A suspicious spot on your skin, a mole that suddenly looks different or itches, these are all possible symptoms of a melanoma. A melanoma is a form of skin cancer that originates in pigment cells and can spread to lymph nodes and organs. Ellen Kapiteijn, medical oncologist at the LUMC and chair of the Dutch working group WIN-O melanoma, brought us up to date on the various studies on treatment of melanoma with immunotherapy, including the NADINA study.
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LUMC strongly underpins the idea that ‘Science is the driving force behind innovative healthcare’. Outcomes of top level fundamental, translational and clinical research by LUMC researchers form a strong basis for innovative and qualitative healthcare on a national, European and international level.
A real game changer was the development of the Dutch national research agenda (NWA) in 2015. The agenda reveals the complexity of the issues challenging Dutch society today. These issues are clustered in so called routes. LUMC is involved in many of these routes and contributes this way to solving important societal challenges.