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Pembrolizumab for the Treatment of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Pembrolizumab for the Treatment of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

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Pembrolizumab for the Treatment of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

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Publisher

United States: Massachusetts Medical Society

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Pembrolizumab, an inhibitor of programmed cell death 1 (PD-1), produced responses in 24% of patients with non–small-cell lung cancer, with a median overall survival of 16.2 months. The response rate increased to 45% if more than 50% of tumor cells expressed the PD-1 ligand.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide.
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Full title

Pembrolizumab for the Treatment of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1682891456

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1682891456

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ISSN

0028-4793

E-ISSN

1533-4406

DOI

10.1056/NEJMoa1501824

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