A neoadjuvant biochemotherapy approach to stage III melanoma: analysis of surgical outcomes.

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Published in Immunotherapy on July 01, 2012

Authors

Nicole Kounalakis1, Dexiang Gao, Rene Gonzalez, Maude Becker, Karl Lewis, Jamie Poust, Nathan Pearlman, William Robinson, Martin McCarter

Author Affiliations

1: Division of GI, Tumor & Endocrine Surgery, University of Colorado Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA. nicole.kounalakis@ucdenver.edu

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