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- Dyskerin May Signal When SCC Is On The Movehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/dyskerin-may-signal-when-scc-is-on-the-move/2461585/The protein dyskerin may provide important clues as to how cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma tumors prepare themselves to migrate to the lymph nodes to metastasize other organs, a new study suggests. These cells stop consuming glucose so that they can survive by using LDL cholesterol molecules, th…
- Bristol Myers Squibb Advances Melanoma Drug Candidate Opdivo in US and Europehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/bristol-myers-squibb-advances-melanoma-drug-candidate-opdivo-in-us-and-europe/2461583/Bristol Myers Squibb announced that the FDA has accepted the supplemental Biologics License Application (BLA) for Opdivo (nivolumab) as monotherapy in the adjuvant setting for the treatment of patients with completely resected stage IIB or IIC melanoma. The company also announced that the European …
- Study: Plugging Immune Cell Leakage from Tumors Could Improve MelanomaTreatmenthttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/study-plugging-immune-cell-leakage-from-tumors-could-improve-melanomatreatment/2461578/The number of specialized immune cells available for fighting skin cancer double when a new treatment blocks their escape from melanoma tumors, according to new research out of NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center Combining a chemical blocker of immune cell exit with an immunotherapy drug…
- Biomarkers May Predict AD Developmenthttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/biomarkers-may-predict-ad-development/2461575/An immune and lipid profile on the surface of the skin of infants may predict the development of atopic dermatitis months before the onset of illness. “The holy grail to deal with atopic dermatitis is to prevent it,” says study author Donald Leung, MD, PhD, division head of Pediatric Allergy and …
- FDA Gives Nod to First Particulate Placental Extracellular Matrix Medical Device for Wound Managementhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/fda-gives-nod-to-first-particulate-placental-extracellular-matrix-medical-device-for-wound-management/2461574/The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared Convatec’s InnovaMatrix PD particulate placental extracellular matrix medical device for wound management. The InnovaMatrix PD medical device joins Convatec’s existing InnovaMatrix AC product as the first and only next-generation placental-derived medi…
- Study: Psoriasis Medicine May Help Treat Alcohol Use Disorderhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/psoriasis-medicine-may-help-treat-alcohol-use-diisorder/2461571/Apremilast may be an “incredibly promising” treatment for alcohol use disorder, according to a new study in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. On average, the people who took apremilast reduced their alcohol intake by more than half — from five drinks per day to two. “I’ve never seen anything…
- Celluma Light Therapy Headquarters Moves to Tustin, Californiahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/celluma-light-therapy-headquarters-moves-to-tustin-calif/2461570/BioPhotas, Inc., the maker of the Celluma Series of light therapy devices, is moving its corporate headquarters and manufacturing operations from Anaheim to Tustin, Calif. The new headquarters boasts 25,000 square feet of office and warehouse space, facilitating continued growth throughout 2023 a…
- Neauvia Scores CE Marking Under the European Union’s New MDR for Facial Dermal Filler Linehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/neauvia-scores-ce-marking-under-the-european-unions-new-mdr-for-facial-dermal-filler-line/2461564/Neauvia scored CE marking under the European Union’s new MDR (Medical Device Regulation) for its range of facial dermal fillers products, making it the first medical aesthetics business to receive such certification in Europe. The new regulation aims to create ‘a robust, transparent, and sustaina…
- Castle's DecisionDx-Melanoma Test Results Can Slash the Number of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsieshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/castles-decisiondx-melanoma-test-results-can-slash-the-number-of-sentinel-lymph-node-biopsies/2461555/Castle Biosciences, Inc.’s DecisionDx-Melanoma test results influenced 85% of clinicians’ decisions regarding the sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) surgical procedure, a new study shows. Additionally, use of the tests’ results within current guideline recommendations led to a significant reduction…
- DermTech Melanoma Test Recommended for Coverage by the Veterans Health Administrationhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/dermtech-melanoma-test-recommended-for-coverage-by-the-veterans-health-administration/2461554/The U.S. General Services Administration has recommended DermTech‘s foundational assay included in the DermTech Melanoma Test (DMT) for coverage by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), according to a company news release. This coverage recommendation makes the foundational assay of the DMT av…