Skin Cancer | Topics

Patients with non-melanoma skin cancer achieved promising antitumor activity following treatment with RP1 and nivolumab.

On this episode of the Oncology® Peer Review On-The-Go, Emily Smith, MD, discussed a patient case of basal cell carcinoma she and colleagues published in the journal ONCOLOGY®.

Patients with metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma who were treated with cosibelimab experienced a positive objective response rate.

Sunil A. Reddy, MD gives his perspective on the article, Metastatic Basal Cell (BCC) Arising from a Primary Cutaneous Carcinosarcoma.

This study presents a case of a man, aged 56 years, found to have a 26-mm exophytic lesion on the vertex scalp identified to contain a distinct population of basal cell carcinoma as well as another population of spindled cells representing a poorly differentiated sarcomatous component.

John Kirkwood, MD, PhD, gives his opinion on duration of treatment for patients with melanoma.

Dr John Kirkwood explores the idea of taking drug holidays during melanoma treatment and whether it is helpful or harmful.

A retrospective review identified that clinical practice patterns have changed from 2002 to 2020, with the use of immunotherapy increasing as chemotherapy and radiation therapy use has decreased for patients with Merkel cell carcinoma.

Cemiplimab for patients with either metastatic or locally advanced basal cell carcinoma showed antitumor activity in a phase 2 trial.

Pembrolizumab has been granted an expanded indication by the FDA for locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.