This last Sunday at the 2026 American Academy of Dermatology meeting, Dr. Paul Nghiem gave a plenary talk sharing advancements in initial treatment, monitoring, and systemic therapy of Merkel cell carcinoma as the recipient of this year’s Lila and Murray Gruber Memorial Cancer Research Award and Lectureship.
Read more: https://www.aadmeetingnews.org/2026-aad-annual-meeting/article/22963577/gruber-lecture
View recorded lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHy1Ls5AGC8
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