In the advanced - stage melanoma setting, therapeutic approaches for patients who have failed prior approved treatments are critically needed. (mdanderson.org)
They did find an increased risk of early stage melanoma among erection medicine users, but those who took such medications were at a lower risk for aggressive melanoma than non-users. (sciencedaily.com)
Moffitt Cancer Center researchers participated in an international phase 3 study that demonstrated that a drug called ipilimumab improves the relapse - free survival of advanced stage melanoma patients rendered free of disease surgically but at high risk for relapse. (sciencedaily.com)