2013
Desmoplastic melanoma: A 12-year experience with sentinel lymph node biopsy
Broer PN, Walker ME, Goldberg C, Buonocore S, Braddock DT, Lazova R, Narayan D, Ariyan S. Desmoplastic melanoma: A 12-year experience with sentinel lymph node biopsy. European Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2013, 39: 681-685. PMID: 23522951, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2013.02.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAgedAged, 80 and overBiopsy, NeedleDatabases, FactualDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunohistochemistryLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentSentinel Lymph Node BiopsySkin NeoplasmsSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsSentinel lymph node biopsyDesmoplastic melanomaMixed desmoplastic melanomasPure desmoplastic melanomaNodal metastasisDM subtypesSpecific melanoma subtypesAdditional positive nodesLymph node biopsyHigh incidence rateYale Melanoma UnitPaucity of dataPositive SLNCompletion lymphadenectomyPositive nodesDM groupNodal involvementNode biopsyRegional lymphSentinel lymphLocal recurrenceTransit recurrenceClinical outcomesDistant metastasisMelanoma Unit
2008
Identification of small-molecule inhibitors of autotaxin that inhibit melanoma cell migration and invasion
Saunders LP, Ouellette A, Bandle R, Chang WC, Zhou H, Misra RN, De La Cruz EM, Braddock DT. Identification of small-molecule inhibitors of autotaxin that inhibit melanoma cell migration and invasion. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2008, 7: 3352-3362. PMID: 18852138, PMCID: PMC7857123, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-08-0463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall molecule inhibitorsMelanoma cell migrationLysophosphatidic acidCell migrationRecombinant human proteinsChemical screenHuman proteinsATX levelsMalignant melanomaMigratory phenotypeMelanoma cell linesHuman melanoma cellsRole of autotaxinInvasion assaysLPA productionCell growthImmunohistochemistry of paraffinMolecular targetsCell linesATX inhibitorsAutotaxinMelanoma cellsHuman malignanciesEnzymatic productHuman tissues