Half of advanced melanoma patients live for 10 years with double drug treatment
by Ian Sample Science editor from Science | The Guardian on (#6QR87)
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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