Sentinel nodes were accurately identified in all 30 patients who underwent WLE.
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Vemurafenib adjuvant therapy does not improve disease-free survival among patients with resected stage IIC to IIIB melanoma.
Pembrolizumab leads to a durable complete response with low rates of relapse — even 2 years after discontinuation — and may cure a subset of patients with metastatic melanoma.
Researchers examined the changes in levels of different proteins in cancer cell lines after treatment with melatonin analogues
Dabrafenib plus trametinib is the first adjuvant therapy indicated specifically for melanoma with the BRAFV600 mutation.
Patients who received adjuvant therapy with dabrafenib and trametinib had an estimated 3-year rate of relapse-free survival.
Patients who are aware of their personal genetic risk for melanoma may have more conversations about skin cancer with their doctors.
More than 50% of patients with melanoma do not benefit from therapy with ipilimumab and BRAF-inhibitors.
The standard dose pembrolizumab along with 4 doses of reduced dose ipilimumab may have good outcomes for patients with advanced melanoma.
Pediatric patients with unresectable or metastatic melanomaare now included in the indication of IV ipilimumab.
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