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A Comprehensive Review of Various Therapeutic Strategies for the Management of Skin Cancer.

Sudharshan Reddy Dachani, Mohammed Kaleem, Md Ali Mujtaba, Nilesh Mahajan, Sayyed A Ali, Ali F Almutairy, Danish Mahmood, Md Khalid Anwer, Mohammad Daud Ali, Sanjay Kumar

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Review in ACS omega, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Sulfated galactans fromiScience · 2026
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  2. Photoresponsive antioxidant-based gels incorporating natural polyphenols and ZnO nanoparticles: a synergistic approach to UV protection and photostability.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Sudharshan Reddy DachaniDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Shaqra University, Al-Dawadmi Campus, Al-Dawadmi 11961, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed KaleemDepartment of Pharmacology, Babasaheb Balpande College of Pharmacy, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur 440037, Maharashtra, India.
Md Ali MujtabaDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Northern Border University, Arar 91911, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6372-890X
Nilesh MahajanDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Dabasaheb Balpande College of Pharmacy, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur 440037, Maharashtra, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2928-0769
Sayyed A AliDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Dabasaheb Balpande College of Pharmacy, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur 440037, Maharashtra, India.
Ali F AlmutairyDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia.
Danish MahmoodDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia.
Md Khalid AnwerDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 173, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad Daud AliDepartment of Pharmacy, Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences, Abdulrazaq Bin Hammam Street, Al Safa 34222, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Sanjay KumarDepartment of Life Sciences, Sharda School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Uttar Pradesh 201306, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Skin cancer (SC) poses a global threat to the healthcare system and is expected to increase significantly over the next two decades if not diagnosed at an early stage. Early diagnosis is crucial for successful treatment, as the disease becomes more challenging to cure as it progresses. However, identifying new drugs, achieving clinical success, and overcoming drug resistance remain significant challenges. To overcome these obstacles and provide effective treatment, it is crucial to understand the causes of skin cancer, how cells grow and divide, factors that affect cell growth, and how drug resistance occurs. In this review, we have explained various therapeutic approaches for SC treatment via ligands, targeted photosensitizers, natural and synthetic drugs for the treatment of SC, an epigenetic approach for management of melanoma, photodynamic therapy, and targeted therapy for BRAF-mutated melanoma. This article also provides a detailed summary of the various natural drugs that are effective in managing melanoma and reducing the occurrence of skin cancer at early stages and focuses on the current status and future prospects of various therapies available for the management of skin cancer.

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