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Paolo A. Ascierto, MD, on Melanoma: Acute and Chronic Toxicities

ESMO 2018 Congress

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Paolo A. Ascierto, MD, of Istituto Nazionale Tumori–Fondazione Pascale, discusses the breakthroughs in melanoma treatment and the challenges of managing toxicities, especially endocrine and neurologic side effects, which can require lifetime hormone replacement and may cause permanent dysfunction.



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