Surgical removal of the index node marked using magnetic seed localization to assess response to neoadjuvant immunotherapy in patients with stage III melanoma.
Bram SchermersV FrankeE A RozemanB A van de WielA BruiningM W WoutersW J van HoudtB Ten HakenS H MullerC BiermanT J M RuersC U BlankA C J van AkkooiPublished in: The British journal of surgery (2019)
This pilot study explored the value of localized index node removal after neoadjuvant immunotherapy in patients with stage III melanoma, for use as a response indicator to guide the extent of completion lymph node dissection. Promising technology.