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valproic acid and Malignant Melanoma

valproic acid has been researched along with Malignant Melanoma in 23 studies

Valproic Acid: A fatty acid with anticonvulsant and anti-manic properties that is used in the treatment of EPILEPSY and BIPOLAR DISORDER. The mechanisms of its therapeutic actions are not well understood. It may act by increasing GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID levels in the brain or by altering the properties of VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNELS.
valproic acid : A branched-chain saturated fatty acid that comprises of a propyl substituent on a pentanoic acid stem.

Research Excerpts

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"We explored in a phase I/II clinical trial the combination of valproic acid (VPA), a clinically available histone deacetylase inhibitor, with standard chemoimmunotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma, to evaluate its clinical activity, to correlate the clinical response with the biological activity of VPA and to assess toxicity."9.14A phase I-II study of the histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid plus chemoimmunotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma. ( Ballarini, M; Contegno, F; Croci, D; Goldhirsch, A; Minucci, S; Munzone, E; Nolè, F; Pelicci, PG; Rocca, A; Salmaggi, A; Testori, A; Tosti, G, 2009)
" A phase I/II trial of valproic acid (VPA) and KTN was conducted in patients with stage IV melanoma, with any number of prior therapies, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0-2, and adequate organ function."9.14Potentiation of a topoisomerase I inhibitor, karenitecin, by the histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid in melanoma: translational and phase I/II clinical trial. ( Bastien, S; Bicaku, E; Daud, AI; Dawson, J; DeConti, RC; Hausheer, FA; Lush, R; Marchion, D; Munster, PN; Neuger, A; Sullivan, DM, 2009)
" In this study, we found that the use of VPA in combination with talazoparib (BMN-673-PARP1 inhibitor-PARPi) and/or Dacarbazine (DTIC-alkylating agent) resulted in an increased rate of DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) and reduced survival (while not affecting primary melanocytes) and the proliferation of melanoma cells."8.31Histone Deacetylases (HDAC) Inhibitor-Valproic Acid Sensitizes Human Melanoma Cells to Dacarbazine and PARP Inhibitor. ( Barszczewska-Pietraszek, G; Czarny, P; Czyż, M; Drzewiecka, M; Gajos-Michniewicz, A; Hoser, G; Jaśniak, D; Piekarski, J; Radek, M; Sitarek, P; Skorski, T; Śliwiński, T, 2023)
"Histone deacetylase inhibitors, including valproic acid, selectively induce cellular differentiation and apoptosis in melanoma cells."7.96Association of Valproic Acid Use, a Potent Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor, and Melanoma Risk. ( Asgari, MM; Chavez, A; Darbinian, J; Quesenberry, CP, 2020)
"Cucurbitacin B (CuB) is reported to have anti-proliferation effects on a variety of tumors including melanoma, and more effective regimens by combination of this agent with others are under investigation."7.77Histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid sensitizes B16F10 melanoma cells to cucurbitacin B treatment. ( He, X; Li, J; Ouyang, D; Xu, L; Zha, Q; Zhang, Y, 2011)
"Melanoma is the most lethal form of skin cancer, which is intrinsically resistant to conventional chemotherapy."5.62Synergistic Effect of Simultaneous versus Sequential Combined Treatment of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Valproic Acid with Etoposide on Melanoma Cells. ( Chuang, YJ; Liu, LY; Shyu, YM, 2021)
"We explored in a phase I/II clinical trial the combination of valproic acid (VPA), a clinically available histone deacetylase inhibitor, with standard chemoimmunotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma, to evaluate its clinical activity, to correlate the clinical response with the biological activity of VPA and to assess toxicity."5.14A phase I-II study of the histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid plus chemoimmunotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma. ( Ballarini, M; Contegno, F; Croci, D; Goldhirsch, A; Minucci, S; Munzone, E; Nolè, F; Pelicci, PG; Rocca, A; Salmaggi, A; Testori, A; Tosti, G, 2009)
