Imaging One Week After Immunotherapy May Predict Treatment Response in Advanced Melanoma
F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT imaging of tumors in patients with advanced melanoma receiving pembrolizumab (Keytruda, Merck) after just one week may predict treatment response, according to a study in Clinical Cancer Research. Typically, these immunotherapy patients are imaged around three months after starting treatment to monitor their progress. For the study, Michael D. Farwell, MD, an associate […]
CDC: More than 90 Americans Have Died After Cosmetic Surgery in the Dominican Republic
Ninety three Americans died after undergoing cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic since 2009, with many of the recent deaths involving the Brazilian butt lift, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. The number of deaths after cosmetic surgery among U.S. citizens in the Dominican Republic increased from a mean of 4.1 per year […]