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The first immune checkpoint inhibitor was approved for the treatment of head and neck cancer approved in August 2016. Pembrolizumab, which targets the programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) protein, is designed to reinstate the anti-tumor immune response to kill cancer cells and was approved for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic disease that progressed during or after platinum-containing chemotherapy.

 

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The first immune checkpoint inhibitor was approved for the treatment of head and neck cancer approved in August 2016. Pembrolizumab, which targets the programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) protein, is designed to reinstate the anti-tumor immune response to kill cancer cells and was approved for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic disease that progressed during or after platinum-containing chemotherapy.

 

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The first immune checkpoint inhibitor was approved for the treatment of head and neck cancer approved in August 2016. Pembrolizumab, which targets the programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) protein, is designed to reinstate the anti-tumor immune response to kill cancer cells and was approved for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic disease that progressed during or after platinum-containing chemotherapy.

 

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