China Oncology ›› 2022, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (12): 1133-1146.doi: 10.19401/j.cnki.1007-3639.2022.12.001

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Current status and prospect of perioperative treatment of stage Ⅲ melanoma

XU Yu1(), CHEN Yong1, YANG Jilong2,3, ZHU Guannan4()   

  1. 1. Department of Musculoskeletal Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
    2. Departments of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China
    3. Tianjin’s Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cancer Epidemiology, Tianjin 300060, China
    4. Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi’an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
  • Received:2022-11-22 Revised:2022-12-27 Online:2022-12-30 Published:2023-02-02
  • Contact: ZHU Guannan

Abstract:

Melanoma is one of the most dangerous tumors due to its high-grade malignancy. Though patients in early stage can be completely cured by surgery, for high-risk cases (stage ⅡB-Ⅳ), adjuvant therapy is of great importance to prolong the survival and improve the prognosis. In recent years, thanks to the booming development of systemic regimen, the perioperative managements for stage Ⅲ cases have been continuously evolving. In the current paper, we focused on the role of lymph node biopsy and surgical resection, postoperative adjuvant therapy options, as well as the cutting-edge neoadjuvant therapy development, aiming to provide new perioperative strategies for stage Ⅲ melanoma patients.

Key words: Melanoma, Perioperative treatment, Adjuvant therapy, Neoadjuvant therapy

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