Medical Oncology

General Dermatology

Questions discussed in this category

Is narrow-band ultraviolet B (nbUVB) phototherapy contraindicated or recommended with caution in patients with a personal history of melanoma?

4 Answers available

How often are you recommending adjuvant pembrolizumab for resected stage IIB/C melanoma patients?

Based on the KEYNOTE-716 study and Dec 2021 FDA approval

2 Answers available

What methods do you use to prophylactically reduce radiation dermatitis for head and neck irradiation?

4 Answers available

Is cross reactivity low enough to try cisplatin as an alternative for patients who experience hypersensitivity reaction to carboplatin?

Is skin testing advised prior to trialing alternative?

2 Answers available

How do you manage patients with chemotherapy-induced paronychia?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Lancet Oncol, 2022 Oct 18

Pembrolizumab versus placebo as adjuvant therapy in resected stage IIB or IIC melanoma (KEYNOTE-716): distant metastasis-free survival results of a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, phase 3 trial.

Metal-based drugs, 2010

Hypersensitivity reactions associated with platinum antineoplastic agents: a systematic review.

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract, 2019 Feb 15

Low Cross-Reactivity Between Cisplatin and Other Platinum Salts.

Medicine (Baltimore), 2019 Dec

Randomized, self-controlled, prospective assessment of the efficacy of mometasone furoate local application in reducing acute radiation dermatitis in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.

J Clin Invest, 2013 Nov 15

Topical hypochlorite ameliorates NF-κB-mediated skin diseases in mice.

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2023 Dec 07

Incidence and profile of skin cancers in patients following ultraviolet phototherapy without psoralens: A retrospective cohort study.

JAMA dermatology, 2020 May 01

Evaluation for Skin Cancer and Precancer in Patients With Vitiligo Treated With Long-term Narrowband UV-B Phototherapy.

Photodermatology, photoimmunology & photomedicine, 2023 Dec 07

Frequency of skin cancer among psoriasis, vitiligo, and mycosis fungoides patients treated with narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy.

Clinical and experimental dermatology, 2024 Apr 23

Methotrexate did not add skin cancer risk in patients with psoriasis receiving narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy: a nationwide retrospective cohort study.

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