odmj OncoDaily Medical Journal ODMJ 3067-6444 OncoDaily Medical Journal US 315 10.69690/ODMJ-002-1224-315 Reviews Evolution of the treatment of metastatic cutaneous melanoma over the past 5 decades Bedikian Agop Y. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, MD Anderson abedikia@gmail.com

Dr. Agop Y. Bedikian is an experienced oncologist based in Houston, Texas, affiliated with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He earned his medical degree from the American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine and has been practicing for several decades.

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