Melanoma/Skin Cancer News

Interventions that target depressive symptoms and self-rated health conditions may reduce fatigue among cancer survivors, according to study results presented at the virtual Oncology Nursing Society Congress.

Most adults with sentinel lymph node-positive cutaneous melanoma underwent active ultrasound surveillance rather than surgery across academic medical centers in the U.S., Europe and Australia, according to study results published in Cancer.

Patients with cancer may be at high risk for venous thromboembolism and arterial thromboembolic events while undergoing treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors, according to study results published in Blood.

Society of Surgical Oncology announced its newly elected executive council officers for the 2021-2022 term.

Six early-career investigators received NCCN Foundation Young Investigator Awards.

More than half of patients with heavily pretreated melanoma responded to therapy with unselected tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, according to results of a retrospective study.

Gyorgy Paragh, MD, PhD, has been appointed Lawrence P. & Joan Castellani family chair in dermatology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas that were upgraded during Mohs micrographic surgery were more likely to present clinical challenges, according to a study.

More than 80% of patients with heavily pretreated metastatic melanoma experienced tumor shrinkage after receiving the adoptive cell therapy lifileucel, according to results of a phase 2 study.

Tumor mutational burden predicted immune checkpoint inhibitor response among women, but not men, with melanoma, according to findings presented during the virtual American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting.