Patients with metastatic melanoma taking the recently approved drug vemurafenib (Zelboraf) responded well to the twice daily pill, but some of them developed a different, secondary skin cancer. Now, researchers at UCLA's ...
Jan 18, 2012
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Ohio State University researchers have discovered a hereditary cancer syndrome that predisposes certain people to a melanoma of the eye, along with lung cancer, brain cancer and possibly other types of cancer.
Dec 15, 2011
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A drug commonly used to treat seizures appears to make eye tumors less likely to grow if they spread to other parts of the body, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Nov 28, 2011
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Researchers from UCLA's cancer and stem cell centers have demonstrated for the first time that blood stem cells can be engineered to create cancer-killing T-cells that seek out and attack a human melanoma. The researchers ...
Nov 28, 2011
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A major international study has identified a novel gene mutation that appears to increase the risk of both inherited and sporadic cases of malignant melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. The identified mutation occurs ...
Nov 13, 2011
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An international team of researchers has discovered the first DNA faults linked to melanoma - the deadliest skin cancer - that are not related to hair, skin or eye colour.
Oct 9, 2011
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Scientists have found that individuals who carry a mutation in a gene called BAP1 are susceptible to developing two forms of cancer – mesothelioma, and melanoma of the eye. Additionally, when these individuals are exposed ...
Aug 28, 2011
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Initial data from the first phase 1 trial of the bispecific antibody FS222 demonstrate that it is a drug with a manageable safety profile and promising antitumour activity, especially in patients with metastatic cutaneous ...
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A recent study shows that there may be a more effective way to treat melanoma by using ascorbate (vitamin C) to increase DNA damage in cancer cells, leading to their death, according to co-corresponding author of the study ...
17 hours ago
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Immunotherapy before surgery for patients with metastatic melanoma appears to be especially successful. Some 59% of patients respond so well to this therapy that adjuvant treatment is no longer needed, according to the results ...
19 hours ago
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