Prognostic gene expression profiling in cutaneous melanoma: identifying the knowledge gaps and assessing the clinical benefit

D Grossman, N Okwundu, EK Bartlett… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Use of prognostic gene expression profile (GEP) testing in cutaneous melanoma
(CM) is rising despite a lack of endorsement as standard of care. Objective To develop …

Molecular biomarkers for melanoma screening, diagnosis and prognosis: current state and future prospects

DC Deacon, EA Smith, RL Judson-Torres - Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Despite significant progress in the development of treatment options, melanoma remains a
leading cause of death due to skin cancer. Advances in our understanding of the genetic …

Model combining tumor molecular and clinicopathologic risk factors predicts sentinel lymph node metastasis in primary cutaneous melanoma

D Bellomo, SM Arias-Mejias, C Ramana… - JCO precision …, 2020 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE More than 80% of patients who undergo sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy have
no nodal metastasis. Here, we describe a model that combines clinicopathologic and …

RAB27A promotes melanoma cell invasion and metastasis via regulation of pro‐invasive exosomes

D Guo, GYL Lui, SL Lai, JS Wilmott… - … journal of cancer, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Despite recent advances in targeted and immune‐based therapies, advanced stage
melanoma remains a clinical challenge with a poor prognosis. Understanding the genes …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of patients at risk of metastasis using a prognostic 31-gene expression profile in subpopulations of melanoma patients with favorable outcomes …

BR Gastman, P Gerami, SJ Kurley, RW Cook… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background A substantial number of patients who relapse and die from cutaneous
melanoma (CM) are categorized as being at low risk by traditional staging factors. The 31 …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of stage I/IIA melanoma patients at high risk for disease relapse using a clinicopathologic and gene expression model

AMM Eggermont, D Bellomo, SM Arias-Mejias… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose Patients with stage I/IIA cutaneous melanoma (CM) are currently not eligible for
adjuvant therapies despite uncertainty in relapse risk. Here, we studied the ability of a …

Expert consensus on the use of prognostic gene expression profiling tests for the management of cutaneous melanoma: consensus from the skin cancer prevention …

AS Farberg, JW Marson, A Glazer, GH Litchman… - Dermatology and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Prognostic assessment of cutaneous melanoma relies on historical,
clinicopathological, and phenotypic risk factors according to American Joint Committee on …

Therapeutic targeting of anoikis resistance in cutaneous melanoma metastasis

HM Neuendorf, JL Simmons, GM Boyle - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The acquisition of resistance to anoikis, the cell death induced by loss of adhesion to the
extracellular matrix, is an absolute requirement for the survival of disseminating and …

Identification of risk in cutaneous melanoma patients: Prognostic and predictive markers

DM Hyams, RW Cook, AC Buzaid - Journal of surgical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
New therapeutic modalities for melanoma promise benefit in selected individuals. Efficacy
appears greater in patients with lower tumor burden, suggesting an important role for risk …

Identification of novel, immune-mediating extracellular vesicles in human lymphatic effluent draining primary cutaneous melanoma

RLG Maus, JW Jakub, TJ Hieken, WK Nevala… - …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Epithelial tumors including melanoma often first metastasize to regional, sentinel lymph
nodes (SLN). Thus, the presence of SLN metastases is a critical prognostic factor of survival …