| Title | Treatment for metastatic malignant melanoma: Old drugs and new strategies. | | Author(s) | Mouawad R, Sebert M, Michels J, Bloch J, Spano JP, Khayat D | | Institution | AP-HP, Salpêtrière Hospital, University of Pierre & Marie Curie Paris 6, Medical Oncology Department, 47 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France. | | Source | Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2009 Sep 23. | | Abstract | The number of melanoma cases worldwide is increasing faster than any other cancer and remains one of the most treatment-refractory malignancies. Despite decades of clinical trials testing chemotherapy and immunotherapy, a standard first-line treatment for metastatic melanoma has not yet been established; tough single agent dacarbazine represents the most common option. This review will focus on metastatic malignant melanoma treatment from single agent until new therapies. An overview of established chemotherapies and immunotherapies, followed by a summary of trials testing the potential combination and new agent are explored. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19781957 |
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