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Cancer treatment is evolving rapidly, and 2015 was no exception. It was the year of immunotherapy. Following the approval by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2014 of pembrolizumab for melanoma, 2015 saw approvals of nivolumab for melanoma, lung cancer, and kidney cancer; pembrolizumab for lung cancer; and the combination of ipilimumab and nivolimab for melanoma. That’s an impressive list of immunotherapy approvals for a single year.
 

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breast cancer, immunotherapy, avelumab, pembrolizumab, HER2-negative, HER2-positive, docetaxel, carboplatin, trastuzumab, TCH, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, paclitaxel, AC-TH, mammogram
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Cancer treatment is evolving rapidly, and 2015 was no exception. It was the year of immunotherapy. Following the approval by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2014 of pembrolizumab for melanoma, 2015 saw approvals of nivolumab for melanoma, lung cancer, and kidney cancer; pembrolizumab for lung cancer; and the combination of ipilimumab and nivolimab for melanoma. That’s an impressive list of immunotherapy approvals for a single year.
 

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Cancer treatment is evolving rapidly, and 2015 was no exception. It was the year of immunotherapy. Following the approval by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2014 of pembrolizumab for melanoma, 2015 saw approvals of nivolumab for melanoma, lung cancer, and kidney cancer; pembrolizumab for lung cancer; and the combination of ipilimumab and nivolimab for melanoma. That’s an impressive list of immunotherapy approvals for a single year.
 

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The Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology - 14(2)
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The Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology - 14(2)
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49-50
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49-50
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Making immunotherapy part of routine breast cancer treatment
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Making immunotherapy part of routine breast cancer treatment
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breast cancer, immunotherapy, avelumab, pembrolizumab, HER2-negative, HER2-positive, docetaxel, carboplatin, trastuzumab, TCH, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, paclitaxel, AC-TH, mammogram
Legacy Keywords
breast cancer, immunotherapy, avelumab, pembrolizumab, HER2-negative, HER2-positive, docetaxel, carboplatin, trastuzumab, TCH, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, paclitaxel, AC-TH, mammogram
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