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Active surveillance of patients who have sentinel node positive melanoma: An international, multi‐institution evaluation of adoption and early outcomes after the Multicenter Selective Lymphadenectomy Trial II (MSLT‐2)

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For patients with sentinel lymph node (SLN)‐positive cutaneous melanoma, the Second Multicenter Selective Lymphadenectomy trial demonstrated equivalent disease‐specific survival (DSS) with active surveillance using nodal ultrasound versus completion lymph node… Click to show full abstract

For patients with sentinel lymph node (SLN)‐positive cutaneous melanoma, the Second Multicenter Selective Lymphadenectomy trial demonstrated equivalent disease‐specific survival (DSS) with active surveillance using nodal ultrasound versus completion lymph node dissection (CLND). Adoption and outcomes of active surveillance in clinical practice and in adjuvant therapy recipients are unknown.

Keywords: selective lymphadenectomy; active surveillance; lymphadenectomy trial; surveillance; multicenter selective; patients sentinel

Journal Title: Cancer
Year Published: 2021

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