Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39495363›Full record

ReviewAnnals of surgical oncology2025

Annals of Surgical Oncology Practice Guidelines Series: Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy for Melanoma.

Jeffrey M Farma, Anthony J Olszanski, Jane L Messina, Vernon K Sondak

Abstract readReview
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Review in Annals of surgical oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Review
  8. Tumor Microenvironment in Melanoma-Characteristic and Clinical Implications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jeffrey M FarmaDepartment of Surgery, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Anthony J OlszanskiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Jane L MessinaDepartments of Pathology and Cutaneous Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, and Department of Oncologic Sciences, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA.
Vernon K SondakDepartment of Cutaneous Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, and Department of Oncologic Sciences, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA. vernon.sondak@moffitt.org.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Surgery has always been the mainstay of melanoma treatment, but the risk of recurrence after curative-intent surgery remains high for some stages of the disease. In this Annals of Surgical Oncology Guidelines Review, we provide an overview of practice changing studies, review international guidelines, and highlight current recommendations and areas of controversy when treating melanoma patients in the adjuvant and neoadjuvant setting. Recent clinical trials have established important roles for adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy in conjunction with surgery for selected patients with stage II, stage III, and even resectable stage IV melanoma. Patients with melanoma should be evaluated for multimodality therapy, including a combination of surgery, systemic therapy (i.e., BRAF-targeted therapy or checkpoint blockade immunotherapy), and at times radiotherapy. With the rapid pace of advances in the field, it is crucial for surgical oncologists to remain updated on the latest guidelines and recommendations for adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy and to continue to be leaders in this paradigm shift. Given the complex and evolving nature of treatment, this report reviews the latest practice guidelines in the context of modern multidisciplinary management of melanoma.

Indexed as

MelanomaNeoadjuvant TherapyPractice Guidelines as TopicChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyHumansSkin NeoplasmsSurgical Oncology

Identifiers

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.