Melanoma/Skin Cancer News

A new study finds that dupilumab is associated with an increased risk for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma in patients taking the drug for atopic dermatitis.

Use of immune checkpoint inhibitors for pregnant women with cancer may be safer than previously thought, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

The FDA granted accelerated approval to fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki for the treatment of adults with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive solid tumors who received previous systemic therapy and lack additional treatment options.

When viewing the solar eclipse on April 8, individuals in the United States should not only protect their eyes, but also their skin.

Pfizer Inc. and its chairman/CEO, Albert Bourla, PhD, will be awarded the 2024 AACR Outstanding Achievement Award for Service to Cancer Science and Medicine during the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in San Diego.

Among patients with melanoma, untreated moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea increased the risk for poor long-term prognosis of skin cancer, according to results published in CHEST.

Following a first primary invasive melanoma diagnosis, older adults and men may experience a second case sooner than other patients, according to a study.

Clinicians treating patients with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes should closely monitor toxicities associated with interleukin-2 and halt administration of the drug if necessary, according to the first guidelines regarding the therapy.

SAN DIEGO — Basal cell carcinoma treatment with jet injection of photodynamic therapy was well tolerated by patients in a pilot study, according to a poster presentation at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.

SAN DIEGO — Since 2014 the number of opioid prescribers and prescriptions among Mohs surgeons has decreased, suggesting practices have evolved to avoid dependency, according to a presentation here.