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| Title |
1 Versus 2-cm Excision Margins for pT2-pT4 Primary Cutaneous Melanoma (MelMarT): A Feasibility Study
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| Published in |
Annals of Surgical Oncology, May 2018
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| DOI | 10.1245/s10434-018-6470-1 |
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| Authors |
Marc D. Moncrieff, David Gyorki, Robyn Saw, Andrew J. Spillane, Howard Peach, Deemesh Oudit, Jenny Geh, Peter Dziewulski, Ewan Wilson, Paolo Matteucci, Rowan Pritchard-Jones, Roger Olofsson Bagge, Frances C. Wright, Nic Crampton, Oliver Cassell, Navid Jallali, Adam Berger, John Kelly, Stephen Hamilton, Amer Durrani, Serigne Lo, Elizabeth Paton, Michael A. Henderson |
| Abstract |
There is a lack of consensus regarding optimal surgical excision margins for primary cutaneous melanoma > 1 mm in Breslow thickness (BT). A narrower surgical margin is expected to be associated with lower morbidity, improved quality of life (QoL), and reduced cost. We report the results of a pilot international study (MelMarT) comparing a 1 versus 2-cm surgical margin for patients with primary melanoma > 1 mm in BT. This phase III, multicentre trial [NCT02385214] administered by the Australia & New Zealand Medical Trials Group (ANZMTG 03.12) randomised patients with a primary cutaneous melanoma > 1 mm in BT to a 1 versus 2-cm wide excision margin to be performed with sentinel lymph node biopsy. Surgical closure technique was at the discretion of the treating surgeon. Patients' QoL was measured (FACT-M questionnaire) at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months after randomisation. Between January 2015 and June 2016, 400 patients were randomised from 17 centres in 5 countries. A total of 377 patients were available for analysis. Primary melanomas were located on the trunk (56.9%), extremities (35.6%), and head and neck (7.4%). More patients in the 2-cm margin group required reconstruction (34.9 vs. 13.6%; p < 0.0001). There was an increased wound necrosis rate in the 2-cm arm (0.5 vs. 3.6%; p = 0.036). After 12 months' follow-up, no differences were noted in QoL between groups. This pilot study demonstrates the feasibility of a large international RCT to provide a definitive answer to the optimal excision margin for patients with intermediate- to high-risk primary cutaneous melanoma. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 29% |
| Australia | 3 | 21% |
| Peru | 1 | 7% |
| Romania | 1 | 7% |
| Sweden | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 4 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 7 | 50% |
| Scientists | 5 | 36% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 73 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 73 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 8 | 11% |
| Researcher | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 9 | 12% |
| Unknown | 33 | 45% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 27% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 5% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 1% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 40 | 55% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 June 2018.
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