Cisplatin and carboplatin combination as second-line chemotherapy in dacarbazine-resistant melanoma patients.

abstract：:Although pelvic computed tomography (CT) scans are frequently performed as a part of routine surveillance, the evidence for or against the routine use of these scans in patients with primary melanoma in the head and neck is weak. We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the value of pelvic CT scans as routine su...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Alvarado GC,Papadopoulos NE,Hwu WJ,Bedikian AY,Homsi J,Myers JN,Bronstein Y,Bassett RL,Hwu P,Kim KB

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermoscopy is a non-invasive technique that can be utilized for the clinical diagnosis of pigmented lesions. The aim of this study was to assess the utilization and beliefs about the usefulness of dermoscopy in the evaluation of pigmented lesions by physicians in dermatology residency programmes, and to determine the ...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Nehal KS,Oliveria SA,Marghoob AA,Christos PJ,Dusza SW,Tromberg JS,Halpern AC

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levels of eumelanin (EM) and pheomelanin (PM) of uveal melanoma cells have not been measured and compared with those of normal uveal melanocytes. EM and PM amounts in four immortal human uveal melanoma cell lines were measured by chemical degradation and microanalytical high-performance liquid chromatography and compa...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Hu DN,Wakamatsu K,Ito S,McCormick SA

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superantigens like the Staphylococcus enterotoxin A (SEA) can direct cytotoxic T lymphocytes expressing certain T cell receptor V beta regions to lyse MHC class II-positive target cells. This superantigen-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (SDCC) has been extended to MHC class II-negative tumour cells by targeting T cell...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Krull F,Holzer U,Ihle J,Bethge W,Fierlbeck G,Kalland T,Dohlsten M,Niethammer D,Dannecker GE

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to describe the risk factor profile of skin cancer screening participants and to determine whether there is an association between the number of skin cancer/melanoma risk factors and the likelihood of diagnosis of a malignant melanoma. Seventy skin cancer screening clinics were held by ...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Williams HA,Fritschi L,Beauchamp C,Katris P

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting the programmed cell death (PD)-1 receptor have dramatically changed the landscape of metastatic melanoma treatment. Nevertheless, these immuno-modulatory agents have associated side effects, including dermatologic manifestations. To this end, we report a patient with metastatic m...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Rambhia PH,Honda K,Arbesman J

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many melanoma epitopes are presented to cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs) by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules, and it is reasonable to expect that the epitopes would be good substrates for the transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP), as TAP plays a major role in the transport of pepti...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Wang Y,Guttoh DS,Androlewicz MJ

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma is one of the most common cancers worldwide and its incidence has been increasing over the past few decades. Gallic acid (GA) can inhibit the growth of human cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. However, there is no available information to address the effects of GA on migration and invasion of human skin cance...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Lo C,Lai TY,Yang JS,Yang JH,Ma YS,Weng SW,Lin HY,Chen HY,Lin JG,Chung JG

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of action of fotemustine, a relatively new chloroethylnitrosourea, was evaluated in human melanoma cells in order to assess its potential as an agent for hyperthermic limb perfusion. Fotemustine was more toxic to O6-alkylguanine methyl transferase (AGT) deficient (Mer-) cells than Mer+ cells, implicating...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Hayes MT,Bartley J,Parsons PG

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective inhibition of the mutant BRAF protein is a highly promising therapeutic approach for melanoma patients carrying the BRAF mutation. Despite the remarkable clinical response, most patients develop resistance and experience tumour regrowth. To clarify the molecular background of BRAF inhibitor resistance, we ge...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Szász I,Koroknai V,Kiss T,Vízkeleti L,Ádány R,Balázs M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ginsenoside Rg3 is an effective chemical component extracted from the red Panix. The experiment demonstrated that it might effectively inhibit proliferation and metastasis of tumor cells. The exact molecular mechanism of Rg3 remains unclear so far. To further explore the antitumor function of Rg3, we investigated the ...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Chen J,Peng H,Ou-Yang X,He X

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dissemination of uveal melanomas is almost exclusively haematogenous, making angiogenesis of the tumour a prerequisite for the formation of metastases. Uveal melanomas must employ strategies to evade the immune system in order to escape immune surveillance. We therefore determined the expression of the following angio...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Ijland SA,Jager MJ,Heijdra BM,Westphal JR,Peek R

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein tyrosyl phosphorylation is an essential component in intracellular signalling, with diverse and crucial functions including mediation of cell proliferation, survival, death, differentiation, migration and attachment. It is regulated by the balance between the activities of protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) and p...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Easty DJ,Bennett DC

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell free extracts from metastases of human melanoma contain a highly active ribonucleoside diphosphate reductase (RR) which uses guanosine diphosphate (GDP) as substrate and deoxythymidine triphosphate (dTTP) as effector. No activity could be detected in these extracts when cytidine diphosphate (CDP) was used as the ...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Schallreuter KU,Elgren TE,Nelson LS Jr,MacFarlan S,Yan-Sze I,Hogenkamp HP

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several hypotheses have explicitly implicated the role of an altered redox status of melanin in the aetiology of melanoma and macular degeneration. The balance between the intrinsic anti-oxidant and pro-oxidant properties of melanin is lost, resulting in an altered redox phenotype. We propose that such an alteration o...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Sarangarajan R,Apte SP

