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A Novel Therapeutic Strategy for the Treatment of Hyperpigmentation and Melanoma by nih.gov Posted Tue 15 Jun 2010 5:00pm % of world population) or post-inflammatory hypopigmentation. A novel gene therapy based treatment for Melanoma: Experimental results show that cells over-expressing SOX9 do not form... are currently pursuing gene therapy approaches with SOX9 which may be useful in the treatment of melanoma. Inventors: Vincent J Hearing (NCI) Thierry Passeron (NCI) Patent Status Read on »

Experimental Drug Shows Promise in Melanoma Treatment by Northcoast Footcare Facebook

Posted Sun 04 Oct 2009 11:13pm Melanoma is a cancer of melanocytes, cells that produce a pigment called melanin in the skin. Melanoma occurs when there is a mutation within the melanocytes, causing the cells to replicate in a disorganized fashion, grow without limit, invade surrounding tissue and disrupt normal tissue function. Continue Reading » Social Bookmarking Options Read on »

Prolonging Survival in Melanoma Patients: Early Stage Diagnosis and Treatment by Detecting and Inhibiting NUAK2 Overexpression by nih.gov Posted Thu 22 Jul 2010 5:00pm Description of Invention: Melanoma accounts for only ~4% of skin cancers, but is responsible for over 75% of skin cancer deaths worldwide. There are few treatment... the disease has progressed to the point where treatment is less effective. As normal melanocytes transform into melanoma tumor cells and metastasize, many changes occur in their gene Read on »

Researchers Shine Light On How Some Melanoma Tumors Evade Drug Treatment by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Sun 05 Dec 2010 3:40pm The past year has brought to light both the promise and the frustration of developing new drugs to treat melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. Early clinical tests of a candidate drug aimed at a crucial cancer-causing gene revealed impressive results in patients whose cancers resisted all currently available treatments. Unfortunately, those effects Read on »

DNA scan reveals secret of melanoma’s ‘self-healing’ powers by Cancer Research UK Patient Expert

Posted Wed 25 Aug 2010 12:00am Professor Julia Newton Bishop and her team are making progress in understanding melanoma. Malignant melanoma – the most dangerous form of skin cancer... chemotherapy drugs, repairing themselves, and continuing to multiply as before. As a result, many melanomas remain stubbornly resistant to chemotherapy. Fewer than one in five Read on »

The Danny Fund – Research and Development To Find the cure for Melanoma by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Tue 03 Feb 2009 12:08am

1 Comment . On November 21, 2007, it was announced that Federici would take a leave of absence from Springsteen and the E Street Band's ongoing Magic Tour to pursue treatment for melanoma... As seen on the Super bowl, Bruce Springsteen speaking out with his support to find the cure for Melanoma, skin cancer after the loss of his friend and band member, Danny Read on »

Podcast: melanoma genes, the ‘cancer breath test’ and teen smoking by Cancer Research UK Patient Expert

Posted Mon 06 Sep 2010 12:00am Click on the image to listen to the latest podcast In this month’s podcast we look at the latest news stories from the world of cancer research, including how DNA repair genes could lead to better treatment for melanoma, and why the ‘cancer breath test’ is still a long way off. Also, we’ve got an in-depth report on our vital Read on »

Celebrex for melanoma by Mark Levin Posted Mon 12 Apr 2010 9:01am . Celebrex should be considered investigational for treatment of melanoma. Kenneth S. WilsonClinical Activity of Celecoxib in Metastatic Malignant Melanoma Cancer Investigation 2006... in a nubmer of cancers botht herapeutically adn for prevention. Expression of COX-2 in malignant melanoma has been investigated by immunohistochemistry in 28 cases of primary skin Read on »

In Early Trial, Targeted Therapy Fights Advanced Melanoma by Medline Plus Posted Wed 25 Aug 2010 2:00pm a partial response, meaning at least some shrinkage of the tumor. The current standard treatments for metastatic melanoma -- chemotherapy and interleukin-2 (IL2) -- only have.... That finding opened the door to potential targeted, molecular therapies for melanoma, which has been sorely lacking in effective treatments. PLX4032 is the first potent inhibitor Read on »

Targeted Drug for Melanoma Shows Promise in Early Clinical Testing by Cancer.gov Posted Thu 23 Sep 2010 9:00pm , 2010 ( see the current issue ). The vast majority of patients with advanced melanoma who received an experimental targeted drug called PLX4032 responded to the treatment.... PET scans of a patient with advanced melanoma at baseline (left) and after 2 weeks of treatment with PLX4032 (right). Courtesy Nature “The responses Read on »