Melanoma ResearchPub Date : 2024-04-01Epub Date: 2024-01-23DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000953
Tara M Davidson, Tina J Hieken, Amy E Glasgow, Elizabeth B Habermann, Yiyi Yan
{"title":"Pregnancy-associated melanoma: characteristics and outcomes from 2002 to 2020.","authors":"Tara M Davidson, Tina J Hieken, Amy E Glasgow, Elizabeth B Habermann, Yiyi Yan","doi":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000953","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000953","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Melanoma diagnosed within 1 year of pregnancy is defined as pregnancy-associated melanoma (PAM). No robust data on how pregnancy influences melanoma nor guidelines for PAM management exist. With IRB approval, female patients with a pathology-confirmed melanoma diagnosis within 1 year of pregnancy treated at our institution from 2000 to 2020 were identified. Controls from the cancer registry were matched 1 : 4 when available on decade of age, year of surgery (±5), and stage. We identified 83 PAM patients with median follow-up of 86 months. Mean age at diagnosis was 31 years. 80% AJCC V8 stage I, 2.4% stage II, 13% stage III, 4.8% stage IV. Mean Breslow thickness was 0.79 mm and 3.6% exhibited ulceration. The mean mitotic rate was 0.76/mm 2 . In terms of PAM management, 98.6% of ESD patients and 86.7% of LSD patients received standard-of-care therapy per NCCN guidelines for their disease stage. No clinically significant delays in treatment were noted. Time to treatment from diagnosis to systemic therapy for LSD patients was an average of 46 days (95% CI: 34-59 days). Comparing the 83 PAM patients to 309 controls matched on age, stage, and year of diagnosis, similar 5-year overall survival (97% vs. 97%, P = 0.95) or recurrence-free survival (96% vs. 96%, P = 0.86) was observed. The outcomes of PAM following SOC treatment at a highly specialized center for melanoma care were comparable to non-PAM when matched by clinical-pathologic features. Specialty center care is encouraged for women with PAM.</p>","PeriodicalId":18550,"journal":{"name":"Melanoma Research","volume":" ","pages":"175-181"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10906198/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139542698","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}
Melanoma ResearchPub Date : 2024-04-01Epub Date: 2024-02-07DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000956
Alp Ercan, Can Ege Yalçin
{"title":"Neonatal cutaneous melanoma with cutaneous metastasis: a case report and review of literature.","authors":"Alp Ercan, Can Ege Yalçin","doi":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000956","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000956","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Malignant melanoma, a rare skin cancer in children, primarily affects individuals over 10 years old. Giant congenital nevi, found in about 1% of newborns, increases the risk. However, the development of melanoma from a pre-existing giant congenital nevus diagnosed during the neonatal period is exceptionally rare. We present a case of congenital melanoma in a newborn, where nodules grew on an existing nevus on the baby's back. Literature on managing such cases was reviewed. This case highlights the importance of considering malignant transformation in congenital nevi and the challenges in their management. Due to limited reported cases over 80 years, conclusive findings on survival and treatment options are difficult to provide. Clinicians should report outcomes to develop a management algorithm for neonatal melanoma. Further studies are needed to enhance understanding of causes and treatment for patients with congenital giant hairy nevi and associated melanoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":18550,"journal":{"name":"Melanoma Research","volume":" ","pages":"202-205"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139702895","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}
Melanoma ResearchPub Date : 2024-04-01Epub Date: 2024-02-13DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000929
Julie De Smedt, Claudia Aura, Sofie Van Kelst, Laudine Janssen, Vivien Marasigan, Veerle Boecxstaens, Marguerite Stas, Kris Bogaerts, Ann Belmans, Isabelle Cleynen, Dirk Vanderschueren, Katleen Vandenberghe, Oliver Bechter, Arjen Nikkels, Tinne Strobbe, Gabriella Emri, Dieter Lambrechts, Marjan Garmyn
