Melanoma/Skin Cancer News

Prior treatment with newer-generation therapies appeared associated with significantly lower objective response rates among patients who received tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes for metastatic melanoma, according to study findings.

The FDA approved tebentafusp-tebn for the treatment of adults with HLA-A*02:01-positive unresectable or metastatic uveal melanoma.

The concept of patients continuing to exercise while undergoing active cancer treatment is not new, but it may need reinforcing.

Cutaneous adverse events appeared largely reversible and rarely led to therapy discontinuation among patients with metastatic melanoma treated with combination checkpoint inhibitors, according to a study in Cancer.

Ultrasonography was better than clinical examination alone for detecting regional lymph node metastasis in high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, according to a study.

National Comprehensive Cancer Network has issued updated guidance on COVID-19 vaccination and pre-exposure prophylaxis for patients with cancer.

A high-fiber diet appeared associated with increased PFS among patients with melanoma who started treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors, according to study results published in Science.

Nearly one-quarter of patients with keratinocyte carcinoma who experienced delays in Mohs micrographic surgical procedures due to the pandemic were more concerned about their cancer than COVID, according to a study.

Patients with cancer who resided in low-income and rural areas appeared at higher risk for suicide than those in high-income and urban areas, according to a retrospective, population-based study in JAMA Network Open.

Men with a prior cutaneous T-cell lymphoma were at increased risk for a second malignancy, according to a study.