Debating Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Melanoma in the Modern Adjuvant Era

J Clin Oncol. 2023 Sep 10;41(26):4204-4207. doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.00255. Epub 2023 Jul 6.

Xiaoran Zhang^{1

2}, Laura Ferris^{1

3}, Mark B Faries^{4

5}, Jason J Luke^{1

6}

¹ UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
² Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
³ Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
⁵ The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
⁶ Department of Medicine-Hematology/Medical Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.

Abstract

With the activity of adjuvant immunotherapy, is sentinel lymph node biopsy still needed in melanoma?