Source: MDLinx, March 2019 In this cross-sectional study of 86,846 patients diagnosed before the seventh edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual (AJCC 7) (2004-2009) and of 54,434 patients diagnosed after AJCC 7 (2010-2013), researchers assessed the change in staging criteria and the distribution of thin melanomas requiring nodal and nodal positivity rates seen with […]
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Early melanoma nodal positivity and biopsy rates before and after implementation of the 7th edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual
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Dietary factors tied to melanoma-immunotherapy response
Source: MDLinx, March 2019 In a small study of melanoma patients, a high-fiber diet was associated with higher gut microbiome diversity and better response to immunotherapy, while probiotic therapy had the opposite effect. “There’s a perception that taking probiotics improves gut health, but our results, although early, suggest that may not be the case for […]
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Eosinophil-cationic protein – A novel liquid prognostic biomarker in melanoma
Source: MDLinx, March 2019 In view of the observation that eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) mediates anticancer effects, such as tissue remodelling and cytotoxic activity, researchers examined the prognostic value of this marker in metastatic melanoma. They studied serum of 56 melanoma patients, collected at the time of diagnosis of metastatic disease, for measures of ECP […]
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Melanoma Journal Articles for October 2018
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention Reviews An Epidemiological Review of Diet and Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma Keming Yang, Teresa T. Fung and Hongmei Nan DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-18-0243 Published October 2018 BMJ Cancer genetics Short report Efficacy of novel immunotherapy regimens in patients with metastatic melanoma with germline CDKN2A mutations Hildur Helgadottir, Paola Ghiorzo, Remco van Doorn, Susana […]
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