Anti-PD-1 and anti-CTLA-4 therapies in cancer: mechanisms of action, efficacy, and limitations

JA Seidel, A Otsuka, K Kabashima - Frontiers in oncology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Melanoma, a skin cancer associated with high mortality rates, is highly radio-and
chemotherapy resistant but can also be very immunogenic. These circumstances have led to …

[HTML][HTML] The emerging role of cell-free DNA as a molecular marker for cancer management

AJ Bronkhorst, V Ungerer, S Holdenrieder - Biomolecular detection and …, 2019 - Elsevier
An increasing number of studies demonstrate the potential use of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) as a
surrogate marker for multiple indications in cancer, including diagnosis, prognosis, and …

Individualised neoantigen therapy mRNA-4157 (V940) plus pembrolizumab versus pembrolizumab monotherapy in resected melanoma (KEYNOTE-942): a …

JS Weber, MS Carlino, A Khattak, T Meniawy… - The Lancet, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Checkpoint inhibitors are standard adjuvant treatment for stage IIB–IV resected
melanoma, but many patients recur. Our study aimed to evaluate whether mRNA-4157 …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular testing for BRAF mutations to inform melanoma treatment decisions: a move toward precision medicine

L Cheng, A Lopez-Beltran, F Massari, GT MacLennan… - Modern Pathology, 2018 - Elsevier
Approximately one-half of advanced (unresectable or metastatic) melanomas harbor a
mutation in the BRAF gene, with V600E being the most common mutation. Targeted therapy …

Recent advances and emerging trends in cancer biomarker detection technologies

RR Kumar, A Kumar, CH Chuang… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cancer is a major global health burden and poor survival rates can be attributed to lack of
early diagnosis and limited access to timely and standard treatments. Significant progress …

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 …

Unraveling the wide spectrum of melanoma biomarkers

A Revythis, S Shah, M Kutka, M Moschetta, MA Ozturk… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of biomarkers in medicine has become essential in clinical practice in order to help
with diagnosis, prognostication and prediction of treatment response. Since Alexander …

Evaluation of commercial kits for purification of circulating free DNA

RJ Diefenbach, JH Lee, RF Kefford, H Rizos - Cancer genetics, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Analysis of liquid biopsies and the identification of non-invasive biomarkers for the
diagnosis and prognosis of solid tumors has grown exponentially over the last few years …

Use of extracellular vesicles from lymphatic drainage as surrogate markers of melanoma progression and BRAFV600E mutation

S García-Silva, A Benito-Martín… - Journal of Experimental …, 2019 - rupress.org
Liquid biopsies from cancer patients have the potential to improve diagnosis and prognosis.
The assessment of surrogate markers of tumor progression in circulating extracellular …

A supersensitive silicon nanowire array biosensor for quantitating tumor marker ctDNA

D Li, H Chen, K Fan, V Labunov, S Lazarouk… - Biosensors and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer has become one of the major diseases threatening human health and life.
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) testing, as a practical liquid biopsy technique, is a promising …