Monday, June 7, 2010

The Latest In Melanoma Research

New England Journal of Medicine:

Improved Survival with Ipilimumab in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMoa1003466

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37514210/ns/health-cancer/

1 comment:

  1. One of the physicians spoke on this at tumor board today. He also talked about the future of melanoma treatment. There is an oral medication being developed that works in a certain number of people showing a specific gene known as BRAF. This medication has been shown to significantly lengthen survival.
    Here is an article on Melanoma and BRAF:
    http://dermatology.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/2002/716/1

    ReplyDelete