Bexarotene in Tumor stage Mycosis Fungoides

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Dr Rakhshandra Talpur has been a post-doctoral fellow, instructor and research scientist in the Department of Dermatology at The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center for the last eleven years and is a key member of our clinical research team in CTCL. She has worked on numerous clinical trials studying the immunology of T-cell mediated disorders and skin cancers, as well as clinical drug development in T-cell lymphomas, psoriasis, and various skin cancers. Madeleine Duvic, MD, is Professor of Internal Medicine and Dermatology, and Deputy Chairman of the Department of Dermatology at The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. She is a founding member of the United States Cutaneous Lymphoma Consortium (USCLC), a Board member of the International Society for Cutaneous Lymphoma, and also serves as Director of The Cutaneous Lymphoma Clinic at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Duvic has also served on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD). She is certified in Internal Medicine and Dermatology. She has been a principal and co-principal investigator on numerous clinical trials studying the immunology of T-cell mediated disorders and skin cancers, as well as clinical drug development and translational research in T-cell lymphomas, melanoma, and various skin cancers. A prolific author, she has written manuscripts, book chapters, abstracts, and over 300 peer-reviewed journal articles. She is co-author on a recent book on Retinoids and Carotenoids in Dermatology.