2023
Factors associated with the use of adjuvant radiation therapy in stage III melanoma
King A, Lee V, Yu B, Mirza F, Zogg C, Yang D, Tran T, Leventhal J, An Y. Factors associated with the use of adjuvant radiation therapy in stage III melanoma. Frontiers In Oncology 2023, 13: 1005930. PMID: 36816935, PMCID: PMC9929351, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1005930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdjuvant radiation therapyStage III melanomaNational Cancer Data BaseRadiation therapyPositive nodesNational Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelinesUse of RTUtilization of RTMultivariable logistic regression analysisPalliative intent therapyDistant metastatic diseasePrimary treatment modalityMajority of patientsMicroscopic residual tumorHospital-specific factorsMultivariable regression analysisLogistic regression analysisRegression analysisMetastatic diseaseOverall cohortResidual tumorDisease benefitNetwork guidelinesPalliative careMean age
2015
100% Complete response rate in patients with cutaneous metastatic melanoma treated with intralesional interleukin (IL)-2, imiquimod, and topical retinoid combination therapy: Results of a case series
Shi VY, Tran K, Patel F, Leventhal J, Konia T, Fung MA, Wilken R, Garcia MS, Fitzmaurice SD, Joo J, Monjazeb AM, Burrall BA, King B, Martinez S, Christensen SD, Maverakis E. 100% Complete response rate in patients with cutaneous metastatic melanoma treated with intralesional interleukin (IL)-2, imiquimod, and topical retinoid combination therapy: Results of a case series. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2015, 73: 645-654. PMID: 26259990, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.06.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, TopicalAminoquinolinesCohort StudiesDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImiquimodInjections, IntralesionalInterleukin-2MaleMelanomaNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm StagingRetinoidsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSkin NeoplasmsTreatment OutcomeConceptsIntralesional IL-2Cutaneous melanoma metastasesCutaneous metastatic melanomaIL-2Topical imiquimodMetastatic melanomaMelanoma metastasesCase seriesUS National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelinesCommon treatment-related adverse eventsResponse rateNational Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelinesTreatment-related adverse eventsComplete response rateRetrospective case seriesPromising therapeutic optionLocal response rateAdverse eventsRetrospective reviewSurgical excisionNetwork guidelinesTherapeutic optionsCombination therapyBiopsy specimensRetinoid cream