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Uveal Melanoma (UM) is a rare and malignant intraocular tumor with
dismal prognosis. Despite efficient control of the primary tumor by radiation or surgery, up to …