Tomoko Akaike

About

Tomoko Akaike is an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington, specializing in the management and treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma. Her recent research includes studies on immune checkpoint inhibitors and salvage therapies in patients resistant to these treatments, as well as the implications of immunotherapy in immunosuppressed patients and organ transplant recipients. Her work emphasizes the prognosis, surveillance methods, and patient-tailored management strategies for this often-lethal skin cancer.