title: Future perspectives in melanoma research. Meeting report from the "Melanoma Research: a bridge Naples-USA. Naples, December 6th-7th 2010".
abstract: Progress in understanding the molecular basis of melanoma has made possible the identification of molecular targets with important implications in clinical practice. In fact, new therapeutic approaches are emerging from basic science and it will be important to implement their rapid translation into clinical practice by active clinical investigation. The first meeting of Melanoma Research: a bridge Naples-USA, organized by Paolo A. Ascierto (INT, Naples, Italy) and Francesco Marincola (NIH, Bethesda, USA) took place in Naples, on 6-7 December 2010. This international congress gathered more than 30 international and Italian faculty members and was focused on recent advances in melanoma molecular biology, immunology and therapy, and created an interactive discussion across Institutions belonging to Government, Academy and Pharmaceutical Industry, in order to stimulate new approaches in basic, translational and clinical research. Four topics of discussion were identified: New pathways in Melanoma, Biomarkers, Clinical Trials and New Molecules and Strategies.
authors: Department of Melanoma, Sarcoma, and Head and Neck Disease, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione Pascale, Naples, Italy. paolo.ascierto@gmail.com.
authors: Paolo A
authors: PA
authors: Ascierto
authors: Eleonora
authors: E
authors: De Maio
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Bertuzzi
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Palmieri
authors: Ruth
authors: R
authors: Halaban
authors: Mary
authors: M
authors: Hendrix
authors: Mohamed
authors: M
authors: Kashani-sabet
authors: Soldano
authors: S
authors: Ferrone
authors: Ena
authors: E
authors: Wang
authors: Alistair
authors: A
authors: Cochran
authors: Licia
authors: L
authors: Rivoltini
authors: Peter P
authors: PP
authors: Lee
authors: Bernard A
authors: BA
authors: Fox
authors: John M
authors: JM
authors: Kirkwood
authors: Claudio Dansky
authors: CD
authors: Ullmann
authors: Frederic F
authors: FF
authors: Lehmann
authors: Mario
authors: M
authors: Sznol
authors: Douglas J
authors: DJ
authors: Schwartzentruber
authors: Michele
authors: M
authors: Maio
authors: Keith
authors: K
authors: Flaherty
authors: Jerome
authors: J
authors: Galon
authors: Antoni
authors: A
authors: Ribas
authors: James
authors: J
authors: Yang
authors: David F
authors: DF
authors: Stroncek
authors: Nicola
authors: N
authors: Mozzillo
authors: Franco M
authors: FM
authors: Marincola
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008545:Melanoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D051379:Mice; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor