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Opinion|Videos|April 11, 2025

Determining Follow-Up Approach in Melanoma Based on GEP Risk Level

Author(s)David Cotter, MD, PhD

An expert discusses whether the 31-gene expression profile (GEP) risk classification would change treatment guidelines and how the patient’s GEP risk level would influence the approach to surveillance and follow-up.

Episodes in this series

EP. 1 Limitations and Challenges in Skin Cancer Staging Systems

EP. 1 Limitations and Challenges in Skin Cancer Staging Systems

EP. 2 Utility of Molecular Testing in Skin Cancer Risk Assessment

EP. 2 Utility of Molecular Testing in Skin Cancer Risk Assessment

EP. 3 Gene Expression Profiling and Other Molecular Tests Utilized for Melanoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma

EP. 3 Gene Expression Profiling and Other Molecular Tests Utilized for Melanoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma

EP. 4 Utilizing Gene Expression Profiling to Avoid Unnecessary Interventions in a 72-Year-Old Woman With Melanoma

EP. 4 Utilizing Gene Expression Profiling to Avoid Unnecessary Interventions in a 72-Year-Old Woman With Melanoma

EP. 5 De-Escalating Treatment Plans With Gene Expression Profiling in an 80-Year-Old Man With SCC

EP. 5 De-Escalating Treatment Plans With Gene Expression Profiling in an 80-Year-Old Man With SCC

EP. 6 Key Takeaways on GEP Testing in Melanoma and SCC

EP. 6 Key Takeaways on GEP Testing in Melanoma and SCC

EP. 7 Determining Follow-Up Approach in Melanoma Based on GEP Risk Level

EP. 7 Determining Follow-Up Approach in Melanoma Based on GEP Risk Level

EP. 8 Transforming Risk Stratification in Melanoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma

EP. 8 Transforming Risk Stratification in Melanoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Video content above is prompted by the following:

Does the 31-GEP risk classification change your treatment guidelines?
How would you approach surveillance and follow-up with this patient after knowing their GEP risk level?

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