{"title":"Clinical and genetic determinants of vitamin D receptor expression in cutaneous melanoma patients.","authors":"Julie De Smedt, Claudia Aura, Sofie Van Kelst, Laudine Janssen, Vivien Marasigan, Veerle Boecxstaens, Marguerite Stas, Kris Bogaerts, Ann Belmans, Isabelle Cleynen, Dirk Vanderschueren, Katleen Vandenberghe, Oliver Bechter, Arjen Nikkels, Tinne Strobbe, Gabriella Emri, Dieter Lambrechts, Marjan Garmyn","doi":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000929","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000929","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Decrease of vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression is observed in melanocytic naevi and melanoma compared to normal skin. Little is known about factors influencing VDR expression in cutaneous melanoma (CM). We investigated the correlation of VDR expression in CM with 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25OHD) levels, demographic/clinical parameters, genetic variants of VDR and pathology of the primary tumor. Demographic/clinical parameters were recorded in 407 prospectively recruited CM patients of a multi-center controlled study (ViDMe trial). We determined VDR expression both in the nucleus and in the cytoplasm by semi-quantitative assessment in CM tissue using histochemistry in 279 patients, expressed in percentages and histoscore (H-score). Genomic DNA from 332 patients was extracted to genotype thirteen VDR single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) using TaqMan. VDR expression in CM tissue from 279 patients was correlated with clinical/demographic parameters and 25OHD levels (univariable and multivariable analysis), VDR SNPs (univariable analysis) and pathology parameters of primary CM tissue (univariable analysis). Cytoplasmic VDR expression was increased in patients who stated to have a high sun exposure during their life compared to patients with low sun exposure (p H-score,univariable : 0.001, p H-score,multivariable : 0.004). The A allele of the genetic VDR polymorphism Fok1 was associated with a higher expression of the VDR in the cytoplasm (p cytoplasmic, univariable : 0.001 and p H-score, univariable : 0.02). In the primary tumor, presence of mitosis (p nucleus,%, univariable : 0.002) and perineural invasion (p nucleus,%,univariable : 0.03) were significantly associated with low nuclear VDR expression. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01748448.</p>","PeriodicalId":18550,"journal":{"name":"Melanoma Research","volume":" ","pages":"125-133"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10906192/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139723220","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}
Melanoma ResearchPub Date : 2024-04-01Epub Date: 2023-12-19DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000952
Natalia M Roshardt Prieto, Patrick Turko, Caroline Zellweger, Thi Dan Linh Nguyen-Kim, Ramon Staeger, Elisa Bellini, Mitchell P Levesque, Reinhard Dummer, Egle Ramelyte
{"title":"Patterns of radiological response to tebentafusp in patients with metastatic uveal melanoma.","authors":"Natalia M Roshardt Prieto, Patrick Turko, Caroline Zellweger, Thi Dan Linh Nguyen-Kim, Ramon Staeger, Elisa Bellini, Mitchell P Levesque, Reinhard Dummer, Egle Ramelyte","doi":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000952","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000952","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Metastatic uveal melanoma (mUM) is a rare type of melanoma with poor outcomes. The first systemic treatment to significantly prolong overall survival (OS) in patients with mUM was tebentafusp, a bispecific protein that can redirect T-cells to gp-100 positive cells. However, the objective response rate according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) may underestimate the clinical impact of tebentafusp. As metabolic response assessed by PET Response Criteria in Solid Tumors (PERCIST) has been reported to better correlate with clinical outcome, we here compared the patterns of radiological and morphological responses in HLA-A*02:01-positive patients with mUM treated with tebentafusp. In the 19 enrolled patients, RECIST showed an overall response rate (ORR) of 10%, median progression-free survival of 2.8 months (95% CI 2.5-8.4), and median OS (mOS) of 18.8 months. In 10 patients, where both RECIST and PERCIST evaluation was available, the ORR was 10% for both; however, the PFS was longer for PERCIST compared to RECIST, 3.1 and 2.4 months, respectively. A poor agreement between the criteria was observed at all assessments (Cohen's kappa ≤0), yet they differed significantly only at the first on-treatment imaging ( P = 0.037). Elevated baseline LDH and age were associated with an increased risk for RECIST progression, while lymphocyte decrease after the first infusions correlated to reduced risk of RECIST progression. Detectable ctDNA at baseline did not correlate with progression. Early response to tebentafusp may be incompletely captured by conventional imaging, leading to a need to consider both tumor morphology and metabolism.</p>","PeriodicalId":18550,"journal":{"name":"Melanoma Research","volume":" ","pages":"166-174"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10906186/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138830445","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}
