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. 2013 Jul 5;8(7):e66800. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066800

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
1

Vaccination, Immuntherapy+Vaccination, Chemoimmuntherapy, Chemoimmuntherapy+Vaccination, Chemoimmuntherapy+Targeted Therapy, Interferon+Interleukin-2.