abstract：:Prognostic blood biomarkers for patients with uveal melanoma have not been identified. Tumor monosomy-3 is strongly associated with the development of metastatic disease. Tumor expression of human leukocyte antigen class I molecules and insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 receptor has also been associated with the deve...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Triozzi PL,Elson P,Aldrich W,Achberger S,Tubbs R,Biscotti CV,Singh AD

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：: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：:For primary melanoma, there is a delay between the initial skin biopsy and sentinel lymph node dissection, which may cause anxiety for the patient. The consequences of this delay on disease progression are unknown. The goal of this study was to determine whether delay time for sentinel node dissection from the initial...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Parrett BM,Accortt NA,Li R,Dosanjh AS,Thummala S,Kullar R,Cleaver JE,Kashani-Sabet M,Leong SP

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma tumors have been shown to comprise both invasive and proliferative cell subpopulations. These populations are highly plastic, thus hampering full characterization and therapeutic targeting of dormant and partially dedifferentiated invasive cells. We have reported, previously, that melanoma cells grown in a se...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Ghislin S,Deshayes F,Lauriol J,Middendorp S,Martins I,Al-Daccak R,Alcaide-Loridan C

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：:Recently, we reported on the associations of seven single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the promoter region of MMP1 gene with susceptibility to cutaneous melanoma (CM). Considering the reported correlation between MMP1 expression and melanoma progression, we hypothesized that these promoter SNPs might affect CM p...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Liu H,Wei Q,Gershenwald JE,Prieto VG,Lee JE,Duvic M,Grimm EA,Wang LE

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：: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：: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：:The objective of this study was to identify novel tumor-suppressor genes in melanoma, using an integrative genomic approach. Data from: (i) earlier reports of DNA loss and gain in malignant melanoma accompanied by comparative genomic hybridization high-definition array data of the entire human genome; (ii) microarray ...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Mithani SK,Smith IM,Califano JA

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNA molecules involved in gene regulation. Aberrant expression of miRNA has been associated with the development or progression of several diseases, including cancer. In a previous study, we found that the expression of miRNA-125b (miR-125b) was two-fold lower in malignant melano...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Glud M,Manfé V,Biskup E,Holst L,Dirksen AM,Hastrup N,Nielsen FC,Drzewiecki KT,Gniadecki R

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growth rate (GR) of melanomas is not uniform. A fast-growing subtype has been identified and seems to have a role in the stabilization of the mortality rates because of melanoma. To examine features associated with fast-growing melanomas (FGMs) and to determine the relationship between the GR and well-recognized p...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Martorell-Calatayud A,Nagore E,Botella-Estrada R,Scherer D,Requena C,Serra-Guillén C,Llombart B,Sanmartin O,Kumar R,Guillén C

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：: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：:The aim of this study was to determine the impact of complete response (CR) to systemic therapy on survival. We reviewed the cases of 647 chemo-naive patients with metastatic melanoma who were treated with cisplatin-vinblastine-dacarbazine or cisplatin-taxol-dacarbazine alone, or cisplatin-vinblastine-dacarbazine toge...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Bedikian AY,Johnson MM,Warneke CL,Papadopoulos NE,Kim KB,Hwu WJ,McIntyre S,Rohlfs M,Homsi J,Hwu P

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In metastatic melanoma (MM) immunomodulating agents, such as interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interferon-α (IFN-α), have shown therapeutic benefit as they enhance antitumor immune response. Considering tumor-induced suppression of natural killer (NK) cell activity, it is of interest to study the affect of these cytokines on t...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Konjević G,Mirjačić Martinović K,Vuletić A,Babović N

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a rare case of transplacental-transmitted maternal melanoma to the placenta and foetus during the second pregnancy of a 28-year-old woman. She was aware of a greyish-brown nodular lesion on the right gluteus during her first pregnancy. On histological examination, this lesion resulted to be an amelanocitic...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Valenzano Menada M,Moioli M,Garaventa A,Nozza P,Foppiano M,Trimarchi N,Fulcheri E

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma is the most lethal skin tumor in large part because of a propensity for early metastasis. Good models of this most clinically relevant feature of melanoma are lacking. Here, we report the development of an in-vivo model of metastasis that relies on orthotopic injection of green fluorescent protein-tagged line...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Rozenberg GI,Monahan KB,Torrice C,Bear JE,Sharpless NE

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：:The liver is the predominant site of metastases in the majority of patients with uveal melanoma, suggesting the evaluation of regional treatment approaches. Here we report our experience with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in uveal melanoma patients with pretreated liver metastases. Twenty-five patients were t...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Schuster R,Lindner M,Wacker F,Krössin M,Bechrakis N,Foerster MH,Thiel E,Keilholz U,Schmittel A

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：: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：: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：:Regression of metastatic melanoma is a rare event, and review of the literature reveals a total of 76 reported cases since 1866. The proposed mechanisms include immunologic, endocrine, inflammatory and metastatic tumour nutritional factors. We conclude from this review that although the precise mechanisms remain unkno...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Kalialis LV,Drzewiecki KT,Klyver H

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：: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：:Occasional reports indicated cytokeratin (CK) protein expression (mainly by immunohistochemistry) in malignant melanoma (MM) and suggested an association with unfavorable clinical parameters. However, the mRNA expression of CK and its clinicopathologic significance in MM has not been specifically evaluated. We investi...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Chen N,Gong J,Chen X,Xu M,Huang Y,Wang L,Geng N,Zhou Q

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:Melan-A is widely used in the diagnostics of human melanoma. The immunogenicity of this glycoprotein makes it a potential target in immunotherapy and several authors have suggested its potential as a prognostic factor. Up to now there has been no clear direct evidence of changes of Melan-A expression during the progre...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Sztramska A,Dymerska D,Chwirot BW

更新日期：2008-08-01 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：:The aim of this study was to evaluate S100B in bone marrow (BM) plasma from malignant melanoma patients. BM aspirates and peripheral blood (PB) plasma from 56 patients and BM aspirates from 29 healthy volunteers were collected. S100B was measured using an immune radiometric assay, which is a two-site sandwich assay ba...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Faye RS,Paus E,Maelandsmo GM,Berner A,Høifødt HK,Fodstad Ø,Aamdal S

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：: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：: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：:Metabolic imaging with F-18 fluorodeoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography is one of the most sensitive and non-invasive techniques, and has proved useful in melanoma. We designed, in 2004, at the Institute Gustave Roussy, a prospective study to determine the value of F-18 fluorodeoxy-D-glucose positron emission t...

journal_title：Melanoma research

authors： Maubec E,Lumbroso J,Masson F,Suciu V,Kolb F,Mamelle G,Cavalcanti A,Boitier F,Spatz A,Aupérin A,Leboulleux S,Avril MF

更新日期：2007-06-01 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