" A phase I/II trial of valproic acid (VPA) and KTN was conducted in patients with stage IV melanoma, with any number of prior therapies, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0-2, and adequate organ function."5.14Potentiation of a topoisomerase I inhibitor, karenitecin, by the histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid in melanoma: translational and phase I/II clinical trial. ( Bastien, S; Bicaku, E; Daud, AI; Dawson, J; DeConti, RC; Hausheer, FA; Lush, R; Marchion, D; Munster, PN; Neuger, A; Sullivan, DM, 2009)
" In this study, we found that the use of VPA in combination with talazoparib (BMN-673-PARP1 inhibitor-PARPi) and/or Dacarbazine (DTIC-alkylating agent) resulted in an increased rate of DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) and reduced survival (while not affecting primary melanocytes) and the proliferation of melanoma cells."4.31Histone Deacetylases (HDAC) Inhibitor-Valproic Acid Sensitizes Human Melanoma Cells to Dacarbazine and PARP Inhibitor. ( Barszczewska-Pietraszek, G; Czarny, P; Czyż, M; Drzewiecka, M; Gajos-Michniewicz, A; Hoser, G; Jaśniak, D; Piekarski, J; Radek, M; Sitarek, P; Skorski, T; Śliwiński, T, 2023)
"Histone deacetylase inhibitors, including valproic acid, selectively induce cellular differentiation and apoptosis in melanoma cells."3.96Association of Valproic Acid Use, a Potent Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor, and Melanoma Risk. ( Asgari, MM; Chavez, A; Darbinian, J; Quesenberry, CP, 2020)
"Matrigel and Collagen invasion assays were performed to evaluate the effect of several HDACi (Butyrate, Trichostatin A, Valproic acid and Vorinostat) on two human melanoma cell line invasion (A375 and HT-144)."3.83Histone deacetylase inhibitors induce invasion of human melanoma cells in vitro via differential regulation of N-cadherin expression and RhoA activity. ( Andrade, R; Aréchaga, J; Arluzea, J; De Wever, O; Díaz-Núñez, M; Díez-Torre, A; Silió, M, 2016)
"Cucurbitacin B (CuB) is reported to have anti-proliferation effects on a variety of tumors including melanoma, and more effective regimens by combination of this agent with others are under investigation."3.77Histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid sensitizes B16F10 melanoma cells to cucurbitacin B treatment. ( He, X; Li, J; Ouyang, D; Xu, L; Zha, Q; Zhang, Y, 2011)
"Melanoma is the most lethal form of skin cancer, which is intrinsically resistant to conventional chemotherapy."1.62Synergistic Effect of Simultaneous versus Sequential Combined Treatment of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Valproic Acid with Etoposide on Melanoma Cells. ( Chuang, YJ; Liu, LY; Shyu, YM, 2021)
" We conclude that targeting MC2 Ag, combined with epigenetic drug-enhanced antigenicity, allows for significant and tumor-selective T cell responses."1.43MAGE-C2-Specific TCRs Combined with Epigenetic Drug-Enhanced Antigenicity Yield Robust and Tumor-Selective T Cell Responses. ( Coulie, PG; da Silva, M; Debets, R; Kunert, A; Lamers, C; Sleijfer, S; van Brakel, M; van Steenbergen-Langeveld, S, 2016)
"To investigate their potential use as cancer testis antigen (CTA) vaccines, we studied the expression of 12 cancer testis (CT) genes in 20 LCL by RT-PCR."1.39EBV-transformed lymphoblastoid cell lines as vaccines against cancer testis antigen-positive tumors. ( Held, G; Kaddu-Mulindwa, D; Kubuschok, B; Neumann, F; Pfreundschuh, M; Preuss, KD; Roemer, K; Widmann, T; Zwick, C, 2013)
"Valproic acid (VPA) is an established drug in the long-term therapy of epilepsy."1.36Epigenetic modifiers as anticancer drugs: effectiveness of valproic acid in neural crest-derived tumor cells. ( Ferreri, AM; Guerra, F; Orlandi, M; Papi, A; Rocchi, P, 2010)

