Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in Italian hospitals: Adjuvant and metastatic therapy in melanoma

Vanna Chiarion-Sileni; Michele Guida; Antonella Romanini; Maria Grazia Bernengo; Paolo Ascierto; Paola Queirolo; Mario Mandalà; Michele Maio; Virginia Ferraresi; Ignazio Stanganelli; Alessandro Testori; Ruggero Ridolfi

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Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in Italian hospitals: Adjuvant and metastatic therapy in melanoma

Vanna Chiarion-Sileni, Michele Guida, Antonella Romanini, Maria Grazia Bernengo, Paolo Ascierto, Paola Queirolo, Mario Mandalà, Michele Maio, Virginia Ferraresi, Ignazio Stanganelli, Alessandro Testori, Ruggero Ridolfi

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Melanoma incidence and mortality rates are rising in Italy, indicating that more effective treatments are required both in the adjuvant and metastatic settings. We analyzed clinical practices in the adjuvant and metastatic settings by conducting a nationwide survey of clinicians responsible for managing melanoma treatment and follow-up in a representative sample of Italian hospitals. 95% of participating hospitals completed the panel of questions on adjuvant and metastatic treatment, making it likely that these results give a realistic picture of treatment and follow-up of melanoma patients in Italy. In low-volume hospitals (

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	22-27
Number of pages	6
Journal	Dermatology
Volume	226
Issue number	SUPPL.1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000348870
Publication status	Published - May 2013

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Adjuvant treatment
Chemotherapy
Interferon
Melanoma

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Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in Italian hospitals : Adjuvant and metastatic therapy in melanoma. / Chiarion-Sileni, Vanna ; Guida, Michele; Romanini, Antonella; Bernengo, Maria Grazia; Ascierto, Paolo ; Queirolo, Paola; Mandalà, Mario; Maio, Michele; Ferraresi, Virginia ; Stanganelli, Ignazio ; Testori, Alessandro; Ridolfi, Ruggero.

In: Dermatology, Vol. 226, No. SUPPL.1, 05.2013, p. 22-27.

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Chiarion-Sileni, Vanna ; Guida, Michele ; Romanini, Antonella ; Bernengo, Maria Grazia ; Ascierto, Paolo ; Queirolo, Paola ; Mandalà, Mario ; Maio, Michele ; Ferraresi, Virginia ; Stanganelli, Ignazio ; Testori, Alessandro ; Ridolfi, Ruggero. / Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in Italian hospitals : Adjuvant and metastatic therapy in melanoma. In: Dermatology. 2013 ; Vol. 226, No. SUPPL.1. pp. 22-27.

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