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Surgical resection is the main potential curative option, but anatomical complexity limits feasibility, and real\u2010world evidence on treatment patterns remains scarce. This study aimed to describe treatment patterns across lines of therapy among patients diagnosed with MM in the US Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER)\u2010Medicare\u2013linked population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective analysis was conducted using SEER\u2010Medicare\u2013linked data from January 2014 through December 2021, with follow\u2010up through December 2023. Patients aged \u2265\u200965\u2009years with MM were identified using SEER histology and International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD\u2010O\u20103) topography codes. Treatment patterns were evaluated by categorizing patients into surgical and nonsurgical cohorts and assessing systemic therapy use across lines of treatment. Descriptive statistics summarized patient demographics, tumor characteristics, and treatment modalities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 1362\u2009MM patients (median age, 76\u2009years; 57.6% female), 41.3% underwent surgery. Among surgical patients, 36.2% received adjuvant systemic therapy, with PD\u20101\/PD\u2010L1\u2013based regimens accounting for 51.5% overall; use varied by primary site and stage, with higher uptake in rectal\/anal and nasal cavity melanoma and in regional\u2010stage disease. In the nonsurgical cohort, 63.3% received systemic therapy as first\u2010line treatment, with higher use in rectal\/anal melanoma and distant\u2010stage disease. PD\u20101\/PD\u2010L1\u2013based regimens predominated (66.6%), with monotherapy used in 55.5% and combination therapy more frequently selected in higher\u2010risk subsites and advanced\u2010stage disease.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Combination regimens were more common among patients who did not undergo surgery and in certain high\u2010risk subsites, reflecting heterogeneity in treatment intensity across anatomical locations and stages. This pattern likely reflects more advanced or complex disease presentations in these groups, underscoring the need for intensified therapy despite the higher risk of toxicity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/cam4.72030","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,17]],"date-time":"2026-06-17T04:56:13Z","timestamp":1781672173000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Analysis of Treatment Patterns for Mucosal Melanoma Using Real\u2010World Data in the\n                    <scp>SEER<\/scp>\n                    \u2010Medicare\u2013Linked Database"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8932-3767","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marjan","family":"Zakeri","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Columbia Data Analytics  New York New York USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Samuel","family":"Wagner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Columbia Data Analytics  New York New York USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xianxin","family":"Zhu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Columbia Data Analytics  New York New York USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7447-5672","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Onur","family":"Baser","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Columbia Data Analytics  New York New York USA"},{"name":"Graduate School of Public Health, City University of New York (CUNY)  New York New York USA"},{"name":"Department of Economics Bogazici University  Istanbul Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1158\/1541\u20107786.mcr\u201020\u20100839"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/annonc\/mdw694"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/cancers14030780"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11912\u2010023\u201001453\u2010x"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1200\/JCO.2025.43.16_suppl.e21588"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/jjco\/hyad096"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/jpm14121120"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1055\/a\u20102437\u20107837"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/odi.70105"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1200\/JCO.2025.43.16_suppl.e21550"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1200\/JCO.2025.43.16_suppl.e21607"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_13_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fimmu.2024.1441410"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_14_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600\u2010065X.2010.00923.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_15_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1758835920922028"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_16_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/s41416\u2010018\u20100207\u20106"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_17_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12929-017-0329-9"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_18_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.eclinm.2024.102870"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_19_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/1346\u20108138.15514"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_20_1","unstructured":"SEER\u2010Medicare Linked Data Resource. 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