Pub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-08-28DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000987
Camilla Mattiuzzi, Giuseppe Lippi
{"title":"The death rate for melanoma remained unchanged in the USA during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.","authors":"Camilla Mattiuzzi, Giuseppe Lippi","doi":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000987","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000987","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18550,"journal":{"name":"Melanoma Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142109350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-07-16DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000990
Sanjay Chandrasekaran, You-Li Ling, Jackson Tang
Using a customized, harmonized US electronic health record database, real-world prescription patterns of first-line adjuvant immunotherapy and targeted therapy were retrospectively assessed for BRAF V600-mutated melanoma. Adults with BRAF V600 mutation-positive stage IIIA-D cutaneous melanoma who received first-line adjuvant immunotherapy (nivolumab or pembrolizumab) or targeted therapy (dabrafenib plus trametinib) between 1 January 2014 and 30 August 2020 in the NOBLE database were included. Patients were followed from first-line adjuvant therapy initiation for at least 6 months, until death, progression, follow-up loss, or data cutoff. Primary endpoints were proportion of patients receiving either therapy in first-line and second-line, treatment switching, treatment timing, and status at the end of first-line therapy. Secondary endpoints included discontinuation rates, recurrence-free survival (RFS), and overall survival (OS). Of 318 patients evaluated, 67.6% received nivolumab, 14.2% pembrolizumab, and 18.2% targeted therapy as first-line adjuvant therapy. Median treatment duration was longest for nivolumab (292 days) and shortest for targeted therapy (115 days). Reason for discontinuation was recorded for 195 of 274 patients who discontinued first-line therapy; most common reasons were treatment completion and treatment-related toxicity [87/158 (55.0%) and 29/158 (18.4%), respectively, in immunotherapy-treated patients; 9/37 (24.3%) and 21/37 (56.8%) in targeted therapy-treated patients]. Median RFS and OS for targeted therapy and nivolumab were not reached and were 34.6 and 38.1 months, respectively, for pembrolizumab. These results inform on prescription preferences and clinical outcomes for BRAF V600-mutated melanoma patients in the first-line adjuvant setting.
利用定制、统一的美国电子病历数据库,对BRAFV600突变黑色素瘤一线辅助免疫疗法和靶向疗法的实际处方模式进行了回顾性评估。NOBLE数据库纳入了2014年1月1日至2020年8月30日期间接受一线辅助免疫疗法(nivolumab或pembrolizumab)或靶向疗法(达拉非尼加曲美替尼)的BRAFV600突变阳性IIIA-D期皮肤黑色素瘤成人患者。从一线辅助治疗开始,对患者进行至少 6 个月的随访,直至死亡、病情进展、随访丧失或数据截止。主要终点是接受一线和二线任一疗法的患者比例、治疗转换、治疗时机和一线治疗结束时的状态。次要终点包括停药率、无复发生存率(RFS)和总生存率(OS)。在接受评估的318名患者中,67.6%接受了nivolumab治疗,14.2%接受了pembrolizumab治疗,18.2%接受了靶向治疗作为一线辅助治疗。nivolumab的中位治疗时间最长(292天),靶向治疗最短(115天)。在274例停止一线治疗的患者中,195例记录了停止治疗的原因;最常见的原因是治疗结束和治疗相关毒性[免疫治疗患者分别为87/158(55.0%)和29/158(18.4%);靶向治疗患者分别为9/37(24.3%)和21/37(56.8%)]。靶向治疗和 nivolumab 的中位 RFS 和 OS 均未达到,而 pembrolizumab 的中位 RFS 和 OS 分别为 34.6 个月和 38.1 个月。这些结果为一线辅助治疗BRAFV600突变黑色素瘤患者的处方偏好和临床结果提供了参考。
