Outcomes after curative metastasectomy for patients with malignant melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D Wankhede, S Grover - Annals of Surgical Oncology, 2022 - Springer
Background Evidence on the role of curative metastasectomy (CM) for malignant melanoma
(MM) patients is limited, especially in the current era of effective systemic therapy. A …

[HTML][HTML] Pulmonary metastasectomy in the era of targeted therapy and immunotherapy

CY Bong, BM Smithers, TC Chua - Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …

A novel nomogram and risk classification system predicting the cancer-specific mortality of patients with initially diagnosed metastatic cutaneous melanoma

W Li, Y Xiao, X Xu, Y Zhang - Annals of Surgical Oncology, 2021 - Springer
Background Cutaneous melanoma and distant organ metastasis has varying outcomes.
Considering all prognostic indicators in a prediction model might assist in selecting cases …

The prognostic relevance of PMCA4 expression in melanoma: Gender specificity and implications for immune checkpoint inhibition

L Hegedüs, E Livingstone, Á Bánkfalvi, J Viehof… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
PMCA4 is a critical regulator of Ca2+ homeostasis in mammalian cells. While its biological
and prognostic relevance in several cancer types has already been demonstrated, only …

Surgical Resection of Pulmonary Metastases from Melanoma in Oligometastatic Patients: Results from a Multicentric Study in the Era of Immunoncology and Targeted …

E Meacci, D Nachira, MT Congedo, M Ibrahim… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Since the introduction of effective systemic therapies (ESTs)(in the form of
both targeted and immuno-based therapies) in the treatment of malignant melanoma, the …

Long-Term Follow-Up after Laser-Assisted Pulmonary Metastasectomy Shows Complete Lung Function Recovery

D Baum, A Rolle, D Koschel, L Rostock, R Decker… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Lung metastases are a major challenge in advanced cancer treatment
because they are common and difficult to manage. This study assesses the effectiveness of …

[HTML][HTML] Minimally invasive metastasectomy for skin and soft tissue malignancies: sarcomas, melanoma, and breast cancer: a narrative review

BA Palleiko, MW Maxfield - Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery, 2024 - vats.amegroups.org
Methods: A literature review was conducted using the PubMed/MEDLINE database
including all relevant articles through March 2023. Articles were reviewed for relevance by …

Recurrence-free survival curve for pulmonary metastasectomy in colorectal cancer plateaus at 3 years

C Yoshida, SS Chang, T Okamoto, R Inada - Updates in Surgery, 2024 - Springer
Pulmonary metastasectomy in colorectal cancer (CRC) has encouraging results; however,
specific criteria for lung resection and the timing of resection remain undetermined …

Pulmonary metastasectomy after immune checkpoint inhibitors in malignant melanoma

I Sakanoue, M Hamaji, A Ohsumi… - Asian …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The management of malignant melanoma with pulmonary metastases is controversial and
occasionally requires multimodality management, including pulmonary metastasectomy …

A Complete Ultrathin Bronchoscopy Blackout

CS Chai, SK Chan, SS Kho, A Ahmad… - Journal of Bronchology …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
DISCUSSION There are many differential diagnoses for pulmonary lung nodules, and
biopsy is frequently required in lesions of high malignant risk. The advancement in …