Immunotherapy drug helps patients with metastatic melanoma

Monday, November 12, 2018 - 09:32 in Health & Medicine

When melanoma turns metastatic, it spreads to the brain in more than 40% of patients. A study by Yale Cancer Center researchers published today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) shows a checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy drug has meaningful benefit for these patients. The study is one of the first clinical trials aimed at treating the brain metastases with […]

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