Optimal Practices for Suspected Nodal Melanoma-The Role of the General Surgeon

Colin J Rog; Igor Puzanov; Joseph Skitzki

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.7451

Optimal Practices for Suspected Nodal Melanoma-The Role of the General Surgeon

JAMA Surg. 2024 Apr 1;159(4):361-362. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.7451.

Authors

Colin J Rog¹, Igor Puzanov², Joseph Skitzki¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York.
² Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Melanoma Section, Buffalo, New York.

PMID: 38416463
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.7451

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Viewpoint describes results of trials on neoadjuvant checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy for patients with metastatic melanoma and recommends increased use of this approach.

MeSH terms

Humans
Melanoma* / diagnosis
Melanoma* / surgery
Neoadjuvant Therapy
Skin Neoplasms* / surgery
Surgeons*