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Tralokinumab a promising treatment option in young people with moderate-to-severe AD
Tralokinumab a promising treatment option in young people with moderate-to-severe AD
29 Apr 2023
SG: Acne in youths managed suboptimally in primary care
SG: Acne in youths managed suboptimally in primary care
19 Apr 2023 byJairia Dela Cruz

The prescribing patterns for acne among local primary care physicians appear to deviate from clinical practice guidelines used to achieve optimal outcomes for young people, as shown in a Singapore study.

SG: Acne in youths managed suboptimally in primary care
19 Apr 2023
Apremilast safe, effective in moderate-to-severe genital psoriasis
Apremilast safe, effective in moderate-to-severe genital psoriasis
13 Apr 2023 byStephen Padilla

Treatment with apremilast demonstrates consistent efficacy in genital psoriasis and overall psoriasis symptoms at 16 weeks irrespective of body surface area (BSA) at baseline, suggest the results of the phase III DISCREET trial presented at the recent AAD 2023.

Apremilast safe, effective in moderate-to-severe genital psoriasis
13 Apr 2023
Systemic therapies effective in melanoma of unknown primary
Systemic therapies effective in melanoma of unknown primary
08 Apr 2023

Patients with melanoma of unknown primary (MUP) benefit from novel therapies similarly as those with stage-matched melanoma of known cutaneous primary (cMKP) despite having less favourable baseline prognostic factors, reveals a study.

Systemic therapies effective in melanoma of unknown primary
08 Apr 2023
SLN status optimizes adjuvant therapy decision-making in clinical stage IIB/C melanoma
SLN status optimizes adjuvant therapy decision-making in clinical stage IIB/C melanoma
07 Apr 2023

The performance of a prognostic model with sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy status in assessing patient risk for 5-year melanoma-specific death is superior to that of a model with primary tumour staging factors alone for threshold mortality rates ≥30 percent, a study has shown.

SLN status optimizes adjuvant therapy decision-making in clinical stage IIB/C melanoma
07 Apr 2023