New NCCN Guidelines for Uveal Melanoma and Treatment of Recurrent or Progressive Distant Metastatic Melanoma.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
The NCCN Guidelines Panel for Melanoma debuted new guidelines for uveal melanoma at the NCCN 23rd Annual Conference. Although uveal melanoma and cutaneous melanoma share the same name, they do have different characteristics and treatments. The NCCN Guidelines describe how tumor size guides therapeutic options, which for most tumors is radiotherapy. Predictors of melanoma-related mortality include advanced age, larger tumor size, and histopathologic and molecular features. The NCCN Guidelines for Cutaneous Melanoma have not changed notably, but adjuvant therapy with immunotherapies is now recommended. The best second-line treatment in the metastatic setting remains unclear.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Barker, CA; Salama, AK
Published Date
- May 2018
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 16 / 5S
Start / End Page
- 646 - 650
PubMed ID
- 29784747
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1540-1413
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1540-1405
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.6004/jnccn.2018.0042
Language
- eng