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Vitamin D deficiency in melanoma patients is associated with worse overall survival: a retrospective cohort study

Authors :
Inés Gracia-Darder
Cristina Carrera
Francesc Alamon-Reig
Susana Puig
Josep Malvehy
Sebastian Podlipnik
Source :
Melanoma research. 32(5)
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Recent interest has emerged in the protective role of vitamin D in melanoma survival and is the subject of multiple studies with heterogeneous results. Here, we present a retrospective cohort study of 264 patients with invasive melanoma from a tertiary university hospital. The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between vitamin D levels and prognosis of melanoma patients. We found that lower vitamin D levels are independently associated with worse overall survival in melanoma patients in concordance with previous studies on other populations. Vitamin D deficiency could play a survival role in melanoma patients,. Future prospective studies are needed to investigate the effect of vitamin D supplementation on melanoma outcomes.

Details

ISSN :
14735636
Volume :
32
Issue :
5
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Melanoma research
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....1f1e8d907275eeb371553e378cce04bc