Research

Studies (23)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's7 (30.43)29.6817
2010's9 (39.13)24.3611
2020's7 (30.43)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Barbaraci, C1
Giurdanella, G1
Leotta, CG1
Longo, A1
Amata, E1
Dichiara, M1
Pasquinucci, L1
Turnaturi, R1
Prezzavento, O1
Cacciatore, I1
Zuccarello, E1
Lupo, G1
Pitari, GM1
Anfuso, CD1
Marrazzo, A1
Shyu, YM1
Liu, LY1
Chuang, YJ2
Li, S1
Wang, Y1
Yan, H1
Lai, ZY1
Li, DY1
Huang, CY1
Tung, KC1
Yang, CC1
Liu, HM1
Chou, FI1
Drzewiecka, M1
Gajos-Michniewicz, A1
Hoser, G1
Jaśniak, D1
Barszczewska-Pietraszek, G1
Sitarek, P1
Czarny, P1
Piekarski, J1
Radek, M1
Czyż, M1
Skorski, T1
Śliwiński, T1
Chavez, A1
Quesenberry, CP1
Darbinian, J1
Asgari, MM1
Saakyan, SV1
Tsygankov, АY1
Moiseeva, NI1
Karamysheva, АF1
Garri, DD1
Jennings, VA1
Scott, GB1
Rose, AMS1
Scott, KJ1
Migneco, G1
Keller, B1
Reilly, K1
Donnelly, O1
Peach, H1
Dewar, D1
Harrington, KJ1
Pandha, H1
Samson, A1
Vile, RG1
Melcher, AA1
Errington-Mais, F1
Neumann, F1
Kaddu-Mulindwa, D1
Widmann, T1
Preuss, KD1
Held, G1
Zwick, C1
Roemer, K1
Pfreundschuh, M1
Kubuschok, B1
Kunert, A1
van Brakel, M1
van Steenbergen-Langeveld, S1
da Silva, M1
Coulie, PG1
Lamers, C1
Sleijfer, S1
Debets, R1
Díaz-Núñez, M1
Díez-Torre, A1
De Wever, O1
Andrade, R1
Arluzea, J1
Silió, M1
Aréchaga, J1
Otsuki, A1
Patel, A1
Kasai, K1
Suzuki, M1
Kurozumi, K1
Chiocca, EA1
Saeki, Y1
Rocca, A1
Minucci, S2
Tosti, G1
Croci, D1
Contegno, F1
Ballarini, M2
Nolè, F1
Munzone, E1
Salmaggi, A1
Goldhirsch, A1
Pelicci, PG1
Testori, A1
Daud, AI1
Dawson, J1
DeConti, RC1
Bicaku, E1
Marchion, D1
Bastien, S1
Hausheer, FA1
Lush, R1
Neuger, A1
Sullivan, DM1
Munster, PN1
Papi, A1
Ferreri, AM1
Rocchi, P1
Guerra, F1
Orlandi, M1
Roos, WP1
Jöst, E1
Belohlavek, C1
Nagel, G1
Fritz, G1
Kaina, B1
Ouyang, D1
Zhang, Y1
Xu, L1
Li, J1
Zha, Q1
He, X1
Landreville, S1
Agapova, OA1
Matatall, KA1
Kneass, ZT1
Onken, MD1
Lee, RS1
Bowcock, AM1
Harbour, JW1
Chodurek, E1
Orchel, A1
Orchel, J1
Kurkiewicz, S1
Gawlik, N1
Dzierżewicz, Z1
Stępień, K1
Facchetti, F1
Previdi, S1
Perego, P1
La Porta, CA1
Valentini, A1
Gravina, P1
Federici, G1
Bernardini, S1
Krämer, OH1
Knauer, SK1
Zimmermann, D1
Stauber, RH1
Heinzel, T1
Khan, AN1
Gregorie, CJ1
Tomasi, TB1

Clinical Trials (2)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
Adoptive Therapy With TCR Gene-engineered T Cells to Treat Patients With MAGE-C2-positive Melanoma and Head and Neck Cancer[NCT04729543]Phase 1/Phase 220 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2020-10-20Recruiting
PLA General Hospital[NCT05920512]Phase 1/Phase 210 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2022-04-01Recruiting
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Trials

2 trials available for valproic acid and Malignant Melanoma

ArticleYear
A phase I-II study of the histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid plus chemoimmunotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma.
    British journal of cancer, 2009, Jan-13, Volume: 100, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Dacarbazine; Enzyme Inhibitors; Female; Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors; Humans; Interfe

2009
Potentiation of a topoisomerase I inhibitor, karenitecin, by the histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid in melanoma: translational and phase I/II clinical trial.
    Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2009, Apr-01, Volume: 15, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Animals; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Camptotheci

2009

Other Studies

21 other studies available for valproic acid and Malignant Melanoma

ArticleYear
Haloperidol Metabolite II Valproate Ester (
    Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2021, 09-23, Volume: 64, Issue:18

    Topics: Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Butyrophenones; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Cell Survival; Humans

2021
Synergistic Effect of Simultaneous versus Sequential Combined Treatment of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Valproic Acid with Etoposide on Melanoma Cells.
    International journal of molecular sciences, 2021, Sep-17, Volume: 22, Issue:18

    Topics: Animals; Apoptosis; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Survival; Drug Synergism; Etoposide; G2 Phase Cell Cycle

2021
[Valproate up-regulates the expression of NKG2DL through the MEK/ERK signaling pathway to enhance the killing effect of NK cells on A375 human melanoma cells].
    Xi bao yu fen zi mian yi xue za zhi = Chinese journal of cellular and molecular immunology, 2022, Volume: 38, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Cell Line, Tumor; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; Homicide; Humans; Killer Cells, Natu

2022
Valproic Acid Enhances Radiosensitization
    Anticancer research, 2022, Volume: 42, Issue:7

    Topics: Animals; DNA; DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded; Humans; Melanoma; Mice; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Neutr

2022
Histone Deacetylases (HDAC) Inhibitor-Valproic Acid Sensitizes Human Melanoma Cells to Dacarbazine and PARP Inhibitor.
    Genes, 2023, 06-20, Volume: 14, Issue:6

