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ReviewCurrent molecular medicine2011

Resistance to chemotherapy and molecularly targeted therapies: rationale for combination therapy in malignant melanoma.

S Wu, R K Singh

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Review in Current molecular medicine, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

S WuDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 85900 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5900, USA.
R K Singh
Nebraska Medical Center · US

Funding

UNMC/EPPLEY CANCER CENTER SUPPORT GRANTP30CA036727 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Steven H Caplan · 1985 to 2026
$55.0M
Molecular Regulation of Human Melanoma MetastasisR01CA072781 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI SINGH, RAKESH K · 2005 to 2007
$580k
MOLECULAR REGULATION OF HUMAN MELANOMA METASTASISR29CA072781 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI SINGH, RAKESH K · 1998 to 2002
$308k
NCI NIH HHS CA72781NCI NIH HHS P30 CA036727NCI NIH HHS P30CA036727NCI NIH HHS R01 CA072781NCI NIH HHS R29 CA072781
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastatic melanoma is one of the most intractable tumors, with all current regimens showing limited survival impact. Failure of most agents is attributed to development of therapy resistance. Accumulated evidence points to the apoptotic defect of melanoma cells and the surge of survival signals stimulated by cytotoxic drugs, as a way that tumors circumvent cytotoxic chemotherapy. An overview of inhibitors developed against these growth/survival factors, which are potential partners to be combined with systemic chemotherapy, will be discussed. The escape mechanism from molecular inhibitors also suggests a "vertical" or "horizontal" combination of molecularly targeted therapies. A better understanding of the interactions between simultaneously used regimens and of the rationale for combination therapy will provide new insights to improve survival and quality of life in patients with advanced melanoma.

Indexed as

Drug Resistance, NeoplasmAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCombined Modality TherapyHumansMelanomaModels, BiologicalMolecular Targeted TherapySkin NeoplasmsAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntineoplastic Agents

Identifiers

PMID21707515
PMCPMC4229029
OpenAlexW1992595996

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