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Multidisciplinary approach to brain metastasis from melanoma: the emerging role of systemic therapies.
American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting - 1 Jan 2013
Long Georgina V, Margolin Kim A
Abstract excerpt
Melanoma brain metastases are common, difficult to treat, and carry a poor prognosis. Until recently, systemic therapy was ineffective. Local therapy (including surgery, stereotactic radiotherapy, and whole brain radiotherapy) was considered the only option for a chance of disease control in the brain, and was highly dependent on the patient's performance status and age, number and size of brain metastases, and...
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