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July 24th 2024
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Martina Navratilova Receives Cancer Diagnoses, Jill Biden to Have a Skin Lesion Removed and More
January 6th 2023From tennis star Martina Navratilova’s two cancer diagnoses to First Lady Jill Biden undergoing Mohs surgery to have a suspicious lesion removed and musician deaths, here’s what’s happening in the cancer space this week.
Three-Drug Regimen May Improve Survival Outcomes in Subset of Patients with Melanoma
December 25th 2022Although triplet therapy may be effective and tolerable for patients with BRAF-mutant melanoma, each patient’s case should be considered before deciding if it is the right course of treatment, according to an expert.
Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Decreases Death Risk in Unresectable Skin Cancer
September 13th 2022The use of a tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy led to better outcomes than treatment with Yervoy in patients with unresectable, treatment-refractory stage 3/4 melanoma, a type of skin cancer, study results showed.
Amazon and Fred Hutch Partner to Investigate Safety, Efficacy of Cancer Vaccine
July 14th 2022Amazon and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center recently launched an early-phase clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of a cancer vaccine in the treatment of patients with late-stage skin cancer or hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.