Novel Therapies Have Significantly Improved Melanoma Outcomes, With More Exciting Options to Come

Source: Ajmc, October 2023

Coverage from the Institute for Value-Based Medicine session with Minnesota Oncology.

For a long time, surgery was the only real treatment option available for melanoma, but there are new therapies that have significantly improved outcomes, at a cost. During an Institute for Value-Based Medicine event in Minneapolis, Minnesota, cohosted by The American Journal of Managed Care and Minnesota Oncology, a group of experts reviewed available treatment options, emerging therapies being studied, and what value-based care in melanoma should look like.

In the first presentation of the night, Sam Economou, MD, lead surgeon at Plastic Surgery Consultants in Bloomington, Minnesota, focused on the surgical treatment of melanoma. Melanoma is more prevalent in Minnesota than nationwide; it is the third most common malignancy in that state and fifth most common across the United States. The malignancy is also increasing the fastest in Minnesota.
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