ZHOU Hongyu, CHEN Lihua, LI Haoran, et al. The role ofc-kitin the treatment and prognosis of primary female genital malignant melanoma: current status and prospects[J]. China Oncology, 2020, (10): 834-840.
ZHOU Hongyu, CHEN Lihua, LI Haoran, et al. The role ofc-kitin the treatment and prognosis of primary female genital malignant melanoma: current status and prospects[J]. China Oncology, 2020, (10): 834-840. DOI: 10.19401/j.cnki.1007-3639.2020.10.016.
The role ofc-kitin the treatment and prognosis of primary female genital malignant melanoma: current status and prospects
Primary female genital tract malignant melanoma (PFGMM) is a rare mucosal malignant melanoma with poor prognosis. Surgery has remained the first-line therapeutic option for early-stage PFGMM
but the treatment for patient with advanced or recurrent disease is challenging. Currently
systemic chemotherapy is widely adopted. However
it shows limited effect. New targeted therapy and immunotherapy are worth exploring. Notably
the development and progression of melanoma may correlate with c-kit gene alterations with a mutation rate of about 18.5% for PFGMM. Therefore
c-kit gene is expected to become a new target. In this article
we briefly reviewed the role of c-kit in the occurrence