The immunotherapies used to treat melanoma now include well-established drugs such as Keytruda (pembrolizumab) and Opdivo (nivolumab) and newer ones such as Amtagvi (lifileucel), which uses T cells ...

Using less ipilimumab appears to make melanoma immunotherapy both safer and more effective, with dramatically better response and survival outcomes. The findings suggest that reducing side effects may ...

Depending on the disease specifics, patients with melanoma may undergo pre- or post-surgical therapies. Skin melanoma, one of the most serious forms of skin cancer, poses a significant threat to ...

Teddi Mellencamp has shared a sobering update on her health. On April 2, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum said in an emotional Instagram video that she now has stage IV cancer. Mellencamp was ...

A phase 1 clinical trial exploring the use of fecal transplants to supplement immunotherapy treatment for melanoma has found it to be safe and has the potential to improve patients’ response to ...

The Mayo Clinic says melanoma starts in the melanocytes, or the cells that make the pigment (melanin) giving skin its color. Melanoma starts on the skin that usually gets sun exposure, so arms, back, ...

A review article led by researchers from the B·ARGO group at the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) and from the ...

MURRAY — Intermountain Medical Center recently became one of the first medical centers in Utah to offer a genetically personalized skin cancer treatment option for those with advanced melanoma.

Iovance Biotherapeutics ($IOVA) announced an update on their ongoing clinical study. Iovance Biotherapeutics has provided an update on its Phase 2 ...

What's new in proton therapy? Read the latest news and views from Fred Hutch's proton therapy facility’s patients and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dario Sabaghi covers the cannabis industry with a focus on Europe. A recent in-vitro study reveals that a cannabis extract can ...