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News, opinions and meeting coverage in oncology/hematology.

<乌鸦传媒>NCCN: Don't Let HIV Status Dictate Cancer Treatment

New guidelines focus on most common cancers in HIV-infected patients

<乌鸦传媒>Make the Diagnosis: Itchy Fingers from IV Therapy?

Case Findings: A 48-year-old woman who was receiving IV immunoglobulin therapy complained to her doctor that over the past few weeks small vesicles had formed along the sides of her fingers. Some had ruptured and become scaly papules. Her fingers were extremely pruritic, and she said it was "driving her crazy." Can you diagnose the patient?

<乌鸦传媒>Gene Expression Test Impacts Melanoma Management

Test assessed high-risk patients based on biological data from 31 genes in tumor tissue

<乌鸦传媒>AAD 2018: Emphasis on 'Adult' Education, Engagement

More hands-on sessions, direct participant involvement

<乌鸦传媒>McCain Recovery: How Long Will It Take?

乌鸦传媒 Experts Weigh In

<乌鸦传媒>MSK Cancer Alliance: Mainly About Medicine

Bi-directional relationship strengthens regional cancer care

<乌鸦传媒>Brief, Broad-Area Treatment Clears Actinic Keratosis

High patient satisfaction with ingenol disoxate

<乌鸦传媒>Transplant Patients Have More Infections After Mohs Surgery

Immunosuppressed populations significantly prone to post-procedure complications

<乌鸦传媒>Make the Diagnosis:聽Callus Conundrum

Case Findings: A 52-year-old man presents with possible calluses on either side of his thumb, forefinger, and middle finger. He reports cutting them off with nail clippers, but they return. He also reports using an over-the-counter wart treatment without success. What is your diagnosis?

<乌鸦传媒>Make the Diagnosis: More Than A Rash

Case Findings: A 51-year-old woman visited her primary care doctor complaining of a rash, pruritus, myalgias, and muscle weakness that made normally easy tasks like standing from a seated position difficult. The rash was an erythematous blanching patch, spread across her back and shoulders like a shawl and across her chest in a V shape. She had also noticed that her fingernail folds were red and swollen. What is your diagnosis?

<乌鸦传媒>10 Questions: Ilona J. Frieden, MD

'The structure of the system itself is the biggest barrier'

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Approves Drug for Basal Cell Carcinoma

Sonidegib becomes second hedgehog inhibitor for locally advanced disease.

<乌鸦传媒>Viagra and Melanoma: Is There a Link?

Perry Wilson, MD, gives his take on Viagra, Cialis, and skin cancer

<乌鸦传媒>New Melanomas Likely to Recur at Same Rate

CHICAGO -- A diagnosis of in situ or invasive melanoma conferred a similar long-term risk of invasive melanoma recurrence, a 40-year retrospective review showed.

<乌鸦传媒>ASCO: Targeting PD-1 Works in Advanced Melanoma

CHICAGO -- Two studies indicate that using investigative immunotherapy drugs improves survival and response in patients with metastatic melanoma, researchers said here.

<乌鸦传媒>ASCO: Ipilimumab Cuts Relapse but Safety Issues Remain

CHICAGO -- High-risk melanoma patients have a reduced level of relapse if they are taking the monoclonal antibody ipilimumab (Yervoy) when compared with placebo, researchers said here.

<乌鸦传媒>OncoBriefs: Myeloma Tx, In Situ Melanoma

Superficial melanoma conferred a risk of recurrent invasive melanoma similar to that of primary invasive melanoma, Australian investigators reported. The study is one of several oncology-related news items summarized in OncoBriefs.

<乌鸦传媒>Prime Time: Skin Docs Name 5 Unnecessary Procedures

The American Academy of Dermatology joined more than 80 other medical societies in the Choosing Wisely campaign, naming five treatments or procedures that may not be necessary. Prime Time is a blog by Chris Kaiser for those interested in primary care.

<乌鸦传媒>Losing a Tattoo, Gaining a Tumor

An unintended consequence of laser tattoo removal in a 29-year-old man was a diagnosis of malignant melanoma, according to a German case report.

<乌鸦传媒>Medicare to Pay for More FDG-PET Scans

WASHINGTON -- Up to three scans using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-enhanced positron emission tomography technology can be covered by Medicare for oncology treatment planning, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

<乌鸦传媒>ASCO: Herpes-Derived Tx for Melanoma?

CHICAGO -- Intralesional injection of an oncolytic therapy significantly increased the durable response rate in advanced melanoma compared with a control therapy, according to results of a randomized trial.

<乌鸦传媒>ASCO: Immune Therapy Durable in Melanoma

CHICAGO -- A therapy aimed at reviving the immune response to advanced melanoma generated durable responses in long-term follow-up of an early clinical trial, a researcher said here.

<乌鸦传媒>Melanoma Tx Ups Survival, but Very Pricey

LAS VEGAS -- The oral BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib (Zelboraf) increased survival in patients with metastatic melanoma, but the cost may not justify its use in a state Medicaid program, an analysis suggested.

<乌鸦传媒>Smokers Have Higher Squamous Cell Skin Ca Risk

Smokers have a more than 50% increase in risk for squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, and the risk remained elevated, even among those who'd kicked the habit, researchers found.

<乌鸦传媒>Doctors Say 45 Common Tests 'Overused'

Nine specialty groups have listed tests and treatments that are frequently overused, such as antibiotics for sinus attacks and CT scans for low back pain, in the first phase of a long-term project.

<乌鸦传媒>SID: No Skin Cancer Risk Seen With Prednisone

PHOENIX -- Use of systemic corticosteroids did not increase the risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer in a prospective study, contradicting previous evidence from several retrospective studies, investigators reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>'Ugly Duckling' Moles May Be Melanomas

NEW YORK -- An irregularly pigmented mole that looks different from other irregularly pigmented moles in the same person -- an "ugly duckling" -- is likely to be a malignant melanoma, according to a preliminary study.

<乌鸦传媒>Fast-Growing Melanomas Give Clues to Severity

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Rapidly growing primary cutaneous melanomas have characteristic features that signal the need for immediate and aggressive medical intervention, said researchers here.

<乌鸦传媒>Chemical Peel Wins by Nose for Facial Skin Lesions

STANFORD, Calif. -- For patients with too many facial actinic keratoses to freeze them all off with liquid nitrogen, a face-to-face comparison of three alternative approaches gave the edge to a chemical peel by a nose.