[ConservativeMind]

All-trans retinoic acid is a form of vitamin A we make in our bodies.

A complete response is usually considered “complete remission,” and not necessarily a cure, until proven out, over time.

[ConservativeMind]

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[BipolarBob]

If it works, make it and jack the price up exorbitantly (for Americans).

[KC Burke]

As someone who was blessed with a PathC/R (complete response) from FLOT chemo on stage three stomach cancer it is great to see these improvement across the board for a variety of cancers now. Credits to all the hard work our oncologists and researchers.

[Phoenix8]

Melanoma is still a somewhat underrated cancer in terms of danger.

As example I still see tanning beds and they should have been banned long ago (or severely restricted).

[Leaning Right]

Some guy throws a 40-yard pass. Folks call him a hero. Some guy hits 3 for 3 in a playoff game. Folks call him a hero.

Wrong. The heroes are the people who are doing this research work.

[Jim Noble]

I studied melanoma back in the day, and like kidney cancer, there are (rare) spontaneous remissions where, seemingly, the body attacks the cancer.

This is really great news for a really terrible cancer.