Overview & Learning Objectives
The objective of this lecture is to provide a few clinical pearls from Coagulation Cascade There is a slide component, which is used for didactic purposes, as well as a monograph section for background (see below) In part 1, we will review the clotting cascade and introduce a methodology to approach clinical scenarios where aberations in the PT and PTT are key elements Overview of Hemostasis The hemostatic process often is divided into three phases:
This lecture was filmed and will be part of the HMS Cancer Biology and Therapeutics Global Education Lecture Overview & Learning Objectives
Understand the role of diagnostic imaging and sentinel lymph node biopsy in the work up of MCC
Recognize the use of the Merkel cell polyoma virus serum antibody test in clinical practice
Discuss recently approved therapeutic strategies in MCC, including the use of ICIs as primary treatment, as well as emerging strategies in the neo-adjuvant and adjuvant setting