Source: BU Today, March 2019 Melanoma is commonly caused by the damaging effects of ultraviolet light—from sources like sunlight and tanning beds—on the DNA of skin cells. This UV damage can activate genes that encourage precancerous cells to further mutate into full-blown skin cancer. At the same time, UV damage can turn off other genes […]
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Source: EurekAlert, March 2019 BEER-SHEVA, Israel…February 26, 2019 – An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) in Dallas have developed groundbreaking technology to identify melanoma cells that are likely to metastasize to other parts of the body using artificial […]
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Source: Immuno-Oncology News, March 2019 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Keytruda(pembrolizumab) as a treatment for melanoma patients with stage 3 disease — cancer cells have spread to the lymph nodes but not to distant organs — who have undergone complete resection of a tumor. The approval is based on data […]
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Source: OncLive, March 2019 Select patients with melanoma who consume a diet rich in fiber could see an improved response to treatment with immunotherapy, according to research presented during a webcast ahead of the 2019 AACR Annual Meeting. During the webcast preview of the event, Christine Spencer, PhD, a research scientist at the Parker Institute […]
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