Merkel cell carcinoma, version 1.2018, NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology

CK Bichakjian, T Olencki, SZ Aasi, M Alam… - Journal of the National …, 2018 - jnccn.org
This selection from the NCCN Guidelines for Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC) focuses on
areas impacted by recently emerging data, including sections describing MCC risk factors …

Caloric restriction-A promising anti-cancer approach: From molecular mechanisms to clinical trials

GS Kopeina, VV Senichkin, B Zhivotovsky - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2017 - Elsevier
Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide and the morbidity is growing in
developed countries. According to WHO,> 14 million people per year are diagnosed with …

Imaging of Merkel cell carcinoma: what imaging experts should know

G Akaike, T Akaike, SA Fadl, K Lachance, P Nghiem… - Radiographics, 2019 - pubs.rsna.org
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive cutaneous neuroendocrine tumor
with a higher mortality rate than melanoma. Approximately 40% of MCC patients have nodal …

18F-BMS986192 PET imaging of PD-L1 in metastatic melanoma patients with brain metastases treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a pilot study

PH Nienhuis, IF Antunes… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Soc Nuclear Med
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) targeting programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-
1)/programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1) frequently induces tumor response in metastatic …

S2k guidelines for Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC, neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin)–update 2018

JC Becker, T Eigentler, B Frerich… - JDDG: Journal der …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC, ICD‐O M8247/3) is a rare malignant primary skin tumor with
epithelial and neuroendocrine differentiation. The neoplastic cells share many …

[HTML][HTML] 18F-FDG and 68Ga-somatostatin analogs PET/CT in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma: a comparison study

S Taralli, M Sollini, M Milella, G Perotti, A Filice… - EJNMMI research, 2018 - Springer
Background Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive neuroendocrine skin tumor.
Currently, 18 F-fluoro-deoxy-glucose (18 F-FDG) PET/CT is the functional imaging modality …

Prospective analysis of the utility of 18‐FDG PET in Merkel cell carcinoma of the skin: A Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group Study, TROG 09: 03

M Poulsen, D Macfarlane, M Veness… - Journal of Medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction TROG 09.03 prospectively studied the utility of Fluorine‐18 Fluorodeoxyglucose
(18‐FDG) PET in the management of Merkel cell carcinoma of skin. Methods Following …

[HTML][HTML] Positron emission tomography in Merkel cell carcinoma

C Sachpekidis, P Sidiropoulou, JC Hassel, N Drakoulis… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary There is currently no consensus on a widely accepted algorithm for
imaging Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) patients. Baseline, tomographic imaging is not …

PET-CT in the UK: current status and future directions

AF Scarsbrook, SF Barrington - Clinical radiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Combined positron-emission tomography and computed tomography (PET-CT) has taken
the oncological world by storm since being introduced into the clinical domain in the early 21 …

Merkel cell carcinoma–current controversies and future directions

N Steven, P Lawton, M Poulsen - Clinical Oncology, 2019 - Elsevier
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare, aggressive neuroendocrine skin malignancy. Evidence for
management comes from case series and single-arm trials. Optimal outcomes require …