Oxidative cell death in cancer: Mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

X An, W Yu, J Liu, D Tang, L Yang, X Chen - Cell Death & Disease, 2024 - nature.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are highly reactive oxygen-containing molecules generated
as natural byproducts during cellular processes, including metabolism. Under normal …

Determinants of resistance and response to melanoma therapy

BM Robertson, ME Fane, AT Weeraratna… - Nature Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
Metastatic melanoma is among the most enigmatic advanced cancers to clinically manage
despite immense progress in the way of available therapeutic options and historic …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell transcriptomics of NRAS-mutated melanoma transitioning to drug resistance reveals P2RX7 as an indicator of early drug response

T Randic, S Magni, D Philippidou, C Margue, K Grzyb… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Treatment options for patients with NRAS-mutant melanoma are limited and lack an efficient
targeted drug combination that significantly increases overall and progression-free survival …

Combinatorial treatment with PARP and MAPK inhibitors overcomes phenotype switch-driven drug resistance in advanced melanoma

LP Ferretti, F Böhi, DM Leslie Pedrioli, PF Cheng… - Cancer Research, 2023 - AACR
Metastatic melanoma is either intrinsically resistant or rapidly acquires resistance to targeted
therapy treatments, such as MAPK inhibitors (MAPKi). A leading cause of resistance to …

Development of Personalized Strategies for Precisely Battling Malignant Melanoma

AJ Isaak, GGR Clements, RGM Buenaventura… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Precision oncology is emerging as a viable option to improve survival in
patients who fail to remain disease-free even after the employment of currently available …

The long non-coding RNA ROSALIND protects the mitochondrial translational machinery from oxidative damage

V Katopodi, A Marino, N Pateraki… - Cell Death & …, 2024 - nature.com
Upregulation of mitochondrial respiration coupled with high ROS-scavenging capacity is a
characteristic shared by drug-tolerant cells in several cancers. As translational fidelity is …

Exploring the In Vitro and In Vivo Therapeutic Potential of BRAF and MEK Inhibitor Combination in NRAS-Mutated Melanoma

H Niessner, A Hüsch, C Kosnopfel, M Meinhardt… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study explores the therapeutic effect of the combination of BRAF and
MEK inhibitors (BRAFi+ MEKi) on NRAS-mutated melanomas in vitro, in preclinical in vivo …

Explore & actuate: the future of personalized medicine in oncology through emerging technologies

E Babu, S Sen - Current Opinion in Oncology, 2024 - journals.lww.com
The importance of distinguishing technologies based on the flow of information from
exploration to actuation puts forth a framework that allows the clinicians to better adapt a …

[HTML][HTML] Protocol to generate scaffold-free, multicomponent 3D melanoma spheroid models for preclinical drug testing

C Angeli, JP Wroblewska, E Klein, C Margue, S Kreis - STAR protocols, 2024 - Elsevier
Summary Three-dimensional (3D) models play an increasingly important role in preclinical
drug testing as they faithfully mimic interactions between cancer cells and the tumor …

ROSALIND protects the mitochondrial translational machinery from oxidative damage

V Katopodi, Y Verheyden, S Cinque, EL Jimenez… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Upregulation of mitochondrial respiration coupled with high ROS-scavenging capacity is a
characteristic shared by drug-tolerant cells in several cancers. As translational fidelity is …