Melanoma
Conference Coverage
New study supports imiquimod for lentigo maligna
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Immunotherapy for melanoma progresses with some interesting response patterns
Case Reports
Delayed response in ipilimumab therapy
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Melanomas were less invasive at diagnosis in patients with established dermatologist
Major finding: In a study of 388 patients diagnosed with melanoma, those who had an established dermatologist were significantly more likely to be...
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Cell-penetrating domain improves therapeutic cancer vaccine potency
Major finding: A cell-penetrating, domain-fused melanoma antigen showed more rapid and efficient penetration of the dendritic cell membrane than...
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In situ melanoma high risk for subsequent diagnosis
Major finding: In situ melanoma patients have a nearly fivefold greater risk of subsequent primary invasive melanoma, compared with the general...
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VIDEO: The DecisionDx-Melanoma test can predict metastasis of sentinel node-negative melanomas
Conference Coverage
Gene test predicts metastasis of sentinel node-negative melanomas
Major finding: Metastasis-free survival was 31% and overall survival was 49% at 5 years in the 64 patients who had negative sentinel node lymph...
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Blood test predicts Merkel cell carcinoma metastases
Major finding: Two cases of surgically operable, metastatic Merkel cell tumors, one metastatic to the kidney and the other to the pancreas, were...
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New tanning bed technology no safer than the old
Major finding: Exposure to tanning bed technology, new or old, led to a 16% increased risk of melanoma worldwide.Data source: A meta-analysis of...
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Genomic testing refined accuracy of melanoma risk prediction
Major finding: Adding genetic testing for MC1R and other novel, common genomic variants, to nongenetic screening methods improved melanoma risk...