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How long do you give systemic therapies or skin directed therapies to work before changing treatments in patients with diffuse skin limited mycoses fungoides?

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Medical Oncology · Riverside Methodist Hospitals/OhioHealth

It really depends on the patient, the side effects profile. Some systemic therapies are “skin directed” like bexarotene. Also, access to a dermatologist's office for nbUVB is an important factor in making such a decision. I generally don’t recommend topical agents when there is more than 10% eBSA sk...

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