Amit Shachaf, Kevin Manbeck, Guang Yang, Catherine Shachaf
A novel approach to melanoma diagnosis—in vivo molecular skin fluorescence imaging (mSFI)—was developed to identify premalignant changes in the form of tissue remodeling related to melanoma development in humans by imaging the proximal microenvironment of lesions. The method was tested using a fluorescent peptide (ORL-1) which binds to αvβ3 integrin, a molecule associated with invasive melanoma development. A cut off score of 7 was established, differentiating melanomas from nonmelanoma nevi with 100% sensitivity, and 95.7% specificity, while identifying dysplastic nevi with the potential for melanoma development.
{"title":"Molecular skin fluorescence imaging: A tool for evaluating early melanoma development","authors":"Amit Shachaf, Kevin Manbeck, Guang Yang, Catherine Shachaf","doi":"10.1111/pcmr.13159","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pcmr.13159","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A novel approach to melanoma diagnosis—in vivo molecular skin fluorescence imaging (mSFI)—was developed to identify premalignant changes in the form of tissue remodeling related to melanoma development in humans by imaging the proximal microenvironment of lesions. The method was tested using a fluorescent peptide (ORL-1) which binds to αvβ3 integrin, a molecule associated with invasive melanoma development. A cut off score of 7 was established, differentiating melanomas from nonmelanoma nevi with 100% sensitivity, and 95.7% specificity, while identifying dysplastic nevi with the potential for melanoma development.</p>","PeriodicalId":219,"journal":{"name":"Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/pcmr.13159","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139097010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus (PMME) is an extremely rare but highly aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis. Due to the scarcity of driver gene alterations, there is a need for more clinical data to comprehensively depict its molecular alterations. This study reviewed 26 PMME cases from three medical centers. Hybrid capture-based targeted sequencing of 295 and 1021 genes was performed in 14 and 12 cases, respectively. We found that PMME patients had a relatively low tumor mutation burden (median, 2.88 mutations per Mb) and were simultaneously accompanied by mutations in genes such as KIT (6/26, 23%), TP53 (6/26, 23%), SF3B1 (4/26, 15%), and NRAS (3/26, 12%). KIT, NRAS, and BRAF were mutually exclusive, and SF3B1 co-occurred with KIT mutation and amplification. The most common pathways affected were the mitogen-activated protein kinases and DNA damage response (DDR) pathways. Stage IV was a risk factor for both progression-free survival (hazard ratio [HR] = 5.14, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.32–19.91) and overall survival (OS), HR = 4.33, 95% CI = 1.22–15.30). Treatment with immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) was an independent factor for favorable OS (HR = 0.10, 95% CI = 0.01–0.91). Overall, PMME is a complex malignancy with diverse gene alterations, especially with harboring DDR alterations for potentially response from ICIs.
{"title":"Comprehensive molecular findings in primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus: A multicenter study","authors":"Ling Deng, Hai-Yun Wang, Chun-Fang Hu, Xiao-Yun Liu, Kuntai Jiang, Juan-Juan Yong, Xiao-Yan Wu, Kai-Hua Guo, Fang Wang","doi":"10.1111/pcmr.13157","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pcmr.13157","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus (PMME) is an extremely rare but highly aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis. Due to the scarcity of driver gene alterations, there is a need for more clinical data to comprehensively depict its molecular alterations. This study reviewed 26 PMME cases from three medical centers. Hybrid capture-based targeted sequencing of 295 and 1021 genes was performed in 14 and 12 cases, respectively. We found that PMME patients had a relatively low tumor mutation burden (median, 2.88 mutations per Mb) and were simultaneously accompanied by mutations in genes such as <i>KIT</i> (6/26, 23%), <i>TP53</i> (6/26, 23%), <i>SF3B1</i> (4/26, 15%), and <i>NRAS</i> (3/26, 12%). <i>KIT</i>, <i>NRAS</i>, and <i>BRAF</i> were mutually exclusive, and <i>SF3B1</i> co-occurred with <i>KIT</i> mutation and amplification. The most common pathways affected were the mitogen-activated protein kinases and DNA damage response (DDR) pathways. Stage IV was a risk factor for both progression-free survival (hazard ratio [HR] = 5.14, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.32–19.91) and overall survival (OS), HR = 4.33, 95% CI = 1.22–15.30). Treatment with immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) was an independent factor for favorable OS (HR = 0.10, 95% CI = 0.01–0.91). Overall, PMME is a complex malignancy with diverse gene alterations, especially with harboring DDR alterations for potentially response from ICIs.</p>","PeriodicalId":219,"journal":{"name":"Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/pcmr.13157","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139072803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrea Agüera-Lorente, Ainhoa Alonso-Pardavila, María Larrinaga, María Dolores Boyano, Esperanza González, Juan Manuel Falcón-Pérez, Aintzane Asumendi, Aintzane Apraiz
