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Melanoma Metastatic in the Brain

MedGen UID:
1791970
Concept ID:
C5555529
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A melanoma that has spread to the brain from its original site of growth, through the hematogenous route. [from NCI]

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PubMed

Biermann J, Melms JC, Amin AD, Wang Y, Caprio LA, Karz A, Tagore S, Barrera I, Ibarra-Arellano MA, Andreatta M, Fullerton BT, Gretarsson KH, Sahu V, Mangipudy VS, Nguyen TTT, Nair A, Rogava M, Ho P, Koch PD, Banu M, Humala N, Mahajan A, Walsh ZH, Shah SB, Vaccaro DH, Caldwell B, Mu M, Wünnemann F, Chazotte M, Berhe S, Luoma AM, Driver J, Ingham M, Khan SA, Rapisuwon S, Slingluff CL Jr, Eigentler T, Röcken M, Carvajal R, Atkins MB, Davies MA, Agustinus A, Bakhoum SF, Azizi E, Siegelin M, Lu C, Carmona SJ, Hibshoosh H, Ribas A, Canoll P, Bruce JN, Bi WL, Agrawal P, Schapiro D, Hernando E, Macosko EZ, Chen F, Schwartz GK, Izar B
Cell 2022 Jul 7;185(14):2591-2608.e30. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.06.007. PMID: 35803246Free PMC Article
Garbe C, Amaral T, Peris K, Hauschild A, Arenberger P, Basset-Seguin N, Bastholt L, Bataille V, Del Marmol V, Dréno B, Fargnoli MC, Forsea AM, Grob JJ, Höller C, Kaufmann R, Kelleners-Smeets N, Lallas A, Lebbé C, Lytvynenko B, Malvehy J, Moreno-Ramirez D, Nathan P, Pellacani G, Saiag P, Stratigos AJ, Van Akkooi ACJ, Vieira R, Zalaudek I, Lorigan P; European Dermatology Forum (EDF), the European Association of Dermato-Oncology (EADO), and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)
Eur J Cancer 2022 Jul;170:236-255. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.03.008. PMID: 35570085
Vogelbaum MA, Brown PD, Messersmith H, Brastianos PK, Burri S, Cahill D, Dunn IF, Gaspar LE, Gatson NTN, Gondi V, Jordan JT, Lassman AB, Maues J, Mohile N, Redjal N, Stevens G, Sulman E, van den Bent M, Wallace HJ, Weinberg JS, Zadeh G, Schiff D
J Clin Oncol 2022 Feb 10;40(5):492-516. Epub 2021 Dec 21 doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.02314. PMID: 34932393

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Garbe C, Amaral T, Peris K, Hauschild A, Arenberger P, Basset-Seguin N, Bastholt L, Bataille V, Del Marmol V, Dréno B, Fargnoli MC, Forsea AM, Grob JJ, Höller C, Kaufmann R, Kelleners-Smeets N, Lallas A, Lebbé C, Lytvynenko B, Malvehy J, Moreno-Ramirez D, Nathan P, Pellacani G, Saiag P, Stratigos AJ, Van Akkooi ACJ, Vieira R, Zalaudek I, Lorigan P; European Dermatology Forum (EDF), the European Association of Dermato-Oncology (EADO), and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)
Eur J Cancer 2022 Jul;170:236-255. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.03.008. PMID: 35570085
Rishi A, Yu HM
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2020 Apr 30;21(6):45. doi: 10.1007/s11864-020-00733-z. PMID: 32350685
Dafni U, Michielin O, Lluesma SM, Tsourti Z, Polydoropoulou V, Karlis D, Besser MJ, Haanen J, Svane IM, Ohashi PS, Kammula US, Orcurto A, Zimmermann S, Trueb L, Klebanoff CA, Lotze MT, Kandalaft LE, Coukos G
Ann Oncol 2019 Dec 1;30(12):1902-1913. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdz398. PMID: 31566658
Knackstedt T, Knackstedt RW, Couto R, Gastman B
Plast Reconstr Surg 2018 Aug;142(2):202e-216e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000004571. PMID: 30045186
Ewend MG, Carey LA, Morris DE, Harvey RD, Hensing TA
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2001 Dec;2(6):537-47. doi: 10.1007/s11864-001-0075-8. PMID: 12057099

