When we think about cancer researchers, we don’t always think of engineers. Dr. Ashish Kulkarni proves that maybe, we should. His pioneering work as a chemical engineer is helping us answer the critical, yet difficult to answer question that is at the forefront of every patient’s mind as they start treatment: ‘is it working?
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In May 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to Pembrolizumab for treatmentof patients whose cancers possess a genetic mutation in the mismatch repair pathway (mismatch repair deficient, or dMMR) or are microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H).
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The Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) announces a Request for Proposals (RFP) soliciting high-impact pre-clinical, translational, and early clinical research from scientists and clinicians around the world. The RFP calls for ideas that have the potential to lead to near-term clinical application in melanoma prevention, detection, diagnosis, staging, and treatment.
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Currently, Americans have access to 16 sunscreen active ingredients approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prevent skin cancer. The last time a new OTC (Over the Counter) sunscreen ingredient was added to the FDA sunscreen monograph was 1999. Meanwhile, Europeans have access to 29 sunscreen active ingredients.
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Your Cancer Game Plan is a resource for people with cancer and their loved ones focused on the emotional, health, and communication challenges of living with cancer. The online resource provides unique content including communication tips, coping strategies, and health and nutritional information, to help those with cancer and their caregivers take an active role in developing a “game plan” to support their journey.
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10/10/2017 – “Seeing his Family Grow-Up Thanks to the Promise of Clinical Trials”
10/09/2017 – Safe and Sound: Balancing Safety with Innovation in American Sunscreens
10/06/2017 – Spotlight on Immunotherapy: Genetic Makeup of Tumors Informs use of anti-PD-1 drugs for Multiple Cancer Types
09/30/2017 – ‘Practice Changing’ Results Hint at New Adjuvant Therapy Treatment Options
