Research on New Drugs and Drug Targets in Melanoma
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Drug Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 835
Special Issue Editors
Interests: melanoma; in vitro tests; isobolographic analysis; natural substances; pharmacodynamic interactions
Interests: melanoma; signal transduction; targeted therapies; drug resistance; MAPK; PI3K; cAMP
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Dear Colleagues,
The incidence of melanoma is steadily increasing worldwide. Malignant melanomas are dangerous skin cancers, and their treatment with various cytostatics often causes side effects; moreover, their prolonged use can lead to drug resistance. Surgical excision is the main method of treatment, and in the case of metastasis or resistance, other methods of treatment are available. Understanding the mechanisms and cellular pathways of melanoma allows for the development of more effective therapies, including immune checkpoint inhibitors, targeted therapies based on signaling pathways, intrafocal therapy (for unremovable melanomas) and local therapy (for single melanomas). The treatment of metastatic or drug-resistant melanoma still represents a significant therapeutic challenge. In recent years, new drugs have been introduced to treat melanoma, but scientists are still looking for new treatment options to improve therapeutic outcomes and increase patient survival.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to present new drugs or substances with potential against melanoma. Additionally, we are interested in drug targets and their mechanisms of action on many levels, including molecular and cellular.
Dr. Paula Wróblewska Łuczka
Dr. Nicolas Dumaz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- melanoma
- new drugs
- drug targets
- mechanism of action
- substances with anti-melanoma potential
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