Conference Coverage

Melanoma advances make chemo third-tier therapy


 

AT THE ASCO ANNUAL MEETING 2013

CHICAGO – With new targeted therapies and immunotherapies for metastatic melanoma, chemotherapy is now a thirdtier option for these patients, according to melanoma expert Dr. Lynn M. Schuchter, of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Dr. Schuchter discusses new practice-changing approaches in the treatment of melanoma in an interview at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

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