Alexander Z Wei, Lanyi N Chen, Marlana Orloff, Charlotte E Ariyan, Maryam Asgari, Christopher A Barker, Elizabeth Buchbinder, Sunandana Chandra, Kasey Couts, Michael M Frumovitz, Andrew Futreal, Jeffrey E Gershenwald, Ehab Y Hanna, Benjamin Izar, Amy K LeBlanc, Mario M Leitao, Evan J Lipson, David Liu, Martin McCarter, Jennifer L McQuade, Yana Najjar, Suthee Rapisuwon, Sara Selig, Alexander N Shoushtari, Iwei Yeh, Gary K Schwartz, Jun Guo, Sapna P Patel, Richard D Carvajal
Mucosal melanoma remains a rare cancer with high mortality and a paucity of therapeutic options. This is due in significant part to its low incidence leading to limited patient access to expert care and downstream clinical/basic science data for research interrogation. Clinical challenges such as delayed and at times inaccurate diagnoses, and lack of consensus tumor staging have added to the suboptimal outcomes for these patients. Clinical trials, while promising, have been difficult to activate and accrue...
October 7, 2023: Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research