New drug developed to fight skin cancer melanoma
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
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