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Advances in the systemic treatment of metastatic melanoma.
Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.) - 1 May 2013
Yushak Melinda, Kluger Harriet M, Sznol Mario
Abstract excerpt
Prior to 2011, the only commercially available agents commonly used to treat metastatic melanoma-including dacarbazine, temozolomide (Temodar), fotemustine, carboplatin, paclitaxel, and interleukin-2-demonstrated limited efficacy, and no study involving these agents had shown an improvement in overall survival. The standard of care for the treatment of metastatic melanoma was radically changed by the subsequent...
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