KDR and cancer: In addition to the growth factor receptors discussed in this section, many others such as FGFR, PDGFR, IGFR and VEGFR, are known to be important in anoikis resistance in a range of other cancers (Hilmi et al., 2008; Molhoek et al., 2011; Paoli et al., 2013; Chen et al., 2016), and likely also have a role in melanoma.