Abstract:Melanoma is one of the most aggressive human cancers. The worldwide incidence rate of melanoma has increased during the last decade but with few FDA approved therapeutic options. Patients with lymph node metastasis can show highly variable clinical outcomes, from several years disease free survival after excision of the primary lesion to extremely aggressive metastatic disease; while patients with distant metastasis show poor clinical outcome. Outstanding outcomes using target therapies such as B-RAF V600E inh… Show more
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