Recent Advances in the Treatment of Melanoma

Recent Advances in the Treatment of Melanoma

The incidence of melanoma has increased, but mortality has declined with improved management. Sentinel-node sampling has reduced morbidity associated with staging surgery, and treatment of advanced disease has improved with the use of targeted therapy and checkpoint immunotherapy.

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 2021-06, Vol.384 (23), p.2229-2240
Hauptverfasser: Curti, Brendan D, Faries, Mark B
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antigens
Biopsy
Cancer
Dissection
Immunotherapy
Kinases
Lymphatic system
Melanoma
Metastasis
Morbidity
Mutation
Response rates
Surgery
Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:The incidence of melanoma has increased, but mortality has declined with improved management. Sentinel-node sampling has reduced morbidity associated with staging surgery, and treatment of advanced disease has improved with the use of targeted therapy and checkpoint immunotherapy.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMra2034861