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April Kelly Scott Salama

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Medical Oncology
DUMC 3198, Durham, NC 27710
30 Duke Medicine Circle, 25177 Morris Bldg, Durham, NC 27710

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2021 - Present Medicine, Medical Oncology, Medicine
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2010 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers

Recent News Items


Published July 12, 2021
April Salama’s War on Metastatic Melanoma

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Recent Scholarly Works


Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy in metastatic vulvar melanoma: A case report and review of the literature.

Journal article Gynecol Oncol Rep · June 2026 BACKGROUND: Vulvar melanoma is a rare and aggressive malignancy comprising less than 1% of all melanomas in women. Despite advances in immune checkpoint blockade, durable responses remain limited, and treatment of refractory disease poses a major challenge ... Full text Link to item Cite

Beyond Routine Surveillance Imaging for Melanoma: Emerging Technologies for Detecting Early Recurrence and Guiding Clinical Management.

Journal article Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book · June 2026 Melanoma recurrence risk is highest within the first 2 years after diagnosis and progressively declines thereafter. Current surveillance strategies remain largely guided by clinicopathologic risk stratification, with the comprehensive medical history, phys ... Full text Link to item Cite

Melanoma: Cutaneous, Version 2.2026, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines In Oncology.

Journal article J Natl Compr Canc Netw · June 2026 The NCCN Guidelines for Melanoma: Cutaneous provide strategies for the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of patients with cutaneous melanoma, which is among the most common cancers in the United States. The outcome of cutaneous melanoma is significantly ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2004 M.D.