Combination of phototherapy with immune checkpoint blockade: Theory and practice in cancer

Y Zhao, X Liu, X Liu, J Yu, X Bai, X Wu, X Guo… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy has evolved as a revolutionized therapeutic
modality to eradicate tumor cells by releasing the brake of the antitumor immune response …

Mechanisms of immunotherapy resistance in cutaneous melanoma: recognizing a shapeshifter

J Thornton, G Chhabra, CK Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Melanoma is one of the seven most common cancers in the United States, and its incidence
is still increasing. Since 2011, developments in targeted therapies and immunotherapies …

A dendritic cell-recruiting, antimicrobial blood clot hydrogel for melanoma recurrence prevention and infected wound management

WS Liu, ZM Lu, XH Pu, XY Li, HQ Zhang, ZZ Zhang… - Biomaterials, 2025 - Elsevier
Surgical resection, the mainstay for melanoma treatment, faces challenges due to high
tumor recurrence rates and complex postoperative wound healing. Chronic inflammation …

The therapeutic potential of pyroptosis in melanoma

N Zaffaroni, GL Beretta - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pyroptosis is a programmed cell death characterized by the rupture of the plasma
membranes and release of cellular content leading to inflammatory reaction. Four cellular …

Melanoma biology and treatment: a review of novel regulated cell death-based approaches

M Hsieh, SK Hsu, TY Liu, CY Wu, CC Chiu - Cancer Cell International, 2024 - Springer
The incidence of melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer, has increased due to
ultraviolet exposure. The treatment of advanced melanoma, particularly metastatic cases …

Identification of pyroptosis related subtypes and tumor microenvironment infiltration characteristics in breast cancer

G Huang, J Zhou, J Chen, G Liu - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding the association of pyroptosis with tumor progression, prognosis and effect on
immunotherapeutic response in breast cancer (BC) is limited. This study analysed forty …

Mefloquine induces ER stress and apoptosis in BRAFi‐resistant A375‐BRAFV600E/NRASQ61K malignant melanoma cells targeting intracranial tumors in a …

J Jandova, SL Park, MJ Corenblum… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Molecularly targeted therapeutics have revolutionized the treatment of BRAFV600E‐driven
malignant melanoma, but the rapid development of resistance to BRAF kinase inhibitors …

Harnessing the potential of non-apoptotic cell death processes in the treatment of drug-resistant melanoma

L Dong, CPD Vargas, X Tian, X Chu, C Yin… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Melanoma is a highly malignant skin cancer that is known for its resistance to treatments. In
recent years, there has been significant progress in the study of non-apoptotic cell death …

Ferroptosis and pyroptosis are connected through autophagy: a new perspective of overcoming drug resistance

P Zhao, S Yin, Y Qiu, C Sun, H Yu - Molecular Cancer, 2025 - Springer
Drug resistance is a common challenge in clinical tumor treatment. A reduction in drug
sensitivity of tumor cells is often accompanied by an increase in autophagy levels, leading to …

[HTML][HTML] Construction and validation of a novel pyroptosis-related signature to predict prognosis in patients with cutaneous melanoma

Z Niu, Y Xu, Y Li, Y Chen, Y Han - Mathematical Biosciences and …, 2022 - aimspress.com
Skin cutaneous melanoma (SKCM) is one of the most malignant skin cancers and remains a
health concern worldwide. Pyroptosis is a newly recognized form of programmed cell death …