Years of life lost in patients with a false-negative diagnosis of primary melanoma. A prospective study of the German Central Malignant Melanoma Registry involving 9063 patients over 28 years.

Garbe C, Keim U, Amaral T, Ascierto PA, Bauer J, Dummer R, Eggermont AMM, Eigentler TK, Flatz L, Forchhammer S, Forschner A, Gandini S, Gershenwald JE, Hauschild A, Hoeller C, Kirkwood JM, Lebbe C, Long GV, Lorigan P, Luke JJ, Meier F, Metzler G, Nathan P, Postow MA, Robert C, Röcken M, Schadendorf D, Weide B, Whiteman D, Leiter U, Martus P

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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-74443-9
Published: 2026 Jul 2
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41467-026-74443-9,
  title = {Years of life lost in patients with a false-negative diagnosis of primary melanoma. A prospective study of the German Central Malignant Melanoma Registry involving 9063 patients over 28 years.},
  author = {Garbe C and Keim U and Amaral T and Ascierto PA and Bauer J and Dummer R and Eggermont AMM and Eigentler TK and Flatz L and Forchhammer S and Forschner A and Gandini S and Gershenwald JE and Hauschild A and Hoeller C and Kirkwood JM and Lebbe C and Long GV and Lorigan P and Luke JJ and Meier F and Metzler G and Nathan P and Postow MA and Robert C and Röcken M and Schadendorf D and Weide B and Whiteman D and Leiter U and Martus P},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature communications},
  doi = {10.1038/s41467-026-74443-9},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74443-9}
}

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TI  - Years of life lost in patients with a false-negative diagnosis of primary melanoma. A prospective study of the German Central Malignant Melanoma Registry involving 9063 patients over 28 years.
AU  - Garbe C
AU  - Keim U
AU  - Amaral T
AU  - Ascierto PA
AU  - Bauer J
AU  - Dummer R
AU  - Eggermont AMM
AU  - Eigentler TK
AU  - Flatz L
AU  - Forchhammer S
AU  - Forschner A
AU  - Gandini S
AU  - Gershenwald JE
AU  - Hauschild A
AU  - Hoeller C
AU  - Kirkwood JM
AU  - Lebbe C
AU  - Long GV
AU  - Lorigan P
AU  - Luke JJ
AU  - Meier F
AU  - Metzler G
AU  - Nathan P
AU  - Postow MA
AU  - Robert C
AU  - Röcken M
AU  - Schadendorf D
AU  - Weide B
AU  - Whiteman D
AU  - Leiter U
AU  - Martus P
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C, G., U, K., T, A., PA, A., J, B., R, D., AMM, E., TK, E., L, F., S, F., A, F., S, G., JE, G., A, H., C, H., JM, K., C, L., GV, L., P, L., JJ, L., F, M., G, M., P, N., MA, P., C, R., M, R., D, S., B, W., D, W., U, L., & P, M. (2026). Years of life lost in patients with a false-negative diagnosis of primary melanoma. A prospective study of the German Central Malignant Melanoma Registry involving 9063 patients over 28 years.. Nature communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74443-9

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