The Group Room Melanoma Feature Interviews
recorded at the ECCO15 – 34th ESMO Multidisciplinary Conference

September 20-24, 2009 in Berlin, Germany



Vital Options International and The Group Room recorded a feature interview with noted melanoma oncology opinion leaders at the recent ECCO-ESMO meeting in Berlin, Germany.

The discussions explored the research involving exciting Phase I data of a compound that blocks the activity of the cancer-causing mutation of the BRAF gene that occurs in most melanomas.

Tune in to a discussion with:

Paul B. Chapman, MD, Attending Physician, Melanoma – Sarcoma Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

Steven J. O’Day, MD, Chief of Research and Director, Melanoma Program, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, California

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This special feature has been made possible with support from GlaxoSmithKline Oncology