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Melanoma, News

In a study entitled “Macrophage migration inhibitory factor engages PI3K/Akt signaling and is a prognostic factor in metastatic melanoma” published in the BMC Cancer journal, a group of researchers set ... Read more

August 28, 2014August 28, 2014

Water Advocate Sharon Kleyne Shares Three Rarely Reported Tips For Sun Protection

News, Skin Cancer

Hydrating before and during sun exposure, keeping sunburns moist, and learning how to recognize skin cancer: several articles have been published lately to call for awareness for simple actions that ... Read more

August 27, 2014August 27, 2014

Experimental Melanoma Drug Trains Immune System To Fight Disease

Melanoma, News

Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago is currently enrolling melanoma patients in a Phase I clinical trial for an experimental immunotherapy vaccine. The treatment will consist of ex vivo collection ... Read more

August 20, 2014August 20, 2014

Home Care Assistance Calls For Awareness For Simple Steps That Can Prevent Skin Cancer

Skin Cancer

Staying away from tanning beds, seeking the shade whenever possible, wearing a hat, and, of course, wearing sunscreen, are four very simple steps that everyone can take to protect their ... Read more

August 18, 2014

Specialized Immune Cells That Kill Melanoma Cells Identified By Researchers

Melanoma

A team of researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Melbourne have found that myeloid cell leukaemia sequence-1 (Mcl1) is crucial for the survival of natural killer (NK) cells in vivo, ... Read more

August 14, 2014August 14, 2014

Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma Therapy To Be Tested in Worldwide Clinical Trial

News, Skin Cancer

EMD Serono, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has announced the beginning of an international Phase II multi-center, international, single-arm, open-label clinical trial, designed to evaluate the efficacy and ... Read more

August 13, 2014August 13, 2014

Pen-Sized Probe Offers Next-Generation Approach to Skin Cancer Detection

News, Skin Cancer

A new device allowing an early non-invasive examination of melanoma and other skin cancer lesions has been developed by a team of researchers from the University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell ... Read more

August 12, 2014August 12, 2014

Researchers Offer New Insight Into Adjuvant Therapy for Stage III Melanoma

Melanoma, News

Even though the incidence of malignant melanoma is increasing, the majority of cases are diagnosed at an early stage. In this setting, surgery is the best option, proving to be ... Read more

August 8, 2014August 8, 2014

Advanced Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery Supports Call to Action For Prevention Of Skin Cancer

News, Skin Cancer

After the United States Surgeon General recently called on health advocates to act on the prevention of skin cancer, addressing it as a major public health problem, the founder and CEO of ... Read more

August 5, 2014August 7, 2014

Debate Continues on the Future Role of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Melanoma

Melanoma, News

The future role of checkpoint inhibitors in melanoma has been the topic of recent discussion amongst oncologists, as reported in a recent OncLive video debate. Tolerability and the development of predictive ... Read more

August 4, 2014August 4, 2014

Researchers Discover New Approach Identifying Cancer Mutation Targets For Novel Melanoma Immunotherapy

Melanoma, News

A team of researchers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), in Bethesda, Maryland, has developed a novel approach demonstrating that mutated cancer antigens recognized by T-cells are responsible for complete ... Read more

July 31, 2014July 31, 2014

Bristol-Myers Squibb Plans Submission of a Biologics License Application for Previously Treated Advanced Melanoma Drug Opdivo

Melanoma, News

Bristol-Myers Squibb plans to submit a Biologics License Application in the third quarter for its drug Opdivo for previously treated advanced melanoma, following discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, ... Read more

July 30, 2014July 31, 2014

CNIO Researchers Discover More Than 40 Genes That Determine Melanoma Aggressiveness

Melanoma, News

Researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO, in the Spanish abbreviation) have identified over 40 genes that can predict the level of aggressiveness of melanoma, while distinguishing it ... Read more

July 24, 2014July 24, 2014

Sunscreens Don’t Provide Enough Protection Against Melanoma

Melanoma, News

Even with sun protector factor (SPF) 50, sunscreen is only partially effective against the immediate radiation damage of the sun, and does not offer complete protection against melanoma, one of the ... Read more

July 17, 2014July 23, 2014

Genentech/Exelixis Phase III Melanoma Study For Vemurafenib/Cobimetinib Has PFS Extended

Melanoma, News

Genentech and Exelixis have released encouraging results from their latest clinical trial collaboration, whereby advanced melanoma patients receiving a combination of vemurafenib (Zelboraf), a BRAF inhibitor, and cobimetinib, a MEK ... Read more

July 6, 2014August 6, 2014

Melanoma Liver Metastasis Surgery Can Prolong Survival, According to Study

Melanoma, News

Melanoma liver metastasis is usually fatal, and although it is only diagnosed in 10% to 20% of patients with stage IV melanoma, the majority of patients with hepatic metastases as ... Read more