“America’s Top Young Scientist" is a 14-year-old who invented a soap that treats skin cancer.
2023
Significance of Biomarker and Genetic Testing in Diagnosing Metastatic Melanoma
Hussein Tawbi, MD, PhD, highlights the importance of BRAF mutations and LDH levels in diagnosing patients with metastatic melanoma and guiding treatment.
Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy Increase Melanoma Survival and Health Care Burden
Among patients with invasive melanoma, improvements in overall survival (OS) rates due to the adoption of immunotherapy and targeted systemic therapies are further associated with greater economic and time burdens on the health care system, according to study results published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Dermatology.
Novel Therapies Have Significantly Improved Melanoma Outcomes, With More Exciting Options to Come
Coverage from the Institute for Value-Based Medicine session with Minnesota Oncology.