HealthDay News — For adults aged 30 to 49 years, there has been a decline in melanoma incidence and mortality, according to a study published online Sept. 8 in JAMA Dermatology to coincide with the annual meeting of the European Society for Medical Oncology, held from Sept. 13 to 17 in Barcelona, Spain.
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ESMO 2024: More than half of advanced melanoma patients treated with combination immunotherapy survive the disease for at least 10 years
Over half (52 per cent) of people diagnosed with advanced melanoma are now surviving the disease for ten years or more when they receive a combination immunotherapy treatment, according to a study led by researchers at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research, London.
Scancell, PharmaJet sign agreement for melanoma vaccine delivery system
Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Scancell has signed a strategic partnership agreement with PharmaJet for the supply of PharmaJet’s needle-free Stratis delivery system for the delivery of Scancell’s advanced melanoma vaccine for both clinical development and commercial use.
Cutaneous Head, Neck Melanoma Has Distinct Clinicopathological Profile
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Cutaneous head and neck melanoma (CHNM) has a distinct clinicopathological and prognostic profile relative to cutaneous melanomas of other sites (CMOS), according to a study published online Sept. 5 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.