{"title":"Real-world use and outcomes of targeted therapy and immunotherapy for adjuvant treatment of BRAF -mutated melanoma patients in the United States.","authors":"Sanjay Chandrasekaran, You-Li Ling, Jackson Tang","doi":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000990","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000990","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Using a customized, harmonized US electronic health record database, real-world prescription patterns of first-line adjuvant immunotherapy and targeted therapy were retrospectively assessed for BRAF V600-mutated melanoma. Adults with BRAF V600 mutation-positive stage IIIA-D cutaneous melanoma who received first-line adjuvant immunotherapy (nivolumab or pembrolizumab) or targeted therapy (dabrafenib plus trametinib) between 1 January 2014 and 30 August 2020 in the NOBLE database were included. Patients were followed from first-line adjuvant therapy initiation for at least 6 months, until death, progression, follow-up loss, or data cutoff. Primary endpoints were proportion of patients receiving either therapy in first-line and second-line, treatment switching, treatment timing, and status at the end of first-line therapy. Secondary endpoints included discontinuation rates, recurrence-free survival (RFS), and overall survival (OS). Of 318 patients evaluated, 67.6% received nivolumab, 14.2% pembrolizumab, and 18.2% targeted therapy as first-line adjuvant therapy. Median treatment duration was longest for nivolumab (292 days) and shortest for targeted therapy (115 days). Reason for discontinuation was recorded for 195 of 274 patients who discontinued first-line therapy; most common reasons were treatment completion and treatment-related toxicity [87/158 (55.0%) and 29/158 (18.4%), respectively, in immunotherapy-treated patients; 9/37 (24.3%) and 21/37 (56.8%) in targeted therapy-treated patients]. Median RFS and OS for targeted therapy and nivolumab were not reached and were 34.6 and 38.1 months, respectively, for pembrolizumab. These results inform on prescription preferences and clinical outcomes for BRAF V600-mutated melanoma patients in the first-line adjuvant setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":18550,"journal":{"name":"Melanoma Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11361351/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141620325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000985
Nethanel Asher, Neta Bar-Hai, Guy Ben-Betzalel, Ronen Stoff, Shirly Grynberg, Jacob Schachter, Ronnie Frommer-Shapira
Several studies have demonstrated that patients who experience immune-related adverse events (irAE) as a result of immunotherapy treatment, exhibit significantly improved outcomes compared to patients without toxicity. Data regarding the impact of specific irAE is, however, currently lacking. This is a real-world single-site cohort of 415 advanced melanoma patients who were treated with immunotherapy as first-line between 2014 and 2020, with a median follow-up of 24.5 months. The most frequent irAEs were cutaneous (classified as non-vitiligo, n = 110, 26.5% and vitiligo, n = 48, 11.6%), rheumatologic ( n = 68, 16.4%), gastrointestinal ( n = 66, 15.9%), endocrine ( n = 61, 14.7%), and hepatitis ( n = 50, 12%). Specific irAE that were significantly associated with survival benefit were rheumatologic (hazard ratio 0.34 for PFS, P < 0.001; hazard ratio 0.38 for OS, P < 0.001), non-vitiligo cutaneous (hazard ratio 0.58 for PFS, P < 0.001; hazard ratio 0.54 for OS, P = 0.001), vitiligo (hazard ratio 0.30 for PFS, P < 0.001; hazard ratio 0.29 for OS, P < 0.001), and endocrine (hazard ratio 0.6 for PFS, P = 0.01; hazard ratio 0.52 for OS, P < 0.001). Other types of irAEs, such as colitis, hepatitis and others - do not present this correlation. The occurrence of these specific irAEs may reflect a hyperactivated immune response and thus can serve as meaningful clinical biomarkers.
