Cancer Updates
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ImmunotherapyImmunotherapy Drugs Before Melanoma Surgery Can Improve Patient Outcomes
Published on: June 13, 2024
A recent study shows that giving immunotherapy before surgery for stage III melanoma can help stop the spread of the disease and cut time spent in treatment.
FDA Approves First Drug for Cancers with a High Tumor Mutational Burden
Published on: June 18, 2020
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the approval of the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to include any cancer with a high tumor mutational burden (TMB-H).
FDA Approves Padcev (Enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) for Bladder Cancer
Published on: December 20, 2019
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new type of drug for certain people with bladder cancer.