Journal article
Intralesional PV-10 for in-transit melanoma—A single-center experience
J Lippey, R Bousounis, C Behrenbruch, B McKay, J Spillane, MA Henderson, D Speakman, DE Gyorki
Journal of Surgical Oncology | WILEY | Published : 2016
DOI: 10.1002/jso.24311
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Patients with in-transit melanoma metastasis have longer median survival than patients with distant metastatic disease. Furthermore, local disease control is an important endpoint for symptom management. The treatment of unresectable loco-regional recurrence or in-transit disease has been historically managed with a combination of treatments including surgery, radiotherapy, isolated limb infusion or perfusion as well as systemic therapies. Intralesional PV-10 has been used at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre since 2010, and the current report presents a retrospective analysis of patient outcomes, reporting the response rates, durability of responses, and observed toxi..
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