Cancer researchers are working to improve their understanding of who will benefit from powerful immunotherapies
Cancer researchers and drugmakers are beginning to broaden the benefits ofby zeroing in on patient or tumor characteristics to better predict who might respond to the powerful treatments.
In research presented at a major scientific meeting this week, oncologists made early but promising inroads into various cancers with immunotherapy drugs from GSK PLC, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and others that harness the power of the immune system to fight cancer—generally with fewer side effects than other therapies.
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