Stage-specific survival and recurrence in patients with cutaneous malignant melanoma in Europe - a systematic review of the literature.

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Published in Clin Epidemiol on May 26, 2016

Authors

Fernanda Costa Svedman1, Demetris Pillas2, Aliki Taylor2, Moninder Kaur2, Ragnar Linder3, Johan Hansson1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.
2: Centre for Observational Research, Amgen Ltd, Uxbridge, UK.
3: IMS Health Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden.

Associated clinical trials:

A Prospective Non Interventional Study on Targeted Therapy for Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic BRAFV600E Mutant Melanoma (TavieSkin) | NCT04911998

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