2008
Integrin Agonists as Adjuvants in Chemotherapy for Melanoma
Schwartz MA, McRoberts K, Coyner M, Andarawewa KL, Frierson HF, Sanders JM, Swenson S, Markland F, Conaway MR, Theodorescu D. Integrin Agonists as Adjuvants in Chemotherapy for Melanoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2008, 14: 6193-6197. PMID: 18829498, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-08-1285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma linesExtracellular matrixMetastatic melanomaM21 tumorsTherapeutic responseImmunodeficient miceTumor volumeChemotherapyClonal growth assaysTherapy resistanceTumor growthHuman melanomaChemotherapeutic efficacyMelanomaTumor cellsDrug 1Survival assaysM21 cellsM21 melanomaSmall nestsIntegrin agonistsIntegrin-dependent adhesionTumorsMiceSnake venom
1997
Insulin-like growth factor receptor cooperates with integrin alpha v beta 5 to promote tumor cell dissemination in vivo.
Brooks P, Klemke R, Schon S, Lewis J, Schwartz M, Cheresh D. Insulin-like growth factor receptor cooperates with integrin alpha v beta 5 to promote tumor cell dissemination in vivo. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1997, 99: 1390-1398. PMID: 9077549, PMCID: PMC507955, DOI: 10.1172/jci119298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha v beta 5Integrin alpha v beta 5Beta 5Growth factor-mediated signalsInsulin-like growth factor receptorSpontaneous pulmonary metastasesTumor cell metastasisMultiple tumor cell typesGrowth factor receptorIntegrin ligationCell motilityAdhesion proteinsTumor cell interactionsFunctional cooperationTumor cell growthCytokine receptorsTumor cell typesPulmonary metastasesCell typesCell metastasisCell growthMultiple tumor typesMetastatic cascadeTumor cellsFactor receptor