Melanoma Surgical Oncology in Jacksonville

Research is integrated into practice at Mayo Clinic. Melanoma surgical oncologists engage in many research studies and clinical trials to discover new and improved methods of treatment.

Recent surgical research areas related to melanoma include:

• Neoadjuvant immunotherapy for melanoma.
• Markers of immune response, resistance and toxicity in melanoma.
• International trial evaluating whether less aggressive surgery can have the same cure rates with lower costs, fewer complications and improved quality of life.
• Learning how the melanoma hijacks the body's immune system and finding ways to reverse it.
• Novel tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) and Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T) therapy investigations.
• Study of melanoma gene profiling to predict the sentinel lymph node status and risk of recurrence in early-stage melanoma.
• Minimally invasive lymph node dissection to help minimize morbidity and improve quality of life.

Research labs

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Related research centers and programs

• Mayo Clinic Cancer Center — Research
• Melanoma and Skin Cancer Research Program
• Women's Cancer Program

Publications

See a list of publications about melanoma-related surgical topics by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

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