Melanoma in Chile: demographics and clinico-pathological features
This study offers the most comprehensive characterization of melanoma in Chile to date, underscoring survival disparities by clinical, pathological, and healthcare access factors. Findings highlight the urgent need to expand access to early detection, molecular testing, and systemic therapies.
Authors
- Katherine Droppelmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1235-757X)
- Francisco Villanueva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1003-4565)
- Maysa Vilbert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0627-1023)
- Montserrat Molgó
- Pablo H. Montero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1297-9469)
- Andrea Antúnez‐Lay
- Héctor Galindo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5741-2266)
- Celeste Richardson
- Eugenio Vinés (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3246-6094)
- Consuelo Cárdenas
- Nicolás Droppelmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9676-2613)
- Cristián Navarrete‐Dechent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4040-3640)
- Ximena Mimica (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7105-5143)
- Sebastián Mondaca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1130-0370)
- Álvaro Abarzúa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7036-0699)
- Pablo Uribe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3573-2338)
- Diego Romero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2052-6515)
- Francisco Domı́nguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7620-8081)
- Juan Camilo Pardo de Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1505-2391)
- Verónica Araya
- Miguel Villaseca
- Jorge Madrid
- Erica C. Koch Hein
- Augusto León
Institutions
- Universidad de Santiago de Chile (CL)
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (CL)
- Universidad de Los Andes, Chile (CL)
- Millennium Science Initiative (CL)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Colegio Médico de Chile (CL)
- Center for Neuro-Oncology (US)
- Fundación Arturo López Pérez (CL)
- Complejo Asistencial Sótero del Río (CL)
- Center for Cancer Research (US)
- Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (CL)
- University of Chile (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Oncology
- Published
- 2025-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2025.1604442
- Primary Topic
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile