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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Therapeutic Approaches for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer: Standard of Care and Emerging Modalities.

Stefano Sol, Fabiana Boncimino, Kristina Todorova, Sarah Elizabeth Waszyn, Anna Mandinova

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Stefano SolCutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2576-0156
Fabiana BonciminoCutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-9409-7757
Kristina TodorovaCutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
Sarah Elizabeth WaszynDrexel University College of Medicine, 60 N 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Anna MandinovaCutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9273-0972

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Skin cancer encompasses a range of cutaneous malignancies, with non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) being the most common neoplasm worldwide. Skin exposure is the leading risk factor for initiating NMSC. Ultraviolet (UV) light induces various genomic aberrations in both tumor-promoting and tumor-suppressing genes in epidermal cells. In conjunction with interactions with a changed stromal microenvironment and local immune suppression, these aberrations contribute to the occurrence and expansion of cancerous lesions. Surgical excision is still the most common treatment for these lesions; however, locally advanced or metastatic disease significantly increases the chances of morbidity or death. In recent years, numerous pharmacological targets were found through extensive research on the pathogenic mechanisms of NMSCs, leading to the development of novel treatments including Hedgehog pathway inhibitors for advanced and metastatic basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors for locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) and Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). Despite the efficacy of these new drugs, drug resistance and tolerability issues often arise with long-term treatment. Ongoing studies aim to identify alternative strategies with reduced adverse effects and increased tolerability. This review summarizes the current and emerging therapies used to treat NMSC.

Indexed as

Skin NeoplasmsAnimalsBasal Cell CarcinomaCarcinoma, Squamous CellHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsStandard of CareTumor MicroenvironmentImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorsbasal cell carcinomacutaneous squamous cell carcinomaimmunotherapyMerkel cell carcinomanew drugsnon-melanoma skin cancertargeted therapy

Identifiers

PMID39000164
PMCPMC11241167

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