Prolonged Survival in Patients with Advanced Melanoma Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Followed by Resection
Sasson H, Poo W, Bakas M, Ariyan S. Prolonged Survival in Patients with Advanced Melanoma Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Followed by Resection. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 1996, 37: 286-292. PMID: 8883727, DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199609000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStart of chemotherapySite of metastasisSurgical resectionPerformance statusResidual metastasesNeoadjuvant chemotherapyCombination chemotherapyMetastatic melanomaRetrospective analysisCompletion of chemotherapyCycles of chemotherapyConcomitant medical problemsDistant lymph nodesInitiation of therapySimilar clinical characteristicsTreatment of choiceNew combination regimensSignificant survival advantageDuration of survivalHigh response rateStable diseaseRecurrent diseaseClinical characteristicsMedian durationPartial response