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FDA Approves Nivolumab as Adjuvant Treatment for Melanoma

Approval granted for patients aged 12 years and older with stage IIB/C disease

In Situ, Invasive Melanoma Diagnoses Decreased in 2020

Significant decrease seen in incidence of stage I melanomas but not other stages

Nivolumab + Ipilimumab Tops Ipilimumab Alone in Metastatic Melanoma

Significant improvement seen in progression-free survival for combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab

Percentage of Women Mohs Fellows, Program Directors Has Increased

Significant positive trend seen between percentage of female representation and year since 1996

Reinforced Learning Model Can Improve Sensitivity of Skin Cancer Diagnosis

Correct diagnoses made by dermatologists increased with reinforcement learning, incorporating human preferences into AI model

Melanoma Presentation, Mortality Varies by Race

Black patients face higher mortality with melanoma independent of insurance status and severity at diagnosis

Lower Extremities Have Highest Surgical Site Infection Rates With Mohs Surgery

Findings especially for flap and graft closures

Microdosed Incisional Clindamycin Cuts SSI After Skin Cancer Surgery

Significantly fewer lesions receiving microdosed clindamycin, flucloxacillin required postoperative systemic antibiotics

New Model Helps ID Melanoma Patients With Lymph Node Involvement

Patient-centered methodology-generated probabilities better identify patients eligible for sentinel lymph node biopsy than those generated by conventional logistic regression analysis

Anti-PD-1 More Effective With Normal Vitamin D Levels in Melanoma

Significantly higher response rate and longer progression-free survival seen for patients with normal vitamin D