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ReviewOncogene2013

NRAS mutant melanoma: biological behavior and future strategies for therapeutic management.

I V Fedorenko, G T Gibney, K S M Smalley

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Review in Oncogene, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 96 papers.

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96citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

96 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Molecular Underpinnings of Brain Metastases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  13. Isomer-sourced structure iteration methods forComputational and structural biotechnology journal · 2024
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  15. Low incidence of BRAF and NRAS mutations in a population with a high incidence of melanoma.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2024
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  16. Ultraviolet Radiation Biological and Medical Implications.Current issues in molecular biology · 2024
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  18. Anorectal mucosal melanoma.Seminars in colon & rectal surgery · 2023
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  20. Pathology and Molecular Biology of Melanoma.Current issues in molecular biology · 2023
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36 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

I V FedorenkoDepartment of Molecular Oncology, Tampa, FL, USA.
G T Gibney
K S M Smalley

Funding

The Physi(ologi)cal Microenvironment and its Role in Tumor Invasion and MetastaseU54CA143970 · NCI · H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CTR & RES INST · PI GATENBY, ROBERT A · 2009 to 2014
$9.3M
Microenvironment mediated drug resistance in melanoma.R01CA161107 · NCI · H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CTR & RES INST · PI SMALLEY, KEIRAN · 2011 to 2015
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA161107NCI NIH HHS R01 CA161107-01NCI NIH HHS U54 CA143970NCI NIH HHS U54 CA143970-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recent years have seen a significant shift in the expectations for the therapeutic management of disseminated melanoma. The clinical success of BRAF targeted therapy suggests that long-term disease control may one day be a reality for genetically defined subgroups of melanoma patients. Despite this progress, few advances have been made in developing targeted therapeutic strategies for the 50% of patients whose melanomas are BRAF wild-type. The most well-characterized subgroup of BRAF wild-type tumors is the 15-20% of all melanomas that harbor activating NRAS (Neuroblastoma Rat Sarcoma Virus) mutations. Emerging preclinical and clinical evidence suggests that NRAS mutant melanomas have patterns of signal transduction and biological behavior that is distinct from BRAF mutant melanomas. This overview will discuss the unique clinical and prognostic behavior of NRAS mutant melanoma and will summarize the emerging data on how NRAS-driven signaling networks can be translated into novel therapeutic strategies.

Indexed as

Farnesyl-Diphosphate FarnesyltransferaseGTP PhosphohydrolasesHumansMelanomaMembrane ProteinsMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesMutationPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsPrognosisProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafSignal TransductionSkin NeoplasmsBRAF protein, humanFarnesyl-Diphosphate FarnesyltransferaseGTP PhosphohydrolasesMembrane ProteinsMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesNRAS protein, humanPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf

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PMID23069660
PMCPMC3978385

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