Coordinated mRNA expression of c-Kit with tyrosinase and TRP-1 in melanin pigmentation of normal and malignant human melanocytes and transient activation of tyrosinase by Kit/SCF-R.

abstract：:We examined the incidence of primary invasive melanoma in the municipality of Reggio Emilia, northern Italy, in the period from 1986 to 1997. We identified 169 cases, five of which were intraocular. After adjustment for confounders, the risk of having a thick melanoma (Breslow > or = 1 mm) did not decrease over time, ...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Vinceti M,Bergomi M,Borciani N,Serra L,Vivoli G

更新日期：1999-02-01 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：: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：: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：:Reversible oxidation sensitivity of N-Oct-3 DNA binding activity was seen when melanoma extracts and recombinant Brn-2 protein were treated with a variety of metals, hydrogen peroxide and the cysteine disulphide bond forming agent diamide. Western blot analysis of diamide-oxidized N-Oct-3 protein indicated that this w...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Smith AG,Brightwell G,Smit SE,Parsons PG,Sturm RA

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several comparative genomic hybridization studies provide evidence for overrepresentation of the long arm of chromosome 20 in malignant melanoma. These studies also suggest that chromosome 20q contains genes that may contribute to melanoma pathogenesis. To refine the region of 20q amplification and to identify potenti...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Koynova DK,Jordanova ES,Milev AD,Dijkman R,Kirov KS,Toncheva DI,Gruis NA

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BRAF mutations are found in ~50% of metastatic melanomas, most commonly in codon V600. Vemurafenib improves progression-free survival and overall survival in patients with advanced BRAF-mutated melanoma. The results of a descriptive study evaluating vemurafenib in patients with advanced melanoma harbouring BRAF mutati...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Hallmeyer S,Gonzalez R,Lawson DH,Cranmer LD,Linette GP,Puzanov I,Taback B,Cowey CL,Ribas A,Daniels GA,Moore T,Gibney GT,Tawbi H,Whitman E,Lee G,Mun Y,Liu S,Hamid O

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we evaluated the overexpression status of HER-2 and its prognostic significance on survival in patients with thick cutaneous malignant melanoma. The immuno-alkaline phosphatase antigen detection technique was applied to archival diagnostic material from 51 patients with primary lesions measuring >or= 10 ...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Eliopoulos P,Mohammed MQ,Henry K,Retsas S

更新日期：2002-04-01 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：: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：:An increased risk of melanoma has been variously reported in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), analogous with other immunosuppressed populations. To fully assess this association, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of available evidence from observational cohort studies. All such longi...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Olsen CM,Lane SW,Green AC

更新日期：2016-04-01 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 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：:We have observed that an early increase in the CD4+/CD8+ ratio of metastatic melanoma patients during chemoimmunotherapy is the most favourable independent prognostic factor. In this study, 87 patients with metastatic melanoma were monitored for peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets (CD4+ and CD8+) before and during che...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Hernberg MM,Hahka-Kemppinen MH,Pyrhönen SO

更新日期：2004-12-01 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：: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：:Electrochemotherapy has been demonstrated to be an effective treatment for cutaneous cancers. The treatment includes administering a chemotherapeutic agent followed by electric pulses which are applied directly to the tumour. The pulses facilitate delivery of drug through the plasma membrane. Enhanced delivery is rest...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Jaroszeski MJ,Gilbert R,Perrott R,Heller R

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment strategies for metastatic melanoma have changed markedly in recent times due to the advent of targeted systemic therapies. In addition to these developments, surgery remains a useful adjunct that can confer survival benefits in selected patients. In this review, we examine the current literature to highlight...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： O'Leary DP,Byrnes KG,Power DG,Redmond HP

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anorectal malignant melanoma is an uncommon tumour. Unlike for cutaneous melanoma, there are few guidelines for its optimal management. In particular, very few palliative treatment strategies have been described for patients with advanced disease. We report on an 80 year old patient with locally advanced anorectal mel...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Ulmer A,Metzger S,Fierlbeck G

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma cells are unusual because, unlike most epithelial tumours, constitutive expression of HLA class II antigens is common. We have previously demonstrated that a peptide-specific CD4+ T-cell clone proliferates briskly in response to peptide and HLA class II expressing melanoma cell lines derived from metastases. ...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Brady MS,Eckels DD,Lee F,Ree SY,Lee JS

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the effects of in vivo treatment with interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) on melanoma antigens, a clinical EORTC trial (No. 18852) was accompanied by an immunohistological study. Twenty patients with melanoma metastases of skin and soft tissues, eventually also of the lung, who were treated with syste...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： von Stamm U,Bröcker EB,von Depka Prondzinski M,Ruiter DJ,Rümke P,Broding C,Carrel S,Lejeune FJ

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanomas contain subsets of cancer stem-like cells with tumor-initiating capacity. The frequency of these cells in the tumor is still a topic of debate. We investigated the phenotypic plasticity of cancer cells grown as melanospheres to elucidate the influence of the microenvironment on some features of melanoma stem...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Sztiller-Sikorska M,Koprowska K,Jakubowska J,Zalesna I,Stasiak M,Duechler M,Czyz ME

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In human melanoma no complete information about the expression of the apoptosis-promoting and apoptosis-inhibiting members of the Bcl-2 family has been available to date. In this study we have investigated by Western blotting the expression pattern of Bcl-2 and its homologues Bax, Bak, Bcl-xL, Bcl-xS, Mcl-1 and Bad in...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Selzer E,Schlagbauer-Wadl H,Okamoto I,Pehamberger H,Pötter R,Jansen B

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:Cellular senescence is a major barricade on the path of cancer development, yet proteins secreted from senescent cells exert complex and often discordant effects on subsequent cancer evolution. Somatic genome alternations driving the formation of nevi and melanoma are efficient inducers of cellular senescence. Melanoc...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Chavanet A,Hill KR,Jiménez-Andrade Y,Choo MK,White K,Park JM

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we investigated the antitumour effect and mechanism of action of cationic liposome-mediated murine interferon-beta (IFNbeta) gene therapy in mouse B16F1 melanoma cells in vitro and in vivo. Murine IFNbeta gene transfer by cationic liposome resulted in substantial growth inhibition of B16F1 melanoma cells...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Ryuke Y,Mizuno M,Natsume A,Suzuki O,Nobayashi M,Kageshita T,Matsumoto K,Saida T,Yoshida J

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, no study of melanoma patients who have undergone delayed lymph node dissection (DLND) has focused on the independent prognostic factors of overall survival, as calculated from surgery on the primary. Using Kaplan-Meier estimates and Cox's proportional hazard model, the significance of prognostic factors was e...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Kretschmer L,Preusser KP,Marsch WC,Neumann C

更新日期：2000-10-01 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：: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