Combination therapy of benefit in metastatic melanoma
A new finding suggests that a combination of immunotherapies will help patients with aggressive melanoma resistant to PD-1 inhibitors....
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Allan Ryan
- Jun 19
- 1 min
Findings may set stage for melanoma vaccine
A new study from Tel Aviv University and the Sheba Medical Center has outlined how melanoma metastasis occurs through the formation of...
John Evans
- Mar 31
- 2 min
Genetic contribution to late-stage cancer treatment resistance identified
New research has identified some factors that may lead to some skin cancers no longer responding to treatment. Published in Cancer...
Allan Ryan
- Mar 13
- 2 min
Melanoma rates lower in patients with atopic diseases
According to a new study, the risk of melanoma developing in people with a history of atopic disease is up to 50% lower than in...
Allan Ryan
- Feb 27
- 2 min
Investigational melanoma vaccine receives breakthrough designation from U.S. FDA
Data from a Phase 2b study indicates that an investigational personalized mRNA cancer vaccine known as mRNA-4157/V940, in combination...
John Evans
- Feb 10
- 2 min
Methotrexate use associated with increased risk of some skin cancers
New findings from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden show that methotrexate (MTX) use is associated with a higher risk of skin cancer...
Allan Ryan
- Jan 16
- 2 min
Fewer cases of melanoma seen in people taking vitamin D
A Finnish study of nearly 500 people who had an increased risk of skin cancer revealed fewer cases of melanoma in those who took vitamin...
John Evans
- Nov 25, 2022
- 2 min
Highest risk of multiple primary melanomas from indoor tanning
Findings from a case-control study show that a history of indoor tanning is the strongest risk factor for the development of multiple...
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