Drug that ‘melts away’ tumours hailed as ‘gamechanger’ for some bowel cancer patients
Pembrolizumab triples chance of survival for the 10-15% of patients with the right genetic makeup, study findsA “gamechanger” immunotherapy drug that “melts away” tumours dramatically increases the chances of curing some bowel cancers and may even replace the need for surgery, doctors have said.Pembrolizumab targets and blocks a specific protein on the surface of immune cells that then seek out and destroy cancer cells. Continue reading...

Pembrolizumab triples chance of survival for the 10-15% of patients with the right genetic makeup, study finds
A “gamechanger” immunotherapy drug that “melts away” tumours dramatically increases the chances of curing some bowel cancers and may even replace the need for surgery, doctors have said.
Pembrolizumab targets and blocks a specific protein on the surface of immune cells that then seek out and destroy cancer cells. Continue reading...