Comorbidity burden on receipt of adjuvant immunotherapy and survival in patients with stage III melanoma: an analysis of the National Cancer Database.
S Caleb FreemanMohan SatishRyan W WaltersPublished in: International journal of dermatology (2020)
Greater comorbidity burden was associated with lower receipt of adjuvant immunotherapy; however, adjuvant immunotherapy provided similar survival benefit for patients' irrespective comorbidity burden. Our findings suggest that patients with stage III melanoma who have a greater comorbidity burden may benefit from adjuvant immunotherapy but should not replace careful patient selection by the clinician.