Article 6QR87 Half of advanced melanoma patients live for 10 years with double drug treatment

Half of advanced melanoma patients live for 10 years with double drug treatment

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Ian Sample Science editor
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Experts hail remarkable' trial results for treatment of a form of skin cancer that once had grim prognosis

More than half of people diagnosed with advanced melanoma now survive for at least 10 years when they receive a double hit of immunotherapy drugs, a trial has found.

The combined treatment has transformed survival rates for a form of skin cancer that once had a grim prognosis, with some patients now living long enough that they die from other causes.

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