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‘Untreatable’ prostate cancer halted in some men by new immunotherapy drug, trial finds
The Independent
The study, involving hundreds of men with no other treatment options, found a third were still alive a year after receiving a new immunotherapy drug, pembrolizumab. More than one in 10 had not seen their cancer grow at all in that time and the …
Prostate cancer immune system drug results could be ‘spectacular …BBC News
ASCO 2018: Major trial is first to show benefits of immunotherapy in some men with prostate cancerThe Institute of Cancer Research
Men with advanced prostate cancer could benefit from ‘amazing’ immunotherapy trialITV News

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FDA chief outlines new ways to speed cancer drug approvals
CNBC
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to streamline the approval process for cancer drugs, reviewing clinical trial data up front to make sure …
ASCO round up: Bluebird bio’s CAR–T shines, plus blood tests for lung cancerpharmaphorum

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Prostate cancer immune system drug results could be ‘spectacular …
BBC News
Drugs that boost the immune system have saved the lives of some men with terminal prostate cancer, say doctors in the UK. The team at the Institute of Cancer …
Immunotherapy prostate cancer drug gives ‘amazing results’Sky News
ASCO 2018: Major trial is first to show benefits of immunotherapy in some men with prostate cancerThe Institute of Cancer Research
Immunotherapy working on prostate cancerSBS

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ASCO round up: Bluebird bio’s CAR–T shines, plus blood tests for lung cancer
pharmaphorum
The results from the therapy known as bb2121 are closely watched as it has a different mechanism of action than the two already approved CAR-Ts from Gilead and Kite. Bluebird’s CAR-T (chimeric antigen-receptor T–cell) therapy works by targeting B-cell …
FDA chief outlines new ways to speed cancer drug approvalsCNBC

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Immunotherapy could stop prostate cancer spreading, trial shows
The Guardian
Men with otherwise untreatable prostate cancer could halt its spread and survive longer by undergoing immunotherapy treatment, a trial has shown. More than a third of men with an advanced form of the cancer were still alive and one-in-10 had not had …
Prostate cancer immune system drug results could be ‘spectacular’BBC News
ASCO 2018: Major trial is first to show benefits of immunotherapy in some men with prostate cancerThe Institute of Cancer Research
Prostate cancer breakthrough as new drug keeps men with previously ‘untreatable’ cases aliveTelegraph.co.uk

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Immunotherapy could stop prostate cancer spreading, trial shows
The Guardian
Men with otherwise untreatable prostate cancer could halt its spread and survive longer by undergoing immunotherapy treatment, a trial has shown. More than a third of men with an advanced form of the cancer were still alive and one-in-10 had not had …
Prostate cancer immune system drug results could be ‘spectacular’BBC News
ASCO 2018: Major trial is first to show benefits of immunotherapy in some men with prostate cancerThe Institute of Cancer Research
Prostate cancer breakthrough as new drug keeps men with previously ‘untreatable’ cases aliveTelegraph.co.uk

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