What are the treatments for melanoma?

There are many treatments for melanoma, but many people don’t know about them. So what are the treatments for melanoma? Let the experts introduce you to the treatments for melanoma .

1. Surgical treatment

The surgical effect of the disease is directly related to the histological type of the tumor, the depth of lesion invasion, and the presence or absence of lymph node metastasis. Since most of the patients treated clinically are discovered late, it is generally believed that the 5-year survival rate after surgery is between 20% and 30%. If the treatment is still in the early stage and there is no lymph node metastasis during surgery, the 5-year survival rate after surgery is 70% to 80%. However, the 5-year survival rate after surgery for patients with local lymph node metastasis is 10% to 20%, the 10-year survival rate is 0, and the 5-year survival rate after surgery for patients with hematogenous metastasis is only 5%.

2. Chemotherapy

1. Single use

Effective substances for the treatment of melanoma include DTIC, BCNU, CCNU, ACD, DDP, HU, DBD, VDS, VLB and VCR. Nitrosoureas have a certain effect on melanoma. DTIC is a good substance for the treatment of melanoma.

2. Combined chemotherapy

Combination chemotherapy of two or three agents is more effective than single agents. DTIC, nitrosourea, DDP and vinca alkaloids are often used in combination to treat melanoma.

3. Radiation therapy

It is suitable for advanced patients with metastasis, especially for relieving the compression symptoms caused by visceral metastasis, and can be used as a part of comprehensive clinical treatment. Biological therapy for melanoma can inhibit the proliferation of melanoma cells, prevent metastasis and recurrence, reduce the side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, enhance the patient's immunity, improve the quality of life, and prolong life.

4. Biological Therapy

Most malignant melanoma cells have specific antigens, and autologous tumor antibodies can be detected in the patient's serum. A small number of malignant melanomas have spontaneous regression, so the application of immunotherapy is advocated clinically. By enhancing the body's immune response, it is hoped that the purpose of controlling tumor growth, killing residual tumor cells in the body and preventing tumor recurrence can be achieved.

The above content is the melanoma treatment method introduced by experts. I hope that the above content can be helpful to you. If you have other questions about melanoma treatment, please consult online experts and they will give you detailed answers.

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