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Methods and Compositions for Treating Melanoma (UCLA Case No. 2021-324)
The Graeber Laboratory at UCLA discovered a novel mechanism for treating melanoma using ferroptosis, a type of programmed cell death, that shows promise against therapy resistance. BACKGROUND: Melanoma is a highly aggressive skin cancer that spreads throughout the body and can be fatal if left untreated. Therapies for melanoma range from immunotherapy...
Published: 2/14/2025   |   Inventor(s): Thomas Graeber
Keywords(s): Cancer, ferroptosis, Immunotherapy, MAPK signaling, Melanoma, Oncology, Skin, tumor resistance
Category(s): Therapeutics > Oncology, Therapeutics > Immunology And Immunotherapy
2021-344 Biopsy-Free In Vivo Virtual Histology of Skin Using Deep Learning
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering & Bioengineering have developed a non-invasive, biopsy-free technique for in vivo virtual histology of skin cancer using deep learning. Background: Tissue biopsies have often been used to diagnose skin cancers in patients. These procedures are generally cumbersome...
Published: 2/14/2025   |   Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan, Jingxi Li, Yair Rivenson, Xiaoran Zhang, Philip Scumpia, Jason Garfinkel, Gennady Rubinstein
Keywords(s): Artificial Intelligence, Biopsy, Cancer, Confocal Microscopy, Diagnostic Test, Histology, Image Resolution, Invasiveness Of Surgical Procedures, Melanoma, Optics, Skin, Software, Tissue (Biology), Tumor
Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Microscopy And Imaging, Electrical > Imaging, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Optics & Photonics