The role of collagen in cancer: from bench to bedside

S Xu, H Xu, W Wang, S Li, H Li, T Li, W Zhang… - Journal of translational …, 2019 - Springer
Collagen is the major component of the tumor microenvironment and participates in cancer
fibrosis. Collagen biosynthesis can be regulated by cancer cells through mutated genes …

Cutaneous melanoma: From pathogenesis to therapy

GC Leonardi, L Falzone, R Salemi… - International …, 2018 - spandidos-publications.com
In less than 10 years, melanoma treatment has been revolutionized with the approval of
tyrosine kinase inhibitors and immune checkpoint inhibitors, which have been shown to …

Diverse mechanisms of BRAF inhibitor resistance in melanoma identified in clinical and preclinical studies

SA Luebker, SA Koepsell - Frontiers in oncology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
BRAF inhibitor therapy may provide profound initial tumor regression in metastatic
melanoma with BRAF V600 mutations, but treatment resistance often leads to disease …

[HTML][HTML] A review of epidemiology and cancer biology of malignant melanoma

MG Davey, N Miller, NM McInerney - Cureus, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Malignant melanoma is a neoplasm originating in the melanocytes in the skin. Although
malignant melanoma is the third most common cutaneous cancer, it is recognized as the …

BRAF mutations in melanoma: biological aspects, therapeutic implications, and circulating biomarkers

G Castellani, M Buccarelli, MB Arasi, S Rossi… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cutaneous melanoma represents the most aggressive form of skin cancer
and its occurrence, development, and progression are based on the accumulation of several …

Tumor microenvironment: Implications in melanoma resistance to targeted therapy and immunotherapy

I Falcone, F Conciatori, C Bazzichetto, G Ferretti… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The response to pharmacological treatments is deeply influenced by the
tight interactions between the tumor cells and the microenvironment. In this review we …

Matrix metalloproteinases in chemoresistance: regulatory roles, molecular interactions, and potential inhibitors

BXJ Tune, MS Sim, CL Poh, RM Guad… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer is one of the major causes of death worldwide. Its treatments usually fail when the
tumor has become malignant and metastasized. Metastasis is a key source of cancer …

MMP-9 as a Candidate Marker of Response to BRAF Inhibitors in Melanoma Patients With BRAFV600E Mutation Detected in Circulating-Free DNA

R Salemi, L Falzone, G Madonna, J Polesel… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The BRAFV600E mutation is associated with melanoma development and its detection in
circulating-free DNA cannot be observed in all melanoma patients harboring this mutation in …

The challenging melanoma landscape: From early drug discovery to clinical approval

M Matias, JO Pinho, MJ Penetra, G Campos, CP Reis… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Melanoma is recognized as the most dangerous type of skin cancer, with high mortality and
resistance to currently used treatments. To overcome the limitations of the available …

Targeting the hedgehog transcription factors GLI1 and GLI2 restores sensitivity to vemurafenib-resistant human melanoma cells

F Faiao-Flores, DK Alves-Fernandes, PC Pennacchi… - Oncogene, 2017 - nature.com
BRAF inhibitor (BRAFi) therapy for melanoma patients harboring the V600E mutation is
initially highly effective, but almost all patients relapse within a few months. Understanding …