Intercellular communication is a cell-type and stimulus-dependent event driven not only by soluble factors but also by extracellular vesicles (EVs). EVs include vesicles of different size and origin that contain a myriad of molecules. Among them, small EVs (sEV; <200 nm) have been shown to modulate not just regional cell responses but also distant organ behavior. In cancer, distant organ modulation by sEVs has been associated to disease dissemination, which is one of the main concerns in melanoma. Description of broadly conserved alterations in sEV-contained molecules represents a strategy to identify key modifications in cellular communication as well as new disease biomarkers. Here, we characterize proteomes of cutaneous melanocyte and melanoma-derived sEVs to deepen on the landscape of normal and disease-related cell communication. Results reveal the presence of unique protein signatures for melanocytes and melanoma cells that reflect cellular transformation-related profound modifications. Melanocyte-derived sEVs are enriched in oxidative metabolism (e.g., aconitase 2, ACO2) or pigmentation (e.g., tyrosinase, TYR) related proteins while melanoma-derived sEVs reflect a generalized decrease in mature melanocytic markers (e.g., melanoma antigen recognized by T-cells 1, MART-1, also known as MLANA) and an increase in epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT)-related adhesion molecules such as tenascin C (TNC).
{"title":"Small extracellular vesicle-based human melanocyte and melanoma signature","authors":"Andrea Agüera-Lorente, Ainhoa Alonso-Pardavila, María Larrinaga, María Dolores Boyano, Esperanza González, Juan Manuel Falcón-Pérez, Aintzane Asumendi, Aintzane Apraiz","doi":"10.1111/pcmr.13158","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pcmr.13158","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Intercellular communication is a cell-type and stimulus-dependent event driven not only by soluble factors but also by extracellular vesicles (EVs). EVs include vesicles of different size and origin that contain a myriad of molecules. Among them, small EVs (sEV; <200 nm) have been shown to modulate not just regional cell responses but also distant organ behavior. In cancer, distant organ modulation by sEVs has been associated to disease dissemination, which is one of the main concerns in melanoma. Description of broadly conserved alterations in sEV-contained molecules represents a strategy to identify key modifications in cellular communication as well as new disease biomarkers. Here, we characterize proteomes of cutaneous melanocyte and melanoma-derived sEVs to deepen on the landscape of normal and disease-related cell communication. Results reveal the presence of unique protein signatures for melanocytes and melanoma cells that reflect cellular transformation-related profound modifications. Melanocyte-derived sEVs are enriched in oxidative metabolism (e.g., aconitase 2, ACO2) or pigmentation (e.g., tyrosinase, TYR) related proteins while melanoma-derived sEVs reflect a generalized decrease in mature melanocytic markers (e.g., melanoma antigen recognized by T-cells 1, MART-1, also known as MLANA) and an increase in epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT)-related adhesion molecules such as tenascin C (TNC).</p>","PeriodicalId":219,"journal":{"name":"Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/pcmr.13158","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139072804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Viktoria Rydén, Ali Inan El-Naggar, Anthoula Koliadi, Cecilia Olsson Ladjevardi, Evangelos Digkas, Antonios Valachis, Gustav J. Ullenhag
Dacarbazine (DTIC) and its oral counterpart temozolomide (TMZ) have been the most used agents in advanced malignant melanoma (MM) patients and they are still used routinely. The preferred first line treatment, immune checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs) might shape the tumor and the tumor microenvironment, possibly affecting the response to subsequent therapies. The aim of this study was to investigate the treatment effect of DTIC/TMZ in MM patients after CPI therapy in a consecutive patient cohort and through systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Thirty-five patients with advanced MM treated with DTIC/TMZ after previous CPI therapy in three Swedish regions between 2017 and 2021 were recognized and seven case series studies were identified through systematic database review. Pooled data from all 345 patients showed a median real-world progression-free survival (rwPFS) of 1.9 months and overall survival (OS) of 6.0 months. Three of these studies were included in a meta-analysis comparing DTIC/TMZ after CPI treatment, versus no previous immunotherapy, showing no statistically significant differences in rwPFS or OS but higher real-world response rate to chemotherapy for the prior-CPI treated group (Odds Ratio: 2.24; 95% Confidence Interval: 1.04–4.86). The current study supports consideration of DTIC/TMZ in later line of treatment in the immunotherapy era.
