Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor

In rheumatology, the next generation of new therapies always seems to be just out of reach, or perpetually “only a few years” away. However, several novel, and not-so-novel, approaches are giving hope that the future may finally soon arrive.

CHICAGO — In an educational session here at the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery annual meeting, Chrysalyne Schmults, MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, provided an update on squamous cell carcinoma, including how to prevent patients from entering the high-risk category and available treatment options.

A dramatic increase in the rate of Merkel cell carcinoma has attracted new attention to this rare and aggressive skin cancer.

The addition of stereotactic body radiotherapy after progression on pembrolizumab prolonged PFS among patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, according to results of a prospective phase 2 study presented during the plenary session of American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting.

The FDA granted breakthrough therapy designation to bempegaldesleukin in combination with nivolumab for initial treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma.