Sphere formation and self-renewal capacity of melanoma cells is affected by the microenvironment.

abstract：:In a previous large randomized, open-label study, retrospective subset analysis revealed that the addition of the Bcl-2 antisense oligonucleotide oblimersen to dacarbazine (Dac) significantly improved overall survival, progression-free survival, and the response rate in chemotherapy-naive patients with advanced melano...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Bedikian AY,Garbe C,Conry R,Lebbe C,Grob JJ,Genasense Melanoma Study Group.

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anecdotal cases of partial or complete responses have been reported after ipilimumab therapy for stage IV melanoma with brain metastasis treated earlier by surgery or radiosurgery. We report the first case of ipilimumab monotherapy resulting in durable complete remission of untreated, progressive brain metastases in a...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Schartz NE,Farges C,Madelaine I,Bruzzoni H,Calvo F,Hoos A,Lebbé C

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of a computer-based system for the automated diagnosis of melanoma in the hands of nonexpert physicians. We performed a prospective comparison between nonexperts using computer assistance and experts without assistance in the setting of a tertiary referral center at a...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Dreiseitl S,Binder M,Hable K,Kittler H

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to assess the expression of heat shock protein 105 (HSP105) in melanoma and benign melanocytic lesions. The expression of HSP105 in 62 human melanoma samples--46 primary and 16 metastatic lesions--and 42 melanocytic naevi samples, was assessed by immunohistochemistry. Western blotting wa...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Muchemwa FC,Nakatsura T,Fukushima S,Nishimura Y,Kageshita T,Ihn H

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large body of evidence in the scientific literature suggests that the numbers of common and atypical nevi are strong, independent risk factors for the occurrence of cutaneous malignant melanoma. Furthermore, some studies recently found an association between high nevus counts and an improved melanoma prognosis. The ...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： De Giorgi V,Scarfì F,Gori A,Maida P,Trane L,Silvestri F,Portelli F,Massi D,Covarelli P,Gandini S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regional lymph nodes are affected frequently by melanoma metastasis. Its microenvironment may be associated with tumor progression. We investigated sentinel nodes with and without tumor and negative nodes surrounding positive nodes, looking for patterns related to tumor immune interaction and lymphovascular progressio...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Alessi C,Scapulatempo Neto C,Viana CR,Vazquez VL

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The retinoblastoma protein (pRb) pathway is critical in regulating the G1 phase of the cell cycle and it is frequently disrupted in human cancers. Components of the pRb pathway which are often altered in tumour progression include the INK4 cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors p16INK4a/ CDKN2A and p15INK4b/CDKN2B, ...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Rizos H,Darmanian AP,Indsto JO,Shannon JA,Kefford RF,Mann GJ

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant melanomas usually have an unfavourable prognosis and poor response to chemotherapy. Deregulation of cell proliferation, programmed cell death and intercellular interactions are among several important mechanisms that might lead to malignant transformation of melanocytes and melanoma progression. The S100A1, ...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Sviatoha V,Tani E,Kleina R,Sperga M,Skoog L

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：:The concept of 'vasculogenic mimicry' (VM) was introduced to describe the unique ability of highly invasive tumor cells to form capillary-like structures (CLS) and matrix-rich patterned network in three-dimensional culture that mimic embryonic vasculogenic network. Recently, we have shown that CLS formation requires a...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Vartanian AA,Burova OS,Stepanova EV,Baryshnikov AY,Lichinitser MR

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. Ipilimumab, a novel immunotherapy, is the first treatment shown to improve survival in patients with metastatic melanoma in large randomized controlled studies. The most concerning side effects reported in clinical studies of ipilimumab fall into the category of immune-re...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Bernardo SG,Moskalenko M,Pan M,Shah S,Sidhu HK,Sicular S,Harcharik S,Chang R,Friedlander P,Saenger YM

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：: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：:Tyrosinase is the key enzyme in melanin biosynthesis in pigmented cells. We transfected 9L rat glioma cells with human tyrosinase cDNA that had been cloned in a high expression vector. Stable transfectants were selected by their resistance to the antibiotic G418. More than a dozen G418-resistant clones were isolated a...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Singh MV,Jimbow K

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Comprehensive Cancer Network has formulated guidelines for the management of cutaneous malignant melanoma with regard to resection margins (RMs) and regional staging. The aim of this study was to assess compliance with these recommendations in the general population of the USA. The Surveillance, Epidemiol...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Wasif N,Gray RJ,Bagaria SP,Pockaj BA

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunosuppressed patients are at increased risk of skin cancer. A 67-year-old renal transplant recipient developed a nodular malignant melanoma after 30 years of immunosuppression with azathioprine and prednisolone. The patient died of metastatic disease 3 months after the diagnosis was made. The function of the renal...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Guenova E,Lichte V,Hoetzenecker W,Woelbing F,Moehrle M,Roecken M,Schaller M

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ipilimumab is approved for adjuvant melanoma treatment at a dose of 10 mg/kg, but its use is limited owing to high toxicity and treatment-associated costs. We retrospectively analyzed 29 patients who underwent complete resection of stage IIC-III melanoma and were treated with ipilimumab 3 mg/kg in an adjuvant setting....

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Mangana J,Dimitriou F,Braun R,Ludwig S,Dummer R,Barysch MJ

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Melanoma is the leading cause of death from skin cancers and its etiology is complex. Recent discoveries related to genetic risk factors are helping us to understand melanoma pathogenesis better. Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) has a critical role in immunity, inflammation, and tumor growth. The 94ins/del ATTG (rs...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Escobar GF,Arraes JA,Bakos L,Ashton-Prolla P,Giugliani R,Callegari-Jacques SM,Santos S,Bakos RM

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：:Between 6 and 14% of malignant melanomas have been reported to occur in a familial pattern. In this study 785 melanoma patients from the Victorian Melanoma Service and the private practice of a dermatologist were assessed for the total number of melanocytic naevi, the number of dysplastic naevi and other clinical char...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Ang CG,Kelly JW,Fritschi L,Dowling JP

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results obtained using a computerized image analysis system as an aid to clinical diagnosis of melanoma are reported. The system comprises a colour television camera connected through a digitizing board to a 386 personal computer. By means of original algorithms able to measure the shape, the colours and texture of a ...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Cascinelli N,Ferrario M,Bufalino R,Zurrida S,Galimberti V,Mascheroni L,Bartoli C,Clemente C

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate staging of patients with primary cutaneous melanoma includes assessment of regional lymph nodes for the presence of micrometastatic disease. Sentinel lymph node biopsy is highly accurate but is an invasive surgical procedure with a 5-10% complication rate, and requires labour-intensive and expensive histologi...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Lean CL,Bourne R,Thompson JF,Scolyer RA,Stretch J,Li LX,Russell P,Mountford C

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：:Large population-based studies have shown a significant association between melanoma and lymphoid neoplasia, particularly non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), that is independent of any treatment received for the initial tumour. This study examines the presentation, diagnosis, treatmen...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Cahill RA,McGreal G,Neary P,Redmond HP

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy is a transformative treatment for advanced malignancies, but can be associated with numerous immune-related adverse events (irAEs). The majority of irAEs include those that closely resemble known cutaneous and neurocutaneous autoimmune or autoinflammatory diseases, such as scleroderm...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Kosche C,Stout M,Sosman J,Lukas RV,Choi JN

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to evaluate toxicity and oncological outcome of combined stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and immunotherapy or targeted therapy in patients with multiple brain metastases originating from malignant melanoma. Despite the fact that both SRS and kinase inhibitors or immune checkpoint inhibitors are considered ...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Stera S,Balermpas P,Blanck O,Wolff R,Wurster S,Baumann R,Szücs M,Loutfi-Krauss B,Wilhelm ML,Seifert V,Rades D,Rödel C,Dunst J,Hildebrandt G,Arnold A,Meissner M,Kähler KC

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of cancer in pregnant women is not a common phenomenon and the real incidence of malignant melanoma during this period is unknown. Many authors reported a poor prognosis in pregnant women with melanoma compared with non-pregnant women's tumour. Several retrospective reviews reported a worsened prognosis...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Silipo V,De Simone P,Mariani G,Buccini P,Ferrari A,Catricala C

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral metastases from melanoma are correlated with a poor prognosis. Temozolomide is an oral alkylating agent that can cross the blood-brain barrier and in phase II and III trials, patients with advanced metastatic melanoma achieved overall response rates of 13 to 21%. The present study evaluated the efficacy and t...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Bafaloukos D,Tsoutsos D,Fountzilas G,Linardou H,Christodoulou C,Kalofonos HP,Briassoulis E,Panagiotou P,Hatzichristou H,Gogas H

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The p53 pathway regulates stress response, and variations in p53, MDM2, and MDM4 may predispose an individual to tumor development. The aim of this study was to study the impact of genetic variation on sporadic and hereditary melanoma. We have analyzed a combination of three functionally relevant variants of the p53 p...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Thunell LK,Bivik C,Wäster P,Fredrikson M,Stjernström A,Synnerstad I,Rosdahl I,Enerbäck C

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Appropriate margins of excision for melanoma have been well defined on the basis of prospective clinical trials. Various factors may result in a discrepancy between the intended clinical margin and the pathologic margin ex vivo, however, making it difficult to determine whether adequate excision margins have been obta...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Clausen SP,Brady MS

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00