Diagnosis

Garbe C, Amaral T, Peris K, Hauschild A, Arenberger P, Basset-Seguin N, Bastholt L, Bataille V, Del Marmol V, Dréno B, Fargnoli MC, Forsea AM, Grob JJ, Höller C, Kaufmann R, Kelleners-Smeets N, Lallas A, Lebbé C, Lytvynenko B, Malvehy J, Moreno-Ramirez D, Nathan P, Pellacani G, Saiag P, Stratigos AJ, Van Akkooi ACJ, Vieira R, Zalaudek I, Lorigan P; European Dermatology Forum (EDF), the European Association of Dermato-Oncology (EADO), and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)
Eur J Cancer 2022 Jul;170:236-255. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.03.008. PMID: 35570085
Swetter SM, Thompson JA, Albertini MR, Barker CA, Baumgartner J, Boland G, Chmielowski B, DiMaio D, Durham A, Fields RC, Fleming MD, Galan A, Gastman B, Grossmann K, Guild S, Holder A, Johnson D, Joseph RW, Karakousis G, Kendra K, Lange JR, Lanning R, Margolin K, Olszanski AJ, Ott PA, Ross MI, Salama AK, Sharma R, Skitzki J, Sosman J, Wuthrick E, McMillian NR, Engh AM
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2021 Apr 1;19(4):364-376. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2021.0018. PMID: 33845460
Rishi A, Yu HM
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2020 Apr 30;21(6):45. doi: 10.1007/s11864-020-00733-z. PMID: 32350685
Dafni U, Michielin O, Lluesma SM, Tsourti Z, Polydoropoulou V, Karlis D, Besser MJ, Haanen J, Svane IM, Ohashi PS, Kammula US, Orcurto A, Zimmermann S, Trueb L, Klebanoff CA, Lotze MT, Kandalaft LE, Coukos G
Ann Oncol 2019 Dec 1;30(12):1902-1913. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdz398. PMID: 31566658
Knackstedt T, Knackstedt RW, Couto R, Gastman B
Plast Reconstr Surg 2018 Aug;142(2):202e-216e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000004571. PMID: 30045186

Therapy

Moyers JT, Glitza Oliva IC
Adv Exp Med Biol 2021;1342:81-111. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-79308-1_3. PMID: 34972963
Dafni U, Michielin O, Lluesma SM, Tsourti Z, Polydoropoulou V, Karlis D, Besser MJ, Haanen J, Svane IM, Ohashi PS, Kammula US, Orcurto A, Zimmermann S, Trueb L, Klebanoff CA, Lotze MT, Kandalaft LE, Coukos G
Ann Oncol 2019 Dec 1;30(12):1902-1913. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdz398. PMID: 31566658
Simard JL, Smith M, Chandra S
Curr Oncol Rep 2018 Nov 9;20(11):91. doi: 10.1007/s11912-018-0722-x. PMID: 30413981
Long GV, Atkinson V, Lo S, Sandhu S, Guminski AD, Brown MP, Wilmott JS, Edwards J, Gonzalez M, Scolyer RA, Menzies AM, McArthur GA
Lancet Oncol 2018 May;19(5):672-681. Epub 2018 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30139-6. PMID: 29602646
Davies MA, Saiag P, Robert C, Grob JJ, Flaherty KT, Arance A, Chiarion-Sileni V, Thomas L, Lesimple T, Mortier L, Moschos SJ, Hogg D, Márquez-Rodas I, Del Vecchio M, Lebbé C, Meyer N, Zhang Y, Huang Y, Mookerjee B, Long GV
Lancet Oncol 2017 Jul;18(7):863-873. Epub 2017 Jun 4 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30429-1. PMID: 28592387Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Tawbi HA, Forsyth PA, Hodi FS, Algazi AP, Hamid O, Lao CD, Moschos SJ, Atkins MB, Lewis K, Postow MA, Thomas RP, Glaspy J, Jang S, Khushalani NI, Pavlick AC, Ernstoff MS, Reardon DA, Kudchadkar R, Tarhini A, Chung C, Ritchings C, Durani P, Askelson M, Puzanov I, Margolin KA
Lancet Oncol 2021 Dec;22(12):1692-1704. Epub 2021 Nov 10 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00545-3. PMID: 34774225Free PMC Article
Tawbi HA, Forsyth PA, Algazi A, Hamid O, Hodi FS, Moschos SJ, Khushalani NI, Lewis K, Lao CD, Postow MA, Atkins MB, Ernstoff MS, Reardon DA, Puzanov I, Kudchadkar RR, Thomas RP, Tarhini A, Pavlick AC, Jiang J, Avila A, Demelo S, Margolin K
N Engl J Med 2018 Aug 23;379(8):722-730. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1805453. PMID: 30134131Free PMC Article
Kibbi N, Kluger H
Curr Oncol Rep 2016 Dec;18(12):73. doi: 10.1007/s11912-016-0555-4. PMID: 27822695
Nayak L, Lee EQ, Wen PY
Curr Oncol Rep 2012 Feb;14(1):48-54. doi: 10.1007/s11912-011-0203-y. PMID: 22012633
Ewend MG, Carey LA, Morris DE, Harvey RD, Hensing TA
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2001 Dec;2(6):537-47. doi: 10.1007/s11864-001-0075-8. PMID: 12057099

