ReviewPaediatric drugs2019
Medical Options for the Adjuvant Treatment and Management of Pediatric Melanoma.
Review in Paediatric drugs, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Narration of an Uncommon Pediatric Cutaneous Melanoma with Metastasis to Liver: Report of Case with Review on Management Updates.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025Article
- Pediatric model-based dose optimization using a pooled exposure-response safety analysis for nivolumab and nivolumab plus ipilimumab combination in melanoma.CPT: pharmacometrics & systems pharmacology · 2024Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Although melanoma is a rare diagnosis in the pediatric population, advances in the management of adults with melanoma offer the prospect of promising therapeutic options for children. At this time, medical management is not considered curative but may reduce the risk of recurrence or prolong survival. Surgical management remains the mainstay of treatment. Medical therapy of pediatric melanoma is not thought to have a role for in situ, early-stage, or localized disease, but adjuvant therapy may have a role in improving the prognosis of patients with positive sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), spread beyond the regional lymph node basin, metastatic disease, or recurrent disease. Medical treatment options include immunotherapies, particularly checkpoint inhibitors, and targeted therapies, which have provided improved toxicity profiles compared with traditional chemotherapy regimens in the setting of advanced disease. There is a growing body of pediatric-specific data relevant to the use of adjuvant therapies for advanced melanoma in children.
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