<ѻý>Make the Diagnosis: Should She Be Worried About This Growth on Her Finger?ѻý> A 65-year-old woman visited her doctor about a growth that developed on her finger 2 months prior. Can you diagnose the patient? May 08, 2024
<ѻý>Make the Diagnosis: Why Does This Young Woman Have Discoloration on Her Back?ѻý> A 24-year-old woman visited her doctor about discoloration that developed on her back over the past 3 months. Can you diagnose the patient? Apr 22, 2024
<ѻý>Banning Gain-of-Function Research Would Do Far More Harm Than Goodѻý> A House-passed bill could stifle the potential for revolutionary medical advancements Mar 11, 2024
<ѻý>Make the Diagnosis: A Blue-Black Facial Nodule -- What's Your Best Guess?ѻý> A 64-year-old postal worker visited his doctor about a lesion that he first noticed on his face 2 months prior. Can you diagnose the patient? Feb 23, 2024
<ѻý>FDA OKs First Cellular Therapy for Melanomaѻý> Lifileucel approved as treatment for advanced melanoma after anti-PD-1 and targeted therapy Feb 16, 2024
<ѻý>Immunotherapy May Hold Promise for Skin Cancers After Kidney Transplantѻý> Two studies had "important differences," but can help guide clinicians Feb 13, 2024
<ѻý>Smoking Tied to Increased Mortality From Early-Stage Melanomaѻý> Association only see among current smokers, however Feb 06, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Clears AI-Powered Non-Invasive Skin Cancer Detectorѻý> Intended for use in primary care, handheld device is first of its kind Jan 17, 2024
<ѻý>Futile Immunotherapy for Cancer Grows More Commonѻý> Occurs most often at non-academic and low-volume centers Jan 04, 2024
<ѻý>Soap to Fight Skin Cancer; $1,000 Early Cancer Detection Test; FDA Approval in MDSѻý> News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Oct 27, 2023
<ѻý>Neoadjuvant Cemiplimab Shows Potential as an Option for Cutaneous SCCѻý> Follow-up results from phase II study show 12-month EFS rate of 89% in stage II-IV disease Oct 25, 2023
<ѻý>Tebentafusp's OS Benefit in Uveal Melanoma Holds Up at 3 Yearsѻý> And early ctDNA reductions correlated with survival Oct 21, 2023
<ѻý>What to Know About Merkel Cell Carcinoma, the Rare Cancer That Killed Jimmy Buffettѻý> An expert weighs in on what to know about the uncommon skin cancer Sep 06, 2023
<ѻý>Jill Biden Has COVID; BA.2.86 Less Evasive Than Feared? Jimmy Buffett's Fatal Cancerѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Sep 05, 2023
<ѻý>Gut Microbiome Study Yields Clues to Melanoma Development, Progressionѻý> Differences between patients and volunteers, early- vs late-stage may help guide management Aug 31, 2023
<ѻý>Study Reinforces BRAF-MEK Inhibition Over Anti-BRAF Only in Advanced Melanomaѻý> Improved PFS with encorafenib-binimetinib versus encorafenib, but immunotherapy still top option Aug 29, 2023
<ѻý>Mohs Surgery Best for Early-Stage Merkel Cell Carcinoma?ѻý> Retrospective data suggest superior survival in pathologically confirmed node-negative disease Aug 23, 2023
<ѻý>FDA OKs First Liver-Directed Treatment for Metastatic Uveal Melanomaѻý> Hepzato Kit melphalan delivery system produced objective responses in 36% of patients Aug 15, 2023
<ѻý>Adjuvant Nivolumab Promising in Resected Merkel Cell Carcinomaѻý> Absolute risk reduction of 9-10% in 1- and 2-year DFS compared with observation Jul 14, 2023
<ѻý>Dermatologists Hone Diagnostic Accuracy for Suspect Lesions With AI 'Collaboration'ѻý> Sensitivity, specificity, mean accuracy, and AUC improved significantly with neural network input May 16, 2023
