In a nutshell The authors determined the benefit of measuring tumor cells in the blood for the treatment of advanced melanoma. Some background Treatment options for advanced melanoma include targeted therapy (targeting specific genes or proteins) and immunotherapy (using the body’s own immune system to fight cancer)....
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In a nutshell In this study, researchers examined the safety of surgery for patients with metastatic melanoma who recently received treatment with ipilimumab (Yervoy). Some background Ipilimumab is a drug that uses the patients’ own immune systems to fight cancer cells. It is FDA-approved for the treatment of patients with metastatic...
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In a nutshell This study analyzed the efficacy and safety of ipilimumab (Yervoy) exposure in patients with advanced melanoma. It assessed the relationship between patient response and drug dosage (amount of drug administered) through the minimum steady-state concentration or Cminss (the lowest concentration that the drug reaches before the next...
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