A new study published today in Cancer Discovery is providing insights into why some Merkel cell carcinoma patients respond to this type of immunotherapy while others do not.
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AACR: Novel immunotherapies show promise for patients with kidney cancer and for solid organ transplant recipients with skin cancer
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center presented encouraging findings today from two clinical trials in a plenary session highlighting advances in novel immunotherapy approaches at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2024.
Merkel cell carcinoma expert for interviews. Dr. Aman Chauhan leads the Neuroendocrine Tumor Program @SylvesterCancer.
If you are seeking an expert to discuss diagnosis, treatment and the latest research related to Merkel cell carcinoma, also known as neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin, Aman Chauhan, M.D., is available. Dr. Chauhan leads the Neuroendocrine Tumor Program at…
Merkel Cell Skin Cancer Expert Can Discuss Prevention and Diagnosis
On Friday, Jimmy Buffett passed away after fighting Merkel Cell Skin Cancer for four years. Merkel Cell Carcinoma is an aggressive form of skin cancer. While MCC is rare, cancer records indicate that more people are developing this skin cancer than…
Dual Checkpoint Inhibitor Blockade Shows Promise as First-Line and Salvage Therapy for Merkel Cell Carcinoma Patients
Moffitt Cancer Center is one of two institutions in the U.S. investigating a new dual checkpoint inhibitor therapy with or without stereotactic body radiation therapy for patients with Merkel cell carinoma. Results from the phase 2 clinical trial were published in The Lancet, in conjunction with a presentation at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress.
Viral proteins key to tumor model in mice
A team of researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center were the first to generate a bona fide mouse model of a Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare and potentially aggressive form of skin cancer. The study outlining these results appeared in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
MD Anderson Research Highlights: ASCO 2022 Special Edition
This special edition features upcoming oral presentations by MD Anderson researchers at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting focused on quality improvement, health services research, new treatments for skin cancers, and symptoms and survivorship advances. More information on ASCO content from MD Anderson can be found at MDAnderson.org/ASCO.
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Immunotherapy Before Surgery Could Advance Care of an Aggressive Form of Skin Cancer
In what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind study to evaluate the safety of a type of immunotherapy before surgery in patients with an aggressive form of skin cancer, researchers report that the treatment eliminated pathologic evidence of cancer in nearly half of the study participants undergoing surgery. In patients whose tumors respond, this treatment approach offers the potential to reduce the extent of surgery and may also slow or eliminate tumor relapses that often occur after surgery.