President’s Letter | September 2022From the Desk of Samantha Guild Leaves are falling, pumpkins are out, football is on TV, and the kids are…
AIM Welcomes Ann Garst Taylor as New Director of Community EngagementBy Mara Klecker Ann Garst Taylor, AIM at Melanoma’s new Director of Community Engagement, has nearly 30 years of volunteer…
AIM Welcomes Michelle Bessett as New Director of National Walks & Eventsby Mara Klecker Michelle Bessett has always loved working with and helping other people. As AIM at Melanoma’s new Director…
Bristol Myers Squibb Receives European Commission Approval for LAG-3-Blocking Antibody Combination, Opdualag , for the Treatment of Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma with Tumor Cell PD-L1 Expression < 1%(NEWS PROVIDED BY Bristol Myers Squibb, September 16, 2022, ) Opdualag is a first-in-class, fixed-dose dual immunotherapy combination treatment of the…
Spirituality and Cancer Care With Michael Eselun, BCC When faced with a cancer diagnosis, some patients rely on their spirituality to cope and find meaning behind the…
ESMO: TIL therapy improves on Yervoy in melanoma trial(NEWS PROVIDED BY Pharmaphorum, September 11, 2022, Phil Taylor) A personalised cell therapy based on tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) cells has…
Regeneron Reports Fianlimab plus Libtayo Showed Above 60% Response Rate in Patients with Advanced Melanoma Naïve to PD-1 or PD-L1 Inhibitors(NEWS PROVIDED BY Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Sep 12, 2022, 02:30 ET) Positive clinical data presented in a mini-oral session at ESMO…
Pembrolizumab in the Neoadjuvant Setting Benefits EFS in High-Risk MelanomaNeoadjuvant IO Boosts High-Risk Melanoma EFS Results from the phase 2 SWOG S1801 study show that for patients given pembrolizumab…
Survivor Spotlight: Erich & Jenn DjordjevicBy Mara Klecker Note: Erich passed away on September 28th, 2022, the same week his story ran in our newsletter.…
Survivor Spotlight: Bev Johnson, Mucosal Melanoma SurvivorBy Mara Klecker Bev Johnson figured the abnormal bleeding she was experiencing was a side effect of her IUD losing…