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October 11th 2024
From Jenna Fischer announcing her breast cancer diagnosis to Martha Davis and the Motels canceling concerts after her radiation therapy, here’s what’s happening in the cancer space this week.
Opdivo Alone, or Combined with Yervoy Shows Continued Survival Benefit in Advanced Skin Cancer
June 8th 2021More than six years of follow-up data show that Opdivo alone, or in combination with Yervoy, continued to induce long-term survival benefits compared to Yervoy alone in patients with previously untreated advanced skin cancer.
Novel TIL Therapy With Keytruda May Improve Treatment Responses in Advanced Skin Cancer
June 5th 2021Lifileucel with Keytruda may lead to an improved overall response rate of 86% for patients with advanced melanoma who were pre-checkpoint inhibitor naïve compared with those treated with Keytruda alone.
First-Line Opdivo-Novel Therapy Combo More Than Doubles Survival in Advanced Skin Cancer
May 20th 2021The use of Opdivo combined with the novel therapy relatlimab resulted in a significant improvement of progression-free survival compared to treatment with Opdivo, alone, in patients with previously untreated, unresectable or metastatic melanoma.