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ArticleDermatologic therapy2021

Early time to recurrence predicts worse survival in patients with localized or regionally advanced cutaneous melanoma.

Chengcai Liang, Wanming Hu, Jingjing Li, Xiaoshi Zhang, Zhiwei Zhou, Yao Liang

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Article in Dermatologic therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chengcai LiangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Wanming HuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Jingjing LiState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaoshi ZhangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Zhiwei ZhouState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Yao LiangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9437-1408
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To investigate the prognostic significance of time to recurrence (TTR) for overall survival (OS) and survival after recurrence (SAR) in patients with localized or regionally advanced cutaneous melanoma. A total of 731 cutaneous melanoma patients with an initial diagnosis of 8th American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) clinical stage I-III were included in this study. The prognostic factors associated with OS and SAR were estimated through Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression analysis. Of the total cohort, 329 patients (45%) died, and 418 patients (57%) experienced recurrence. The median follow-up and TTR were 55.6 months and 9.6 months, respectively. A total of 141 patients (19%) experienced recurrence in <6 months, and 277 patients (38%) experienced recurrence in ≥6 months. Patients with stage III and positive lymph node dissection (LND) were more common in the early TTR group than in the late TTR group. Both the OS and SAR rates at 5 years and 10 years in the early TTR group were significantly poorer than those in the late TTR group (P < .001 and P = .008, respectively). Furthermore, early TTR, along with truncal tumor, higher TNM stage and therapeutic variables (extended resection, LND and adjuvant therapy), were significant independent predictors of worse OS and SAR in multivariate analysis (all P < .05). Early TTR predicts worse survival and could be considered an independent prognostic factor for patients with localized or regionally advanced cutaneous melanoma. TTR should be evaluated in all patients with recurrence to guide post-recurrence risk stratification and follow-up schedules.

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MelanomaSkin NeoplasmsHumansLymph Node ExcisionNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSurvival Ratecutaneous melanomaoverall survivalsurvival after recurrencetime to recurrence

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