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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2018

Tumour mutation status and melanoma recurrence following a negative sentinel lymph node biopsy.

Nikki R Adler, Rory Wolfe, Grant A McArthur, John W Kelly, Andrew Haydon, Catriona A McLean, Victoria J Mar

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Article in British journal of cancer, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Nikki R AdlerVictorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia. Nikki.adler@monash.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7972-9050
Rory WolfeSchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.
Grant A McArthurDivisions of Research and Cancer Medicine, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.
John W KellyVictorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.
Andrew HaydonVictorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.
Catriona A McLeanVictorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.
Victoria J MarVictorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

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backgroundA proportion of patients develop recurrence following a tumour-negative sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). This study aimed to explore whether melanoma patients with BRAF or NRAS mutant tumours have an increased risk of developing disease recurrence following a negative SLNB compared to patients with wild-type tumours.

methodsProspective cohort study of melanoma patients at three tertiary referral centres in Melbourne, who underwent SLNB. Clinical, pathological and molecular characteristics and recurrence data were prospectively recorded. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression models estimated the adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) for the association between mutation status and development of recurrence following a negative-SLNB.

resultsOverall, 344/477 (72.1%) patients had a negative SLNB. Of these, 54 (15.7%) developed subsequent recurrence. The risk of disease recurrence following a negative SLNB was increased for patients with either a BRAF or NRAS mutant tumour compared to wild-type tumours (aHR 1.92, 95% CI: 1.02-3.60, p = 0.04).

conclusionMelanoma patients with BRAF or NRAS mutant tumours had an increased risk compared to patients with BRAF/NRAS wild-type tumours of developing disease recurrence following a tumour-negative SLNB. The findings also confirm the importance of continued surveillance to monitor for disease recurrence among SLNB-negative patients.

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AdultAgedCutaneous Malignant MelanomaDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGTP PhosphohydrolasesHumansMaleMelanomaMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisProspective StudiesProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafBRAF protein, humanGTP PhosphohydrolasesMembrane ProteinsNRAS protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf

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PMCPMC5959932

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