Contemporary Approaches to In-Transit Melanoma.

J Oncol Pract

University Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; and Duke University, Durham, NC.

Published: May 2018

In-transit melanoma represents a distinct disease pattern of heterogeneous superficial tumors. Many treatments have been developed specifically for this type of disease, including regional chemotherapy and a variety of directly injectable agents. Novel strategies include the intralesional delivery of oncolytic viruses and immunocytokines. The combination of intralesional or regional chemotherapy with systemic immune checkpoint inhibitors also is a promising approach. In the current review, we examine the general management of the workup of patients with in-transit disease, the range of available therapies, and recommendations for specific therapies for an individual patient.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5952330PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/JOP.18.00063DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

in-transit melanoma
8
regional chemotherapy
8
contemporary approaches
4
approaches in-transit
4
melanoma in-transit
4
melanoma represents
4
represents distinct
4
distinct disease
4
disease pattern
4
pattern heterogeneous
4

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!