We’ve all seen the movie where the heroic cancer patient bravely moves through treatment as she deals with nausea, hair loss, & other side effects. This narrative isn’t keeping up with today’s reality where immunotherapies and other new treatments are increasingly being used. For some people with melanoma, this stuck-in-the-past narrative may even be deadly.
Statistically, Libby Kistler shouldn’t be here. She was diagnosed with Stage IIIB melanoma in 2005, before treatment for late-stage melanoma was transformed by immuno- and targeted therapies in 2011.
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On May 23, 2018 more than one thousand professionals from the leveraged finance and finance community at-large will come together in the fight against melanoma for the seventh annual Leveraged Finance Fights Melanoma (LFFM) benefit and cocktail party. The event, held each year in the Rockefeller Center’s summer garden, has raised over $8.6 million to advance MRA's global research programs.
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We are at an unprecedented moment in the field of melanoma. Since 2011, 11 new treatments have dramatically expanded the arsenal of FDA-approved treatment options. These advances have substantially improved the three-year survival rates for about half of patients with late-stage melanoma and given all patients hope for the future.
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Patients are looking for trials, and trials are looking for patients, but with strict eligibility requirements, it can be difficult to find a match. That's why we're thrilled to launch the Clinical Trial Navigator, powered by Antidote, to ensure that patients and caregivers not only know about medical research, but are also able to match to clinical trials quickly and easily. Get started today!
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The Melanoma Exchange provides a critical platform for all those touched by melanoma to find support and ask questions related to melanoma, melanoma treatment and relevant research, including clinical trials. Group members share personal experiences and insight, the latest treatment news, dispel rumors about clinical trials, and more in this supportive setting.
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02/20/2018 – Melanoma is Determined, So is Eric
02/12/2018 – Finding the Magic Formula
02/07/2018 – "I Thought I Knew Myself, but I Missed It."
01/31/2018 – We Challenge You! Join the Melanoma Research Alliance and the Your Cancer Game Plan Challenge!
01/12/2018 – The Hidden Costs of Cancer