Melanoma ResearchPub Date : 2024-04-01Epub Date: 2023-12-04DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000943
Benjamin Switzer, Igor Puzanov, Shipra Gandhi, Elizabeth A Repasky
{"title":"Targeting beta-adrenergic receptor pathways in melanoma: how stress modulates oncogenic immunity.","authors":"Benjamin Switzer, Igor Puzanov, Shipra Gandhi, Elizabeth A Repasky","doi":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000943","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000943","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The intricate pathways of the sympathetic nervous system hold an inherently protective role in the setting of acute stress. This is achieved through dynamic immunomodulatory and neurobiological networks. However, excessive and chronic exposure to these stress-induced stimuli appears to cause physiologic dysfunction through several mechanisms that may impair psychosocial, neurologic, and immunologic health. Numerous preclinical observations have identified the beta-2 adrenergic receptor (β2-AR) subtype to possess the strongest impact on immune dysfunction in the setting of chronic stressful stimuli. This prolonged expression of β2-ARs appears to suppress immune surveillance and promote tumorigenesis within multiple cancer types. This occurs through several pathways, including (1) decreasing the frequency and function of CD8 + T-cells infiltrating the tumor microenvironment (TME) via inhibition of metabolic reprogramming during T cell activation, and (2) establishing an immunosuppressive profile within the TME including promotion of an exhausted T cell phenotype while simultaneously enhancing local and paracrine metastatic potential. The use of nonselective β-AR antagonists appears to reverse many chronic stress-induced tumorigenic pathways and may also provide an additive therapeutic benefit for various immune checkpoint modulating agents including commonly utilized immune checkpoint inhibitors. Here we review the translational and clinical observations highlighting the foundational hypotheses that chronic stress-induced β-AR signaling promotes a pro-tumoral immunophenotype and that blockade of these pathways may augment the therapeutic response of immune checkpoint inhibition within the scope of melanoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":18550,"journal":{"name":"Melanoma Research","volume":" ","pages":"89-95"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10906201/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138487975","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}
Melanoma ResearchPub Date : 2024-04-01Epub Date: 2024-02-07DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000955
Guillaume Delzenne, Marie Boileau, Philippe Jamme, Olivier Farchi, Laurent Mortier
{"title":"Relevance of detection of RAF fusion transcripts in pan-negative melanoma in routine practice.","authors":"Guillaume Delzenne, Marie Boileau, Philippe Jamme, Olivier Farchi, Laurent Mortier","doi":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000955","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000955","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pan-negative melanomas account for 30% of melanomas. In case of immunotherapy failure, therapeutic options are limited. Oncogene fusions represent a target of interest in many solid cancers. In melanoma, the frequency of oncogene fusion is not well documented and not routinely investigated. We conducted a single-center retrospective study. The objective was to determine the frequency of oncogene fusion detected by RNA sequencing, in patients with advanced or metastatic pan-negative melanoma. In parallel, an extended molecular alteration search was performed using extended targeted next-generation sequencing. We identified 59 patients with advanced pan-negative melanoma between January 2021 and January 2023. It was a cutaneous melanoma in 71.1% of the cases, a mucous melanoma in 15.2% of the cases. We identified nine patients with a RAF fusion, including seven BRAF gene fusion and two RAF1 fusion. Of the other molecular alterations, NF1 mutation was the most frequent molecular alteration identified. Among the nine patients with RAF fusions, all the patients initially received treatment with anti-PD1 ± anti-CTLA4 immunotherapy. After immunotherapy failure, five patients benefited from second-line targeted therapy (two with BRAF and MEK inhibitors combination, three MEK inhibitors alone). The response rate was 20%. In a population of pan-negative melanoma, we detected 15.2% of RAF fusion. Fusion detection allowed the introduction of a second line of targeted therapy, in the absence of a validated therapeutic option in 55.5% of cases. This study suggests the relevance of detecting RAF fusion in a selected population.</p>","PeriodicalId":18550,"journal":{"name":"Melanoma Research","volume":" ","pages":"182-185"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139702896","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}
