Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Oncology
Manuscript ID	105813
Country	China

Category	Oncology
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors in patients with malignant melanoma: A Chinese prospective cohort study
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Long Tang, Yi-Yao Wang, Hai-Ke Lei, Chun-Mei Wang, Yan Teng, Qian-Jie Xu, Qing-Ming Jiang, Biao Chen, Xiang-Hua Zeng, Bian-Qin Guo and En-Wen Wang
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing CSTB2023NSCQ-MSX0829
Corresponding Author	En-Wen Wang, PhD, Professor, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized Treatment, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, No. 181 Han Yu Road, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400030, China. enwang313@cqu.edu.cn
Key Words	Malignant melanoma; Clinical features; Prognosis; Survival curves; Single-center
Core Tip	Melanoma is a highly malignant tumor that arises from melanocytes and has an extremely poor prognosis. This article collected and analyzed the clinical data of patients, several statistical methods were used to identify the factors that influence patient prognosis.
Citation	Tang L, Wang YY, Lei HK, Wang CM, Teng Y, Xu QJ, Jiang QM, Chen B, Zeng XH, Guo BQ, Wang EW. Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors in patients with malignant melanoma: A Chinese prospective cohort study. World J Clin Oncol 2025; In press

Received	2025-02-08 06:43
Peer-Review Started	2025-02-08 06:43
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Return for Revision	2025-03-07 07:32
Revised	2025-03-24 02:51
Second Decision	2025-05-09 02:50
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Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2025-05-10 01:20
Articles in Press	2025-05-10 01:20
Publication Fee Transferred	2025-03-27 03:10
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