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Bowel cancer trial sees all patients disease-free in huge breakthrough - LADbible

A new bowel cancer trial using immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) before surgery showed 59% of patients cancer-free post-treatment, with all patients remaining cancer-free months later, potentially reducing the need for post-operative chemotherapy.


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Bowel cancer trial sees all patients disease-free in huge breakthrough - Indy100

All participants in a bowel cancer trial emerged cancer-free after receiving immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab, a significant improvement over standard treatment success rates of less than 5%.

Bowel cancer trial sees all patients disease-free in huge breakthrough - LADbible

A new bowel cancer trial using immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) before surgery showed 59% of patients cancer-free post-treatment, with all patients remaining cancer-free months later, potentially reducing the need for post-operative chemotherapy.

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