{"title":"The role of dacarbazine and temozolomide therapy after treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors in malignant melanoma patients: A case series and meta-analysis","authors":"Viktoria Rydén, Ali Inan El-Naggar, Anthoula Koliadi, Cecilia Olsson Ladjevardi, Evangelos Digkas, Antonios Valachis, Gustav J. Ullenhag","doi":"10.1111/pcmr.13156","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pcmr.13156","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Dacarbazine (DTIC) and its oral counterpart temozolomide (TMZ) have been the most used agents in advanced malignant melanoma (MM) patients and they are still used routinely. The preferred first line treatment, immune checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs) might shape the tumor and the tumor microenvironment, possibly affecting the response to subsequent therapies. The aim of this study was to investigate the treatment effect of DTIC/TMZ in MM patients after CPI therapy in a consecutive patient cohort and through systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Thirty-five patients with advanced MM treated with DTIC/TMZ after previous CPI therapy in three Swedish regions between 2017 and 2021 were recognized and seven case series studies were identified through systematic database review. Pooled data from all 345 patients showed a median real-world progression-free survival (rwPFS) of 1.9 months and overall survival (OS) of 6.0 months. Three of these studies were included in a meta-analysis comparing DTIC/TMZ after CPI treatment, versus no previous immunotherapy, showing no statistically significant differences in rwPFS or OS but higher real-world response rate to chemotherapy for the prior-CPI treated group (Odds Ratio: 2.24; 95% Confidence Interval: 1.04–4.86). The current study supports consideration of DTIC/TMZ in later line of treatment in the immunotherapy era.</p>","PeriodicalId":219,"journal":{"name":"Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/pcmr.13156","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139072809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Differences in survival according to the pTERT mutation subtypes (−124C > T, −146C > T, and tandem −138_139CC > TT) have been observed. The present study aimed to describe the clinical as the histopathological and molecular cutaneous melanoma features according to the presence of the three most prevalent pTERT mutation subtypes (−124C > T, −146C > T, and tandem −138_139CC > TT). A retrospective cross-sectional study including 684 patients was designed, and a Partial Least-Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA) was performed. After the PSL-DA, it was observed that the tandem −138_139CC > TT subtype differs from the other subtypes. The model demonstrated that the −124C > T and the −138_139 CC > TT subtypes were associated with fast-growing melanomas (OR 0.5, CI 0.29–0.86, p = .012) and with Breslow >2 mm (OR 0.6, CI 0.37–0.97, p = .037), compared to the −146C > T mutation. Finally, the −124C > T appeared to be more associated with the presence of TILs (non-brisk) than the −146C > T (OR 0.6, CI 0.40–1.01, p = .05). These findings confirmed that the −124C > T and the tandem −138_139 CC > TT subtypes are both highly associated with the presence of features of aggressiveness; however, only the −124C > T was highly associated with TILs. This difference could explain the worse survival rate associated with the tandem −138_139CC > TT mutations.