{"title":"Exploring the clinical significance of specific immune-related adverse events in melanoma patients undergoing immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.","authors":"Nethanel Asher, Neta Bar-Hai, Guy Ben-Betzalel, Ronen Stoff, Shirly Grynberg, Jacob Schachter, Ronnie Frommer-Shapira","doi":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000985","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000985","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Several studies have demonstrated that patients who experience immune-related adverse events (irAE) as a result of immunotherapy treatment, exhibit significantly improved outcomes compared to patients without toxicity. Data regarding the impact of specific irAE is, however, currently lacking. This is a real-world single-site cohort of 415 advanced melanoma patients who were treated with immunotherapy as first-line between 2014 and 2020, with a median follow-up of 24.5 months. The most frequent irAEs were cutaneous (classified as non-vitiligo, n = 110, 26.5% and vitiligo, n = 48, 11.6%), rheumatologic ( n = 68, 16.4%), gastrointestinal ( n = 66, 15.9%), endocrine ( n = 61, 14.7%), and hepatitis ( n = 50, 12%). Specific irAE that were significantly associated with survival benefit were rheumatologic (hazard ratio 0.34 for PFS, P < 0.001; hazard ratio 0.38 for OS, P < 0.001), non-vitiligo cutaneous (hazard ratio 0.58 for PFS, P < 0.001; hazard ratio 0.54 for OS, P = 0.001), vitiligo (hazard ratio 0.30 for PFS, P < 0.001; hazard ratio 0.29 for OS, P < 0.001), and endocrine (hazard ratio 0.6 for PFS, P = 0.01; hazard ratio 0.52 for OS, P < 0.001). Other types of irAEs, such as colitis, hepatitis and others - do not present this correlation. The occurrence of these specific irAEs may reflect a hyperactivated immune response and thus can serve as meaningful clinical biomarkers.</p>","PeriodicalId":18550,"journal":{"name":"Melanoma Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141443065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-06-28DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000988
Sarah E Lochrin, Marina K Cugliari, Randy Yeh, Alexander N Shoushtari
Mucosal melanoma is a rare melanoma subtype, accounting for about 1% of all diagnosed melanomas. It is characterized by an aggressive phenotype with a poor prognosis and a low response rate to approved treatments. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical features, treatments, and outcomes of patients diagnosed with mucosal melanoma treated with axitinib ± anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) therapy at a single US referral center between 2018 and 2021. Radiologic response was assessed according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST), v1.1. Twenty-three patients were included in this study. In all, 78% were females with a median age of 62 years. The originating site of mucosal melanoma was the sinonasal (35%), genitourinary (35%), and gastrointestinal (30%) tracts. Sixty-five percent of patients had M1c or M1d disease and 0% had BRAF V600 mutations detected. The majority (96%) had prior treatment inclusive of anti-PD-1, with a median of 2 prior lines, and 78% of patients received a combination of axitinib and PD-1 and the median duration of treatment was 3.2 months. The overall response rate was 13% and the disease control rate was 26%. The median progression-free survival was 3.2 months, and the median overall survival was 8.2 months. Overall, the regimen was well tolerated with 39% of patients requiring dose reduction and 9% requiring treatment cessation. Axitinib with anti-PD-1 therapy has modest clinical activity in heavily pretreated patients with mucosal melanoma outside of Asia, including some with long-term benefits. This data supports the worldwide clinical trials evaluating this combination and the role of incorporating vascular endothelial growth factor-based therapy in the therapeutic paradigm for patients with mucosal melanoma.
{"title":"Efficacy of axitinib in a US cohort of patients with programmed cell death protein 1-resistant mucosal melanoma.","authors":"Sarah E Lochrin, Marina K Cugliari, Randy Yeh, Alexander N Shoushtari","doi":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000988","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000988","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mucosal melanoma is a rare melanoma subtype, accounting for about 1% of all diagnosed melanomas. It is characterized by an aggressive phenotype with a poor prognosis and a low response rate to approved treatments. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical features, treatments, and outcomes of patients diagnosed with mucosal melanoma treated with axitinib ± anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) therapy at a single US referral center between 2018 and 2021. Radiologic response was assessed according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST), v1.1. Twenty-three patients were included in this study. In all, 78% were females with a median age of 62 years. The originating site of mucosal melanoma was the sinonasal (35%), genitourinary (35%), and gastrointestinal (30%) tracts. Sixty-five percent of patients had M1c or M1d disease and 0% had BRAF V600 mutations detected. The majority (96%) had prior treatment inclusive of anti-PD-1, with a median of 2 prior lines, and 78% of patients received a combination of axitinib and PD-1 and the median duration of treatment was 3.2 months. The overall response rate was 13% and the disease control rate was 26%. The median progression-free survival was 3.2 months, and the median overall survival was 8.2 months. Overall, the regimen was well tolerated with 39% of patients requiring dose reduction and 9% requiring treatment cessation. Axitinib with anti-PD-1 therapy has modest clinical activity in heavily pretreated patients with mucosal melanoma outside of Asia, including some with long-term benefits. This data supports the worldwide clinical trials evaluating this combination and the role of incorporating vascular endothelial growth factor-based therapy in the therapeutic paradigm for patients with mucosal melanoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":18550,"journal":{"name":"Melanoma Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141492593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-07-22DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000991
Antonios Tsimpidakis, Ioannis-Alexios Koumprentziotis, Evanthia Mastoraki, Michaella Plaka, Helen Gogas, Alexander Stratigos, Vasiliki Nikolaou
We present a case of a 75-year-old male patient who experienced a severe exacerbation of his Kaposi sarcoma lesions, which have remained clinically stable for a year, following treatment with BRAF/mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitors for his coexisting melanoma. In this case, we present the possibility that BRAF/MEK inhibition may be mechanistically associated with the progression of Kaposi sarcoma and briefly discuss the potential mechanisms behind this phenomenon.
{"title":"Exacerbation of Kaposi sarcoma following BRAF/MEK inhibitor therapy in a melanoma patient: a case report and mechanistic insight.","authors":"Antonios Tsimpidakis, Ioannis-Alexios Koumprentziotis, Evanthia Mastoraki, Michaella Plaka, Helen Gogas, Alexander Stratigos, Vasiliki Nikolaou","doi":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000991","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000991","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We present a case of a 75-year-old male patient who experienced a severe exacerbation of his Kaposi sarcoma lesions, which have remained clinically stable for a year, following treatment with BRAF/mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitors for his coexisting melanoma. In this case, we present the possibility that BRAF/MEK inhibition may be mechanistically associated with the progression of Kaposi sarcoma and briefly discuss the potential mechanisms behind this phenomenon.</p>","PeriodicalId":18550,"journal":{"name":"Melanoma Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141734627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-06-03DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000984
Federica Dini, Pietro Susini, Biancamaria Zuccaro, Giuseppe Nisi, Roberto Cuomo, Luca Grimaldi, Gabriella Perillo, Luca Tinunin, Pietro Antonini, Alessandro Innocenti, Giovanni Cecchi, Elisabetta Gambale, Laura Doni, Cinzia Mazzini, Nicola Santoro, Vincenzo De Giorgi
Eyelid melanoma (EM) is a malignant neoplasm accounting for around 1% of eyelid malignancies. Because of its rarity, most of our knowledge of EM is currently based on studies of cutaneous melanomas located elsewhere. Accordingly, this study aimed to specifically evaluate EM characteristics, management strategies, and prognosis. A retrospective study was carried out on patients diagnosed with EM at Careggi University Hospital, Florence between May 2012 and May 2022. In addition, a systematic review of relevant literature was conducted, encompassing studies published from 2013 to 2023. Clinical, histopathological, therapeutical, and prognostic data were analyzed to assess the metastasis rate and the 5-year survival rate of patients with EM. Separate data were extracted for in situ and invasive disease. Our original study included 19 patients diagnosed with EM with a 5-year survival rate of 100% for in situ and 83.3% for invasive EM. The literature review identified five poorly detailed large database reviews and 14 original studies on EM with an overall 5-year survival rate of 79.7%. The present research indicates that EM is a challenging malignancy, but has a relatively better prognosis and easier management than other melanomas of the head and neck region. These are probably related to the anatomical location which leads to early diagnosis. Therefore, EM should be considered as a specific disease requiring dedicated treatment. Based on the personal authors' experience and comprehensive overview of the current knowledge, a dedicated protocol is proposed.
{"title":"Head and neck melanoma: the eyelid region has a better prognosis and easier management. A retrospective survey and systematic review.","authors":"Federica Dini, Pietro Susini, Biancamaria Zuccaro, Giuseppe Nisi, Roberto Cuomo, Luca Grimaldi, Gabriella Perillo, Luca Tinunin, Pietro Antonini, Alessandro Innocenti, Giovanni Cecchi, Elisabetta Gambale, Laura Doni, Cinzia Mazzini, Nicola Santoro, Vincenzo De Giorgi","doi":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000984","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000984","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Eyelid melanoma (EM) is a malignant neoplasm accounting for around 1% of eyelid malignancies. Because of its rarity, most of our knowledge of EM is currently based on studies of cutaneous melanomas located elsewhere. Accordingly, this study aimed to specifically evaluate EM characteristics, management strategies, and prognosis. A retrospective study was carried out on patients diagnosed with EM at Careggi University Hospital, Florence between May 2012 and May 2022. In addition, a systematic review of relevant literature was conducted, encompassing studies published from 2013 to 2023. Clinical, histopathological, therapeutical, and prognostic data were analyzed to assess the metastasis rate and the 5-year survival rate of patients with EM. Separate data were extracted for in situ and invasive disease. Our original study included 19 patients diagnosed with EM with a 5-year survival rate of 100% for in situ and 83.3% for invasive EM. The literature review identified five poorly detailed large database reviews and 14 original studies on EM with an overall 5-year survival rate of 79.7%. The present research indicates that EM is a challenging malignancy, but has a relatively better prognosis and easier management than other melanomas of the head and neck region. These are probably related to the anatomical location which leads to early diagnosis. Therefore, EM should be considered as a specific disease requiring dedicated treatment. Based on the personal authors' experience and comprehensive overview of the current knowledge, a dedicated protocol is proposed.</p>","PeriodicalId":18550,"journal":{"name":"Melanoma Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141248252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-06-05DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000983
Pan Luo, Rui Guo, Dejin Gao, Qingguo Zhang
This study aimed to elucidate the genetic aspects of the relationship between sex hormones and cutaneous melanoma risk, providing valuable insights into this complex association. In this study, we used estradiol, bioavailable testosterone, sex hormone-binding globulin, and total testosterone as the exposure and melanoma as the outcome for two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis. In this study, a random-effects inverse-variance weighting (IVW) model was used as the main analysis model, and the corresponding weighted median, simple mode, weighted mode, and Mendelian randomization‒Egger methods were used as supplementary methods. We assessed both heterogeneity and horizontal pleiotropy in our study, scrutinizing whether the analysis results were affected by any individual single nucleotide polymorphism. The random-effects IVW method indicated that estradiol [odds ratio (OR), 1.000; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.998-1.003; P = 0.658], bioavailable testosterone (OR = 1.001, 95% CI, 0.999-1.003; P = 0.294), sex hormone-binding globulin (IVW: OR, 1.000; 95% CI, 0.998-1.003; P = 0.658), and total testosterone (IVW: OR, 1.002; 95% CI, 0.999-1.005; P = 0.135) were not genetically linked to cutaneous melanoma. No analyses exhibited heterogeneity, horizontal pleiotropy, or deviations. We were unable to find genetic evidence for a causal relationship between sex hormones and the occurrence of cutaneous melanoma in this study. These results are limited by sample size and population, so the causal relationship between sex hormones and cutaneous melanoma needs to be further studied.
{"title":"Causal relationship between sex hormones and cutaneous melanoma: a two-sample Mendelian randomized study.","authors":"Pan Luo, Rui Guo, Dejin Gao, Qingguo Zhang","doi":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000983","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000983","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to elucidate the genetic aspects of the relationship between sex hormones and cutaneous melanoma risk, providing valuable insights into this complex association. In this study, we used estradiol, bioavailable testosterone, sex hormone-binding globulin, and total testosterone as the exposure and melanoma as the outcome for two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis. In this study, a random-effects inverse-variance weighting (IVW) model was used as the main analysis model, and the corresponding weighted median, simple mode, weighted mode, and Mendelian randomization‒Egger methods were used as supplementary methods. We assessed both heterogeneity and horizontal pleiotropy in our study, scrutinizing whether the analysis results were affected by any individual single nucleotide polymorphism. The random-effects IVW method indicated that estradiol [odds ratio (OR), 1.000; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.998-1.003; P = 0.658], bioavailable testosterone (OR = 1.001, 95% CI, 0.999-1.003; P = 0.294), sex hormone-binding globulin (IVW: OR, 1.000; 95% CI, 0.998-1.003; P = 0.658), and total testosterone (IVW: OR, 1.002; 95% CI, 0.999-1.005; P = 0.135) were not genetically linked to cutaneous melanoma. No analyses exhibited heterogeneity, horizontal pleiotropy, or deviations. We were unable to find genetic evidence for a causal relationship between sex hormones and the occurrence of cutaneous melanoma in this study. These results are limited by sample size and population, so the causal relationship between sex hormones and cutaneous melanoma needs to be further studied.