Michael R. Page, PharmD, RPh

A letter to the editor in the New England Journal of Medicine from notable researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering reported a case of complete remission of metastatic melanoma in a patient treated with single doses of ipiliumab and nivolumab.

Ginseng polysaccharides may affect the balance of T-helper cells in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Using treatments that target epigenetic pathways, including the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor decitabine and the histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor panobinostat, investigators hoped to improve the sensitivity of melanoma cells to the alkylating agent temozolomide.