{"title":"Clinical, histological, and molecular differences in melanoma due to different TERT promoter mutations subtypes. A retrospective cross-sectional study in 684 melanoma patients","authors":"Esperanza Manrique-Silva, Millán-Esteban David, Aguerralde-Martin Maider, Zaida García-Casado, Ruggero Moro, Celia Requena, Victor Través, Amaya Virós, Rajiv Kumar, Eduardo Nagore","doi":"10.1111/pcmr.13155","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pcmr.13155","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Differences in survival according to the <i>pTERT</i> mutation subtypes (−124C > T, −146C > T, and tandem −138_139CC > TT) have been observed. The present study aimed to describe the clinical as the histopathological and molecular cutaneous melanoma features according to the presence of the three most prevalent <i>pTERT</i> mutation subtypes (−124C > T, −146C > T, and tandem −138_139CC > TT). A retrospective cross-sectional study including 684 patients was designed, and a Partial Least-Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA) was performed. After the PSL-DA, it was observed that the tandem −138_139CC > TT subtype differs from the other subtypes. The model demonstrated that the −124C > T and the −138_139 CC > TT subtypes were associated with fast-growing melanomas (OR 0.5, CI 0.29–0.86, <i>p</i> = .012) and with Breslow >2 mm (OR 0.6, CI 0.37–0.97, <i>p</i> = .037), compared to the −146C > T mutation. Finally, the −124C > T appeared to be more associated with the presence of TILs (non-brisk) than the −146C > T (OR 0.6, CI 0.40–1.01, <i>p</i> = .05). These findings confirmed that the −124C > T and the tandem −138_139 CC > TT subtypes are both highly associated with the presence of features of aggressiveness; however, only the −124C > T was highly associated with TILs. This difference could explain the worse survival rate associated with the tandem −138_139CC > TT mutations.</p>","PeriodicalId":219,"journal":{"name":"Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139047913","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Melanoma is the most aggressive type of skin cancer and is responsible for the majority of deaths from skin cancer. Therapeutic advances in the last few decades, notably the development of novel targeted therapies and immunotherapies have significantly improved patient outcomes; nonetheless, these options remain limited due to the onset of resistance to treatment modalities and relapse. In this review, we focus on the available therapeutic options, their benefits, and limitations.
{"title":"Overview of current melanoma therapies","authors":"Anna Fateeva, Kevinn Eddy, Suzie Chen","doi":"10.1111/pcmr.13154","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pcmr.13154","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Melanoma is the most aggressive type of skin cancer and is responsible for the majority of deaths from skin cancer. Therapeutic advances in the last few decades, notably the development of novel targeted therapies and immunotherapies have significantly improved patient outcomes; nonetheless, these options remain limited due to the onset of resistance to treatment modalities and relapse. In this review, we focus on the available therapeutic options, their benefits, and limitations.</p>","PeriodicalId":219,"journal":{"name":"Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/pcmr.13154","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138563761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
It has been 30 (!!) years since I began working on zebrafish pigment cells, as a postdoc in the laboratory of Prof. Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard. There, I participated in the first large-scale mutagenesis screen in zebrafish, focusing on pigment cell mutant phenotypes. The isolation of colourless, shady, parade and choker mutants allowed us (as a postdoc in Prof. Judith Eisen's laboratory, and then in my own laboratory at the University of Bath since 1997) to pursue my ambition to address long-standing problems in the neural crest field. Thus, we have studied how neural crest cells choose individual fates, resulting in our recent proposal of a new, and potentially unifying, model which we call Cyclical Fate Restriction, as well as addressing how pigment cell patterns are generated. A key feature of our work in the last 10 years has been the use of mathematical modelling approaches to clarify our biological models and to refine our interpretations. None of this would have been possible without a hugely talented group of laboratory members and other collaborators from around the world—it has been, and I am sure will continue to be, a pleasure and privilege to work with you all!