    Topics: Alkylating Agents; Antineoplastic Agents; Dacarbazine; DNA; Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors; Histone

2023
Association of Valproic Acid Use, a Potent Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor, and Melanoma Risk.
    The Journal of investigative dermatology, 2020, Volume: 140, Issue:12

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Disease Progression; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors; Humans;

2020
Assessment of the Chemosensitivity of Uveal Melanoma Cells Ex Vivo.
    Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine, 2020, Volume: 170, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Antineoplastic Agents; Benzeneacetamides; Busulfan; Cell Proliferation; Cell Survival;

2020
Potentiating Oncolytic Virus-Induced Immune-Mediated Tumor Cell Killing Using Histone Deacetylase Inhibition.
    Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy, 2019, 06-05, Volume: 27, Issue:6

    Topics: Antigens, Neoplasm; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Biological Products; Cell Survival; Dendri

2019
EBV-transformed lymphoblastoid cell lines as vaccines against cancer testis antigen-positive tumors.
    Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 2013, Volume: 62, Issue:7

    Topics: Antigen-Presenting Cells; Antigens, Neoplasm; Azacitidine; B-Lymphocytes; Cancer Vaccines; CD4-Posit

2013
MAGE-C2-Specific TCRs Combined with Epigenetic Drug-Enhanced Antigenicity Yield Robust and Tumor-Selective T Cell Responses.
    Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 2016, 09-15, Volume: 197, Issue:6

    Topics: Antigens, Neoplasm; Azacitidine; B7-1 Antigen; B7-2 Antigen; B7-H1 Antigen; Cell Line, Tumor; Epitop

2016
Histone deacetylase inhibitors induce invasion of human melanoma cells in vitro via differential regulation of N-cadherin expression and RhoA activity.
    BMC cancer, 2016, 08-22, Volume: 16

    Topics: Antineoplastic Agents; Apoptosis; Butyrates; Cadherins; Cell Line, Tumor; Gene Expression Regulation

2016
Histone deacetylase inhibitors augment antitumor efficacy of herpes-based oncolytic viruses.
    Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy, 2008, Volume: 16, Issue:9

    Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Brain Neoplasms; Butyrates; Drug Synergism; Drug Therapy, Combinatio

2008
Epigenetic modifiers as anticancer drugs: effectiveness of valproic acid in neural crest-derived tumor cells.
    Anticancer research, 2010, Volume: 30, Issue:2

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Apoptosis; Blotting, Western; Brain Neoplasms; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation

2010
Intrinsic anticancer drug resistance of malignant melanoma cells is abrogated by IFN-β and valproic acid.
    Cancer research, 2011, Jun-15, Volume: 71, Issue:12

    Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Apoptosis; Caspase 8; Cell Line, Tumor; Dacarbazine; DNA Breaks, Dou

2011
Histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid sensitizes B16F10 melanoma cells to cucurbitacin B treatment.
    Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica, 2011, Volume: 43, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Apoptosis; Autophagy; Cell Line, Tumor; Chloroquine; Drug Synergism; Histone Deacetylase In

2011
Histone deacetylase inhibitors induce growth arrest and differentiation in uveal melanoma.
    Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2012, Jan-15, Volume: 18, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Cell Differentiation; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Chemorad

2012
Evaluation of melanogenesis in A-375 melanoma cells treated with 5,7-dimethoxycoumarin and valproic acid.
    Cellular & molecular biology letters, 2012, Volume: 17, Issue:4

    Topics: Cell Differentiation; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Coumarins; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spect

2012
Modulation of pro- and anti-apoptotic factors in human melanoma cells exposed to histone deacetylase inhibitors.
    Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death, 2004, Volume: 9, Issue:5

    Topics: Apoptosis; Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; Cell Line, Tumor; DNA Primers; Drug Resistance, Neoplasm;

2004
Valproic acid induces apoptosis, p16INK4A upregulation and sensitization to chemotherapy in human melanoma cells.
    Cancer biology & therapy, 2007, Volume: 6, Issue:2

    Topics: Antineoplastic Agents; Apoptosis; Cell Line, Tumor; Cisplatin; Etoposide; Genes, p16; Humans; Melano

2007
Histone deacetylase inhibitors and hydroxyurea modulate the cell cycle and cooperatively induce apoptosis.
    Oncogene, 2008, Jan-31, Volume: 27, Issue:6

    Topics: Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Caspase Inhibitors; Cell Cycle; Cell Line, Tumor; Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhi

2008
Histone deacetylase inhibitors induce TAP, LMP, Tapasin genes and MHC class I antigen presentation by melanoma cells.
    Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 2008, Volume: 57, Issue:5

    Topics: Animals; Antigen Presentation; ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 2; ATP Binding

2008