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And stage 4 melanoma used to mean you'd be dead in a year. I know someone who got diagnosed with it almost a decade ago, got three doses of immunotherapy, and i
by DennisP 2y ago
And stage 4 melanoma used to mean you'd be dead in a year. I know someone who got diagnosed with it almost a decade ago, got three doses of immunotherapy, and is now cancer-free. Doesn't even have to get scans anymore.
- adamredwoods 2y agoMelanoma is the main cancer that responds well to immunotherapy, PD-1 inhibitors. Other solid cancers, not so much, although in combination with other therapies, is seeing some okay results. They recently found some types of rectal cancer to be PD-1 sensitive. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2201445 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2201445