This could help scientists understand
the aggressive skin cancer melanoma.
A Ludwig Cancer Research study led by Benoit Van den Eynde, Director of Ludwig Brussels, has identified a novel mechanism by which tumors of
the aggressive skin cancer melanoma can resist cancer immunotherapy.
Not exact matches
There's a reason why
melanoma, the most serious type of
skin cancer, is so
aggressive.
Though not the most common form of
skin cancer,
melanoma is the most
aggressive.
As the largest ever genetic study on pigmentation, it will improve our understanding of diseases like
melanoma, an
aggressive form of
skin cancer.
Immunotherapy is a promising approach in the treatment of metastatic
melanoma, an
aggressive and deadly form of
skin cancer; but for most patients, immunotherapy drugs so far have failed to live up to their promise and provide little or no benefit.
Learn who is at higher risk for
melanoma and what features are more concerning for this
aggressive type of
skin cancer
To determine whether L1CAM has a role in
cancer, the researchers looked for its protein in normal
skin cells, cultured noncancerous cells, and
aggressive melanomas from 11 patients.
«Method for diagnosis, prognosis of
melanoma — most
aggressive skin cancer — is patented.»
Melanoma is the deadliest, most
aggressive form of
skin cancer.
Previous in vitro studies conducted by researchers in other countries showed that this molecule was able to reduce the multiplication and increase the mortality of cells from
melanoma, the most
aggressive type of
skin cancer, as well as breast
cancer and neuroblastoma, a tumor that typically affects patients aged 15 or younger.
There is also evidence that BCG or smallpox vaccination early in life reduces the subsequent risk of
melanoma, an
aggressive skin cancer, by around half.
Human
melanoma is a very
aggressive skin cancer, but very little is known about the mechanisms that cause the disease to progress.
MELANOMA is a particularly
aggressive form of
skin cancer that resists conventional treatments.
Frequent exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays for individuals under the age of 35 increases the risk of developing
melanoma — the most
aggressive and deadliest form of
skin cancer — by 75 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The rarest but deadliest form of
skin cancer is
melanoma, which is
aggressive and can spread rapidly if not detected and treated early.
Oral
Melanoma —
Melanomas are
aggressive cancers of the melanocyte cells — those octopus - shaped, pigment - producing body cells that line the bottom layer of the epidermis, the first layer of
skin.