Treatment of cutaneous melanoma: current approaches and future prospects.

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Published in Cancer Manag Res on August 17, 2010

Authors

Alain P Algazi1, Christopher W Soon, Adil I Daud

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology.

Associated clinical trials:

A Study of Vemurafenib (RO5185426) in Comparison With Dacarbazine in Previously Untreated Patients With Metastatic Melanoma (BRIM 3) | NCT01006980

Dacarbazine and Ipilimumab vs. Dacarbazine With Placebo in Untreated Unresectable Stage III or IV Melanoma | NCT00324155

A Study of Vemurafenib in Previously Treated Patients With Metastatic Melanoma | NCT00949702

Efficacy Study of Ipilimumab Versus Placebo to Prevent Recurrence After Complete Resection of High Risk Stage III Melanoma | NCT00636168

Study of Gene Modified Immune Cells in Patients With Advanced Melanoma (F5) | NCT00910650

Lymphodepletion Plus Adoptive Cell Transfer With or Without Dendritic Cell Immunization in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma | NCT00338377

A Study of AMNN107 in the Treatment of Metastatic and/or Inoperable Melanoma Harboring a c-Kit Mutation (TEAM) | NCT01028222

Imatinib Mesylate in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery | NCT00470470

Clinical Trial of Sutent to Treat Metastatic Melanoma | NCT00631618

Imatinib in Patients With Mucosal or Acral/Lentiginous Melanoma (BUS255) | NCT00424515

Lymphodepletion Plus Adoptive Cell Transfer With High Dose IL-2 in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma | NCT01005745

SU011248 in Patients With Metastatic Mucosal or Acral/Lentiginous Melanoma | NCT00577382

Trial of Imatinib (Gleevec®) in Selected Patients With Metastatic Melanoma | NCT00881049

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