Melanoma ResearchPub Date : 2024-04-01Epub Date: 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000947
Ganesh Vigneswaran, Weeratunge Malalasekera, Victoria Smith, Tom Gibson, Shian Patel, Matthew Wheater, Ioannis Karydis, Sanjay Gupta, Brian Stedman, Sachin Modi
{"title":"Quality of life after melphalan percutaneous hepatic perfusion for patients with metastatic uveal melanoma.","authors":"Ganesh Vigneswaran, Weeratunge Malalasekera, Victoria Smith, Tom Gibson, Shian Patel, Matthew Wheater, Ioannis Karydis, Sanjay Gupta, Brian Stedman, Sachin Modi","doi":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000947","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000947","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Recent studies indicate that melphalan percutaneous hepatic perfusion (M-PHP) for liver metastases from ocular melanoma (mUM) improves survival. Importantly, this benefit must be carefully balanced with changes in a patient's quality of life (QoL). This study examines the QoL changes post-M-PHP.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Retrospective analysis of the change in QoL using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) with mUM patients receiving M-PHP ( n = 20). The FACT-G scores, which comprise physical (PWB), social (SWB), emotional (EWB) and functional (FWB) wellbeing were measured pre-procedure and at day 1, day of discharge (mean = 2.4 days), 7, 14 and 28 days after M-PHP therapy. Wilcoxon signed-rank test gauged QoL domain changes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Baseline FACT-G median (IQR) scores were 101.8 (21.8). QoL scoring significantly decreased immediately after the procedure [day 1; 85 (27.5); P = 0.002] and gradually improved over time. By day 28, QoL almost returned to pre-procedure levels [100.3 (13.8); P = 0.31]. Subscore analysis revealed that the initial drop in QoL at day 1 post-procedure was attributable to the PWB (28 vs. 24; P = 0.001) and FWB domains (26 vs. 18.5; P < 0.001). By day 28 there was a statistically significant improvement in EWB ( P = 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>QoL following M-PHP decreases immediately after therapy and is not significantly different from baseline by the day of discharge. By day 28 there is improved emotional well-being. This study could help to optimize the time between treatment cycles when combined with toxicity data and blood count recovery.</p>","PeriodicalId":18550,"journal":{"name":"Melanoma Research","volume":" ","pages":"193-197"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10906212/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138487974","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}
{"title":"Assessing melanoma prognosis: the interplay between patient profiles, survival, and BRAF, NRAS, KIT, and TWT mutations in a retrospective multi-study analysis.","authors":"Nilesh Kodali, Abhijit Bhattaru, Isabella Blanchard, Yash Sharma, Shari R Lipner","doi":"10.1097/cmr.0000000000000968","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/cmr.0000000000000968","url":null,"abstract":"The incidence and prevalence of melanoma are increasing globally, presenting a significant public health concern. The main genetic drivers of melanoma include BRAF, NRAS, KIT and triple wild-type (TWT) mutations. Little is known about the effects of these mutations on outcomes in terms of demographics and patient characteristics. We examined differences in melanoma mortality risk and mutation count across mutation type and patient disease profile. We extrapolated primary melanoma patient data from 14 studies via the cBioportal database. Patients were divided into demographic groups and classified according to BRAF, NRAS, KIT and TWT mutation status. Analyses included two-sample Student t-test and two-way analysis of variance tests analysis with Tukey's post hoc test. Survival outcomes were compared via Kaplan-Meier curve and Cox regression. NRAS-mutated patients exhibited decreased overall survival compared to BRAF-mutated patients. Male patients had higher mutation counts across all gene groups than females, with the fewest TWT mutations in comparison to BRAF, NRAS and KIT mutations. Males also exhibited increased mortality risk for NRAS, KIT and TWT mutations compared to BRAF