Publication date: Jun 20, 2024

Selecting which patients with clinically localized melanoma require treatment other than wide excision of the primary tumor is based on the risk or presence of metastatic disease. “Further studies are required to better identify high-risk patients whose primary melanoma is likely to have already metastasized. ” “Several studies employing a range of different methodologies have suggested that many melanomas metastasize long before the primary lesion is diagnosed. The identification of these high-risk patients will assist in selecting those to whom adjuvant systemic therapy can most appropriately be offered. A new research perspective was published in Oncotarget’s Volume 15 on June 13, 2024, entitled, “When does a melanoma metastasize? “Knowing if and when a melanoma is likely to metastasize is therefore of great importance. This in turn is linked to survival.

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