NEW YORK — Merrick I. Ross, MD, professor in the department of surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, offered recommendations for clinical follow-up of patients with melanoma during a presentation at HemOnc Today Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies.
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Moving toward personalized medicine for melanoma
Dermatologists have long known that the majority of melanomas arising from the skin are associated with exposure to ultraviolet light, but a presentation at the summer meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (August 2015, New York) allowed clinicians to deepen their knowledge, and provided a framework on the current understanding of the disease.
Top Takeaways from ASCO: Circulating melanoma cells
Circulating melanoma cells at baseline or at the 6-month follow-up point served as an indicator of relapse among patients with stage III melanoma and could serve as a way to detect patients at risk for recurrence.
T-VEC Plus Pembrolizumab Combo Shows Activity in Advanced Melanoma
The combination of the attenuated oncolytic virus talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) and the immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab shows activity and is well tolerated by advanced melanoma patients, according to a new study presented at the Society for Melanoma Research 2015 International Congress, held November 18–21 in San Francisco.