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Skin Toxicity Study Group
Goals, Mission and Annual Meeting Minutes
Chair:
Mario E Lacouture, MD
Cancer Skin Care Program and SERIES Clinic
Assistant Professor , Department of Dermatology
Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Northwestern University
676 North St. Clair Suite 1600
Chicago, Illinois 60611-2941
Phone:(773) 368-7304 Fax:(312) 695-0664
m-lacouture@northwestern.edu |
Co chair:
Joel Epstein DMD, MSD, FRCD(C), FRCSEd
Prof and Head Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
Director of Interdisciplinary program in Oral Cancer
Chicago Cancer Center,
College of Dentistry (MC 838)
801 South Paulina St
Chicago, IL 60612
Ph 312 996-7480 Fax 312 355-2688
E-mail: jepstein@uic.edu |
Mission:
The MASCC Skin Toxicity Study Group has the mission to develop research and management strategies for skin conditions in cancer patients or those that arise as a result of anticancer drugs. The Skin Toxicity Study Group is an interdisciplinary effort with the objective of raising awareness and leading the emerging field of dermatological conditions in cancer patients. Skin reactions are frequent in those affected by cancer, and they can lead to a significant impact on quality of life, as well as modifications in lifesaving antineoplastic therapy.
Objectives:
Our objectives include the identification of new targets for the treatment of these reactions, to establish guidelines for management, and to contribute to patients' knowledge on reactions and their care. Key efforts will be the identification of phenotypes and treatment regimens with a higher risk, as well as the institution of preventive measures and early intervention as standards of care. The group will also serve as a resource for multicenter clinical trials and translational studies.
Chair: Mario E Lacouture, MD
Skin Toxicity Study Group Minutes - MASCC/ISOO Annual Symposium
 2008 Minutes (PDF) - Houston, Texas
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