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Modeling Brain Metastasis by Internal Carotid Artery Injection of Cancer Cells
Published on: August 2, 2022
Advances in therapy for melanoma brain metastases
Jaclyn C Flanigan1, Lucia B Jilaveanu, Veronica L Chiang
1Department of Medicine, Yale Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Abstract:
Melanoma cells frequently metastasize to the brain, and approximately 50% of patients with metastatic melanoma develop intracranial disease. Historically, central nervous system dissemination has portended a very poor prognosis. Recent advances in systemic therapies for melanoma, supported by improved local therapy control of brain lesions, have resulted in better median survival for these patients. We review current local and systemic approaches for patients with melanoma brain metastases.
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