Clinical prediction guides

Spain L, Coulton A, Lobon I, Rowan A, Schnidrig D, Shepherd STC, Shum B, Byrne F, Goicoechea M, Piperni E, Au L, Edmonds K, Carlyle E, Hunter N, Renn A, Messiou C, Hughes P, Nobbs J, Foijer F, van den Bos H, Wardenaar R, Spierings DCJ, Spencer C, Schmitt AM, Tippu Z, Lingard K, Grostate L, Peat K, Kelly K, Sarker S, Vaughan S, Mangwende M, Terry L, Kelly D, Biano J, Murra A, Korteweg J, Lewis C, O'Flaherty M, Cattin AL, Emmerich M, Gerard CL, Pallikonda HA, Lynch J, Mason R, Rogiers A, Xu H, Huebner A, McGranahan N, Al Bakir M, Murai J, Naceur-Lombardelli C, Borg E, Mitchison M, Moore DA, Falzon M, Proctor I, Stamp GWH, Nye EL, Young K, Furness AJS, Pickering L, Stewart R, Mahadeva U, Green A, Larkin J, Litchfield K, Swanton C, Jamal-Hanjani M; PEACE Consortium, Turajlic S
Cancer Discov 2023 Jun 2;13(6):1364-1385. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-22-1427. PMID: 36977461Free PMC Article
Tyagi A, Wu SY, Watabe K
Cancer Lett 2022 Jul 28;539:215713. Epub 2022 May 2 doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2022.215713. PMID: 35513201Free PMC Article
Tawbi HA, Forsyth PA, Hodi FS, Algazi AP, Hamid O, Lao CD, Moschos SJ, Atkins MB, Lewis K, Postow MA, Thomas RP, Glaspy J, Jang S, Khushalani NI, Pavlick AC, Ernstoff MS, Reardon DA, Kudchadkar R, Tarhini A, Chung C, Ritchings C, Durani P, Askelson M, Puzanov I, Margolin KA
Lancet Oncol 2021 Dec;22(12):1692-1704. Epub 2021 Nov 10 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00545-3. PMID: 34774225Free PMC Article
Hamid O, Robert C, Daud A, Hodi FS, Hwu WJ, Kefford R, Wolchok JD, Hersey P, Joseph RW, Weber JS, Dronca R, Gangadhar TC, Patnaik A, Zarour H, Joshua AM, Gergich K, Elassaiss-Schaap J, Algazi A, Mateus C, Boasberg P, Tumeh PC, Chmielowski B, Ebbinghaus SW, Li XN, Kang SP, Ribas A
N Engl J Med 2013 Jul 11;369(2):134-44. Epub 2013 Jun 2 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1305133. PMID: 23724846Free PMC Article
Weber JS, Kähler KC, Hauschild A
J Clin Oncol 2012 Jul 20;30(21):2691-7. Epub 2012 May 21 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.41.6750. PMID: 22614989

Recent systematic reviews

Najafi M, Jahanbakhshi A, Gomar M, Iotti C, Giaccherini L, Rezaie O, Cavallieri F, Deantonio L, Bardoscia L, Botti A, Sardaro A, Cozzi S, Ciammella P
Curr Oncol 2022 Apr 22;29(5):2995-3012. doi: 10.3390/curroncol29050244. PMID: 35621634Free PMC Article
Vogelbaum MA, Brown PD, Messersmith H, Brastianos PK, Burri S, Cahill D, Dunn IF, Gaspar LE, Gatson NTN, Gondi V, Jordan JT, Lassman AB, Maues J, Mohile N, Redjal N, Stevens G, Sulman E, van den Bent M, Wallace HJ, Weinberg JS, Zadeh G, Schiff D
J Clin Oncol 2022 Feb 10;40(5):492-516. Epub 2021 Dec 21 doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.02314. PMID: 34932393
Dafni U, Michielin O, Lluesma SM, Tsourti Z, Polydoropoulou V, Karlis D, Besser MJ, Haanen J, Svane IM, Ohashi PS, Kammula US, Orcurto A, Zimmermann S, Trueb L, Klebanoff CA, Lotze MT, Kandalaft LE, Coukos G
Ann Oncol 2019 Dec 1;30(12):1902-1913. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdz398. PMID: 31566658
Pasquali S, Hadjinicolaou AV, Chiarion Sileni V, Rossi CR, Mocellin S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Feb 6;2(2):CD011123. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011123.pub2. PMID: 29405038Free PMC Article
Spagnolo F, Picasso V, Lambertini M, Ottaviano V, Dozin B, Queirolo P
Cancer Treat Rev 2016 Apr;45:38-45. Epub 2016 Mar 8 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2016.03.003. PMID: 26975020

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