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Breaking Research News from ASCO

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    • June 2, 2013 at 5:38 pm
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      A number of important melanoma research updates have emerged from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, including a report on Sunday, June 2 about the combination of ipilimumab and nivolumab. Both drugs are designed to engage the immune system in fighting melanoma. In the study, the combined drugs helped shrink tumors in 38% of patients overall. One arm of the study generated a 52% response rate in patients. The study has been published online in the New England Journal of Medicine.

      A number of important melanoma research updates have emerged from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, including a report on Sunday, June 2 about the combination of ipilimumab and nivolumab. Both drugs are designed to engage the immune system in fighting melanoma. In the study, the combined drugs helped shrink tumors in 38% of patients overall. One arm of the study generated a 52% response rate in patients. The study has been published online in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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