Research Summaries

Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
05/31/2024

Jessica Ganga

Jessica Ganga
Patients with melanoma and who are being treated with PD-1 inhibitors have an increased risk of experiencing immune-related neurologic adverse events, compared with patients who are not being treated with...
05/31/2024
Research Summary
Research Summary
05/17/2023
Anthony Calabro, MA
In a multicenter, randomized, open-label, phase 3 trial, researchers set out to determine whether an advanced surgical therapy, isolated hepatic perfusion, could improve outcomes among previously untreated...
05/17/2023
Research Summary
Research Summary
03/31/2023
Anthony Calabro, MA
Researchers determined the impact of melanoma subtypes on cutaneous immune-related adverse events and survival among those who received immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
03/31/2023
skin cancer
skin cancer
04/21/2022
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new medication therapy for the treatment of metastatic and unresectable melanoma.
04/21/2022
Melanoma
Melanoma
07/27/2017
In a recent study, researchers evaluated the association between renal transplantation and risk of melanoma. Also evaluated were other risk factors for developing melanoma in this patient population.
07/27/2017
Melanoma
Melanoma
07/24/2017
The FDA has expanded the approval of an intravenous injection for the treatment of metastatic or unresectable melanoma to include use in pediatric patients.
07/24/2017
Melanoma
Melanoma
07/10/2017
In a recent study, researchers compared the efficacy of nivolumab with chemotherapy on clinical outcomes among patients with melanoma that progressed following ipilimumab therapy.
07/10/2017
Research Summary
Research Summary
12/20/2015
Miranda Manier, BA
A decade-long follow-up of a landmark trial examining survival outcomes in patients with advanced melanoma treated with nivolumab plus ipilimumab, nivolumab monotherapy, or ipilimumab monotherapy, provides...
12/20/2015
Melanoma
Melanoma
10/28/2015
The FDA has approved new options for the treatment of melanoma lesions, soft tissue sarcomas, and the rare metabolic disease, hypophosphatasia, that clinicians should be aware of.
10/28/2015
Melanoma
Melanoma
05/28/2015
In a breakthrough clinical trial, researchers tested a genetically engineered version of the herpes simplex virus designed to combat melanoma by multiplying inside cancer cells and killing them.
05/28/2015