@article{10902/7270,
year = {2015},
month = {9},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10902/7270},
abstract = {Targeted treatment of advanced melanoma could benefit from the precise molecular characterization of melanoma samples. Using a melanoma-specific selection of 217 genes, we performed targeted deep sequencing of a series of biopsies, from advanced melanoma cases, with a Breslow index of ≥4 mm, and/or with a loco-regional infiltration in lymph nodes or presenting distant metastasis, as well of a collection of human cell lines. This approach detected 3-4 mutations per case, constituting unique mutational signatures associated with specific inhibitor sensitivity. Functionally, case-specific combinations of inhibitors that simultaneously targeted MAPK-dependent and MAPK-independent mechanisms were most effective at inhibiting melanoma growth, against each specific mutational background. These observations were challenged by characterizing a freshly resected biopsy from a metastatic lesion located in the skin and soft tissue and by testing its associated therapy ex vivo and in vivo using melanocytes and patient-derived xenografted mice, respectively. The results show that upon mutational characterization of advanced melanoma patients, specific mutational profiles can be used for selecting drugs that simultaneously target several deregulated genes/pathways involved in tumor generation or progression.},
publisher = {Impact Journals},
publisher = {Oncotarget. 2015 Sep 22;6(28):25452-65},
title = {Individualized strategies to target specific mechanisms of disease in malignant melanoma patients displaying unique mutational signatures},
author = {Curiel del Olmo, Soraya and García Castaño, Almudena and Vidal Casado, Rebeca and Pisonero Fraga, Helena and Varela Egocheaga, Ignacio and León Castillo, Alicia and Trillo Bohajar, Eugenio and González Vela, María del Carmen and García Díaz, Nuria and Almaraz Pro, Carmen and Moreno Rodríguez, Thaidy and Cereceda Company, Laura and Madureira Rivero, Rebeca and Martínez Magunacelaya, Nerea and Ortiz Romero, Pablo and Valdizán Ruiz, Elsa María and Piris Pinilla, Miguel Ángel and Vaqué Díez, José Pedro},
}