Non-genomic Mechanism-Based Therapy against Melanoma
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Therapy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 March 2025 | Viewed by 93
Special Issue Editor
Interests: melanoma; skin cancer; dermatopathology; molecular biology
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Dear Colleagues,
Despite pioneering advances in the treatment of cutaneous melanoma with MAPK antagonists and immune checkpoint inhibitors, it remains one of the most therapy-resistant malignancies. Additional therapeutic avenues must be identified to maximize treatment effect, eradicate inherently resistant subpopulations of melanoma cells that are resistant to treatment, and prevent the emergence as well as development of residual disease. A growing body of evidence supports the assumption of dynamic nongenomic mechanisms in melanoma cells involved in tumor heterogeneity leading to disease development, progression, sustained survival under treatments, and drug resistance to cancer treatment.
This Special Issue will address upcoming developments of new molecular and pharmacological strategies targeting adaptive response characteristics, becoming an exploitable therapeutic vulnerability with which to prevent the establishment of residual disease leading to relapse. Original research articles and communications, as well as review articles, are welcome.
Dr. Mickaël Ohanna
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- melanoma
- skin cancer
- oncoepigenetics
- single cell
- omics
- microenvironment
- tumor heterogeneity
- metabolic heterogeneity
- circulating cells
- residual disease biomarkers
- immunotherapy
- new therapies
- molecular and pharmacological strategies
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