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ArticleCancers2021

Identification of MicroRNA-mRNA Networks in Melanoma and Their Association with PD-1 Checkpoint Blockade Outcomes.

Robert A Szczepaniak Sloane, Michael G White, Russell G Witt, Anik Banerjee, Michael A Davies, Guangchun Han, Elizabeth Burton, Nadim Ajami, Julie M Simon, Chantale Bernatchez and 13 more

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Article in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The Roles of MiRNAs (MicroRNAs) in Melanoma Immunotherapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  8. Emerging roles of MITF as a crucial regulator of immunity.Experimental & molecular medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Robert A Szczepaniak SloaneDepartment of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4106-8330
Michael G WhiteDepartment of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5022-5505
Russell G WittDepartment of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Anik BanerjeeDepartment of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Michael A DaviesDepartment of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0977-0912
Guangchun HanDepartment of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Elizabeth BurtonDepartment of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Nadim AjamiDepartment of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Julie M SimonDepartment of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Chantale BernatchezDepartment of Biologics Development, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5926-3460
Lauren E HayduDepartment of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6360-0199
Hussein A TawbiDepartment of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Jeffrey E GershenwaldDepartment of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4519-5369
Emily KeungDepartment of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Merrick RossDepartment of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Jennifer McQuadeDepartment of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Rodabe N AmariaDepartment of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Khalida WaniDepartment of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Alexander J LazarDepartment of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Scott E WoodmanDepartment of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Linghua WangDepartment of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9380-0266
Miles C AndrewsDepartment of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Jennifer A WargoDepartment of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Fabien Delerue · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
Research Project 2 - Targeting Melanoma Tumor Survival and Apoptotic MachineryU54CA224070 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI Jessie Villanueva · 2017 to 2026
$13.9M
TRAINING OF ACADEMIC SURGICAL ONCOLOGISTST32CA009599 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Ashley M Holder, Jennifer A. Wargo · 1988 to 2026
$13.2M
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center SPORE in MelanomaP50CA221703 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI DAVIES, MICHAEL · 2019 to 2023
$10.3M
(PQ10) Enhancing responses to immune checkpoint blockade in melanoma via modulation of the microbiomeR01CA219896 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI WARGO, JENNIFER A. · 2018 to 2022
$2.2M
Melanoma Research Alliance 4022024NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS P50 CA221703NCI NIH HHS R01 CA219896NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009599NCI NIH HHS U54 CA224070NIH HHS 1R01CA219896-01A1NIH HHS 1U54CA224070-03NIH HHS CA221703-02NIH HHS T32CA009599
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastatic melanoma is a deadly malignancy with poor outcomes historically. Immuno-oncology (IO) agents, targeting immune checkpoint molecules such as cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein-4 (CTLA-4) and programmed cell death-1 (PD-1), have revolutionized melanoma treatment and outcomes, achieving significant response rates and remarkable long-term survival. Despite these vast improvements, roughly half of melanoma patients do not achieve long-term clinical benefit from IO therapies and there is an urgent need to understand and mitigate mechanisms of resistance. MicroRNAs are key post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression that regulate many aspects of cancer biology, including immune evasion. We used network analysis to define two core microRNA-mRNA networks in melanoma tissues and cell lines corresponding to 'MITF-low' and 'Keratin' transcriptomic subsets of melanoma. We then evaluated expression of these core microRNAs in pre-PD-1-inhibitor-treated melanoma patients and observed that higher expression of miR-100-5p and miR-125b-5p were associated with significantly improved overall survival. These findings suggest that miR-100-5p and 125b-5p are potential markers of response to PD-1 inhibitors, and further evaluation of these microRNA-mRNA interactions may yield further insight into melanoma resistance to PD-1 inhibitors.

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