Revolutionizing anti-tumor therapy: unleashing the potential of B cell-derived exosomes

J Xiong, H Chi, G Yang, S Zhao, J Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
B cells occupy a vital role in the functioning of the immune system, working in tandem with T
cells to either suppress or promote tumor growth within the tumor microenvironment (TME) …

BRAF gene and melanoma: Back to the future

M Ottaviano, EF Giunta, M Tortora, M Curvietto… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
As widely acknowledged, 40–50% of all melanoma patients harbour an activating BRAF
mutation (mostly BRAF V600E). The identification of the RAS–RAF–MEK–ERK (MAP kinase) …

Somatic genomic testing in patients with metastatic or advanced cancer: ASCO provisional clinical opinion

D Chakravarty, A Johnson, J Sklar… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE An ASCO provisional clinical opinion offers timely clinical direction to ASCO's
membership following publication or presentation of potentially practice-changing data from …

Protein degradation: expanding the toolbox to restrain cancer drug resistance

H Ming, B Li, J Jiang, S Qin, EC Nice, W He… - Journal of hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Despite significant progress in clinical management, drug resistance remains a major
obstacle. Recent research based on protein degradation to restrain drug resistance has …

A protein expression atlas on tissue samples and cell lines from cancer patients provides insights into tumor heterogeneity and dependencies

J Li, W Liu, K Mojumdar, H Kim, Z Zhou, Z Ju… - Nature Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and the Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE)
are foundational resources in cancer research, providing extensive molecular and …

Prevalence of class I–III BRAF mutations among 114,662 cancer patients in a large genomic database

J Owsley, MK Stein, J Porter, GK In… - Experimental …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
BRAF mutations are relatively common in many cancers, particularly melanoma, colorectal
cancer, and thyroid cancer and to a lesser extent in lung cancer. These mutations can be …

Cobimetinib Plus Vemurafenib in Patients With Colorectal Cancer With BRAF Mutations: Results From the Targeted Agent and Profiling Utilization Registry (TAPUR) …

KA Klute, M Rothe, E Garrett-Mayer… - JCO precision …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE TAPUR is a phase II basket trial evaluating the antitumor activity of commercially
available targeted agents in patients with advanced cancer and genomic alterations known …

New approaches to targeted therapy in melanoma

MF Fernandez, J Choi, J Sosman - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Immune checkpoint inhibitors and BRAF/MEK inhibitors are the
cornerstone of treatment for melanoma; however, primary and acquired resistance to these …

First line treatment of BRAF mutated advanced melanoma: Does one size fit all?

F Giugliano, E Crimini, P Tarantino, P Zagami… - Cancer Treatment …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the last decade, immunotherapy and target therapy have revolutionized the prognosis of
patients with BRAF-V600 mutation-positive metastatic melanoma. To date, three different …

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 …