What do systematic reviews say?

Neoadjuvant treatment vs no neoadjuvant treatment

It is very uncertain whether neoadjuvant treatment changes time to recurrence (TTR),measured by the number of disease… compared with no neoadjuvant treatment (very low certainty).

• Neoadjuvant treatment for stage III and IV cutaneous melanoma 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 0.51 [0.22, 1.17]
  2 studies · 171 participants
  Very low

Neoadjuvant targeted treatment (BRAF/MEK inhibition) vs no neoadjuvant treatment

It is very uncertain whether neoadjuvant targeted treatment (BRAF/MEK inhibition) changes time to recurrence (TTR), measured by the number of disease… compared with no neoadjuvant treatment (very low certainty).

• Neoadjuvant treatment for stage III and IV cutaneous melanoma 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 0.02 [0, 0.22]
  1 study · 21 participants
  Very low

Neoadjuvant immunotherapy (talimogene laherparepvec) vs no neoadjuvant treatment

It is very uncertain whether neoadjuvant immunotherapy (talimogene laherparepvec) changes time to recurrence (TTR), measured by the number of disease… compared with no neoadjuvant treatment (very low certainty).

• Neoadjuvant treatment for stage III and IV cutaneous melanoma 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 0.75 [0.31, 1.79]
  1 study · 150 participants
  Very low

Neoadjuvant immunotherapy (combined ipilimumab and nivolumab) vs neoadjuvant immunotherapy (nivolumab)

• Neoadjuvant treatment for stage III and IV cutaneous melanoma 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 23 participants
  Low