<ѻý>Allo-Transplant Tied to Better PFS in Advanced Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomasѻý> Results will likely "encourage a practice change," editorialists say May 10, 2023
<ѻý>Responses to PD-1 Blockade Approach 90% in Rare Melanomaѻý> "One of the highest tumor response rates we've seen in any cancer," study discussant says Apr 17, 2023
<ѻý>Personalized Cancer Vaccine Boosts Recurrence-Free Survival in Melanomaѻý> Clinical implications apply to virtually all solid tumors and possibly hematologic malignancies Apr 17, 2023
<ѻý>FDA OKs Another PD-1 Inhibitor for Merkel Cell Carcinomaѻý> Retifanlimab produced responses in 52% of patients with untreated unresectable disease Mar 22, 2023
<ѻý>Vitamin B3 Doesn't Cut Skin Cancer Risk After Organ Transplantѻý> Randomized study finds no benefit with 12 months of nicotinamide versus placebo Mar 01, 2023
<ѻý>Long-Term Data Reinforce Targeted Combo Versus Single Agent for Advanced Melanomaѻý> Encorafenib-binimetinib tops vemurafenib, but checkpoint inhibitors remain first-line choice Dec 19, 2022
<ѻý>Xeljanz Cancer Risks Detailedѻý> New paper provides full results from ORAL Surveillance trial Dec 07, 2022
<ѻý>Melanoma Resistant to Anti-PD-1 Responds to Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytesѻý> Almost a third of patients had objective responses, which deepened over time, study showed Nov 16, 2022
<ѻý>Mixed Results With Fecal Transplant to Stimulate Cancer Immunotherapy Responseѻý> Encouraging activity with antibiotic-free protocol but not with vancomycin preconditioning Nov 14, 2022
<ѻý>Terry Bradshaw's Merkel Cell Carcinomaѻý> After beating bladder cancer, the Hall of Fame quarterback was diagnosed with a rare skin tumor Nov 10, 2022
<ѻý>Immunotherapy First for BRAF Melanoma Edges Out Targeted Combinationѻý> "Clinically meaningful" improvement in 2- and 3-year survival Sep 28, 2022
<ѻý>Neoadjuvant Anti-PD-1 Strategy Prevails Over Adjuvant in Resectable Melanomaѻý> Large increase in event-free survival with neoadjuvant plus adjuvant versus only adjuvant therapy Sep 13, 2022
<ѻý>Neoadjuvant Cemiplimab Active in Resectable Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomaѻý> Pathologic complete responses seen in 63% of patients in phase II data Sep 12, 2022
<ѻý>Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes Reemerge as Potential Melanoma Optionѻý> More than 50% increase in 6-month PFS versus ipilimumab after progression on first-line anti-PD-1 Sep 12, 2022
<ѻý>Keytruda Plus T-VEC Falls Short in Unresectable Melanomaѻý> No significant survival benefit with combination, but certain patients lived longer Sep 02, 2022
<ѻý>Are Skin Lesion Analyzers Ready for Prime Time?ѻý> FDA panel not fully on board to reclassify computer-aided melanoma detection devices Jul 30, 2022
<ѻý>TKI Plus Immunotherapy Active in Melanoma After Anti-PD-1 Progressionѻý> More than a fifth of patients responded to lenvatinib-pembrolizumab combination Jul 26, 2022
<ѻý>Something Fishy About Tuna and Melanoma Riskѻý> Higher total fish intake linked with 22% higher risk of malignant tumors Jun 09, 2022
<ѻý>Intratumoral Combo Shrinks Melanomas Refractory to Anti-PD-1ѻý> But response rate driven primarily by injected lesions, expert points out Apr 14, 2022
<ѻý>Dual Immunotherapy Improves PFS in Melanoma Resistant to Anti-PD-1ѻý> Six-month PFS rate more than doubled with nivolumab/ipilimumab versus ipilimumab alone Apr 13, 2022