自从我在Christiane n sslein- volhard教授的实验室做博士后开始研究斑马鱼色素细胞以来,已经有30年了。在那里,我参与了斑马鱼的第一次大规模诱变筛选,重点是色素细胞突变表型。对无色、暗色、游行和颈链突变体的隔离使我们(作为朱迪思·艾森教授实验室的博士后,然后从1997年开始在巴斯大学我自己的实验室)能够追求我的抱负,解决神经嵴领域的长期问题。因此,我们研究了神经嵴细胞如何选择个体命运,导致我们最近提出了一个新的,潜在的统一模型,我们称之为周期性命运限制,以及解决色素细胞模式是如何产生的。在过去十年中,我们工作的一个关键特征是使用数学建模方法来澄清我们的生物模型并改进我们的解释。如果没有一群才华横溢的实验室成员和来自世界各地的其他合作者,这一切都不可能实现——我相信,与你们所有人一起工作是一种快乐和荣幸!
{"title":"Myron Gordon Award Lecture 2023: Painting the neural crest: How studying pigment cells illuminates neural crest cell biology","authors":"Robert N. Kelsh","doi":"10.1111/pcmr.13147","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pcmr.13147","url":null,"abstract":"<p>It has been 30 (!!) years since I began working on zebrafish pigment cells, as a postdoc in the laboratory of Prof. Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard. There, I participated in the first large-scale mutagenesis screen in zebrafish, focusing on pigment cell mutant phenotypes. The isolation of <i>colourless</i>, <i>shady</i>, <i>parade</i> and <i>choker</i> mutants allowed us (as a postdoc in Prof. Judith Eisen's laboratory, and then in my own laboratory at the University of Bath since 1997) to pursue my ambition to address long-standing problems in the neural crest field. Thus, we have studied how neural crest cells choose individual fates, resulting in our recent proposal of a new, and potentially unifying, model which we call Cyclical Fate Restriction, as well as addressing how pigment cell patterns are generated. A key feature of our work in the last 10 years has been the use of mathematical modelling approaches to clarify our biological models and to refine our interpretations. None of this would have been possible without a hugely talented group of laboratory members and other collaborators from around the world—it has been, and I am sure will continue to be, a pleasure and privilege to work with you all!</p>","PeriodicalId":219,"journal":{"name":"Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/pcmr.13147","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138443318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Breslow thickness, ulceration, and mitotic rate are well-known prognostic factors for sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastasis in cutaneous melanoma. We investigated risk factors, including especially the degree of pigmentation, for SLN metastasis in Korean melanoma patients. We enrolled 158, composed of Korean 107 acral and 51 non-acral melanoma patients who underwent SLN biopsy. Clinicopathologic features such as Breslow thickness, ulceration, mitotic rate, and the degree of pigmentation were evaluated. The recurrence-free survival (RFS) rate and date of recurrence were determined. Fifty-four patients (34.2%) had a positive SLN biopsy result. In a multivariate analysis, Breslow thickness (odds ratio [OR] 1.93; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.12–3.47; p = .022) and heavy pigmentation (OR 13.14; 95% CI, 2.96–95.20, p = .002) were associated with SLN metastasis. Positive SLN patients had a higher rate of loco-regional and/or distant recurrence (hazard ratio 6.32; 95% CI, 3.39–11.79; p < .001). Heavy pigmentation was associated with poor RFS. Heavy pigmentation is an independent predictor of SLN metastasis in both acral and non-acral melanoma. Our results suggest the need for in-depth SLN evaluation of cutaneous melanoma patients with heavy pigmentation and provide clinicians with important information for determining patient prognosis.
