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News & Press

FDA Announcement

 

News & Press

FDA Announces Approval of TIL Therapy or AMTAGVI™

 

Learn more about TIL Cell Therapy through our animated patient video!

Patient & Caregivers

#OutoftheShadows

 

Patient & Caregivers

Mucosal Melanoma Awareness

Learn more about mucosal melanoma through our #OutoftheShadows mucosal melanoma awareness campaign!

MRF Events

GALAS

 

MRF Events

Save the Date!

Save the Date for our upcoming celebrations of the melanoma community in Denver and New York City!

Research

Apply to be an Advocate Grant Reviewer

 

Research

Apply to be an Advocate Grant Reviewer

Applications are now being accepted for our 2024 Advocate Grant Reviewer. Download the relevant Request for Proposals and Apply Today!

CURE OM

 

CURE OM

Register Today!

Register today for the upcoming CURE OM initiative’s Eyes on a Cure: OM Patient & Caregiver Patient Symposium!!

Join a Miles for Melanoma 5k

Miles for Melanoma

Miles for Melanoma

Join a Miles for Melanoma 5k!

Join melanoma patients, survivors, caregivers and supporters in cities across the US to walk, run and raise life-saving funds for melanoma research. Find a run/walk near you and register your team today!

Join Us In Our Mission To Cure Melanoma

The MRF’s mission is to eradicate melanoma by accelerating medical RESEARCH
while EDUCATING to and ADVOCATING for the melanoma community.

Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer.

Melanoma claims the lives of over 8,290 Americans every year.

Melanoma is the leading cause of cancer death in young women ages 25 – 30 and the second leading cause of cancer death in women ages 30-35.

9 out of 10 cases are considered to be preventable.

Funding Melanoma Research

Funding from The MRF has resulted in:

clinical trials

25 Clinical trials

collaborations

120 Grants with new collaborations

publications

261 Publications

presentations

539 Presentations

Recently Funded Research

Ze’ev Ronai (Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute)

Ze’ev Ronai (Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute)

Inaki Etxeberria (MSKCC)

Immunogenic landscape and therapeutic targeting of NRAS public Neoantigens

Joshua Veatch (Fred Hutchinson)

Targeting melanoma with engineered CD4+ T cells

Pere Puigserver (DFCI)

NKT infiltration and rejection in melanomas cells and the possibility to engineer these cells for melanoma treatment.

Kari Kendra (The Ohio State University)

TGFßi NK Cell Infusions in Patients with Melanoma Brain Metastases

Poulikos Poulikakos

Targeting an adaptor function of CDK6 to enhance melanoma immunotherapy

Lilit Karapetyan (Moffitt)

Deciphering the role of APRIL/TNFSF13 in melanoma-associated TLS formation

Xiaonan Xu (Moffitt)

Understand metastasis of uveal melanoma in vivo via novel mouse models

Latest News

Lauren Clai Morehead Press Release
As we continue to recognize Women's History Month, please join us in celebrating our 2022 Medical Student Grant Recipient, Lauren
Guest blog post by Kasey L. Couts, PhD, Assistant Professor, Co-Director, CU Center for Rare Melanomas, Assistant Director, CU Skin
Dr Orloff Press Release
As we recognize Women's History Month, please join us in celebrating our 2019 Vision of Hope Award Recipient, Marlana M.
On February 16 the FDA announced the approval of TIL therapy or AMTAGVI™ the first cellular therapy indicated for the
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Optimize Your Treatment

Although the MRF cannot recommend a specific doctor, clinic or clinical trial, the Melanoma Treatment Center Finder and Clinical Trial Finder will help you find an experienced melanoma treatment team, as well as give you the opportunity to explore clinical trials. Did you know that clinical trials are often viewed as the best treatment option for Stage II, III and IV melanoma patients?

Please remember to use this information as a starting point in your search for a healthcare team that best meets your needs. All information regarding your treatment should be discussed with your healthcare professional.

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