Response to Keytruda (pembrolizumab) better in older patients, study suggests

Last updated: 01 November 2019

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Older melanoma patients respond better to the anti-PD-1 immunotherapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab), according to new data from a multinational study. Researchers believe these differences are due to a reduced immunosuppressive tumor environment in older patients.

Find out further details on the study and its implications in this Immuno-Oncology news article.