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Study suggests why an immunotherapy drug works in some melanoma patients but not in others – Cancer Research UK

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2017-04-12 NEWS

Cancer Research UK

Study suggests why an immunotherapy drug works in some melanoma patients but not in others
Cancer Research UK
Some immunotherapy drugs, such as pembrolizumab (Keytruda), work by blocking molecules on the surface of immune cells or tumour cells that act as a set of ‘brakes’ on the immune system. Blocking these molecules, including PD-1 which pembrolizumab …

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2017-04-12 NEWS

The Indian Express

Stem cell transplant : One year later, donor and recipient meet
The Indian Express
“Gauri was being treated at a Sector 32 hospital in Chandigarh and later we visited Dr Joseph John, Prof and head of Hematology department CMC as we were keen for a stem cell transplant. In early 2014, we found a donor and later in October 15, 2014, …

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2017-04-12 NEWS

The Indian Express

Stem cell transplant : One year later, donor and recipient meet
The Indian Express
“Gauri was being treated at a Sector 32 hospital in Chandigarh and later we visited Dr Joseph John, Prof and head of Hematology department CMC as we were keen for a stem cell transplant. In early 2014, we found a donor and later in October 15, 2014, …

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