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An Eye-Opening Experience Through a Metastatic Melanoma Journey

June 18, 2021

Guest blog from Kyle Lewis, a stage IV metastatic melanoma survivor:  Clank. Clank. Clank thud. Whoosh. Dang – my range is off. Clank. Whoosh. Whoosh. Ouch. I better get out of here before somebody sees me.  It was November 2019 and I was out shooting …



Funding Opportunities for the FY21 Melanoma Research Program Open for Applications

May 14, 2021

May 14, 2021 – The MRF is pleased to announce that the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program’s Melanoma Research Program is now accepting pre-applications for the following awards – Idea Award, Melanoma Academy Leadership Award, Melanoma Ac …



Leading Skin Cancer Organizations Urge the FDA to Ban Tanning Beds for Minors

March 12, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) recently signed- on to a letter from the National Council of Skin Cancer Prevention (NCSCP) urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to finalize the proposed rules entitled General and P …



FDA Grants Alkermes Orphan Drug Designation for the Treatment of Mucosal Melanoma

March 11, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently granted orphan drug designation for the treatment of mucosal melanoma to Alkermes’ investigational engineered interleukin-2 (IL-2) variant immunotherapy, nemvaleukin alfa (“nemva …



130 Organizations Call to the President to Prioritize Cancer Patients and Survivors for COVID-19 Vaccine

February 19, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – As concerns rise about the limited number of COVID-19 vaccines across the U.S., the Melanoma Research Foundation joined the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) on a letter to President Joseph R. Biden, key members of his ad …