Surgical management of metastatic melanoma in the era of targeted systemic therapies
- Resource Type
- Authors
- D. Peter O’Leary; Kevin G. Byrnes; H. Paul Redmond; Derek G. Power
- Source
- Melanoma Research. 25:1-8
- Subject
- Oncology
Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty
Skin Neoplasms
Metastatic melanoma
business.industry
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Mitosis
Dermatology
Medical Oncology
Combined Modality Therapy
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
Perfusion
Treatment Outcome
Internal medicine
Intervention (counseling)
medicine
Humans
Treatment strategy
Molecular Targeted Therapy
Neoplasm Metastasis
business
Melanoma
- Language
- ISSN
- 0960-8931
Treatment strategies for metastatic melanoma have changed markedly in recent times due to the advent of targeted systemic therapies. In addition to these developments, surgery remains a useful adjunct that can confer survival benefits in selected patients. In this review, we examine the current literature to highlight the role of surgical intervention in metastatic melanoma in the era of targeted systemic therapies.