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ReviewCancer medicine2023

Chemokines as possible therapeutic targets in metastatic melanoma.

Charlise Basson, June Cheptoo Serem, Priyesh Bipath, Yvette Nkondo Hlophe

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Review in Cancer medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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

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

10 citing papers in PubMed, 8 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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Charlise BassonDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-6123-9707
June Cheptoo SeremDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-9912-166X
Priyesh BipathDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-5433-7069
Yvette Nkondo HlopheDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3112-2436
University of Pretoria · ZA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCutaneous melanoma is a relentless form of cancer which continues to rise in incidence. Currently, cutaneous melanoma is the leading cause of skin cancer-related mortality, which can mainly be attributed to its metastatic potential. The activation of chemokine axes is a major contributor to melanoma metastasis through its involvement in promoting tumour cell migration, proliferation, survival, and adhesion. This review will focus on the role of chemokines in melanoma and possible therapeutic strategies to alter chemokine activation and subsequently inhibit the activation of signalling cascades that may promote metastasis.

methodsA literature review was conducted to evaluate chemokines as possible therapeutic targets in metastatic melanoma.

resultsThe crosstalk between signalling pathways and immune responses in the melanoma microenvironment resembles a complex and dynamic system. Therefore, the involvement of governing chemokine axes in the promotion of cutaneous and metastatic melanoma demands a proper understanding of the tumour microenvironment in order to identify possible targets and develop appropriate treatments against melanoma.

conclusionEven though chemokine axes are regarded as promising therapeutic targets, it has become increasingly evident that chemokines can play a critical role in both tumour inhibition and promotion. The inhibition of chemokine axes to inhibit signalling cascades in target cells that regulate metastasis should, therefore, be carefully approached.

Indexed as

MelanomaNeoplasms, Second PrimarySkin NeoplasmsChemokinesCutaneous Malignant MelanomaHumansSignal TransductionTumor MicroenvironmentChemokineschemokinemelanomametastasismicroenvironmenttargeted therapy

Identifiers

PMID37170733
PMCPMC10358257
OpenAlexW4376226230

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