Children's Hospital Boston
Melanoma Stem Cells' Evasive Talents
Published in Drug Law Weekly, January 26th, 2010
Melanoma, if not detected in its early stages, transforms into a highly deadly, treatment-resistant cancer. Although the immune system initially responds to melanoma and mounts anti-tumor attacks, these assaults are generally ineffective, allowing more advanced melanomas to win the battle and spread beyond the primary site. Now, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston and Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) shed light on how melanomas stimulate, yet ultimately evade, a patient's immune system. Their work, published online January 12 by the journal Cancer Research, also suggests ways drugs might block these tactics.
In 2008, the same team, led by Markus Frank, MD, of...
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Source: Drug Law Weekly (2010-01-26)
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