Scientists create mouse model of melanoma that generates hope for the use of targeted therapies
Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 15:56
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have developed a new mouse model that allows them to replicate normal pigment cells at the earliest stages of conversion to malignant skin cancer in humans. After testing the mouse with a combination of two drug therapies, the team found the treatment caused a statistically significant regression in cancer cell development.