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Treatment of Stage III Melanoma That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery, Stage IV Melanoma, and Recurrent Melanoma
Treatment of stage III melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery, stage IV melanoma, and recurrent melanoma may include:
- oncolytic virus therapy () injected into the tumor
- immunotherapy with , , , , relatlimab, or interleukin-2 (IL-2), given alone or in combination
- targeted therapy with signal transduction inhibitors (, , , , , ), given alone or in combination
- chemotherapy
- palliative therapy to relieve symptoms and improve the quality of life:
- surgery to remove lymph nodes or tumors in the lung, digestive tract, bone, or brain
- radiation therapy to the brain, spinal cord, or bone
Learn more about these treatments in the Treatment Option Overview.
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This information was sourced and adapted from Adapted from the National Cancer Institute's
Physician Data Query (PDQ®) Cancer Information Summaries on
www.cancer.gov.
This information updated
December 1, 2024.
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- Treatment of Stage III Melanoma That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery, Stage IV Melanoma, and Recurrent Melanoma
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