ASCO: Impact of 2 New Drugs for the Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma

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Conference|American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting (ASCO)

Dr. Antoni Ribas, UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and a presenter at this year’s annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, discusses the impact of 2 new drugs- ipilimumab (Yervoy) and vemurafenib (Zelboraf)-for the treatment of metastatic melanoma.

Dr. Antoni Ribas, UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and a presenter at this year's annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, discusses the impact of 2 new drugs- ipilimumab (Yervoy) and vemurafenib (Zelboraf)-for the treatment of metastatic melanoma.

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