Emerging therapies for melanoma.

Katipamula, Rajini; Markovic, Svetomir N

Katipamula, Rajini; Markovic, Svetomir N.

Affiliation

Katipamula R; Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. katipamula.rajini@mayo.edu

Expert Rev Anticancer Ther ; 8(4): 553-60, 2008 Apr.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18402522

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Substantial progress has been made in understanding the pathogenesis of malignant melanoma at the cellular level, leading to the development of several new agents in the treatment of melanoma. The focus of this review is to summarize the emerging therapies and investigational agents in the treatment of melanoma over the last 5 years.

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Melanoma/therapy; Skin Neoplasms/therapy; Adjuvants, Immunologic/therapeutic use; Adoptive Transfer; Angiogenesis Inhibitors/therapeutic use; Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use; Cancer Vaccines/therapeutic use; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Humans; Immunotherapy; Lymph Node Excision; Lymphatic Metastasis; Melanoma/immunology; Melanoma/secondary; Protein Kinase Inhibitors/therapeutic use; Skin Neoplasms/immunology; Skin Neoplasms/pathology

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Skin Neoplasms / Melanoma Limits: Humans Language: En Year: 2008 Type: Article

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