</p>","PeriodicalId":18550,"journal":{"name":"Melanoma Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141262305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-07-22DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000992
Joseph B Elmes, Jessica M Davis, Laura W Musselwhite, Zane Chiad, Donald C Moore, Asim Amin
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) has been reported rarely with BRAF/MEK inhibitor combinations, including dabrafenib/trametinib. Postmarketing pharmacovigilance analyses evaluating outcomes associated with dabrafenib/trametinib-induced HLH are also lacking. Herein, we report a case of dabrafenib/trametinib-induced HLH in a patient with metastatic melanoma. Recovery of HLH-related symptoms was observed following drug discontinuation, supportive care, and corticosteroids. We also conducted a pharmacovigilance analysis of the USA Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) to describe postmarketing cases of HLH with dabrafenib/trametinib exposure. There were 50 reports of HLH with dabrafenib/trametinib in FAERS. Most cases occurred in the setting of melanoma ( n = 39; 78%) and most were reported in Europe ( n = 39; 74%). Hospitalization was the most common outcome ( n = 39; 78%) of this adverse event per FAERS. HLH is a rare complication of dabrafenib/trametinib, and clinicians should be aware and monitor for signs of this potentially serious and life-threatening adverse event.
{"title":"Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis induced by dabrafenib-trametinib in a patient with metastatic melanoma: a case report and pharmacovigilance analysis.","authors":"Joseph B Elmes, Jessica M Davis, Laura W Musselwhite, Zane Chiad, Donald C Moore, Asim Amin","doi":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000992","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000992","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) has been reported rarely with BRAF/MEK inhibitor combinations, including dabrafenib/trametinib. Postmarketing pharmacovigilance analyses evaluating outcomes associated with dabrafenib/trametinib-induced HLH are also lacking. Herein, we report a case of dabrafenib/trametinib-induced HLH in a patient with metastatic melanoma. Recovery of HLH-related symptoms was observed following drug discontinuation, supportive care, and corticosteroids. We also conducted a pharmacovigilance analysis of the USA Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) to describe postmarketing cases of HLH with dabrafenib/trametinib exposure. There were 50 reports of HLH with dabrafenib/trametinib in FAERS. Most cases occurred in the setting of melanoma ( n = 39; 78%) and most were reported in Europe ( n = 39; 74%). Hospitalization was the most common outcome ( n = 39; 78%) of this adverse event per FAERS. HLH is a rare complication of dabrafenib/trametinib, and clinicians should be aware and monitor for signs of this potentially serious and life-threatening adverse event.</p>","PeriodicalId":18550,"journal":{"name":"Melanoma Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141734628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-07-02DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000982
Claudia Fokken, Ivan Silbern, Orr Shomroni, Kuan-Ting Pan, Sergey Ryazanov, Andrei Leonov, Nadine Winkler, Henning Urlaub, Christian Griesinger, Dorothea Becker
Melanoma is the most serious and deadly form of skin cancer and with progression to advanced melanoma, the intrinsically disordered protein α-synuclein is upregulated to high levels. While toxic to dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson's disease, α-synuclein is highly beneficial for primary and metastatic melanoma cells. To gain detailed insights into this exact opposite role of α-synuclein in advanced melanoma, we performed proteomic studies of high-level α-synuclein-expressing human melanoma cell lines that were treated with the diphenyl-pyrazole small-molecule compound anle138b, which binds to and interferes with the oligomeric structure of α-synuclein. We also performed proteomic and transcriptomic studies of human melanoma xenografts that were treated systemically with the anle138b compound. The results reveal that interfering with oligomerized α-synuclein in the melanoma cells in these tumor xenografts led to a substantial upregulation and expression of major histocompatibility complex proteins, which are pertinent to enhancing anti-melanoma immune responses.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-08-28DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000996
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