mutations. An unknown primary melanoma was associated with increased mortality risk across all gene groups. NRAS-mutated acral melanoma patients had an increased mortality risk compared to NRAS-mutated cutaneous melanoma patients. Older patients had a higher mortality risk than younger patients. Patients with heavier versus lower weights had lower mortality risk, which was more pronounced for BRAF-mutated patients. These relationships highlight the importance of demographic and pathologic relationships to aid in risk assessment and personalize treatment plans.","PeriodicalId":18550,"journal":{"name":"Melanoma Research","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140601625","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}
Melanoma ResearchPub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2023-11-02DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000932
Lisa M Kohl, Tina L Sumpter
{"title":"Melanomas and mast cells: an ambiguous relationship.","authors":"Lisa M Kohl, Tina L Sumpter","doi":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000932","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000932","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mast cells (MCs) accumulate in a broad range of tumors, including melanomas. While MCs are potent initiators of immunity in infection, and in allergic inflammation, the function of MCs in anti-melanoma immunity is unclear. MCs have the potential to release tumoricidal cytokines and proteases, to activate antigen-presenting cells and to promote anti-tumor adaptive immunity. However, within the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME), MC activation may promote angiogenesis and contribute to tumor growth. In this review, the relationship between MCs and melanomas is discussed with a focus on the impact of the TME on MC activation.</p>","PeriodicalId":18550,"journal":{"name":"Melanoma Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71483548","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}
Melanoma ResearchPub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2023-11-02DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000939
Hong Euy Kim, Jinkyeong Kim, Hyung Keon Park, Jee-Bum Lee, Sook Jung Yun
{"title":"Correlations between inflammatory cytokine levels and degree of pigmentation in acral melanomas.","authors":"Hong Euy Kim, Jinkyeong Kim, Hyung Keon Park, Jee-Bum Lee, Sook Jung Yun","doi":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000939","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CMR.0000000000000939","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cutaneous melanoma, a highly aggressive skin tumor, is characterized by complex signaling pathways in terms of its pathogenesis and progression. Although the degree of pigmentation in melanoma determines its progression, metastasis, and prognosis, its association with inflammatory cytokines remains unclear. Thus, we evaluated the associations between melanoma pigmentation and plasma levels of inflammatory cytokines; furthermore, we investigated the potential variations in this relationship across the primary anatomic sites of melanoma. We enrolled patients with cutaneous melanoma who visited Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital between January 2021 and December 2021. The anatomical sites of melanoma were categorized as acral and non-acral sites. The degree of pigmentation was quantified using computer software. In total, nine inflammatory cytokines were analyzed, including interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, IL-12, IL-13, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), interferon-γ (IFN-γ), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). This study included 80 melanoma patients. Of these, 53 had acral melanoma and 27 had non-acral melanoma. Overall, plasma concentrations of IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, GM-CSF, and IFN-γ demonstrated significant correlations with diminished pigmentation. Furthermore, in the acral melanoma patients group, plasma concentrations of IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, GM-CSF, IFN-γ, and TNF-α revealed significant correlations with diminished pigmentation. Our results reveal significant associations between melanoma pigmentation and various cytokine levels, particularly in acral melanoma patients; these associations can be influenced by factors related to acral melanoma, such as physical stress or trauma. These correlations may also provide directions for the treatment of acral melanoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":18550,"journal":{"name":"Melanoma Research","volume":" ","pages":"38-43"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71483545","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}