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ReviewInternal medicine journal2025

Melanoma update: is a cure now in sight?

Samrin Liaqat, Muhammad Adnan Khattak

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Review in Internal medicine journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

2 authors.

Samrin LiaqatDepartment of Medical Oncology, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID 0009-0001-2301-5307
Muhammad Adnan KhattakDepartment of Medical Oncology, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melanoma, one of the most aggressive skin cancers, poses a significant global health concern due to its high metastatic potential and resistance to conventional treatments. This review explores recent advancements in melanoma treatment, particularly the impact of targeted therapies and immunotherapies which have significantly extended survival and improved the quality of life for advanced melanoma patients. Additionally, the innovative combination and sequential strategies, with immune checkpoint inhibitors and cancer vaccines or targeted therapies against BRAF mutations, mark a promising direction. Recent advances in tumour infiltrating lymphocytes and oncolytic virus therapy and personalised cancer vaccine development are also covered, highlighting the role of precision medicine in achieving tailored, effective treatments. Despite these advancements, challenges persist, including drug resistance and the need for reliable biomarkers to predict treatment response and select patients. This review underscores the ongoing efforts in research and clinical trials to refine therapeutic strategies, improve treatment outcomes for a larger population detection and, ultimately, advance towards a cure for melanoma.

Indexed as

ImmunotherapyMelanomaSkin NeoplasmsCancer VaccinesHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsMolecular Targeted TherapyPrecision MedicineCancer VaccinesImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorscancer vaccineimmunotherapymelanomatargeted therapytumour‐infiltrating lymphocyte

Identifiers

PMID40536073
PMCPMC12347314

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