Diagnosis and treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma: European consensus-based interdisciplinary guideline–Update 2022

ML Gauci, C Aristei, JC Becker, A Blom… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare skin cancer, accounting for less than 1% of all
cutaneous malignancies. It is found predominantly in white populations and risk factors …

[HTML][HTML] Merkel cell carcinoma: epidemiology, prognosis, therapy and unmet medical needs

D Schadendorf, C Lebbé, A Zur Hausen… - European journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare skin cancer that is associated with Merkel cell
polyomavirus infection in most cases. Incidence rates of MCC have increased in past …

Avelumab in patients with chemotherapy-refractory metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma: a multicentre, single-group, open-label, phase 2 trial

HL Kaufman, J Russell, O Hamid, S Bhatia… - The lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare, aggressive skin cancer with poor prognosis in
patients with advanced disease. Current standard care uses various cytotoxic chemotherapy …

Merkel cell carcinoma: current US incidence and projected increases based on changing demographics

KG Paulson, SY Park, NA Vandeven… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) incidence rates are rising and strongly age-
associated, relevant for an aging population. Objective Determine MCC incidence in the …

Terahertz radiation and the skin: a review

AI Nikitkina, PY Bikmulina, ER Gafarova… - Journal of …, 2021 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Significance: Terahertz (THz) radiation has demonstrated a great potential in biomedical
applications over the past three decades, mainly due to its non-invasive and label-free …

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 …

NCCN Guidelines® insights: Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Version 1.2024: featured updates to the NCCN guidelines

CD Schmults, R Blitzblau, SZ Aasi, M Alam… - Journal of the National …, 2024 - jnccn.org
The NCCN Guidelines for Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC) provide recommendations for
diagnostic workup, clinical stage, and treatment options for patients. The panel meets …

[HTML][HTML] Polyomavirus-negative Merkel cell carcinoma: a more aggressive subtype based on analysis of 282 cases using multimodal tumor virus detection

AS Moshiri, R Doumani, L Yelistratova, A Blom… - Journal of Investigative …, 2017 - Elsevier
Previous studies have reached conflicting conclusions regarding the proportion of Merkel
cell carcinomas (MCCs) that contain the Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) and the clinical …

Merkel cell carcinoma: an update and review: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and staging

K Coggshall, TL Tello, JP North, SY Siegrid - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Elsevier
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an uncommon primary cutaneous neuroendocrine cancer. It
most commonly presents as an indurated plaque or nodule on sun-damaged skin in elderly …

[HTML][HTML] Viral oncology: molecular biology and pathogenesis

UN Mui, CT Haley, SK Tyring - Journal of clinical medicine, 2017 - mdpi.com
Oncoviruses are implicated in approximately 12% of all human cancers. A large number of
the world's population harbors at least one of these oncoviruses, but only a small proportion …