Combination immunotherapy helps overcome melanoma treatment resistance
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Early data from a Phase 2 clinical trial show a combination of immunotherapy medications can activate ...
Tag: Melanoma
Dr. Michael Piepkorn on How the Discovery of the p16 Gene Transformed Familial Melanoma Diagnosis
The discovery of the p16 gene was a significant turning point in understanding familial melanoma. This development was primarily responsible ...
Mismatch repair germline pathogenic variants could predispose to uveal melanoma
Mismatch repair (MMR) germline alterations are enriched among patients with uveal melanoma (UM), according to a study published online June ...
Melanoma cases climb amid declining sunscreen use in Canada
Despite decades of public health messaging, Canadians are spending more time in the sun and using less sun protection – ...
Bristol Myers Squibb Cancer Immunotherapy Flunks a Key Test in Melanoma
A Bristol Myers Squibb immunotherapy currently approved as a first-line treatment for metastatic melanoma has failed a pivotal clinical trial ...
Melanoma risk increased after radioactive iodine treatment for primary thyroid cancer, study finds
Patients with primary thyroid cancer who receive radioactive iodine therapy have an elevated risk for melanoma and other nonkeratinocyte skin ...
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