STL Index for: Ivan V. Litvinov
Higher Incidence of HPV-Driven Cancers in Males Calls for an Update to Current HPV Vaccination Guidelines and Implementation
While the incidence of cervical cancer is decreasing in females, the incidence of oropharyngeal and other HPV-driven cancers is increasing at an alarming rate, especially in males. As such, vaccination efforts should be aimed at addressing...
Selective TYK2 Inhibition in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Chronic Plaque Psoriasis
Moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis may be difficult to control using current therapies, which has led to development of a novel class of therapy, selective tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitors, to address this unmet need.
Extracorporeal Photopheresis and Its Use in Clinical Dermatology in Canada
Results from multiple studies have shown promising response rates, and extracorporeal photopheresis has an overall excellent safety profile with very few adverse events reported.
Plerixafor on a WHIM – Promise or Fantasy of a New CXCR4 Inhibitor for This Rare, but Important Syndrome?
Emerging molecular experimental and clinical data suggests that CXCR4 may play an important role in other skin and systemic diseases including mycosis fungoides/Sézary syndrome, neurofibromatosis type 1 tumors, allergic reactions, Waldenström macroglobulinemia, melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancers and other solid tumors.
