An article published on the journal Nature describes the major role that Pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) —an enzyme of cellular energy metabolism— plays in the regulation of the cellular senescence induced by the oncogene BRAF, which usually appears mutated in melanoma and other cancers.

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients with inflammatory bowel disease(IBD) are at higher risk of melanoma, a form of skin cancer, report researchers at Mayo Clinic. Researchers found that IBD is associated with a 37 percent greater risk for the disease. The findings were presented at the Digestive Disease Week 2013 conference in Orlando, Fla.

Researchers reported that a combination of two drugs from Bristol-Myers Squibb appeared to shrink tumors in 41 percent of patients in a small study.    

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Melanoma patients treated with two Bristol-Myers Squibb drugs fared much better than those who received either of the medications individually, a new advance for treatments that harness the body's immune system to fight cancer. Bristol released preliminary data from the early-stage trial on Wednesday, with more detailed results expected to highlight the American Society ...

A combination of two immunotherapy drugs used against highly advanced melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — caused tumors to dramatically shrink or disappear, according to a study released Wednesday. The results of the research from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York are part of a transformative advance in harnessing the body's immune system to ...