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UMass Chan lost one of its greats when Michael R. Green, MD, PhD, passed away unexpectedly in February 2023. We've established these web pages in his memory so our visitors can take a few minutes, from time to time, to peruse and remember him.

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Cancer Nexus Blog

Read up on the Center's latest developments in cancer research, screening and prevention, as well as innovations in cancer detection and treatment.

Nov 27, 2023

Unlocking the Potential of Immunotherapy in Melanoma: Converting Cold Tumors to Hot

John Harris, MD, PhD, and team are using their UMass BRIDGE funds to perfect their self-delivering drug that enhances the immune system in melanoma. They are optimizing the drug to ensure durability, efficacy and efficiency to help bring the drug forward to clinical trials.

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Dec 20, 2021

AIMing to Improve the Response of Melanoma to Immunotherapy

An early-stage research study of immunotherapy in melanoma has received funding from the UMass Cancer Center

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May 27, 2021

Combating drug resistance in melanoma

Ceol 's lab have developed a drug that targets this factor and is currently testing whether it can combat drug resistance when used in combination with current therapies.

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May 25, 2021

Teaming Up to Find New Ways to Treat Melanoma

UMass Cancer Center researchers are developing new therapeutic treatments for melanoma that can be used alone or in combination with current therapies

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