Skin Cancer

The novel combination met the co-primary endpoints of progression-free survival and overall survival during the CheckMate -901 trial, also demonstrating sizeable improvement in objective response.

In clinical trials, nivolumab (Opdivo) demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in recurrence-free survival compared to placebo in eligible patients with stages IIB, IIC, III, and stage IV completely resected melanoma.

Trial data bolster the role of nivolumab and nivolumab-based combinations in both early and metastatic stages of multiple cancer types, especially in patient groups with high unmet needs.

Collaboration between AI-based platforms and health care organizations offers promising results.

Oncolytic polymers may be the answer to circumventing therapeutic resistance in cancer treatment.

Diversity in patient populations, including age, race, ethnicity, and underrepresented regions, have increased in early-phase National Cancer Institute-sponsored trials.

Nivolumab has also demonstrated efficacy in immunotherapy-based combinations for the treatment of certain types of melanoma and bladder cancers.

Moderna has advanced 6 programs into late-stage development, including for respiratory conditions, latent and other viruses, oncology, and rare diseases.

Investigators found an approximately 23% decrease in overall cancer incidence in April 2020, specifically for breast, colon, rectal, head and neck cancers, as well as melanoma and endocrine cancer diagnoses.

Experts agreed that it was appropriate for patients who use methamphetamine or cocaine to continue opioid use if clinician monitoring was increased and tapering was avoided.

AACR has urged Congress to provide billions more in funding for cancer research, prevention efforts, and expedited review of cancer-related medical products.

Precision medicine in pharmacy has the potential to revolutionize patient care by optimizing drug selection, dosing, and monitoring.

Pharmacists can offer valuable information about sunburn, sunscreen, and skin cancer screening and provide OTC recommendations on sunburn treatment and prevention.

Melphalan/hepatic delivery system (Hepzato Kit; Delcath Systems Inc) is currently the only liver-directed therapy approved by the FDA for the treatment of netastatic uveal melanoma and percutaneous hepatic perfusion.

New data have resulted in updated guidelines for neoadjuvant cemiplimab.

In the COLUMBUS study, the FDA requested that the investigators evaluate the contribution of binimetinib while maintaining the same dosage of encorafenib at 300 mg to confirm the benefits of the combination.

Precision therapies, although effective in earlier stages, may not work later.

Findings may have therapeutic implications because of the potential to target neurotransmitters to treat or prevent melanoma.

Microgravity provides researchers with a unique environment for studying how cells behave differently than they do on Earth.

Researchers found an increase in patients with melanoma who experience chronic immune-related adverse effects at 18 months compared to a previous study with a follow-up point of 6 months.

Though an association was found between depression and anxiety and lung cancers, there were no connections found to overall, breast, prostate, colorectal, and alcohol-related cancers.

Early safety studies of NK-cell infusion have demonstrated the potential of NK-cell infusion, showing it may be the next revolution in cancer treatment.

Pembrolizumab is already indicated to treat patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma, along with stage 2B-3 melanoma after resection in adults and pediatric patients.

A panel at the Advanced Topics for Oncology Pharmacy Professionals Summit discusses strategies to address patients’ fears and distrust of the medical and scientific community.

Nivolumab-based combinations have shown significant survival benefits across several tumor types, including melanoma and advanced renal cell carcinoma.