Melanoma Journal Articles for September 2016
Publications
MMP Research Paper Published in Oncotarget
Congratulations to Dr Andrew Colebatch who has recently published an excellent melanoma paper, utilising biospecimens from the Melbourne Melanoma Project, in the Journal Oncotarget. Andrew, who was featured in the MMP Newsletter #5 in September 2015, has provided us with a brief description of the scientific paper’s findings:
Screening for reducing morbidity and mortality in malignant melanoma
This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects on morbidity and mortality of screening for malignant melanoma in the general population.
NICE rejects Roche’s melanoma combo
Patients in England and Wales with a certain type of advanced skin cancer will not be getting routine access to Roche’s Cotellic/Zelboraf combination on the NHS, after it was turned down by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.