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ReviewCells2021

Epigenetic Regulation in Melanoma: Facts and Hopes.

Emilio Francesco Giunta, Gianluca Arrichiello, Marcello Curvietto, Annalisa Pappalardo, Davide Bosso, Mario Rosanova, Anna Diana, Pasqualina Giordano, Angelica Petrillo, Piera Federico and 10 more

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Review in Cells, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
31citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Dysregulation of the PATZ1/CTCF Balance Silences ZBTB20 to Drive Melanoma Progression.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  8. Metabolic Reprogramming in Melanoma: An Epigenetic Point of View.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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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

20 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Emilio Francesco GiuntaOncology Unit, Department of Precision Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5383-4469
Gianluca ArrichielloOncology Unit, Department of Precision Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Marcello CurviettoUnit of Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale, 80144 Naples, Italy.
Annalisa PappalardoOncology Unit, Department of Precision Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Davide BossoOncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, 80147 Naples, Italy.
Mario RosanovaOncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, 80147 Naples, Italy.
Anna DianaOncology Unit, Department of Precision Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1131-8690
Pasqualina GiordanoOncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, 80147 Naples, Italy.
Angelica PetrilloOncology Unit, Department of Precision Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5489-5733
Piera FedericoOncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, 80147 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0863-7546
Teresa FabozziOncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, 80147 Naples, Italy.
Sara ParolaOncology Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Vittorio RiccioOncology Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Brigitta MucciOncology Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Vito VanellaUnit of Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale, 80144 Naples, Italy.
Lucia FestinoUnit of Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale, 80144 Naples, Italy.
Bruno DanieleOncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, 80147 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2638-3156
Paolo Antonio AsciertoUnit of Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale, 80144 Naples, Italy.
Margaret OttavianoOncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, 80147 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9589-0808
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University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITIstituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale" · ITUniversity of Naples Federico II · ITRegione Campania · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cutaneous melanoma is a lethal disease, even when diagnosed in advanced stages. Although recent progress in biology and treatment has dramatically improved survival rates, new therapeutic approaches are still needed. Deregulation of epigenetics, which mainly controls DNA methylation status and chromatin remodeling, is implied not only in cancer initiation and progression, but also in resistance to antitumor drugs. Epigenetics in melanoma has been studied recently in both melanoma preclinical models and patient samples, highlighting its potential role in different phases of melanomagenesis, as well as in resistance to approved drugs such as immune checkpoint inhibitors and MAPK inhibitors. This review summarizes what is currently known about epigenetics in melanoma and dwells on the recognized and potential new targets for testing epigenetic drugs, alone or together with other agents, in advanced melanoma patients.

Indexed as

Epigenesis, GeneticAntineoplastic AgentsChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyDNA MethylationDrug Resistance, NeoplasmHumansMelanomaRNA, UntranslatedSkin NeoplasmsAntineoplastic AgentsRNA, Untranslatedchromatin remodelingDNA methylationepigenetic drugsepigeneticsmelanomanon-coding RNAtherapeutic resistance

Identifiers

PMID34440824
PMCPMC8392422
OpenAlexW3188062518

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