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01/26/2022

International Advocate Spotlight: Australia’s Tamara Dawson

…seriously enough, says Tamara Dawson, a Stage IV melanoma survivor. Tamara hopes to change that. After years of policy work…
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International Advocate Stories
Survivor Stories
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05/24/2022

International Advocate Spotlight: Claudia Piazza Cidonio

…of Melanoma. Melanoma Uruguay/Latin America and Melanoma Italia Onlus were officially founded in 2014, though Claudia’s advocacy work started before…
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Friends, Family, & Caregivers
International Advocate Stories
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01/27/2023

Notes from the Lab: T-Cell Engagers, the Next Stage in Cancer Immunotherapy?

…status explains why immune checkpoint blockade is effective for many patients with cutaneous melanoma. Uveal melanoma, on the other hand,…
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Melanoma Research
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09/17/2023

Notes from the Lab: Novel targets for immune checkpoint inhibitors

…encounter melanoma cells and sense the threat.  Inside of the melanoma tumor, the tumor cells will express the ligand of…
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Melanoma Research
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01/23/2020

Melanoma By The State: Colorado

…there were 858 melanoma cases. In 2016, the total number of melanoma cases in Colorado was 1,290. The highest number…
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Melanoma by the State
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01/08/2021

Why Is the Tissue Bank So Important For Melanoma Research?

…Mohammed Kashani-Sabet’s research through the International Melanoma Tissue Bank Consortium (IMTBC) aims to identify the difference in gene signatures between…
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Melanoma Research
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01/26/2023

TISSUE IS THE ISSUE—2023 Update on AIM’s International Melanoma Tissue Bank Consortium

…is people likely unfamiliar with the melanoma world and melanoma research—because at the time of the biopsy, they won’t even…
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Melanoma Research
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07/02/2024

Summary of Neoadjuvant Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Resectable Stage III Melanoma

…of progression to unresectable (meaning it cannot be removed by surgery) melanoma before surgery, disease recurrence (meaning the return of…
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Melanoma Research
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11/14/2019

In Plain English: What’s New in Stage II?

…second layer). It is mainly differentiated from Stage I melanoma by having a thicker Breslow depth. Stage II melanoma is…
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In Plain English
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06/03/2020

President’s Update June | 2020

…up-to-date information for melanoma patients, caregivers, and families. Over the years, many people with nonmelanoma skin cancer—specifically squamous cell skin…
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President's Letter

International Advocate Spotlight: Australia’s Tamara Dawson

…seriously enough, says Tamara Dawson, a Stage IV melanoma survivor. Tamara hopes to change that. After years of policy work…
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Blog - Melanoma360
International Advocate Stories
Survivor Stories

International Advocate Spotlight: Claudia Piazza Cidonio

…of Melanoma. Melanoma Uruguay/Latin America and Melanoma Italia Onlus were officially founded in 2014, though Claudia’s advocacy work started before…
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Blog - Melanoma360
Friends, Family, & Caregivers
International Advocate Stories

Notes from the Lab: T-Cell Engagers, the Next Stage in Cancer Immunotherapy?

…status explains why immune checkpoint blockade is effective for many patients with cutaneous melanoma. Uveal melanoma, on the other hand,…
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Melanoma Research

Notes from the Lab: Novel targets for immune checkpoint inhibitors

…encounter melanoma cells and sense the threat.  Inside of the melanoma tumor, the tumor cells will express the ligand of…
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Melanoma Research

Melanoma By The State: Colorado

…there were 858 melanoma cases. In 2016, the total number of melanoma cases in Colorado was 1,290. The highest number…
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Melanoma by the State

Why Is the Tissue Bank So Important For Melanoma Research?

…Mohammed Kashani-Sabet’s research through the International Melanoma Tissue Bank Consortium (IMTBC) aims to identify the difference in gene signatures between…
Featured image for “Why Is the Tissue Bank So Important For Melanoma Research?”
Blog - Melanoma360
Melanoma Research

TISSUE IS THE ISSUE—2023 Update on AIM’s International Melanoma Tissue Bank Consortium

…is people likely unfamiliar with the melanoma world and melanoma research—because at the time of the biopsy, they won’t even…
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Melanoma Research

Summary of Neoadjuvant Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Resectable Stage III Melanoma

…of progression to unresectable (meaning it cannot be removed by surgery) melanoma before surgery, disease recurrence (meaning the return of…
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Melanoma Research

In Plain English: What’s New in Stage II?

…second layer). It is mainly differentiated from Stage I melanoma by having a thicker Breslow depth. Stage II melanoma is…
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In Plain English

President’s Update June | 2020

…up-to-date information for melanoma patients, caregivers, and families. Over the years, many people with nonmelanoma skin cancer—specifically squamous cell skin…
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Blog - Melanoma360
President's Letter