{"title":"Risk factors for sentinel lymph node metastasis in Korean acral and non-acral melanoma patients","authors":"Jee Yong Song, Young Jae Ryu, Ho Kyun Lee, Dong Hoon Lee, Yoo Duk Choi, Hyun Jeong Shim, Sook Jung Yun","doi":"10.1111/pcmr.13153","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pcmr.13153","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Breslow thickness, ulceration, and mitotic rate are well-known prognostic factors for sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastasis in cutaneous melanoma. We investigated risk factors, including especially the degree of pigmentation, for SLN metastasis in Korean melanoma patients. We enrolled 158, composed of Korean 107 acral and 51 non-acral melanoma patients who underwent SLN biopsy. Clinicopathologic features such as Breslow thickness, ulceration, mitotic rate, and the degree of pigmentation were evaluated. The recurrence-free survival (RFS) rate and date of recurrence were determined. Fifty-four patients (34.2%) had a positive SLN biopsy result. In a multivariate analysis, Breslow thickness (odds ratio [OR] 1.93; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.12–3.47; <i>p</i> = .022) and heavy pigmentation (OR 13.14; 95% CI, 2.96–95.20, <i>p</i> = .002) were associated with SLN metastasis. Positive SLN patients had a higher rate of loco-regional and/or distant recurrence (hazard ratio 6.32; 95% CI, 3.39–11.79; <i>p</i> < .001). Heavy pigmentation was associated with poor RFS. Heavy pigmentation is an independent predictor of SLN metastasis in both acral and non-acral melanoma. Our results suggest the need for in-depth SLN evaluation of cutaneous melanoma patients with heavy pigmentation and provide clinicians with important information for determining patient prognosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":219,"journal":{"name":"Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138443319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gege Li, Changlong Zhou, Lu Wang, Yalong Zheng, Bo Zhou, Guoyan Li, Zhongyu Ma, Peng Sun, Yuantao Deng, Li Su, Junling Wang, Hongmei Cui
Melanoma is an aggressive malignant tumor with a poor prognosis. Vemurafenib (PLX4032, vem) is applied to specifically treat BRAF V600E-mutated melanoma patients. However, prolonged usage of vem makes patients resistant to the drug and finally leads to clinical failure. We previously tested the combination regimen of tubulin inhibitor VERU-111 with vem, as well as USP14 selective inhibitor b-AP15 in combination with vem, both of which have showed profound therapeutic effects in overcoming vem resistance in vitro and in vivo. Most importantly, we discovered that vem-resistant melanoma cell lines highly expressed E3 ligase SKP2 and DUB enzyme USP14, and we have demonstrated that USP14 directly interacts and stabilizes SKP2, which contributes to vem resistance. These works give us a clue that USP14 might be a promising target to overcome vem resistance in melanoma. MitoCur-1 is a curcumin derivative, which was originally designed to specifically target tumor mitochondria inducing redox imbalance, thereby promoting tumor cell death. In this study, we have demonstrated that it can work as a novel USP14 inhibitor, and thus bears great potential in providing an anti-tumor effect and sensitizing vem-resistant cells by inducing ferroptosis in melanoma. Application of MitoCur-1 dramatically induces USP14 inhibition and inactivation of GPX4 enzyme, meanwhile, increases the depletion of GSH and decreases SLC7A11 expression level. As a result, ferrous iron-dependent lipid ROS accumulated in the cell, inducing ferroptosis, thus sensitizes the vem-resistant melanoma cell. Interestingly, overexpression of USP14 antagonized all the ferroptosis cascade events induced by MitoCur-1, therefore, we conclude that MitoCur-1 induces ferroptosis through inhibition of USP14. We believe that by inhibition of USP14, vem resistance can be reversed and will finally benefit melanoma patients in future.
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Luka de Vos-Hillebrand, Simon Fietz, Philip Hillebrand, Zsófi Kulcsár, Marie Yatou Diop, Sarah Hollick, Alexander Philippe Maas, Sebastian Strieth, Jennifer Landsberg, Dimo Dietrich
The immune-modulating protein CD52 attenuates lymphocyte function and is associated with autoimmune disorders, for example, multiple sclerosis (MS). CD52 represents a therapeutic target in MS and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Its expression has prognostic and predictive value in CLL and is prognostic in breast cancer. Its significance in melanoma is unclear. We analyzed CD52 mRNA expression data from tumor bulk tissues of N = 445 untreated melanoma patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network and of N = 121 melanoma patients undergoing anti-PD-1 immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) with regard to outcome (overall survival [OS], disease control [DC], and progression-free survival [PFS]), single-cell RNA-Seq data of N = 4645 cells from N = 19 melanoma tissues, and N = 15,457 cells from normal skin provided by N = 5 donors. Higher CD52 mRNA expression was associated with favorable OS (hazard ratio (HR) = 0.820, [95% CI 0.734–0.916], p < .001) in non-ICB-treated melanoma and with PFS (HR = 0.875, [95% CI 0.775–0.989], p = .033) and DC (p = .005) in ICB-treated melanoma. CD52 expression correlated significantly with distinct immune cell subsets and correlated negatively with immune checkpoint expression in T cells. Moreover, our results suggest CD52 expression by a certain type of tissue-resident macrophages. CD52 mRNA was expressed in a small subgroup (8%) of immune checkpoint coexpressing melanoma cells. CD52 expression is associated with features of ICB response in melanoma. Concomitant ICB and anti-CD52 treatment requires critical review.
