Items Tagged ‘Melanoma’
June 15, 2021
New Mayo study validates melanoma test to help some patients avoid surgical biopsy
By Susan Murphy 
More than 100,00 people in the U.S. are expected to be diagnosed with melanoma this year — double the number of cases compared to 30 years ago, according to the American Academy of Dermatology Association. “Melanoma accounts for only about 2% of skin cancers, but it causes a majority of skin cancer deaths,” says Alexander […]
Tags: #Dr. Alexander Meves, Melanoma
April 27, 2020
Noninvasive test may help some patients with melanoma avoid lymph node biopsy
By Jay Furst
A Mayo Clinic-led research team has developed a test for patients who have melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, that shows whether they’re at risk of the cancer spreading to other areas of the body. The research, described in the journal JCO Precision Oncology, could allow some patients at low risk of metastasis […]
July 25, 2019
Antoni Ribas, M.D., Ph.D. – leading melanoma researcher to speak at #CIMCON19
By Sharon Rosen 
Article by Sara Damore Melanoma is an aggressive skin cancer caused by extensive sun exposure and the fifth most common cancer in the U.S. If detected and treated early, the survival rates for melanoma are high (98%). However, once the cancer spreads to other areas of the body, survival rates for malignant melanoma drop dramatically […]
Tags: #CIMCon19, #skin cancer, BRAF gene, center for individualized medicine, Dr. Antoni Ribas, geenetics, genomics, Herpes virus, immunotherapy, individualized medicine, mayo clinic, Melanoma
July 18, 2019
Targeting therapy to each patient’s unique cancer
By Sharon Rosen
Article by Sara Damore As DNA sequencing technology helps bring genetic factors driving disease into focus, researchers have developed new cancer therapies to target a patient’s unique cancer, especially for those who do not respond to standard therapy. Funda Meric-Bernstam, M.D., a physician-scientist at MD Anderson Cancer Center will speak on Decision Support for Precision […]
Tags: #CIMCon19, #Mayo Cllinic, breast cancer, center for individualized medicine, Dr. Alan Bryce, Dr. Funda Meric-Bernstam, Genetic Sequencing, Genetic Testing, Individualizing Medicine Conference 2019, lymphoma, MD Anderson, Melanoma
May 29, 2019
By Sharon Rosen
Amidst the demands of providing care for patients with cancer, it can be challenging for oncologists and their care teams to keep up with the rapidly evolving field of genomics. Practical ways to apply the latest precision medicine discoveries is the focus of this year’s Individualizing Medicine Conference: Precision Cancer Care through Immunotherapy and Genomics, […]
Tags: #CAR T-cell therapy, #CIMCon19, biliary cancer, breast cancer, center for individualized medicine, Dr. Alan Bryce, familial cancer syndromes, hematologic cancers, immunotherapies, Individualizing Medicine Conference 2019, Lung Cancer, lymphoma
May 15, 2018
Arresting melanoma’s molecular drivers
Article by Barbara Toman Melanoma, the skin cancer often associated with sun exposure, is on the rise and has no reliable cure. May is National Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month, aimed at increasing early detection and treatment of this aggressive disease. Mayo Clinic is at the forefront of these efforts. The Center for Individualized Medicine […]
Tags: #Dr. Minetta Liu, #skin cancer, cancer genomics, DNA Testing, Dr. Aleksandar Sekulic, Liquid biopsy, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Melanoma
October 3, 2017
Liquid biopsies: detecting and treating cancer sooner
By Sharon Rosen
What if a blood test could discover cancer before a tumor first appears or before the first signs of cancer recurrence are seen by a radiology study? In fact, these types of blood tests, often called liquid biopsies, are already changing clinical care for patients with cancer. Researchers and physicians in Mayo Clinic Center for […]
Tags: #blood tests, #cancer treatment, #cell-free DNA testing, #CIMCon17, #circulating tumor cells, #Dr. Minetta Liu, #Individualizing Medicine 2017, #liquid biopsies, Advanced Cancer, breast cancer, cancer, cancer screening
September 14, 2017
Q and A: How has genomics led to precision cancer care?
By Sharon Rosen
How has cancer care changed with advances in genomic medicine? For example, for patients diagnosed with melanoma today, will their treatment options be different than those that were available 10 or 15 years ago? These are some of the questions we posed to Aleksandar Sekulic, M.D., Ph.D., associate director, Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine, […]
Tags: #cancer treatment, #Genomic analysis, #pharmacogenomics testing, #targeted therapies, cancer, center for individualized medicine, Dr. Aleksandar Sekulic, Genetic Testing, genomics, mayo clinic, medical research, Melanoma
July 11, 2017
A perfect match – student’s summer research provides a glimpse into a career in precision medicine
By Sharon Rosen
Curiosity, creativity and a passion for improving health care, one patient at a time – these are qualities that Madelyn O’Gorman strives to bring to her work as a summer undergraduate research fellow (SURF) in the Center for Individualized Medicine. O’Gorman has returned to Mayo Clinic for her second summer as one of 13 University […]
Tags: #bioengineering, #CIMCon17, #Dr. Alexander Meves, #Dr. Alma Bridges, #Dr. Julia Lehman, #Dr. Saranya Wyles, #Dr. Stephen Ekker, #Dr. Tamas Ordog, #Dr. Vera Suman, #Madelyn O'Gorman, #Mayo Clinic and University of Illinois Alliance for Technology-Based Healthcare, #skin cancer
December 2, 2016
What is precision medicine? New tools for better diagnosis, treatment and prevention
By Sharon Rosen
You’ve undoubtedly heard the term, “the promise of precision medicine.” But, what does that mean and how will it impact your own health? Aleksandar Sekulic, M.D., Ph.D., assistant director, Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine, recently spoke to a group of patients on Mayo Clinic’s campus in Rochester, Minn. to answer these questions. New treatments […]
Tags: #DNA sequencing costs, #PrecisionMedicine, #RIGHT 10K study, #targeted therapies, center for individualized medicine, Dr. Aleksandar Sekulic, mayo clinic, Melanoma, PGx, pharmacogenomics