E60: Systemic Therapy 101 with Dr. McKean

Join A Cure in Sight to discuss systemic therapies for metastatic uveal melanoma with Dr. Meredith McKean.

 

We discuss when to use systemic therapies, what is out there besides KIMMTRAK, how to determine a path forward for introducing systemic therapies in metastatic management

 

McKean received her bachelor's degree from Iowa State University, where the promising athlete ran cross-country and track. During fellowship, McKean studied biomarkers for response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in metastatic melanoma, earning her an American Society of Clinical Oncology 2017 Young Investigator Award. She now serves as the director for the Melanoma and Skin Cancer Research Program at the Sarah Cannon Research Institute at Tennessee Oncology.

 

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This podcast was hosted by Danet Peterson and produced by Page Fronczek.