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2017
AJCC Cancer Staging System Manual, 8th Edition
NewsMelanoma Staging: Evidence-Based Changes in the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Eighth Edition Cancer Staging Manual...
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Circulating Tumour Cells Associated With Relapse in Late-Stage Melanoma
Rassegna stampaA study revealing a connection between circulating tumour cells (CTCs) and relapse in patients with stage IV melanoma points to liquid biopsy as a potential predictor of patients at high risk for disease progression...
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Timing of Melanoma Diagnosis, Treatment Critical to Survival
Rassegna stampaA study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD) underscores the importance of early detection and treatment of melanoma...
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Study Defines Safe, Effective Margins for Complete Removal of Individual Dysplastic Nevi
Rassegna stampaBy carefully tracing a line of at least 2 mm outside of and around the edges of individual dysplastic nevi, physicians can remove all of its cells and avert the need for a second surgery...
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Adjuvant Vemurafenib Benefits Patients With Resected, BRAFV600-Positive Melanoma
Rassegna stampaAdjuvant vemurafenib provides significantly improved disease-free survival (DFS) and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) compared with placebo in patients positive for the BRAFV600 mutation with completely resected stage IIC to III...
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Nivolumab Superior To Ipilimumab as Adjuvant Therapy in Resected, Late-Stage Melanoma
Rassegna stampaNivolumab demonstrates greater clinical benefit and superior safety compared with ipilimumab in patients with completely resected late-stage melanoma at high risk of recurrence...
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Most Melanomas Don't Arise From Existing Moles
Rassegna stampaWhile it's important to look for any suspicious spots on the skin, research published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology indicates that it's vital to check for new growths in order to detect melanoma, the deadliest f...
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Lymph Node Removal Is Not Necessary for All Patients With Melanoma
Rassegna stampaMany patients with melanoma need a sentinel-lymph-node biopsy to determine if cancer cells have spread there, but a positive finding doesn’t mean all the lymph nodes in the area must be removed, according to a study published in the ...
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Personalised Melanoma Genomic Risk May Trigger Skin Cancer Prevention, Skin Examination
Rassegna stampaA new study published in the British Journal of Dermatology indicates that personalised melanoma genomic risk information can prompt discussions about skin cancer prevention and skin examinations with family and health professionals...
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Certain Traits Help Detect Amelanotic Melanoma
Rassegna stampaNew findings from a study published in JAMA Dermatology may improve detection of amelanotic melanoma. Researchers believe their findings could improve detection of this type of melanoma, which is more likely to be diagnosed at advanced...
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Melanoma e vitamina D: siamo davvero costretti a scegliere?
Rassegna stampaUno scudo ai raggi ultravioletti è necessario, specie durante le ore più calde per prevenire i tumori della pelle. E a questo scopo le creme solari vanno scelte bene e usate bene. Però il sole non va visto come un nemico, perché i ...
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No Increased Risk of Melanoma in Tocilizumab-Treated Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rassegna stampaIncidence of melanoma is not increased when the biologic agent tocilizumab is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a study presented here at the 2017 Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)...
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Larotrectinib Shows Durable Antitumour Activity in TRK Fusion Cancers Across a Wide Range of Tumour Types
Rassegna stampaLarotrectinib has demonstrated consistent and durable antitumor activity in tropomysin receptor kinase (TRK) fusion cancers, across a wide range of ages and tumour types, and was well-tolerated, according to a study presented here at t...
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Common Surgical Treatment for Melanoma Does Not Improve Patients' Overall Survival
Rassegna stampaPatients who receive the standard surgical treatment for melanoma that has spread to one or more key lymph nodes do not live longer, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)...
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Number of Mutations in a Tumour Varies by Age and Type of Cancer
Rassegna stampaThe tumour mutation load (TML) in a patient's cancer biopsy varies by age and the type of cancer, along with several other factors, according to a study that will be presented next month at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Socie...
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Melanoma: cause, diagnosi e cure del più temuto tumore della pelle
Rassegna stampaÈ la forma di cancro della cute più aggressiva ma, se scoperta in tempo, può guarire definitivamente con la sola asportazione chirurgica. Una web-app per computer, tablet e smartphone aiuta a capire come riconoscerlo tempestivamente...
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Tutte le novità per le malattie della pelle
Rassegna stampaInizia oggi il Congresso Nazionale SIDeMaST: i dermatologi italiani discutono delle più recenti novità e degli sviluppi nel settore della ricerca e della clinica...
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Da cannabis possibili farmaci per dermatiti e psoriasi
Rassegna stampaRevisione studi, benefici dovuti a proprietà anti-infiammatorie...
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2017
Come riconoscere i diversi tipi di tumori della pelle. Osservare macchie e nei
Rassegna stampaI tumori cutanei sono più frequenti di quelli di polmone, seno, prostata e colon messi insieme e complessivamente nel 2016 hanno fatto registrare in Italia quasi 180mila nuovi casi. Secondo le statistiche più recenti, una persona su ...
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Adding Indoximod to Pembrolizumab Improves Response Rates for Patients With Metastatic Melanoma
Rassegna stampaAdding indoximod to pembrolizumab improved response rates for patients with metastatic melanoma, according to interim results of a phase 2 study presented here on April 4 at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cance...
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