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Melanoma: Prognostic Factors and Factors Predictive of Response to Therapy.
Current medicinal chemistry - 1 Jan 2020
Strudel Martina, Festino Lucia, Vanella Vito, Beretta Massimiliano, Marincola Francesco M, Ascierto Paolo A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A better understanding of prognostic factors and biomarkers that predict response to treatment is required in order to further improve survival rates in patients with melanoma. Prognostic Factors: The most important histopathological factors prognostic of worse outcomes in melanoma are sentinel lymph node involvement, increased tumor thickness, ulceration and higher mitotic rate. Poorer survival may...
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