Trends in Incidence and Survival of 1496 Patients with Mucosal Melanoma in The Netherlands (1990–2019)

Background: Mucosal melanoma (MM) is a rare tumour with a poor prognosis. Over the years, immune and targeted therapy have become available and have improved overall survival (OS) for patients with advanced cutaneous melanoma (CM). This study aimed to assess trends in the incidence and survival of MM in the Netherlands against the background of new effective treatments that became available for advanced melanoma. Methods: We obtained information on patients diagnosed with MM during 1990–2019 from the Netherlands Cancer Registry. The age-standardized incidence rate and estimated annual percenta... Mehr ...