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ArticleTherapeutic advances in medical oncology2025

Radiotherapy combined with locoregional hyperthermia for oligoprogression in metastatic melanoma local control.

Aneta Maria Borkowska, Paulina Chmiel, Piotr Rutkowski, Maria Telejko, Mateusz Jacek Spałek

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Article in Therapeutic advances in medical oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Aneta Maria BorkowskaDepartment of Soft Tissue/Bone Sarcoma and Melanoma, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Roentgena Str. 5, Warsaw 02-781, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3201-3693
Paulina ChmielDepartment of Soft Tissue/Bone Sarcoma and Melanoma, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland.
Piotr RutkowskiDepartment of Soft Tissue/Bone Sarcoma and Melanoma, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland.
Maria TelejkoDepartment of Radiotherapy I, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland.
Mateusz Jacek SpałekDepartment of Soft Tissue/Bone Sarcoma and Melanoma, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland.

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Abstract

Background: The evidence base for the management of oligoprogression in metastatic melanoma (MM) is limited. To our knowledge, this study presents the first analysis of the local benefit (LB) of radiotherapy combined with hyperthermia during systemic treatment in this diagnosis. Methods: Patients with oligoprogressive MM who were treated with radiotherapy (RTH) combined with hyperthermia (HT) at a melanoma center between 2019 and 2023 were evaluated. Oligoprogression was defined as up to five progressive metastases. Inclusion criteria was the availability of dimensions assessment of the lesion subjected to RTH before and after treatment, patients without follow-up imaging after radiotherapy were excluded. The benefit of RTH + HT was evaluated in terms of local control (LC) rates and LB rates. LC was defined as the percentage of patients who met the Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1) criteria for stable disease (SD), partial response (PR), and complete response (CR). LB was defined as the proportion of patients who met the PR and CR criteria. In addition, overall survival (OS) rates were estimated. The association between Results: In total, 101 patients were included in the study, the median follow-up was 15.3 months (14-18 months). There were 56.4% Conclusion: Hyperthermia with radiotherapy is an effective treatment for patients with oligoprogressive melanoma. This approach has resulted in excellent LC.

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hyperthermiaimmunotherapylocal controlmelanomaoligoprogressionradiotherapy

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