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JOURNAL OF THORACIC DISEASE
卷 13, 期 4, 页码 2618-2627出版社
AME PUBL CO
DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2020.03.120
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Melanoma; metastatic melanoma; pulmonary metastasectomy
Metastatic melanoma treatment has significantly changed with the introduction of targeted and immunotherapies, improving survival rates. However, some therapies may lead to resistance and severe side effects.
Metastatic melanoma is a fatal malignancy with a high mortality and morbidity. Since the early 1970s, available medical therapies were limited in improving survival. Surgery represented the best chance for a cure. However, surgery could only be offered to selected patients. The current landscape of treatment has radically evolved since the introduction of targeted and immunotherapies including BRAF and MEK inhibitors, and checkpoint blockers, like PD-1 and CTLA-4 antibodies. These new therapies have seen survival rates matching, and in some cases surpassing, that of surgery. Anti-PD1 and CTLA-4 combination treatments are associated with severe side effects and BRAF and MEK inhibitor combinations may trigger initial tumour responses but prolonged use have resulted in the development of resistant tumour clones and disease relapse. This review examines the role of pulmonary metastasectomy for lung metastasis from malignant melanoma in the current landscape of effective targeted therapy and immunotherapy.
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