melanoma

A personalized vaccine for melanoma cut the risk of cancer returning after five years

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An experimental vaccine from Moderna shows promise in keeping deadly skin cancer from returning for years, according to new clinical trial results. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The research, presented Monday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting, found that a personalized mRNA … Read more

FDA blocked melanoma drug as confusion reigned under Makary

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The Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to withhold approval of a new skin cancer treatment fell like a hammer on doctors who treat melanoma and patients who saw that the drug had prolonged the lives of a third of the participants in a clinical trial. “It was devastating news,” said Trisha Wise-Draper, a dermatologist … Read more