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- National Eczema Blog Launcheshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120626-national_eczema_blog_launches/2459781/The National Eczema Association recently created a blog featuring guest bloggers on a variety of eczema-related topics. The first post, written by the blogger named “Spanish Key,” provides a patient perspective on eczema research topics and h
- Data Support Vismodegib for Metastatic, Locally Advanced BCChttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120613-data_support_vismodegib_for_metastatic_locally-advanced_bcc/2459783/New data demonstrate the anti-tumor activity of vismodegib (Erivedge, Genentech) 150mg daily in metastatic and locally advanced basal cell carcinoma (BCC). (N Engl J Med; 366:2171-2179) The study found that the independently assessed response rate was 30 percent in patients with metastatic BCC (n=33
- Stiefel, a GSK Company, Acquires Worldwide Rights to Toctino (alitretinoin)https://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120612-stiefel_a_gsk_company_acquires_worldwide_rights_to_toctino_alitretinoin/2459784/Stiefel, a GSK company, has entered into a worldwide agreement to acquire Toctino (alitretinoin) from Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. A once-daily oral retinoid, Toctino is in Phase 3 trials in the US, where it has not yet received FDA approval. Globally, it is the only prescription medicine specifically
- EWG Releases 2012 Sunscreen Guide and Apphttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120608-ewg_releases_2012_sunscreen_guide_and_app/2459787/After rating 257 brands and more than 1,800 products, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released its sixth annual Guide to Summer Sun. EWG recommends 1 in 4 of more than 800 beach and sport sunscreens, compared to 1 in 5 l
- Suneva to Acquire Worldwide Rights to Refissa(R)https://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120604-suneva_to_acquire_worldwide_rights_to_refissar/2459789/Suneva Medical , a privately-held aesthetics company, will acquire worldwide rights to Refissa® and its marketed generic equivalent from Spear Pharmaceuticals. The portfolio contains the only tretinoin creams with
- FotoFinder Unveils New Imaging Technologieshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120604-fotofinder_unveils_new_imaging_technologies/2459790/FotoFinder presented new devices for early skin cancer detection at the World Congress of Dermoscopy in Brisbane last month. Among new developments is the connection of a mobile dermatoscope for iPhone with an online webspace where doctors can requ
- OPTiM Trial for T-VEC in Unresectable Melanomahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120604-optim_trial_for_t-vec_in_unresectable_melanoma/2459791/The OPTiM trial for T-VEC (formerly OncoVEXGM-CSF), an oncolytic HSV1 that selectively replicates in tumors, is now underway, according to a presentation by Kaufman, et al. at ASCO 2012. The randomized phase 3 trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) compared w
- GlaxoSmithKline Launches Combination Trials for Metastatic Melanomahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120604-glaxosmithkline_launches_combinations_trial_for_metastatic_melanoma/2459792/GlaxoSmithKline has begun a Phase III program evaluating the combination of the BRAF inhibitor dabrafenib and the MEK inhibitor trametinib in patients with BRAF mutation-positive metastatic cutaneous melanoma. The COMBI-d (Combination of MEK and B
- Study: FDA Approves Drugs Faster than Europe, Canadahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120517-study_fda_approves_drugs_faster_than_europe_canada/2459797/Drugs are approved faster in the US than in Europe and Canada, new research from Yale University School of Medicine shows. Authors of the study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, reviewed decisions from 2001 to 2010 by the FDA and regulators in Canada and Europe, Health Canada and th
- FDA Extends Deadline for Sunscreen Label Compliancehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120514-fda_extends_deadline_for_sunscreen_compliance/2459802/Sunscreen manufacturers have won a small victory from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has extended the deadline for compliance with new labeling back to December 2013 for some companies. The industry pushed back on the agency, which ordered changes to sunscreens last summer with an ori