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HOUSTON — Patients with melanoma brain metastases had better survival if they received radiotherapy (RT) followed by immunotherapy instead of the reverse sequence, a meta-analysis of six published studies showed. Starting treatment with an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) was associated with a 75-80% increase in the progression-free survival (PFS) hazard ratio and about a 40% […]

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Publish date : 2024-11-22 22:36:39

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