ACS and Melanoma Research Alliance to fund pilot research projects

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A new partnership between the American Cancer Society and the Melanoma Research Alliance will fund research aimed at decreasing side effects associated with checkpoint inhibitors in hopes of increasing further cancer immunotherapy benefits. FDA has approved use of checkpoint drugs to combat seven cancer types including lung, head and neck, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, Merkel...

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