免疫调节蛋白CD52减弱淋巴细胞功能,并与自身免疫性疾病,如多发性硬化症(MS)有关。CD52是多发性硬化症和慢性淋巴细胞白血病(CLL)的治疗靶点。其表达在CLL和乳腺癌中具有预后和预测价值。它在黑色素瘤中的意义尚不清楚。我们分析CD52 mRNA表达肿瘤体积的数据组织N = 445治疗黑色素瘤患者的癌症基因组图谱(TCGA)研究网络和N = 121黑色素瘤患者接受anti-PD-1免疫检查点封锁(ICB)对结果(总生存期(OS),疾病控制(DC)和无进展生存(PFS)),单细胞RNA-Seq数据从N = 19 N = 4645细胞的黑色素瘤组织,和N = 15457 N = 5捐助者提供的细胞从正常皮肤。较高的CD52 mRNA表达与良好的OS相关(风险比(HR) = 0.820, [95% CI 0.734-0.916], p
{"title":"CD52 mRNA expression predicts prognosis and response to immune checkpoint blockade in melanoma","authors":"Luka de Vos-Hillebrand, Simon Fietz, Philip Hillebrand, Zsófi Kulcsár, Marie Yatou Diop, Sarah Hollick, Alexander Philippe Maas, Sebastian Strieth, Jennifer Landsberg, Dimo Dietrich","doi":"10.1111/pcmr.13151","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pcmr.13151","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The immune-modulating protein CD52 attenuates lymphocyte function and is associated with autoimmune disorders, for example, multiple sclerosis (MS). CD52 represents a therapeutic target in MS and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Its expression has prognostic and predictive value in CLL and is prognostic in breast cancer. Its significance in melanoma is unclear. We analyzed <i>CD52</i> mRNA expression data from tumor bulk tissues of <i>N</i> = 445 untreated melanoma patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network and of <i>N</i> = 121 melanoma patients undergoing anti-PD-1 immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) with regard to outcome (overall survival [OS], disease control [DC], and progression-free survival [PFS]), single-cell RNA-Seq data of <i>N</i> = 4645 cells from <i>N</i> = 19 melanoma tissues, and <i>N</i> = 15,457 cells from normal skin provided by <i>N</i> = 5 donors. Higher <i>CD52</i> mRNA expression was associated with favorable OS (hazard ratio (HR) = 0.820, [95% CI 0.734–0.916], <i>p</i> < .001) in non-ICB-treated melanoma and with PFS (HR = 0.875, [95% CI 0.775–0.989], <i>p</i> = .033) and DC (<i>p</i> = .005) in ICB-treated melanoma. <i>CD52</i> expression correlated significantly with distinct immune cell subsets and correlated negatively with immune checkpoint expression in T cells. Moreover, our results suggest <i>CD52</i> expression by a certain type of tissue-resident macrophages. <i>CD52</i> mRNA was expressed in a small subgroup (8%) of immune checkpoint coexpressing melanoma cells. <i>CD52</i> expression is associated with features of ICB response in melanoma. Concomitant ICB and anti-CD52 treatment requires critical review.</p>","PeriodicalId":219,"journal":{"name":"Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/pcmr.13151","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136395483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}