Melanoma
News
Time will tell if medical apps help or compete with dermatologists
“Ten years from now, what is going to distinguish the app world from the dermatology community?” That was the question Dr. Allan C. Halpern posed...
News
MAPK inhibitor combo offers prolonged survival from BRAF+ advanced melanoma
Key clinical point: Combination MAP kinase pathway inhibition was associated with prolonged survival of BRAF mutation-positive metastatic melanoma...
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Anorectal melanoma rates rose significantly in 20-year analysis
Key clinical point: Rates of anorectal melanoma rose substantially in the United States over 2 decades. Major finding: The age-adjusted incidence...
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Sirolimus reduced posttransplant skin cancer risk
Key clinical point: Sirolimus protects organ-transplant recipients against skin cancer.
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Encouraging results for MMS in digital melanoma cases
Conference Coverage
EADV: Vismodegib treatment breaks don’t hurt efficacy
Treatment breaks due to adverse events in patients taking vismodegib for advanced basal cell carcinoma don’t compromise efficacy.
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Cancer prevention field riding high into the new year
Blog
T-VEC: Advancing the Fight Against Melanoma
Following a phase III, open-label trial conducted by Andtbacka et al (J Clin Oncol. 2015;33:2780-2788), the US Food and Drug Administration...