Dr. Axel Hoos, Medical Lead in Immunology Oncology at Bristol- Myers Squibb, where is responsibile for the Yervoy (ipilimumab).
Metastatic cancer cells invade blood and lymph vessels near the primary tumour and migrate to other parts of the body.
Metastatic disease is the cause of death in most people who die of cancer.
In melanoma brain metastases directly cause death in 60-70% of these people.
Ecco- esmo meeting 2011 in Stockholm
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