Melanoma
For Residents
Penile Squamous Cell Carcinoma With Urethral Extension Treated With Mohs Micrographic Surgery
Penile squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) with considerable urethral extension is uncommon and difficult to manage. It often is resistant to less...
From the Journals
Circulating biomarkers predicted melanoma survival
Adjusted hazard ratios for overall survival were 1.75 for high versus undetectable ctDNA and 1.24 for high versus low cHGF.
From the Journals
Ideal sun protection practices by parents low in Toronto
Less than optimal use of sunscreen and other sun protection measures was particularly true among parents of darker-skinned children.
Conference Coverage
Early results favorable for combo TLR9 agonist + pembro in advanced melanoma
CHICAGO – The combination of pembrolizumab with CMP-001 is being evaluated as a strategy to overcome resistance to PD-1 blockade for patients with...
Conference Coverage
KEYNOTE-054: Adjuvant pembrolizumab beat placebo in high-risk resected melanoma
CHICAGO – One-year rates of recurrence-free survival for adjuvant pembrolizumab and placebo were 75% and 61%, respectively, in a phase 3 trial of...
Conference Coverage
Gene strong predictor of metastasis in melanoma
CHICAGO – Investigators have identified four genes that are overexpressed in primary melanoma, including one, CXCL1, that holds promise as a...
Conference Coverage
Extracapsular spread predicts survival in SLN+ melanoma
CHICAGO – Extracapsular spread may be an important indicator of PFS and OS in sentinel node positive micrometastatic melanoma.
Conference Coverage
What’s new in the latest melanoma guidelines
KAUAI, HAWAII – Eighth edition of AJCC staging manual brings better prognosis for many with stage III melanoma.
Conference Coverage
Surgery after immunotherapy effective in advanced melanoma
CHICAGO – Five-year survival was 75% in selected patients with advanced melanoma who had resection to no evidence of disease after immunotherapy...
Cold Iron Truth
Tanning is the new tobacco
I still read and hear media reports about the health benefits of tanning.
Conference Coverage
Diabetes from checkpoint inhibitors probably means lifelong insulin
CHICAGO – In the largest case series to date, almost all patients remained on insulin at a median follow-up of 44 weeks, even after stopping ICIs...