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ReviewPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Metabolic Reprogramming in Melanoma: An Epigenetic Point of View.

Stefano Giuliani, Celeste Accetta, Simona di Martino, Claudia De Vitis, Elena Messina, Edoardo Pescarmona, Maurizio Fanciulli, Gennaro Ciliberto, Rita Mancini, Italia Falcone

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Review in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Lipid Metabolism and Oncogenesis.Cancer treatment and research · 2026
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  7. The authors respond to feedback onFrontiers in oncology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Stefano GiulianiSAFU, Department of Research, Advanced Diagnostics and Technological Innovation, IRCCS-Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0009-0008-9905-7870
Celeste AccettaDepartment of Pathology, IRCCS-Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy.
Simona di MartinoDepartment of Pathology, IRCCS-Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy.
Claudia De VitisDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8899-2347
Elena MessinaDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7182-2883
Edoardo PescarmonaDepartment of Pathology, IRCCS-Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy.
Maurizio FanciulliSAFU, Department of Research, Advanced Diagnostics and Technological Innovation, IRCCS-Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5281-4191
Gennaro CilibertoTakis s.r.l., Via di Castel Romano 100, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Rita ManciniDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Italia FalconeSAFU, Department of Research, Advanced Diagnostics and Technological Innovation, IRCCS-Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2796-0792

Funding

Italian Association for Cancer Research IG24451Italian Ministry of Health GR-2019-1237-1365
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic reprogramming and epigenetic alterations are fundamental hallmarks of cancer cells, contributing to adaptation, progression, and resistance. In melanoma, high metabolic-epigenetic plasticity enables the rapid modulation of cell states in response to environmental and therapeutic pressures. Recent studies have highlighted a bidirectional crosstalk between cellular metabolism and epigenetic regulation. Epigenetic modifications influence the transcriptional control of metabolic genes, thereby shaping metabolic phenotypes. Conversely, specific metabolites are essential cofactors or substrates for epigenetic enzymes, directly modulating the epigenome. Understanding the intricate mechanisms of this interaction offers opportunities for the development of innovative tumor management that combines epigenetic, metabolic, and therapy interventions. In this review, we summarize the latest evidence on the role of the metabolism-epigenetics axis in melanoma and discuss its potential clinical implications, aiming to provide a comprehensive overview of metabolic/epigenetic interconnections.

Indexed as

drug resistanceepigeneticsimmunotherapymelanomametabolismtarget therapy

Identifiers

PMID40573249
PMCPMC12196219

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