Tag: Cancer: Skin
New Model Helps ID Melanoma Patients With Lymph Node Involvement
Patient-centered methodology-generated probabilities better identify patients eligible for sentinel lymph node biopsy than those generated by conventional logistic regression analysis
Anti-PD-1 More Effective With Normal Vitamin D Levels in Melanoma
Significantly higher response rate and longer progression-free survival seen for patients with normal vitamin D
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Screening Asymptomatic Patients for Skin Cancer
Current evidence is insufficient for assessing balance of benefits and harms of screening asymptomatic adults, adolescents
AACR: mRNA-4157 Plus Pembrolizumab Beneficial in Melanoma
Combination of mRNA vaccine and pembrolizumab significantly prolongs recurrence-free survival versus pembrolizumab alone
Risk for Melanoma Reduced for Individuals With Atopy
Fewer cases of melanoma, lower investigator-estimated risk class of skin cancer observed in atopic versus nonatopic individuals
AAD: Risk for Skin Cancer Higher for Adults With Atopic Dermatitis
Significantly increased risk seen for adults with moderate-to-severe versus mild atopic dermatitis
Nicotinamide Does Not Prevent Keratinocyte Cancers in Organ Recipients
No difference seen in keratinocyte cancers or actinic keratoses for organ-transplant recipients receiving oral nicotinamide or placebo
Neoadjuvant, Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Beneficial in Resectable Melanoma
Event-free survival longer for those receiving neoadjuvant and adjuvant pembrolizumab versus adjuvant pembrolizumab only
Methotrexate Linked to Increased Risk for Skin Cancer
When restricting analysis to patients with psoriasis, methotrexate was only associated with basal cell carcinoma
Risk for Subsequent Facial Keratinocyte Carcinoma Lower With Laser Treatment
Nonablative fractional laser-treated patients had lower rate of subsequent facial keratinocyte carcinoma development
