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February 11, 2015February 11, 2015

New Target Protein Could Overcome Melanoma Drug Resistance

Melanoma, News

An international research team led by Dr. Trever Bivona of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) identified a protein responsible for melanoma drug resistance. The study, published online in Nature Genetics, ... Read more

October 3, 2014

Roche And GSK Melanoma Drug Combination Shows Similar Results

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Results from recent clinical trials presented at the European Society of Medical Oncology annual congress in Madrid, showed that two of the new pill combinations for melanoma treatment from Roche ... Read more

September 22, 2014September 22, 2014

Decision Resources Group Survey Shows that Half of Oncologists Prescribe Tafinlar and Mekinist to Treat Melanoma

Melanoma, News

The consulting company Decision Resources Group, which analyzes critical issues within the healthcare industry, recently concluded that more than half of the surveyed U.S. oncologists prescribe GlaxoSmithKline‘s BRAF inhibitor Tafinlar for BRAF-mutation-positive unresectable or ... Read more