Investigational Drugs And Therapies
In this section learn about investigational drugs for melanoma that are in clinical trial as well as treatment methods that do not involve regulated drugs.
Immunotherapy: stimulates a patient's own immune system to recognize and destroy cancer cells more effectively.
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Targeted Therapies: designed to target or inhibit (slow) specific genes and pathways that contribute to melanoma cell growth.
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Chemotherapy: the use of drugs to kill cancer cells.
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Gene Therapy: replaces damaged cells with healthy ones or makes the cancer cells more sensitive to the effects of immunotherapy or chemotherapy.
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Angiogenesis: prevents new blood vessels from forming in order to starve the cancer cells.
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