GANDINI S

Baseline neutrophil and derived neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, either alone, or better combined, are significantly and independently associated with progression-free survival and overall survival of metastatic melanoma patients receiving ipilimumab therapy. These factors may serve as objective, inexpensive markers to help risk-group...

BACKGROUND: The melanocortin-1-receptor (MC1R) gene regulates human pigmentation and is highly polymorphic in populations of European origins. The aims of this study were to evaluate the association between MC1R variants and the risk of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), and to investigate whether risk estimates differed by phenotypic...

Previous studies have reported an association between sun exposure and the increased survival of patients with cutaneous melanoma (CM). The present study analyzed the association between ultraviolet (UV) light exposure and various prognostic factors in the Italian Clinical National Melanoma Registry. Clinical and sociodemographic features were...