“…17 Various approaches for targeting MCAM have already been investigated; antibodies against MCAM, immunization with MCAM, silencing of Mcam expression with siRNA and shRNA molecules. 18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27 The use of antibodies against MCAM has been effective in vitro in the reduction of proliferation, migration and tube formation in human endothelial cells, 18,19 and invasion in melanoma and osteosarcoma cells. 19,20 The therapy of melanoma, osteosarcoma, hepatocarcinoma, leiomyosarcoma and pancreatic tumors in mice in vivo with intraperitoneal injection of antibodies against MCAM reduced tumor growth and the formation of metastases of melanoma and osteosarcoma.…”