For those who had hopes of a vaccine for melanoma, this is not good news and more studies, etc. will be needed before we can perhaps see a vaccine for skin cancer in the future…BD 

“The Independent Data Monitoring Committee decided not only to stop the trial, but also the additional vaccinations that were scheduled to occur in the vaccination-arm patients,” said Alexander M. Eggermont, MD, PhD, head of the department of surgical oncology at the Erasmus University Medical Center, Netherlands, during his presentation of the EORTC18961 trial data.

http://www.hemonctoday.com/article.aspx?rID=28660

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