Early results from a small clinical trial of a new personalized cancer vaccine called NEO-PV-01 in advanced melanoma appear promising — and no significant toxicity issues have yet been revealed.
The combination of ipilimumab and nivolumab resulted in a higher rate of objective remissions compared with ipilimumab alone.
For patients who recur on anti–PD-1, they should be considered resistant to anti–PD-1 and must change to a different type of medication, said Dr Owen.
New data revealed an association between low baseline IL-6 level and improved survival in patients across all 3 arms of CheckMate 067.
Intradermal running sutures for superficial repair after excisions are a feasible means of optimizing cosmetic outcomes, according to a case report.
Investigators sought to determine whether the presence of single nucleotide polymorphisms is a risk factor for non-melanoma skin cancer.
Sexual-minority cancer survivors have worse access to care and higher odds of poor quality of life.
There is widespread public interest in and acceptance of homemade sunscreens, even though they often do not offer sufficient protection from ultraviolet radiation.
Nearly two-thirds of sunscreens that were analyzed failed safety tests proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
With rapid advances in the use of machine learning in the past several years, there have been exciting developments in the field of dermatology.
