Table 2. Patient clinical variables (n = 520).
Total | ||
N | % | |
AJCC stage | ||
In situ | 26 | 5 |
I/II | 401 | 77 |
III | 69 | 13 |
IV | 24 | 5 |
Time since diagnosis | ||
0–12 months | 143 | 28 |
>12–24 months | 81 | 16 |
>24–36 months | 50 | 10 |
>36–48 months | 40 | 8 |
>48–60 months | 44 | 8 |
>60 months | 162 | 31 |
SLNB | ||
No | 361 | 69 |
Yes | 159 | 31 |
Lymph node dissection | ||
No | 452 | 87 |
Yes | 68 | 13 |
Surgery for metastases (not skin, not lymph nodes) | ||
No | 510 | 98 |
Yes | 10 | 2 |
Radiotherapy | ||
No | 508 | 98 |
Yes | 12 | 2 |
Type of systemic therapy | ||
None | 373 | 72 |
Interferon | 132 | 25 |
Other1 | 15 | 3 |
Patient under systemic therapy | ||
No | 468 | 90 |
Yes | 52 | 10 |
Multiple melanomas | ||
No | 487 | 94 |
Yes | 33 | 6 |
Other nonmelanoma skin cancer | ||
No | 487 | 94 |
Yes | 33 | 6 |
Other noncutaneous malignancy | ||
No | 478 | 92 |
Yes | 42 | 8 |
Vaccination, Immuntherapy+Vaccination, Chemoimmuntherapy, Chemoimmuntherapy+Vaccination, Chemoimmuntherapy+Targeted Therapy, Interferon+Interleukin-2.