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Monday, June 10, 2002"The most exciting thing about this discovery is that it could be a direct lead to new treatments for malignant melanoma," he said. "Because mutated BRAF is permanently stuck in the 'on' position, we have already started searching for drugs that will switch it back off. These drugs would be expected to stop the growth of these cancers. "We have to be cautious, because cancers are devious and unpredicatable beasts, but my hope and expectation is that we will find something that inhibits the process and stops the cancer from growing." There is currently no cure for malignant melanoma beyond early and complete excision. Too often, it has already spread by the time it's diagnosed. I wish them luck in their quest. posted by Sydney on 6/10/2002 08:32:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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