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September 4, 2021September 4, 2021

Biopsychological correlates of repetitive and restricted behaviors in autism spectrum disorders.

Autism Literature

Publication date: Sep 02, 2021 Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is considered a neurodevelopmental condition that is characterized by alterations in social interaction and communication, as well as patterns of restrictive ... Read more

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021

Biopsychosocial implications of living with multiple sclerosis: a qualitative study using interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Multiple Sclerosis Literature

Publication date: Aug 17, 2021 Multiple sclerosis (MS) is estimated to affect 2. 8 million people worldwide, with increasing prevalence in all world regions (Walton et al). While there is no ... Read more

August 7, 2021August 7, 2021

Liquid biopsy and radiological response predict outcomes following discontinuation of targeted therapy in patients with BRAF mutated melanoma.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Aug 06, 2021 Outcomes of patients with metastatic melanoma discontinuing BRAF-targeted therapy for cumulative toxicity after sustained response are unknown. This retrospective case series analysis conducted at a ... Read more

August 1, 2021August 1, 2021

Non-neoplastic inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung after immunotherapy for melanoma: A diagnostic pitfall on fine needle aspiration biopsy of lung.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Jul 31, 2021 Nivolumab is commonly used as monotherapy or in combination therapy for management of locally advanced or metastatic melanoma; however, it is also associated with immunotherapy-related ... Read more

August 1, 2021August 1, 2021

PET-CT for staging pT4b melanomas prior to sentinel lymph node biopsy: a 5-year review.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Aug 01, 2021 In this centre, patients with pT4b cutaneous melanoma are staged using 18F-FDG PET-computed tomography (PET-CT) prior to considering sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). The objective ... Read more

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021

Circulating tumor DNA tracking through driver mutations as a liquid biopsy-based biomarker for uveal melanoma.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Jun 16, 2021 Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common intraocular tumor in adults. Despite good primary tumor control, up to 50% of patients develop metastasis, which is ... Read more

July 24, 2021July 24, 2021

Compliance with sentinel lymph node biopsy guidelines for invasive melanomas treated with Mohs micrographic surgery.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Jul 22, 2021 Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has not been studied for invasive melanomas treated with Mohs micrographic surgery using frozen-section MART-1 immunohistochemical stains (MMS-IHC). The primary ... Read more

July 3, 2021July 3, 2021

Liquid Biopsy Has Potential to Advance Precision Medicine in Melanoma

Melanoma News

Publication date: Jul 03, 2021 -Therefore, early monitoring of CTCs changes could help clinicians in screening patients for immunotherapy and it would also avoid unnecessary and harmful treatments for non-responsive ... Read more

July 2, 2021July 2, 2021

The use of indocyanine green and near-infrared fluorescence imaging to assist sentinel lymph node biopsy in cutaneous melanoma: A systematic review.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: May 01, 2021 Despite the use of blue dye and radioisotopes, sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is still associated with a high false-negative rate (FNR). The off-label use ... Read more

July 1, 2021July 1, 2021

Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging with Lymphoscintigraphy Improves the Accuracy of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Melanoma.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Jul 01, 2021 Despite advances in melanoma management, there remains room for improvement in the accuracy of sentinel lymph node biopsy. The authors analyzed a prospective cohort of ... Read more