Patient research priorities in melanoma: a national qualitative interview study.

Journal: The British journal of dermatology
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Outcomes for advanced melanoma have improved following the advent of immunotherapy and targeted therapy. This heralds a need for reconsideration of future research agendas. Patients can - and are keen to - help identify and prioritize research topics to ensure future research benefits patients. No previous peer-reviewed research has reported patient research priorities for melanoma.

Authors

  • Khaylen Mistry
    Department of Dermatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK.
  • Omsin Srimudkul
    Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
  • Mitesh Patel
    Research and Development Cell, Department of Biotechnology, Parul Institute of Applied Sciences, Parul University, Vadodara, 391760, India. miteshkumar.patel22470@paruluniversity.ac.in.
  • John Ragan
    Patient Representative, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK.
  • Dimitrios Karponis
    Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 2-3-10 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0062, Japan. dk1714@imperial.ac.uk.
  • Zoe C Venables
    Department of Dermatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK.
  • Nick J Levell
    Dermatology Department, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, United Kingdom. Electronic address: nick.levell@nnuh.nhs.uk.