Carcinoma

A phase 3 study of Ameluz and RhodoLED photodynamic therapy for superficial basal cell carcinoma has reached a key milestone as the final patient has completed the 1-year follow-up visit, Biofrontera announced in a press release.

Ambient ultraviolet radiation exposure and Merkel cell polyomavirus were both attributed to the development of Merkel cell carcinoma, whereas HIV, organ transplants and lymphocytic leukemia were not, according to a study.

The FDA has cleared AIV001 for testing for the treatment of facial skin with superficial and nodular superficial basal cell carcinoma, according to an AiViva Biopharma press release.

Radiotherapy and hematopoietic cell transplant increased the risk for keratinocyte carcinoma development in childhood cancer survivors, according to a study.

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.

Patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma may benefit from radiotherapy alone, result from a randomized phase 3 study suggest.

Patients with metastatic basal cell carcinoma experiencing distant organ involvement have worse outcomes than patients with nodal involvement, according to a study.

Delaying post-operative radiation therapy for the treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma beyond 8 weeks significantly increased patients’ risk for locoregional recurrence, according to a study.