Epidemiological trends in the diagnosis of melanoma in a Southern European population: analysis of a large database from a tertiary referral center.

abstract：:Selective BRAF inhibitors (BRAFi) yield objective responses in 50% of patients with metastatic BRAF V600E mutant melanoma. Adding an MEK inhibitor increases this response rate to 70%. Limited data are available on the outcomes of unresectable stage III patients, and it remains unclear whether BRAF-targeted therapy can...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Sloot S,Zager JS,Kudchadkar RR,Messina JL,Benedict JJ,Gonzalez RJ,DeConti R,Turner LM,McCardle T,Smalley KS,Weber JS,Sondak VK,Gibney GT

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of melanoma has increased continuously during the last decade. Surgery is the mainstay of therapy but, for patients with thick lesions or regional metastatic lymph nodes, there is a high risk of relapse. For this group of patients, there is no standard therapy or general agreement amongst oncologists. In...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Queirolo P,Acquati M,Kirkwood JM,Eggermont AM,Rocca A,Testori A

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to determine the effect of oral melatonin in divided doses on plasma melatonin levels in patients with metastatic melanoma. Hourly blood samples were obtained from five patients for 24 h prior to melatonin administration and for 24 h during oral administration of melatonin, 50 mg every 4 h. ...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Kane MA,Johnson A,Nash AE,Boose D,Mathai G,Balmer C,Yohn JJ,Robinson WA

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preoperative assessment of melanoma invasion by sonometry has been reported to exhibit a high correlation with postoperative histometry based on the determination of a regression coefficient. We believe that this approach is not adequate and that it can be misleading. We therefore applied an appropriate statistical ap...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Partsch B,Binder M,Püspök-Schwarz M,Wolff K,Pehamberger H

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inositol hexaphosphate (IP6) also called phytic acid is a polyphosphorylated carbohydrate naturally found in cereals, nuts, grains, and high-fiber-containing foods. It has been shown to inhibit the growth of many different tumor cell lines both in vitro and in vivo like colon, pancreas, liver, prostate, and even melan...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Khurana S,Baldeo C,Joseph RW

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsatellite instability (MSI) is caused by replication errors due to deficient DNA mismatch repair and has been associated with tumour progression in various types of cancer. Controversial results have been reported concerning the frequency and significance of MSI in malignant melanoma. In this study, the time of o...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Palmieri G,Ascierto PA,Cossu A,Colombino M,Casula M,Botti G,Lissia A,Tanda F,Castello G

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysosome-associated membrane protein-1 is a protein with a significant content of beta1,6-branched N-glycans. It is thought that enhanced expression of lysosome-associated membrane protein-1 in tumour cells may promote invasion by influencing both adhesion to extracellular matrix and perhaps also binding to endothelia...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Kuźbicki L,Gajo B,Chwirot BW

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no general consensus regarding the optimal follow-up strategy for patients with melanoma. We sought to determine the utility and cost effectiveness of radiological restaging of patients with stage IIB-IIIC melanoma at the 3-year follow-up time point. A retrospective review of 210 patients diagnosed with stage...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： DeRose ER,Pleet A,Wang W,Seery VJ,Lee MY,Renzi S,Sullivan RJ,Atkins MB

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recreational exposure to the sun may not explain fully current trends in melanoma incidence. The hypothesis was examined whether carcinogens in water play a role in the development of cutaneous melanoma. In a case-control study, 128 melanoma patients and 168 patients with other types of malignancy completed a detailed...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Nelemans PJ,Rampen FH,Groenendal H,Kiemeney LA,Ruiter DJ,Verbeek AL

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidence has suggested that the XRCC1 Arg399Gln and Arg194Trp polymorphisms might be related to cutaneous melanoma susceptibility. However, epidemiologic findings have been inconsistent. We have assessed reported studies by meta-analysis to perform a more precise estimation of the association between the ...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Jiang H,Xu W,Zhang F,Wei L,Wang Y,Wang Y,Liu C

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the process of melanogenesis free radicals are generated. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of melanogenesis in B16 melanoma on lipid peroxidation and antioxidant capacity in selected tissues of black C57BL/6J mice. The study was conducted on 24 mice: 12 healthy controls and 12 with a transpl...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Woźniak A,Woźniak B,Drewa G,Drewa T

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The correlation between ultraviolet radiation of the skin and melanoma incidence in humans is well established. Interestingly, epidemiologic data suggest also a correlation to an increased BMI pointing to metabolic trigger factors in melanoma pathogenesis. To substantiate this connection, we studied the expression of ...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Kleemann J,Hrgovic I,Ter-Nedden J,Kleimann P,Steinhorst K,Härle K,Müller J,Kaufmann R,Meissner M,Kippenberger S

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A vaccine that could expand melanoma-specific T cells might reduce the risk of recurrence of resected melanoma and could provide an alternative or adjunct to standard immunotherapy options. We tested the safety and immunogenicity of a vaccine coupling a melanoma-associated peptide with a xenogenic peptide (to promote ...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Block MS,Nevala WK,Pang YP,Allred JB,Strand C,Markovic SN

