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Opinion|Videos|October 25, 2023

Significance of Biomarker and Genetic Testing in Diagnosing Metastatic Melanoma

Author(s)Hussein A. Tawbi, MD, PhD

Hussein Tawbi, MD, PhD, highlights the importance of BRAF mutations and LDH levels in diagnosing patients with metastatic melanoma and guiding treatment.

Episodes in this series

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EP. 1 Case Presentation: A 78-Year-Old Man With Metastatic Melanoma

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EP. 2 Common Clinical Presentations of Metastatic Melanoma

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EP. 3 Significance of Biomarker and Genetic Testing in Diagnosing Metastatic Melanoma

Hussein Tawbi, MD, PhD, smiling at camera.

EP. 4 Available First-Line Systemic Therapy Options for Patients With Metastatic Melanoma

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EP. 5 The Role of Lymphocyte-Activation Gene 3 (LAG-3) in Metastatic Melanoma

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EP. 6 Relatlimab/Nivolumab in Metastatic Melanoma: Data From the RELATIVITY-047 Trial

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EP. 7 IO Monotherapy Versus Combination Dual IO Therapy for the First-Line Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma

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EP. 8 Key Trial Data in the Frontline Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma

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EP. 9 Managing Adverse Events in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma Receiving First-Line Systemic Therapy

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EP. 10 Case Presentation: A 67-Year-Old Woman With Stage IV Melanoma

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EP. 11 Available First-Line Systemic Therapy Options for Patients With Metastatic Melanoma with a BRAF Mutation

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EP. 12 Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Followed by Dabrafenib/Trametinib in Metastatic Melanoma: Data From the DREAMseq Trial

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EP. 13 Second-Line Treatment Options for Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Melanoma After Disease Progression

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EP. 14 Clinical Pearls on the Treatment of Metastatic and Unresectable Melanoma

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