UVA Heath begins new clinical trial to battle deadly melanoma

Source: ABC 8 News, November 2024

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WRIC) — A research team at UVA Health System is pioneering a new approach to treating melanoma, one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.

University of Virginia’s (UVA) melanoma researchers are testing the ability of focused ultrasound to increase the immune response to immunotherapy in melanoma.

According to the CDC, In 2021, 90,365 new cases of melanoma of the skin were reported in the U.S.

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