Effect of Radiotherapy Combined With Pembrolizumab on Local Tumor Control in Mucosal Melanoma Patients

Effect of Radiotherapy Combined With Pembrolizumab on Local Tumor Control in Mucosal Melanoma Patients

Objective: Mucosal melanoma is an aggressive malignancy with a poor response to conventional therapies. The efficacy of radiotherapy (RT), especially combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), for this rare melanoma subtype remains unknown. We investigated the reciprocal effect of RT and ICI...

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Main Authors: Hyun Ju Kim, Jee Suk Chang, Mi Ryung Roh, Byung Ho Oh, Kee-Yang Chung, Sang Joon Shin, Woong Sub Koom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
melanoma
immunotherapy
radiotherapy
local control
adverse events
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2019.00835/full

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