All patients in pembrolizumab trial were found to be cancer-free after combination of drug and surgeryA “gamechanger” immunotherapy drug that “melts away” tumours dramatically increases the chances of curing bowel cancer and may even replace the need for surgery, doctors have said.Pembrolizumab targets and blocks a specific protein on the surface of immune cells that then seek out and destroy cancer cells. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/02/drug-pembrolizumab-melts-away-tumours-could-replace-surgery-for-bowel-cancer-say-doctors
Author : Andrew Gregory Health editor in Chicago
Publish date : 2024-06-02 15:03:49
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