Revolutionizing Cancer Immunotherapy for Melanoma and Beyond
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital win a Breakthrough Award to enhance personalized approaches to immunotherapy for metastatic melanoma.
Melanoma
Melanoma is a disease of the skin in which cancer cells are found in the melanocytes, the cells that produce color in the skin or pigment known as melanin.
Featured Treatments
Melanoma & Skin Cancer Surgery Program
The Melanoma & Skin Cancer Surgery Program at Massachusetts General Hospital offers expert surgical care within a multidisciplinary Cancer Center team.
Melanoma
Melanoma and Pigmented Lesion Center
The Melanoma Center and Pigmented Lesion Center (PLC) at Massachusetts General Hospital is the nation's longest-standing multidisciplinary clinic providing care for patients with—or at risk of developing—cutaneous melanoma
Melanoma and Skin Cancer Program
Leading specialists in the Department of Radiation Oncology use advanced radiation therapy techniques to treat melanoma and other malignant skin tumors.
Melanoma Genetics Program
We help to identify and provide comprehensive, coordinated medical care for families that have a hereditary melanoma syndrome.
Skin Cancer (Melanoma) Treatment Program
Skin cancer treatment at the internationally renowned Center for Melanoma offers novel therapies for individuals with advanced melanoma.
Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte (TIL) Therapy for Melanoma
Through the process of tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy, a patient’s own TILs are reinvigorated to treat cancer. Mass General Cancer Center is one of the first centers to provide TIL therapy to patients with advanced melanoma.
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