…can become cancerous and mutate. These changes result in the development of a type of melanoma called mucosal melanoma. While…
Mucosal Melanoma
…can become cancerous and mutate. These changes result in the development of a type of melanoma called mucosal melanoma. While…
FDA Grants Toripalimab Fast Track Designation for Mucosal Melanoma
…a subtype of melanoma with mucosal origin. Compared with cutaneous melanoma, mucosal melanoma is less responsive to traditional chemotherapy and…
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Jonathan Swingle, The Mucosal Melanoma Warrior
…never heard the term mucosal melanoma. His lack of knowledge is not surprising, as mucosal melanoma is extremely rare, accounting…
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Survivor Spotlight: Bev Johnson, Mucosal Melanoma Survivor
…doctor had never seen in her 18 years of practice: vaginal mucosal melanoma. Mucosal melanoma accounts for about 1.4% of…
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FDA Grants Toripalimab Fast Track Designation for Mucosal Melanoma
…drug designation is an important milestone for the nemvaleukin alfa program and underscores nemvaleukin’s potential clinical utility in mucosal melanoma,…
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Alkermes Announces FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Nemvaleukin Alfa for Treatment of Mucosal Melanoma
…nemvaleukin alfa program and underscores nemvaleukin’s potential clinical utility in mucosal melanoma, a particularly aggressive form of melanoma for which…
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Types of Melanoma
…melanoma here. Mucosal Melanoma Mucosal melanomas develop in the mucous membranes, such the sinuses, nasal passages, oral cavity, vagina, and…
Part I In Plain English—When, How, and Where Melanoma Spreads
…most patients. A minority of those diagnosed with melanoma will have metastasis—meaning the melanoma will have spread to nearby skin…
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Alkermes’s disappointment hones melanoma niche focus
…melanoma patients. Alkermes is therefore focusing its efforts primarily on mucosal melanoma, where the group sees a fast path to…
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Glossary
…the area where melanomas usually develop. This area is not visible to the naked eye. Desmoplastic MelanomaAlso known as spindle…
