New drug developed to fight skin cancer melanoma

FE Team | Published: March 29, 2011 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00

BEIJING, Mar 28: A new drug named Yervoy has been developed in the U.S. to prolong the lives of people with the skin cancer melanoma, according to media reports Monday. Developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb, Yervoy is in a new class of drugs designed to fight cancer by removing molecular brakes that prevent immune system cells from destroying tumors. - Xinhua