Adolescent and young adult oncology—past, present, and future

AG Close, A Dreyzin, KD Miller… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
There are nearly 70,000 new cancer diagnoses made annually in adolescents and young
adults (AYAs) in the United States. Historically, AYA patients with cancer, aged 15 to 39 …

GLI1: a therapeutic target for cancer

JT Avery, R Zhang, RJ Boohaker - Frontiers in oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
GLI1 is a transcriptional effector at the terminal end of the Hedgehog signaling (Hh) pathway
and is tightly regulated during embryonic development and tissue patterning/differentiation …

Comparative genomics provides etiologic and biological insight into melanoma subtypes

F Newell, PA Johansson, JS Wilmott, K Nones, V Lakis… - Cancer discovery, 2022 - AACR
Melanoma is a cancer of melanocytes, with multiple subtypes based on body site location.
Cutaneous melanoma is associated with skin exposed to ultraviolet radiation; uveal …

Incidence, survival, and mortality trends of cancers diagnosed in adolescents and young adults (15–39 years): a population-based study in The Netherlands 1990 …

DJ van Der Meer, HE Karim-Kos, M van Der Mark… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Adolescents and young adults (AYAs, aged 15–39 years) with cancer form
a distinct patient population within the oncology care setting that is often overlooked in …

Phase II study of selumetinib in children and young adults with tumors harboring activating mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway genetic alterations: arm E of the …

OS Eckstein, CE Allen, PM Williams… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE The NCI-COG Pediatric MATCH trial assigns patients age 1-21 years with
relapsed or refractory solid tumors, lymphomas, and histiocytic disorders to phase II studies …

The current state of molecular testing in the BRAF-mutated melanoma landscape

I Vanni, ET Tanda, F Spagnolo, V Andreotti… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The incidence of melanoma, among the most lethal cancers, is widespread and increasing.
Metastatic melanoma has a poor prognosis, representing about 90% of skin cancer …

Landscape of enhancer disruption and functional screen in melanoma cells

Z Wang, M Luo, Q Liang, K Zhao, Y Hu, W Wang… - Genome Biology, 2023 - Springer
Background The high mutation rate throughout the entire melanoma genome presents a
major challenge in stratifying true driver events from the background mutations. Numerous …

Genomic disparities between cancers in adolescent and young adults and in older adults

X Wang, AM Langevin, PJ Houghton… - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Cancers cause significant mortality and morbidity in adolescents and young adults (AYAs),
but their biological underpinnings are incompletely understood. Here, we analyze clinical …

High early death rates, treatment resistance, and short survival of Black adolescents and young adults with AML

KT Larkin, D Nicolet, BJ Kelly, K Mrózek… - Blood …, 2022 - ashpublications.org
Survival of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is inversely associated with age, but
the impact of race on outcomes of adolescent and young adult (AYA; range, 18-39 years) …

Non-BRAF mutant melanoma: molecular features and therapeutical implications

I Vanni, ET Tanda, B Dalmasso, L Pastorino… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Melanoma is one of the most aggressive tumors of the skin, and its incidence is growing
worldwide. Historically considered a drug resistant disease, since 2011 the therapeutic …