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nm23 gene is a putative tumour and metastasis suppressor gene. A number of studies have found that reduction of its expression is associated with increased metastatic potential in several human malignancies. Similarly, clinical studies have shown correlation between reduced nm23 protein expression and a poor progn...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Sarris M,Scolyer RA,Konopka M,Thompson JF,Harper CG,Lee CS

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of patients with metastatic uveal melanoma is very challenging because the tumor commonly spreads to the liver, surgical resection of metastases is rarely possible, and there is no standard effective systemic therapy. We report the case of a 38-year-old man, who presented with metastatic involvement of the l...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Kolandjian NA,Patel SP,Papadopoulos NE,Bedikian AY

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Desmoplastic melanoma (DM) due to its rare and locally aggressive nature, can be difficult to study and to treat effectively. Whether the optimal treatment approach for these tumors should include adjuvant radiation has been unclear in the literature. In this retrospective study of the National Cancer Database, 2390 p...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Abbott JL,Qureshi MM,Truong MT,Sahni D

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant advances have been made in the treatment of melanoma by targeting key cellular pathways, but additional targets are needed as many patients do not respond or relapse with resistant disease. MicroRNA-155 (MiR-155) has previously been shown to regulate melanoma cell growth and acts as a tumor suppressor. We ...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： DiSano JA,Huffnagle I,Gowda R,Spiegelman VS,Robertson GP,Pameijer CR

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Germline mutations determining increased cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) risk have been identified in familial and sporadic CMM cases, but they account only for a small proportion of CMM cases. Recent evidence suggests that germline epimutations (e.g. DNA methylation alterations), which can be inherited similarly t...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Pergoli L,Favero C,Pfeiffer RM,Tarantini L,Calista D,Cavalleri T,Angelici L,Consonni D,Bertazzi PA,Pesatori AC,Landi MT,Bollati V

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant melanoma is not only one of the most aggressive and lethal types of neoplasm, but its incidence in the general population is currently increasing at an alarming pace. It is interesting that most melanomas retain many of their characteristics of differentiation, including a dendritic nature and the production...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Tsukamoto K,Gersten DM,Law LW,Hearing VJ

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous qualitative study it has been shown that the incorporation of pre-existing collagen bundles from the reticular dermis into the bulk of melanoma lesions metastatic to the skin indicates rapid systemic spread. In the present study the amount of pre-existing dermal collagen in the bulk of the melanoma lesio...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Smolle J,Hofmann-Wellenhof R,Pfaffentaler E,Fink-Puches R,Kerl H

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic failures in cancer therapy are often associated with metabolic plasticity. The use of metabolic modulators as anti-cancer agents has been effective in correcting metabolic alterations; however, molecular events behind metabolic switch are still largely unexplored. Herein, we characterize the molecular and ...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Pistoni M,Tondelli G,Gallo C,Torricelli F,Maresca A,Carelli V,Ciarrocchi A,Dallaglio K

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to identify the frequency of asymptomatic brain metastases detected by computed tomography (CT) scans in patients with metastatic cutaneous melanoma referred to first-line systemic treatment. Between 1995 and 2009, 697 Danish patients were screened with a contrast-enhanced CT scan of the brain...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Zukauskaite R,Schmidt H,Asmussen JT,Hansen O,Bastholt L

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary treatment of a melanoma is surgical excision. An excisional biopsy is preferred, and safety margins of 1 cm for tumor thickness up to 2 mm and 2 cm for higher tumor thickness should be applied either at primary excision or in a two-step procedure. When dealing with facial, acral or anogenital melanomas, mi...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Garbe C,Hauschild A,Volkenandt M,Schadendorf D,Stolz W,Reinhold U,Kortmann RD,Kettelhack C,Frerich B,Keilholz U,Dummer R,Sebastian G,Tilgen W,Schuler G,Mackensen A,Kaufmann R

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanocytes are pigmented cells derived from the neural crest; their proliferation is restrained by immune system. The eruption of nevi after an immunosuppressive condition is a peculiar phenomenon indicating that the immune system may play a major role in limiting proliferation of melanocytes. In this review, we anal...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Zattra E,Fortina AB,Bordignon M,Piaserico S,Alaibac M

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus is an extremely rare, but highly aggressive, tumor. The prognosis for primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus remains dismal in most literatures. We report here a case of primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus that was treated by surgical resection and, additionally...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Yang X,Qu J,Wang S

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In several solid tumors, an increased stathmin expression is associated with both poor prognosis and resistance to certain chemotherapy types. However, the data regarding melanocytic lesions are very limited. The goals of our study are as follows: the assessment of stathmin expression in benign and malignant melanocyt...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Dundr P,Simon K,Němejcová K,Bártů M,Tichá I,Michálková R,Jakša R,Věcková Z,Kodet O

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the risk of cutaneous malignant melanoma associated with the presence of ovulatory abnormalities and with the use of ovulation-inducing agents (such as clomiphene citrate) in a cohort of 3,837 women evaluated at infertility clinics in Seattle, WA, between 1974 and 1985. Computer linkage with a population-b...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Rossing MA,Daling JR,Weiss NS,Moore DE,Self SG

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sideritis leptoclada O. Schwarz et P.H. Davis extracts were evaluated for its singlet oxygen production capacity using spectrophotometric method. The extracts producing singlet oxygen were then evaluated for cytotoxicity against malignant melanoma cancer (HT-144) and fibroblast (3T3) cell lines using the 3-[4,5-dimeth...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Aydoğmuş-Öztürk F,Günaydin K,Öztürk M,Jahan H,Duru ME,Choudhary MI

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00