/channels/taxonomy/term/11899/all en /channels/channels/news/existing-cancer-drugs-could-prove-beneficial-more-patients-290394 <p align="center"><i>Researchers discover additional targets for existing drugs used to treat a specific melanoma </i></p> <p> </p> <p>A set of targeted cancer drugs, known as BRAF and MEK inhibitors, have proven to be beneficial for some metastatic melanoma patients whose tumours include a specific mutation in the BRAF gene, known as V600E. A recent study conducted in the lab of Dr. Peter Siegel at Æ»¹ûÒùԺ’s Goodman Cancer Research Centre suggests that these same drugs may prove beneficial for a broader range of cancer patients.</p> Thu, 04 Oct 2018 16:03:46 +0000 webfull 141730 at /channels /channels/news/goodman-cancer-research-gala-raises-25m-mcgill-236913 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 15:33:10 +0000 webfull 103069 at /channels