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Impact of electrochemotherapy in metastatic cutaneous melanoma: a contemporary systematic review and meta-analysis.

Fausto PetrelliAntonio GhidiniAndrea SimioniLuca Giovanni Campana
Published in: Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) (2021)
ECT with either intratumoral or intravenous bleomycin confers a high therapeutic response in cutaneous metastatic melanoma. Moderate evidence supports its low toxicity and durability of local control.HighlightsElectrochemotherapy (ECT) is associated with a 77% overall response rate (ORR).Intravenous and intratumoral bleomycin are equally effective.There are no relevant toxicity concerns.One-year local tumor control rate ranges from 54 to 89%.Current literature has significant variation in reporting.
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