Value of screening and follow-up brain MRI scans in patients with metastatic melanoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Novel treatments make long-term survival possible for subsets of patients with melanoma brain metastases. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may aid in early detection of brain metastases and inform treatment decisions. This study aimed to determine the impact of screening MRI scans in patients with metastatic melanoma and follow-up MRI scans in patients with melanoma brain metastases.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study included patients diagnosed with metastatic melanoma or melanoma brain metastases between June 2015 and January 2018. The impact of screening MRI scans was evaluated in the first 2 years after metastatic melanoma diagnosis. The impact of follow-up MRI scans was examined in the first year after brain metastases diagnosis. The number of MRI

SUBMITTER: Eggen AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8633235 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature