Recent advances in the treatment of melanoma

June 28, 2021

Summary

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.

Source:

Curti, B. D., & Faries, M. B. (2021). Recent Advances in the Treatment of Melanoma. New England Journal of Medicine, 384(23), 2229–2240. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmra... 

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/...



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