Novel therapeutics possibilities for metastatic melanoma

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Amalia Luna
Leisa Molinari
Damián Ferrario
Gastón Galimberti
Alicia Kowalczuk

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Melanoma has experienced a consistent increase in incidence over the past five decades worldwide. The prognosis of patients with melanoma is related to the stage of disease at diagnosis, with a median overall survival of 6.2 months in metastatic melanoma. Progress in research on tumor biology allowed the development of new therapies with different mechanisms of action and greater efficiency. In this review, biologic therapies in metastatic melanoma, its mechanism of action and main results in clinical trials are discussed

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Luna A, Molinari L, Ferrario D, Galimberti G, Kowalczuk A. Novel therapeutics possibilities for metastatic melanoma. Rev Hosp Ital B.Aires [Internet]. 2016 Sep. 30 [cited 2026 Jul. 6];36(3):84-90. Available from: https://ojs.hospitalitaliano.org.ar/index.php/revistahi/article/view/659

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