CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Nivolumab acts on a protein called PD-1 and is FDA-approved for treating melanoma and several other cancer types.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dacarbazine (DTIC; available as a generic drug) is the only FDA-approved chemotherapy for melanoma. Temozolomide (Temodar) is essentially an oral version of dacarbazine, and it is used for the treatment of stage IV melanoma. Both DTIC and temozolomide have been shown to shrink melanoma for about 12% to 15% of patients.

Detailed explanation-3: -Melanoma is a cancer that begins in the melanocytes. Other names for this cancer include malignant melanoma and cutaneous melanoma. Most melanoma cells still make melanin, so melanoma tumors are usually brown or black. But some melanomas do not make melanin and can appear pink, tan, or even white.

Detailed explanation-4: -KEYTRUDA is a prescription medicine used to treat: a kind of skin cancer called melanoma. It may be used when your melanoma has spread or cannot be removed by surgery (advanced melanoma), or.