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Cancer immunotherapy drugs like Keytruda and Opdivo hold hope for some, but there's still a way to go

  • Written by Craig Gedye, Oncologist and Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle
imageSome people taking these drugs can see their cancer completely disappear – there's nothing left to see on their x-raysfrom www.shutterstock.com.au

Imagine being able to offer hope to people with cancers that were once thought untreatable. Checkpoint immune drugs like pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and nivolumab (Opdivo) are heralding this new era...

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