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) is the most frequent type of cutaneous melanoma in the Asian and African populations, but the fourth distinct variant of cutaneous melanoma in the Caucasian population. Histological criteria and prognosis of ALM remain controversial. A retrospective study, showing epidemiological, clin...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Avilés-Izquierdo JA,Longo-Imedio MI,Lázaro-Ochaita P

更新日期：2010-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:CDKN2A is thought to be the main candidate gene for melanoma susceptibility. Deletion or mutations in the CDKN2A gene may produce an imbalance between functional p16 and cyclin D, causing abnormal cell growth. We here describe a novel mutation consisting of a 1 bp deletion at nucleotide position 201 (codon 67) (CACGGc...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Grammatico P,Binni F,Eibenschutz L,De Bernardo C,Grammatico B,Rinaldi R,De Simone P,Catricalà C

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known on whether melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) associated cutaneous melanoma (CM) risk varies depending on histological subtype and body site, and whether tumour thickness at diagnosis (the most important prognostic factor for CM patients) differs between MC1R variant carriers and wild-type individuals. We ...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Caini S,Gandini S,Botta F,Tagliabue E,Raimondi S,Nagore E,Zanna I,Maisonneuve P,Newton-Bishop J,Polsky D,Lazovich D,Kumar R,Kanetsky PA,Hoiom V,Ghiorzo P,Landi MT,Ribas G,Menin C,Stratigos AJ,Palmieri G,Guida G,

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant melanoma is a cancer whose incidence is rising rapidly. Extensive studies of primary tumors and tumor-derived cell lines revealed that inappropriate activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) proteins, particularly of STAT3 and 5, occurs with high frequency in various human cancers...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Hassel JC,Winnemöller D,Schartl M,Wellbrock C

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：:Cutaneous malignant melanoma is one of the most common and aggressive forms of human cancers and has a poor prognosis. Activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) has been found in several human cancers and is thought to correlate aggressive disease and poor response. In this study, we inv...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Wu ZS,Cheng XW,Wang XN,Song NJ

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This randomized phase II trial was performed to define the activity and toxicity of the combination of dacarbazine (DTIC), carmustine (BCNU), cisplatin (DDP) and tamoxifen (DBDT regimen) versus DTIC alone in patients with metastatic melanoma. Sixty patients with metastatic melanoma were randomly assigned to receive BC...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Chiarion Sileni V,Nortilli R,Aversa SM,Paccagnella A,Medici M,Corti L,Favaretto AG,Cetto GL,Monfardini S

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor cell invasion through basement membranes and into stromal tissue are key steps for promoting growth and metastasis. Tumor cells express various extracellular-matrix-degrading enzymes such as matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) to degrade extracellular matrix components to facilitate tumor migration and invasion. Hi...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Iida J,McCarthy JB

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：:Paraffin-embedded tissue from the primary tumours of 116 patients with malignant melanoma, and in 40 cases also from corresponding metastases, were examined for accumulation of p53 protein. The fraction of tumours with positive p53 immunostaining was 13% in the least invasive and 36% in the most invasive primary lesio...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Flørenes VA,Holm R,Fodstad O

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Downstream of Ras, the serine/threonine kinase B-raf has been reported to be mutated, amongst other carcinomas, in a substantial subset of primary melanomas, with a preponderance of mutations within the kinase domain, including the activating V599E and V599K transitions. We investigated a representative series of 54 r...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Kirschner M,Helmke B,Starz H,Benner A,Thome M,Deichmann M

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The EORTC Melanoma Cooperative Group conducted a phase II trial (study number 18891) to study the effect of Toremifene in 45 patients with advanced, metastatic melanoma. Male and female patients, median age 61 (range 23-88) years received a mean total dose of 11 g (4.3-62.6) orally for at least 6 weeks. No objective r...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Kleeberg UR,Engel E,Bröcker EB,Avril F,Israels P,Weiss J,Kangas L,van Glabbeke M,Lentz MA

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteomics provides a powerful approach for screening alterations in protein expression and post-translational modification associated with particular human diseases. In this study, the analysis of protein expression was focused on malignant melanoma in order to determine the candidate genes involved in tumour progres...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Carta F,Demuro PP,Zanini C,Santona A,Castiglia D,D'Atri S,Ascierto PA,Napolitano M,Cossu A,Tadolini B,Turrini F,Manca A,Sini MC,Palmieri G,Rozzo AC,Italian Melanoma Intergroup.

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanogenesis appears to be a unique target to develop anti-tumour agents specific for malignant melanoma. Among the anti-melanoma compounds that we have examined, 4-S-cysteaminylphenol (4-S-CAP), a phenolic amine, was found to have the most promising anti-melanoma effects. To further improve the efficacy as anti-mela...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Yukitake J,Otake H,Inoue S,Wakamatsu K,Ito S

更新日期：2004-04-01 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：: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：: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