IMIM (HOSPITAL DEL MAR MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE) Combining chemotherapy and BRAF oncogene inhibitors is a very effective strategy for fighting metastatic melanoma, the leading cause of death from skin cancer in the world. This has been demonstrated in a study by researchers from the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Hospital del Mar, and CIBER Cancer (CIBERONC), in...
Tag: <span>Metastatic Melanoma</span>
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Analyzing tumor microenvironment at single cell level sheds light on metastatic melanoma outcomes
H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER & RESEARCH INSTITUTE TAMPA, Fla. — There are several new treatment options available for patients with advanced melanoma. While these therapies have greatly improved the prognosis for patients, each person can respond to the treatments differently. Treatment of melanomas that have spread to the central nervous system is especially challenging. In a...
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Study shows FDA-approved leukemia drug may help treat metastatic melanoma
by Jenni Ho, University of Kentucky Bone marrow aspirate showing acute myeloid leukemia. Several blasts have Auer rods. A new study led by researchers at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and UK Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences demonstrates the potential benefit of using an anti-leukemic drug nilotinib—most commonly used to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia—to overcome...
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Hemopurifier Filters Ebola, Hep C, Metastatic Melanoma: Interview with James A. Joyce, CEO of Aethlon Medical
Filtering infectious pathogens and cancer cells directly from whole blood has been an almost fantastic proposition, but the Hemopurifier from Aethlon Medical does just that. We’ve been covering it for over 10 years on Medgadget as it proves itself in clinical trials and new applications for it are discovered. It has already been studied as a treatment...